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'r. ,.'. i i '■•%; "^ .■*■«../••■■■ ./.'vTc'^- -* fi|:'i%fc^ ^»l,!s#?«j^^- MONTH •on i MftT: OFJESDS • : .•7-l-\.- .J'J^^T \ r ■;SK4Sg;^i;^•<:• \:;'-l^ :* ..-Av.-yi'i' Nol 275^ Notre-Dame Street ^ ./X4. ./■■?, ' i ■ ! v.i\ Vy .* .-J', :.">?; if^ Sfl-K, r^'i. 187^ ■i:r-:-^i ' r >' ...^' ^ ■? ■.•iV. ;>?-'■;! m;' >,\' ^■ft ■-;,■7s^' -" ' ■-!■' 1* 1 I'l »lll I f m '^^M^'^:':mr^::;-r ■*i«4> Ai^:i. ■JV:^?:^'; "4h: -vt 'v . •^'' • yj Vil^ ;« :*r; :. '•,-)',-! ^i; ■v./ ' :^, ■> '.'... l>t ar .^;a '' ' ''.ll. ■ ■ • ■ * • j r 7i; it. ■I -T'' '?^»^:!p'. K «> I,'-- ' • i :^>,My ;^/V'»,I ' .!( )»i;;?. DEVOTION FOR THE MONTH OF TH£- SACRED HEART. • • • • • • • 4 « « • The principal o5)jQct; of this exercise of devotion to the SacO^^^* "Heart of Jesus, esta- blished after the model Of the Month of Mary, is to honor the thirVv-thbee years which Jesus-Christ passed* oij' earth. This month commences on the first' of June. , .,,.., ,/; m^- ';.• ..... 'ry--^-'>ii^ ,>.-:'^', ^ APPROBATIONS. • ^ "We approve this " iJlojith of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, " and recommend it* Co* the piety of the faithful of our diocese. , ,'* Quebec, May 16th, 1874; ' , ....... Mv; t Ej A> Arch-Bip.hop of Quebec. We approve the present "Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus," translated f om the french, and which has been examined by our Vicar General. Bimouski, March 31st, 1876. t t John, Bishop of St. G. of Rimouski. "We approve the present " Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, " and We recommend the same to the piety of the faithful of our diocese. > Three Rivers, 27th March, 1876. t L. F., Bishop of Three Rivera. *We willinpfly recommend the translation of the " Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, " to the piety of the faithful of our diocese. Sherbrooke, 27th March, 1876. t AwTOiNE, Bishop of Sherbrooke. We recommend the "Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, " to the piety of th€f fafthful confided to our care. Antigonish. 8th May, 18T«.*. • t 0. P. MAcKiN:j9:5;^Bishop of Arichat, N. S. HOMAGE TO THE SACKBP HEART OF JESUS. • •• • Sacred Heart (H.Jtefius, to thee I most humbly ofrer this littlfe^book, through the me- diation of the immaculfi^e* heart of Mary, and in union with all the intentions 'o; which thou olferest thyself ioiJ^jisanlly on ou'- altars. May it contribute to augijient the number of thy faithful, who erfrtflfe* themselves in the saintly league of thine adorable heart. May it procure the salvation of*s©uls, the triumph of the Church and of tte* Holy See, and bring down the light and gr^es of heaven on so many nations as yet r^cliping in the shadows of death. May it also hJtsten the happy mo- ment when there will be no longer on earth, but one Fold and one Pastor ! Amen. A Secular Tertiary. Rimouski, Ascension Day, 1874. J » J A Devout Praykr, to recite during the present calamities of the Churchf composed by our Holy Father Pope Pitts IX. Most-8\7eet Jesus, Our Divine Master ! thou who hast always ballled the criminal artifices of the Pharisees whp juried to deceive thee ; dispel the designs orjhe impious who, in their foolish pride, ende^vQuj, by their deceptive reasonings, to seduce' antl mislead thy people. We, thy disciples, bQS*e^e;h thee to enlighten us with thy grace, for'ftM'Hhat, being deceived by the wiles of the i^§^ of this centuary, and by the pernicious sophispos they spread every- where, we also mi^]tit,t>e drawn into their errors. Grant us soodbfindantly the light of faith, that we may k^jgw how to discover the snares of the impious^ firmly believe the dogmas of the Holy, HUurch, and constantly reject the subtilty of Sophists. (100 days indul. —Oct. 22, 1866.) "•'* f "IH 0, V S T T ACT OF CONSECRAJC^iON TO THE SACRED HEAR^ Ol? JESUS. > • • Most-Holy and Most-loving Heart of Jesus I Draw us to thee, in order that we may love thee with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength. So that through thy Divin Heart we may have access to the throne of grace, and obtain therefrom grace, mercy and timely aid. (Hebr. IV, 16 ) Thou hast loved us with an eternal love, thy infinite charity constrained then in the manger, during thy life, at the last supper and on the cross ; I now, «.at r\^tffl£o^sS« ^Tecious bloody Have^;,fth of the Church Consider our sms. but ^^e ^^^ ^nity. and deign to O''j'n\^i^''*o? to abandon us in W e then beseech th^ «? have mercy on Zt troubles and d^^^^^itect him.vmfy thy servant, .