CHAPTER XXI. How to Communicate. BEGIN your preparation over-night, by sundry aspirations and loving ejaculations. Go to bed somewhat earlier than usual, so that you…
CHAPTER XX. Of Frequent Communion. IT is said that Mithridates, King of Pontus, who invented the poison called after him, mithridate, so thoroughly impregnated his…
CHAPTER XIX. On Confession. OUR Saviour has bequeathed the Sacrament of Penitence and Confession to His Church, [49] in order that therein we may be…
CHAPTER XVIII. How to receive Inspirations. BY inspirations I mean all drawings, feelings, interior reproaches, lights and intuitions, with which God moves us, preventing our…
CHAPTER XVII. How to Hear and Read God’s Word. CULTIVATE a special devotion to God’s Word, whether studied privately or in public; always listen to…
CHAPTER XVI. How the Saints are united to us. INASMUCH as God continually sends us inspirations by means of His Angels, we may fitly send…
CHAPTER XV. Of the other Public Offices of the Church. FURTHERMORE, my daughter, you should endeavour to assist at the Offices, Hours, Vespers, etc., as…
CHAPTER XIV. Of Holy Communion, and how to join in it. 1. SO far I have said nothing concerning the Sun of all spiritual exercises,…
1st Sunday of Advent First Reading Jer 33:14-16 [14] Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will perform the good word that I…
CHAPTER XIII. Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts. WE retire with God, because we aspire to Him, and we aspire in order to retire with…