^"T. ^^l^Ji'I^rabandon him not him. make him happVJgd^ ^ devote and to the power oi nis flj*^ ^^g g, so all inose consecrate ourseWesio t^ee. as ^^ who are dependent .uj«> i^aUon, life and Tyest be to us alWM sa^ j^^ rpsurrection ; that tnrows" g mito the Sse in justice m^-^^^lZ^eA ; that the end • that sinners may J»econv ^^^. indifferent be infl^'^^^l^fand that we may Sat all evils may di^»ffi^s. May lajth m tSr^ate^^ejrmiCoW SSc^erre^^^V-----^ -si»t«fro- cial Council of Queben.}.. , U ■!'• • » •• i'.'ji'M\ }. I '1 1 « 9 DEVOUT OFFERING TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. In acknowledgmcri't of my gratitude, and as a reparation for all my unfaithfullness, I, N.N., give thee my hearty ,and consecrate myself wholly to the mo?t^imi]ible Jesus, and I pro- pose, with thine aidj^ilever to sin again. ' (too days indul. once a day; plen. indul. once a month.) r .V ^Qrp Qj, REPARATION. Ihrice holy God, I adore thee, I love thee, and I bless thee through the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the most-Holy Sacrament of the altar, and I offer thee, by the blessed hands of the t ♦ ,n'' ,T. • oil ihp Holy Hosts that immaculate y^rpn. «^i ^^^^ ubernacles, as a ?hee through the ^ruv^XneT (300 days todul. ea^h toe.) ••• •.ji. • • •••• www-- bpibiwaii'JjqVmtjnionJ r,uJ«»i« tke Blessed Sacra- My Lwd Jes«^Chrt|V» ^^'f^ thee, and I love thee ; I am ff^J^ i -jve you. come into my heart ^t*. 1 giv j JESUS'CHB.IS1- , J „« vihKrtv -without restric- . Receive, I'^'iirin^ ^understanding, tion; accept my memf/J^^ ^^^^.^^ ^h^h and my will 1 "*^® ,,rfiioiiiv • I return thee is not a gift of i^y uy^y '/st dispose of every l^ng. so tMt tKeu m J^^^. ^^^^ „„ them according «> iny^ ^ ^^ with thing which I be^;«f „*^e for thee. If I have Z^TX\:^^^'r rich, and I ask for nothing more. ^ , recourse to thy Sacred Heart, implored its assistance, or claimed its mercy, ever whero forsaken. Filled and animated with the same confidence, O Sovereign of hearts! I come, I fly to thee, and groaning under the weight of my sins, I prostrate myself before thee ; O Sacred Heart, despise not jtfty ^eeble prayer, but gra- ciously hear and gr&nt the same. Amen. PRAYER WHICH fit! (JERTRUDE RECITED v^ *i>.f^rLY. ,..MVi*,.4..i. .» I salute thee, Hea»"i of Jesus my Saviour, vivifying and immutable source of joy and eternal life, infinite, J.^«&sure of divinity, fur- nace of pure love ; thou art my refuge and shelter, thou art aU.tO me. Gloving Heart, fill my heart with tiao same fervor which in- flames thine. Bestow on me those abundant graces of which thou -art the source. Let my soul be always united to thine, and let my will be continually subject to thee. I have but one desire, that is that the rule of my actions, the object of my thoughts and senti- ments, be thine holy'alad infallible will. Amen. CHAPLET OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. It conaieta of 5 decades (or tens'), in commemoraiion of the wounds of Our Lord, < ' I. METHOD OF REClteG it. Upon the cross : The prayer of St. Ignatius* soul of Christ, sanctify me; ■J,'' •v^' ,, ,v rr^- - - - V 10 V If Heart of Jesus, enliven me ; r ^m Body of Christ, save me ; Blood of Christ, inebriate me ; i. Water from the side of Christ, wash me ; , Passion of Christ, strengthen me ; j,,>,0 good Jesus, hear me ; ji Hide me witl in thy.wtfUnds ; | Permit me not to sejpaFate from thee ; From the malice of my eJiemies, defend me ; At the hour of my dV«jJi call m.e ; Command me to c(Ji[rtei,Jo thee, that with ihy saints I may prise* thee forever and ever. Amen. (300 days Incfi^lpelice.) ^ On the large BEAi>^..^A,y : Jesus, who art meek and humble ofieart, make our heart like unto thy heart. (30Q,d'ays indulgence.) On the small bead§ say : Sweet Heart of Jesus, enkindle me wlthj.the love. (300 days indulgence.) ,J/:. - > ^ -.• , At the end op each deoade (or ten) say • Sweet Heart of Mary, tn^ Jmy salvation. (300 days indulgence.) •'•" • We then recite T5b •sollowing ejacula- tions : Sacred Heart *<)/,/esus, have mercy upon us. (100 days indulgence.) Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. (100 days indulgence.) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us ! (100 aays indulgence.) Be loved everywhere the Sacred Heart of Jesus ! (100 days indulgence.) II. INDULGENCES TO GAIN. This Chaplet is a true treasure of indul* gences : for the prayers of which it consists 11 are so rich in that respect, that in three mi- nutes, which suffice to recite it, 20,200 days of indulgence are gained. III. OTHER ADVANTAGES. "i' V r:. Particular beads are not requisite ; those of the Holy Virgin suffice. In addition to this, the Ghaplet of the Sacred Heart can be said everywhere, as it is very easy to learn and can be recited in a few moments. We believe it will be very conducive to the increase of fervor in the visits to the Holy Sacrament. ,1 V i T / y.) PROMISES MADE BY CHRIST TO THE , BLESSED MARGARET-MARY, In favor of persona devout to his ('''^'■".'i-:^. ! :v Divine Heart, ■M. I will give them all the necessary grace for their station in life. 2. 1 will establish peace in their families. 3. I will console them in all their troubles. 4. I will be their safe refuge during life, and specially at their death. 5. I will pour down abundant blessings upon all their undertakings. 6. Sinners will find in my Heart the source and boundless ocean of mercy. 7. Languid souls will become fervent. 8. Fervent souls will rapidly attain a great perfection. 9. I myself will bless the houses where the >.■<■'. tr «r 12 11 i^ ! ! ! V^ imagfe of my Sacred Heart will be exposed and honored. 10. 1 will give to priests the talent of touch- ing the most hardened hearts. 11. Those persons who will publish this devotion, will have their names implanted in my Heart and will never be removed. ' "^ ANOTHER CHAPLET :-* ,>■(, ^ OP THB SACRED HEART OF JESUS. It consists of five decades (or tens) in com- memoration of the wounds of Our Lord, Forty-six years of indulgence are gained in reciting the same with the dispositions re- quired on the ordinary beads of the Holy Virgin. METHOD OF RECITING IT. Instead of the Pater, say that pious offering : c Eternal Father, I offer you the precious blood of Jesus-Christ, in expiation of my sins. dDd for the wants of the Holy Church. • (100 days indul. Piusi VTI, 29th March, 1817.) Instead of the Ave Maria, say : • Jesus, who art meek and humble of heart, make our heart like unto thy heart. • (300 days indul. Pius IX, 25th January, 1868.) Instead of the Gloria Patri, say : c Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us I » (100 days indul. Pius IX, 30th September, 1852.) cae^e><8e'«e>«B5<»8»««>«&>'«8x^8>ta6j«e>s8> i , i:...\('' >. .J V-' » / I' ! .^.^'■■iUj^hd^ :''■<{ ^va^: .,:' 0^ CONSIDERATIONS '1 •■■-.' i u .. .. , ^\- .„.,..«,... - AND -.4 J.. «i..---iij«.. ,. ....iM*-*;*! PRAYERS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH r:'^,' ;pnj;,vii ',Aiir: :> J-;->., k I OF THE /'^?l-'f':'i-.''SV.'3 Sacred Heart of Jesus* t' It i >i,£^r, ;■,.'? ,i.v 1st day. -..^:^C ! •: I \ >■■ /- Considerations. — ^The devotion to the Sa- cred Heart of Jesus is not the exclusive pri- vilege of a few pious souls. His heart was opened for all on the cross. Our loving Sa- viour recommended this devotion to be spread throughout all parts of the world. Is not all manhood the object of his tenderness? Have they not ail been redeemed by his Pre- cious Blood and loaded with his kindness? I Have they not all wounded that adorablei heart by their sins? It is then the duty o£aUk to pay to the Heart of Jesus « tribute of love, > gratitude and reparation. Let us all seek I therein refuge and consolation. Let us imit- 1 ate the perfections of this adorable Heart 1 Prayer. — Jesus, our Saviour, bless, save, and strengthen by thy grace, this heart which thou art pleased to maintain in thy love ...••i Yes, Heart of Jesus, grant that this weak and miserable heart which now more than ■S' ' >. 1 ill: Hi I iJi » J 'J; 1 ■%- 9-^^i'mt- ■■^^•*,Al-''*-f/ 1 fn^ thv fflory may abound ^^TW' see foithfal souls, hovr t s huma''"^, -.it isjhe «;7«,,rable senU- P°'\^ '\^t waVtha mMn spnng o^^ll^he ments. t-ov^ i7„ Pother and for man- did for God his P«^f^Jo place so perfect as Holy Ghost tods test no v ^^.^ ^j^ «. The ^laceB«y of **fSr rather and the most icXt of the most tender «a his heart , ^^virii I go round tbe wide won , • ^^g 'cJ X^e'-«l-'eJ«^,^L'a^t.tapre»^^^^ PUood of Jesus. leinl»ww "• j ^^ for gem to thee by tam. ^and^y ^^ ,he incarna- . their conversion, l^eu. » nr nL-Be icrved ««ry^»»«" «« :^r L- ;i..'r'*' I i ' t ! ! 15 '■''f-„;v'i 3rd day. e; ovf t of tof em- mii- l he The ct as The Hi* Lilnit0' heart ► most ; heart hrone divine i adore lOt aearchf r^cious present ask for ncarna*> Considerations.— Let us honour the Heart of Jesus, it is worthy of all honour Let us study its adorable perfections. Happy are they who know and love them. Let us seek only the knowledge of his Sacred Heart ; its science will suffice us. The more we progress in the knowledge of its perfections, of its mysteries and of its charity, the more we will love it and the happier we will be. Prayer. — Our Lord Jesus Christ, who in so admirable a manner revealed to the Blessed Margaret-Mary the impenetrable riches of thine heart; grant by her merits and example that loving thee in all and above all we be- come worthy of dwelling eternally in that same heart. £jjac. — Thy love alone, Heart of Jesus, and I am sufficiently rich. (St. Ignatius.) 'm. i^' 4th day. Considerations.— Jesus Christ, the only son of God, gave himself to us ; it was not for the Angels, but for man that he came down from heaven. The Eternal Father having so loved the world as to sacrifice his own son to re- deem and save it from eternal damnation; what had he that he gave us not ? We were the objects of all his mysteries, the merits, fruits and graces of which we can apply to ourselves; they are ours. His divine heart never performed a single action, that was not for us, for our salvation. It was for us he was bom in a stable; we should then through 'mm^>i»^i^ffm' ■WW VJ^^^(PW'f 9*.9^fJ~ I ^s 18 gfalitude give ourselves to hin wilhoul re* "serve. Praytr.^^0 my Ood, light o^ the souls who tjontemplate Ihee and strength of the spirits Who seek thee, give me the perfection of thj^ love. i^ac— Heart of Jesus vivify me. ^^fj^ ''^Q ■'ivy « ')^^''^l; i fi''r-'i'"?i*^'f;r'ii H. 5th day. • • ■ 'ji CONStbERAtmNS.— Let us have great conftd* 'Snce in the Heart of Jesus ; having loved u» to a prodigious excess, he loved us as though he had love but for us. What did his heart hoi do, what did it not suffar for us ? It was love that opened his heart to us ; for us it Was Wounded. By loving us so dearly, what did he expect, but that we should ioVe Him in ireturn* .^ Prayer ^=^0 adorable heart \ girant my soul may feel that divine ardor with which thoii art inflamed. Alas4 I hav^ not loVed thee'; perhaps there has not been a day in my life When iloVed thee as I should . When then shall I leve th«e ? and try to Indemnify thee for my passed ingratitude. &*ac.'— Who shall separate UB from thy lovey O Heart of Jesus I J liiOl? ■J., J" 7'r",-'-iY--VTr'r ■f wy 6th DAY. ' GoNsil^RAt'iaNS.'^^If we Want to be agreei^ ^ble to the Heart of Jesus, let us love tho threo persons of the most adorable Trinity^ i^t us lidmire tk&!eKoe«3ive obariity of ih^' 11 p Fatlifer ; unto what excess has he not IbVed us! In order to save us^ he sent his diving son on earthy who gave us life by the death to which he was Condemned in punishcneni for the sins that we had dommitted. Let ua love a God who has loved us so prodigiously* Could We not loVe the Holy Ghost; if we knew his perfections, the greatness of his Works, the value of his gifts, the need wd have of his aid and the necessity of invoking^ him often 1 Prayer.^^O adorable Heart of Jesus I givd toe a heart in conformity With thy sentiments ;■ a humble heart that knoWs and loves its nothingness ; a heart detached from the faisd Hches of this earth. iii J^ac.— Heart of Jesus direct towards thy^ selfi all my heart's affections. i.^j ^wjj i.M.Hi ■4 I 1 1^,: U 7Ttt DAY. ''m CdNSiDERAtioNS.-^esus Christ desires us to lave him with our whole heart ; now as 14 i* by perfection we at'e amiable, the more we are perfect the more tvorthy we are of love* On this principle Could We love our Saviour; tpo much ? That heart so tender^, so humble^ So charitable^ so liberal si^aH we; ever sulh'^ ciently know it ? All the plenitude of divinity is centered in the adorable person of our Savit)tir, he his thethWorthy of infinite love. Prayer.^^l see, my (Jod, that my soul id like uUto a mirror on Which the slightest in^ fi(^Hty leaves a stain which displeases thee. I will thea heglect nothing in order to afielf ihttH at pj^re and unspgUtid hi^urt > at kft&l/ 1 'i.r:. iriMMMKMilM* 'f 8th day. Considerations. — Jesus-Christ wants us to love him, for that reason he became like unto us ; to win our hearts, he became man. As man, he was the most-perfect work of the Creator's hands, because he was always the temple and sanctuary of divinity. The Holy- Ghost reposed in him with the abundance of his gifts ; from the first moment of his con- ception in Mary's womb, he possessed all vir- tues to the highest degree of perfection. It is in his heart all men should seek the graces of salvation. Let us then love the God made man who is in himself so amiable I Proyer. — O most-loving Heart of my only love, being unable to love and glorify thee according to the extent thou desirest, I invite heaven and earth to do so for me, and I unite with the seraphims to love thee as much as possible. j^'ac.— Jesus meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine. (300 days indul.) *- rti ^,i ^UU.:. ^.;.^^i.. Qrpg DAY. ''%., Considerations. -— The sight of our sins, with which our Saviour was laden, in order to obtain their remission, penetrated him with T 19 borrow as deep and as bitter as the ocean, especially during his dolorous passion in the garden of Gethsemani. Let us ever entertain a sincere sorrow for having sinned, for our Saviour has and shall always have an infinite hatred of sin. Ah 1 if we but knew the immen- sity of the injury that our sins do to God, the thought would kill us. Let us bitterly lament our continual resistance to grace. Prayer. — My God 1 1 dosire thee, thee alone and nothing more. Lord! I give myself to thee, and if I know not how to give myself as entirely as I should, take possession of me. Eyao. — If any one should not love thee, Heart of Jesus ! let him be anathema I ij •#-<■' V. n '. 10th DAY. --' Considerations. — Let us have a grateful love for Jesus-Christ, on account of his bene- fits. He is our benefactor each instant; no one has ever been or could have been like him. He saved us from an infinite number of evils; and he procured us a multitude of blessings. Where would we be without him ? We would be in that place of eternal punish- ment. Slaves of sin and of the devil, deserv- ing therefore eternal death. He, our good Saviour, saved us from that cruel slavery and prevented our falling into the eternal abyss. If we worthily respond to all its benefits, he himself will be throughout eternity our re- ward. Prayer.— O Jesus, my treasure and my love 1 the offences I have committed make me un- worthy of loving thee, but, I pray thee through mmmmm^^ VkfKStUIUtiv^r 20 thy merits^ to render meworthy of thy pure love. ijfac. — 1 have found the heart of my kingi of my father, of my friend Jesus : What morr can I desire in heaven, or seek upon earth ? tiM ^l I >i -iiif -IKidiMM*^ : llTH DAY. ■: r CoNBiDfitiAttoNS — Let us thank God inces-*' santiy for his blessings. It is in our gratitude^ in thanksgiving that piety principally con^ Bists. Let us return thanks to God in all things.. Let all our prayers be accompanied with' acts of thanksgiving, let them be commenced* thereby, and let us not say any in which we do not reveal our gratitude. Ingratitude is aa enemy of the soulv who spoils it of its merits and lessens its Virtues : it is a burning breath \vhtch dries the source of God's bounty. ) Prayer. -^O my God 1 who then will I love,, if not thee who art my life, my lovo apd m^i all 7 My God 1 it is thee I choose, it is thee alon^, I wish to love. i^'flc. ****Be loVed everywhere the Sacffed, fieart of Jesus. (100 days induL) 1- — — .,-. — — ■-,. . -,. -,. - --. - - -.wv-. ■■ ....--. ■-/-^^...^ — -f' 12th DAlfi J GoN8tDktiATiON9;-— Let US- iiot b& ungi^atefuL towards our Saviour Jesus-Ght*ist, let us/redeoit on ail he has done for us. The Btetrnal Word^, only son of God, God of God, he in a mann^i^^ anai)likled ; himself by/ hecpiabing; jnan, siii^d aU icpeatorea are as noithingidompared tQiHii^^i &ur thousands. They followed him Without food, and Without fear t)f perishing from hunger. Did he not protect them by providing tot their wants? Let us cast our fears into his heart ; he watches over us and will take care of \is. Pra^ — Adorable Heart of my Saviour, help me to bear with the trials or this life; X5oll0ct my tears, consecrate my sighs. The weight of af9i€tions shall aeveir shake thA fottfi^ ol my souIj, sifioe thou li»# : ifmmmv^^ m been pleased to die consumed with anguish for love of me. Ejac.—O Heart of Jesus, how tardy I have been in loving thee I I ' i-^A t w^ I 17th day. ,./■•- ■- -^ Considerations. — Let us adore God in spirit and in truth. God is all-worthy of adoration. God is the Supreme Being, Being infinitely perfect, the Sovereigii Lord of all things ; Our God, to whom we owe our existence, our life, and all that we possess, on whom we are en- tirely, essentially and absolutely dependent. Is he not then infinitely worthy of our sub- mission as our principle and oar end, and should we not incline to him as to our God and our all ? Prayer. — Ah ! my Jesus, my Saviour I when shall 1 be so detached from all other affec- tions as to look for and desire naught .but thee ? I would wish to be separated from all terrestrial objects, but too often wordly feel- ings enter my heart and turn rae from thee. Detach me thyself by thy all powerful hand, and grant that from henceforth thou mayest be the sole object of all my thoughts and affections. ^ac, — love of the Heart of Jesus, enkindle thyself in my heart ! 18th day. Considerations. — Let us adore Jesus-Christ in the Holy Temple, Let us oonsider churches 25 as holy places wherein Jesus-Christ abides. The Majesty of ihe Almighty took obvious possession of the Temple of Jerusalem, conse- crated to his worship by Solomon. The Lord made manifest th£,t he had chosen and sanc- tified that place for his dwelling. Neverthe- less, Ihat temple contained but shadows and figures. It is in the temples of Christians that the plenitude of Divinity resides, that the Saviour dwells corporally. Since then our churches really contain the adorable body of Jesus-Christ, they should be in our eyes as another heaven ; the iling of heaven holds therein his court, and an innumerable multi- tude of celestial spirits are there continually adoring Jesus-Christ. Prayer. — Heart of my God, in thee alone can T iind pure, solid and real consolations ; in thy sentiments and graces, I will embibe them. Grant me then this favour I Ejac. — Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! (100 days indul.) -^i 19th day. -- ; . ' . Considerations — Let us humblo ourselves before God, at the sight of our miseries. Could we be so blinded by our passions as not to believe ourselves miserable and unhappy? We are in the most extreme poverty and mi- sery. We were conceived in iniquity, we were born in sin ; and was there not a time when we lived in the frightful state of sin ? Could we count the number of faults we have com- mitted? What penance have we done for them? , .- , . . ; , '•■ '. tf *> ' 1 ' ^ i 't* L. • IHllHlltlldlllll ^VMlMl II •■■ V 1 ', v«s?rj«su »« . ^^'.,^- lit-itji,t^)^ ^^'•'^IMfe*^!., I 1 ! 1 ii ■ s ji ^6 Prayer. — Deign to receive me, Sacred Heart of Jesus I amongst the number of thy faithful worshippers, all unworthy as I am of such a favor. 1 prostrate myself before thee, with the most profound veneration of which my heart is capable. I offer myself entirely to thee, and I consecrate to thy glory all that I have and that I am, from this moment and forever. Ejac. — Heart of Jesus, mercy. Sweet Heart of Jesus, enkindle me with thy love! (300 daysindul.) :•,«.« *^ iV - <.A*K./'. 20th day. Considerations — Let us as often as pos- sible make acts of love of God. We cannot make them too often or with too much fervor, since we cannot too much love a God who is worthy of infinite love. The flame of divine love is like that of material fire, which re- quires to be frequently replenished. The love of God relaxes and grows cold as soon as the heart becomes silent. Often reiterated acts of love of God, detach, purify, inflame and con- sume the heart. It is to love God that we exist. Prayer — My God, I purpose loving thee with each breath I take. Grant me the grace of living and dying in the exercise of thy di- vine love. 1 wish thy love to be the rule of all my actions, 1 will often ask thee what thou wishest me to say, do or suffer, that I may increase in thy love. Ejac, — love of the Heart of Jesus, grant that thou mayest be known and lo\'ed ! 27 - X' ..,,,-. ,.,,. 2lST DAY. . ; .. ' „ . Considerations — Jesus-Ghrisi desires that we should often visit him in his Holy Temple, either in person or in spirit. He is the King of heaven, the Sovereign Master of the universe, and nevertheless his happiness is to be on earth with men. His love for them brings him down from heaven to visit them. He is really present, body and soul, in the Blessed Eucha- rist, as on a throne of grace, to receive our horn -ge and load us with his favors. Let us at least desire to visit him often. Good inten- tions are of the same value in the sight of God as actions, when we cannot perform the latter. We are looked upon, by the One who reads all hearts, as having done what we would do, were we able, when we make up for the deficiency by good desires. Prayer — O Sacred Heart of my God ! send me not from thee as I deserve ; but be still the sure asylum and salutary source whither I shall go to partake of the abundant waters that will efface my offences. Yes, O Sacred Heart, I detest with all my heart my indiffer- ence, my ingratitude, and all the sins of which I am guilty in thy sight. Ejac — Be loved everywhere the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (100 days indui.) grant . 22nd day. : 'M., ..• .. GoNSiDKRATioNS. — Let US weep for ourselves and for others. We are surrounded by incre- dulous and bad christians. We see God gre- viously offended everywhere, his holy laws ^^5|ir«f»«v,«, ! 1 ! 1 ! i in ' ^^ I J' i1 28 despised and violated, his gospel contested and forgotten, his holy temples profaned and abandoned, his holy name blasphemed, and his heart loaded with outrages. M^*n for whom Jesus-Christ was crucified, are hastening to eternal perdition. Let us weep for ourselves and for our brotherf . Prayer. — Heart of my God, to thee alone shall 1 henceforth attach myself! I shall keep my heart free from all creatures, so as to give it to thee entirely and without reserve ; thou alone shall possess it since thou alone can make it happy. Ejac. — Through thy Heart pierced with sorrow, O Jesus \ deign to pierce mine with sorrow for mv sins. 23rd day. Considerations — Let us pray in union with the Heart of Jesus-Christ He is our mediator between God and man. Our Savieur alone, is truly as God and man, charged With our interests in presence of his Father. The au- gust Virgin Mary and the saints who in hea- ven are, in the full enjoyment of God*s love, take us under their protection ; all the power of their intercession is founded on the merits of the H^art of Jesns. We canrot be agree- able in the sight of God the Fath^^r, if he sees not in us unhallowed the image of Jesus^ Christ. Prayer. — "Heart of my God, adorable, ten- der and compassionate, I will endeavor to return to my neighbor the charity which thou deignest to exorcise towards me, so that thy L ,„fmmm»<~sr-^ mUttmOm BBBkU' 29 ited and and lom g to lives lone keep give Ihou j can with vv^ith 1 with diator alone, th our he au- Ln hea- s love, power merits ) agree- he sees Jesus-^ )le, ten- savor to ,ch thou that thy Heart may pour on me the effusions of lis be- nefits; shall I not give to my neighbour the sentiments of my heart. Notwithstanding my miseries and my sins, thy Heart deigns to bear with my faults, to console me in my troubles; it is owing to the prayers of thine Heart addressed for me to the throne of mercy. ^ Eljac. — Heart of Jesus, mercy. ' Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation. (300 days indul.) 'mn ':i':i-: ' '/ 24th day. ^^ CoNsmERATioNS. — In union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us offer ourselves to God as victims of expiation. Supply, my Saviour, whatever is wanting in my sacrifice. In the old law, he who wished to offer a sacrifice to God, brought the victim at the door of the temple ; he then placed his hands on its head to take possession of it on the part of God: and from that time the victim was devoted to immolation. By the holy unctions of baptism, we were consecrated to God. We are the vie- tims destined to death for the glory of God ; but this death to the world renders us agree- able to the author of our being. Prayer. — My Sweet Jesus ! I hope through thy merits, thou will forgive me all the inju- ries I have done thee. Ah ! could I doubt it, my crucified love! when thou didst die to forgive me? ^■'^■■^'■'■'^'^ '■ ' inn-py^'mi^ Ejac.~0 Heart of Jesus, inflame me with thy love ! Heart of Jesus, grant that all men may know and love thee I -Afjl t^ ifXjl .r^*:^ .THf^^,rt^. 30 !-]fi\' 25th day. >'r[ Iri.^ Considerations. — Let us consider all that God has done for us, in us and around us. God is within us and maintains us : God fills heaven and earth. There is nothing in heaven or on earth that is not in God, and in which God is not. All is in God, and God is in all that exists. He is the author of all things and also their sustenance. God is in us, and it is he who, having been our creator, is our pre- server. Our preservation is a reiterated crea- tion each instant. Let us then love our God ! Prayer. — Heart of Jesus! I abandon my- self to thee ; I love thee with all my heart. Indeed, it would not be sufticient to tell thee that I love thee more then myself. I now re- pent of all my past outrages, I would wish to die of sorrow for them. Grant that I may love thee.... Ejac. — Be loved everywhere the Sacred Heart of Jesus! ( 00 days indul.) Sacred Heart of Jesus, mercy 1 Uy. 26th day. \ Considerations. — Let the love of God pro- duce in us the same effect as death. Death would take us from the midst of the living; the love of God should make us love retire- ment. Death will rob us of every thing ; the love of God should make us practise the virtue of poverty. Death will take from us ail taste for perishable things ; the love of God should detach our hearts from all the L fuii.<:t^ 31 creatures, tue ^oods and the pleasures of this earth. Prayer. — adorable Heart of Jesus, worthy of possessing the hearts of all men ! Heart consumed with flames of purest level de- vouring tire ! wholly consume me and g^ve me a new life of love and grace. B^jac — O God, create in me a heart worthy of being united to the Heart of Jesusl Heart of Jesus, grant that I may love thee more and more! ./^ . ?:; li'it. id pro- Death iving ; retire- thing ; ise the om us love of all the '- 27th day. - . , Considerations — Let us be most grateful for the graces received from God. Every grace is a gift : it is a benefit granted us by the bu^ preme King. It i§ a gift superior to nature : it comes not from nor is it due to nature. God grants us all graces gratuitously, for man by his own actions can never render himself worthy of them. It is the Heart of Jesus, through its sufferings and death, that gained for us the blessings with which we have been favoured. Prayer. — my adorable Saviour ! thy Heart is full of kindness and tenderness for me, and mine has naught but apathy and indiiference for thee. ardent fire 1 melt this icy heart ; and enkindle therein the tire of thy divine love. ' i'- '- '■ ' VV ::».-^- -' .!{;•,,>,■■.'*., 1 ■, :r •^'^■,V.i:'■y.^l '- lyac. — Heart of Jesus-Christ, vivify me ! Divine mercy, incarnate in the Heart of Jesus, have pity on me ! I * a « ^,^ w L. ~^.m»m.»0lh Illl Y . ''I K. ' ' fH.^ VJ f'';->i I't-i" 1 I'* 'Jfrl i Sfl| ii?j V ,> ^r' n "^ ' -^ fl' ' 1 Am m d 11 pfiit '! 28th day. I, >/ Considerations — Jesus-Christ is really in the Eucharist: let us go to the foot of the altar to render him our homage. God is truth itself, can he deceive ? Hh promised his disci- ples to give them his body for food and his blood for drink, and he said to them if they ate not his body and drank not his blood, they would have no share with him, and that they would not be made participators of his graces and of his glory. Let us often renew our acts of faith in Jesus-Christ really present in the Blessed Sacrament. Prayer. — Jesus, my love, my all ! how ^ U.S.' Vr..: 39 • could I without loving thee, see thee dead for me on an infamous gibbet, despised by the world, and consumed with anguish and ou- trages in the Holy Eucharist ! Grant that 1 may love thee always until death. ^jac — What shall 1 render to the Heart of tfesus, for the love he bears me in the Blessed Sacrament? , , ,,..., ,,, ,. ,. ,• isci- 't ,'■ 30x3 DAY. ;. .». I It Considerations — Let us admire God's love in the gilt he gives us : he gives himself to us. He is the benefactor and the benefit. He has admitted us to his table, it is his sacred body he gives us for our nourishment. Our union with him is so intimate that we become as a part of himself. We may say that we enjoy him, who is the sovereign happiness of the angels and saints in heaven. The distinc- tion between us, is the difference in the way we possess God. Prayer. — Oh! amiable Jesus! if I really and sincerely loved thee, I would never nei- ther day nor night relinquish the desire of being at thy feet in the Blessed Sacrament : and there, near thy Supreme Majesty, veiled under the sacramental species, 1 would find that ineffable happiness and contentment, which is found therein b.y thy faithful lovers. Ejac. — Be loved everywhere the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (100 days indul.) how J.t: r^MMffili :■) ■.♦«i ' .fllHI J\'' V^ 111 l^M T*^' t" 34 3 1st day. 'M.' Considerations. — Let us love God for him- self, does he not deserve to be thus loved ? To love him, without considering the advan- tages d'Tived from the love of God ; to prefer God to every thing, to be determined never to offend him, and to serve hiui because he is infinitely worthy of all the hearts atfeclions, on account of his perfections which are infi- nite, and render him infinitely amiable. Ho who loves God for himself can say to him : My God, I love thee, 1 would still love thee even though there wa^> no hell to fear, or hea- ven to hope for. even though I had never re- ceived or expected to receive thy benefits. God is well worthy of love on account of his un- speakable perfections. Prayer. — Who am I, Lord^ that thou hast so much loved me, and that thou hast so sought my love ? infinite amiability ! I love thee. But no, I should rather say : My God 1 I love thee not. King of heaven ! be thou the king of my heart, possess me entirely. E^ac. — Sweet Heart of Jesus, enkindle me with thy love ! (300 days indul.) ^, ^ Heart of Jesus, mercy 1 / L 32nd day. i.' Considerations. — By Holy Communion, we become the temple of the Lord. Faith teaches us that by communicating, we receive our Lord true God and true man. 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