Christmas Day. God the second Adam. The sanctification of the flesh, St. Matt. xviii. 1-5, xxiii. 8-12; St. Luke ix. 46-48; 1 Cor. xv. 47. Act of hope, p. 103. Petitions for humility, p. 116; purity, p. 118.

God, Which makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of Thy only Son Jesus Christ; grant that as we joyfully receive Him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come to be our Judge, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost one God blessed for ever. Amen.

"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." St. Stephen's Day. The work to be done in a short life, Eccles. xii.; 1 Cor. vii. 29. Forgiveness of injury, St. Matt. vi. 14, 15; St. Luke vi. 27-38. Petition for a forgiving spirit, p. 130.

If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

St. John the Evangelist's Day. The marks of loving God. Love of the brethren. forgiveness.

Ample

Keeping the commandments. Love of the Bible. Hatred of evil, Ps. cxix.; I John ii., iii., iv. Acts of love, p. 106. Petitions for love, p. 113; courage, p. 120; love of objects of work, p. 129. Hymn 16.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil.”

Innocents' Day. Innocent suffering for God. Childlikeness of the saints. Duties to children, St. Matt. xviii. 1-14; St. Mark x. 13-17; 2 Cor. i. 1-10; Heb. x. 32; Rev. vi. 9-11; xiii. 1-10. lity, p. 116; purity, p. 118; patience, p. 125; intercessions for children, p. 162; god-children, p. 162. Hymn 10.

St. James v. 10, II; Petitions for humimeekness, p. 121;

"Except ye be converted and become as little children., ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Circumcision of Christ. Mortification of the flesh. Self-denial the mark of the Christian, Ezek. ix. 4; St. Matt. v. 29; St. Luke ix. 23; Rom. vi.; Rev. vii. 3. Act of resolution, p. 99. Petitions for purity of intention, p. 115; mortification, p. 127. Hymn 15.

The

"The flesh lusteth against the spirit." Epiphany. Thanksgiving for election. Catholicity of the Church, Ps. lxxii. ; Isa. lx. ; St. John i. to v. 14; Rom. viii. 28, x. 14; Rev. vii. 9. Acts of renewal of baptismal vows, p. 57; praise, p. 96; hope (No. 2), p. 103; love (No. 2), p. 107. Intercessions for Church, p. 153; missions, p. 157. Hymn 16.

"Whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be

saved."

Septuagesima to Lent. Preparation for repentance. The judgment of the Church, Pss. xxv., 1., ci.; Ezek. xviii.; St. Matt. xxv.; 2 Pet. ii. 4. Petition for holy fear, p. 115; sobriety, p. 126. Intercession for the miserable, p. 173; the thoughtless, p. 175; the intemperate, p. 177. "What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?"

Ash Wednesday and Lent. Penitence in abstinence, Lev. xvi.; I Kings viii. 46-51; Neh. ix.; Dan. ix. 3; 1 Cor. vii. 5. Prayer of Manasseh, Rev. i., ii., iii. Acts of self-examination (No. 2), p. 28; penitence (No. 2), p. 55; confession, p. 34. Petitions for sincerity, p. 119; contrition, p. 123; mortification, p. 127. Intercessions for the miserable, p. 173; the despondent, p. 174; penitents, p. 176. General Litany, p. 184.

"This kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting." Ember Days. Mal. ii. ; St. John xx. 22; 1 Tim. iii. and vi.; Titus i. Intercessions for the Church, p.153; the clergy, p.155; missionaries,

p. 160; religious communities, p. 182. Hymn

20.

"Brethren, pray for us."

Sunday next before Easter and Holy Week. Exod. xii.; Ps. xciii. ; St. John xvii. Acts of faith, p. 100. Petition for meekness, p. 121. Hymn 8.

'My kingdom is not of this world."

Good Friday.

The death of the natural man, Gal. iii. ; Heb. xii. Petition for patience, p. 125. Act of submission, p. 100. Intercessions for the heathen, p. 158; the sick, p. 165; the dying, p. 170. Hymns 11, 16.

"He saved others, Himself He cannot save."

Easter Even. Paradise. The penitent thief, Heb. iv. Prayer on the anniversary of a death, p. 134. Intercession for departed friends, p. 164; mourners, p. 179. Hymn 3.

"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." Easter. Regeneration. The life of the spiritual man, Ps. xvi. 10; Rom. viii. 34; 2 Cor. v. 15; Phil. iii. 10; 1 Pet. iii. 20. Acts of renewal of baptismal vows, p. 57; of self-oblation, p. 58; of praise, p. 96. Hymn 1.

"The Son quickeneth whom He will."

Rogation Days. Deprecation of war, famine, tempest, and pestilence, St. Matt. vi. 6-19; St. Luke xi. 1-14; Phil. iv. 6. Intercession for missions, p. 157. General Litany, p. 184. "Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.'

Ascension. Expectation of heavenly bliss, and present training, Ps. ii. 21; 2 Kings ii.; Isa. xxv. 9, lxiv.; St. John xiii. 36, xiv. 28; Ephes. iv. 8. Acts of hope, p. 102. Petitions for faith, p. 112; patience, p. 125. Hymn 4. "In My Father's house are many mansions."

Whitsuntide. The festival of the Holy Ghost. The guidance of God, Exod. xxiii. 20; Deut.

v., xvi. 9; Isa. xxx. 21; Hag. ii.
iii. 34; Rom. viii.; 1 Cor. xii. ;
Petitions for all graces, p. 112.
reading Holy Scripture, p. 135.
for Church, clergy, etc., p. 153.
"Guide me by Thine eye."

5; St. John 2 Pet. i. 5-12. Prayer before Intercessions Hymn 20.

Trinity Sunday. Recognition of mystery. The immensity of God, Ps. cxlv.; Job xxxviii., etc.; Dan. x.; St. Mark iv. II; I Cor. ii. 7 ; Rev. xxii. Petitions for faith, p. 112; holy fear, p. 115; calmness, p. 117; wisdom, p. 118. "Let thy words be few."

St. Andrew's Day. The call to intimacy with God. God's faithfulness, Gen. xviii.; Rom. viii. Petitions for reverence, p. 114; purity, p. 118; sincerity, p. 119. Intercession for missions, p. 157. Hymn 3.

"God is faithful, by Whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

St. Thomas the Apostle. Childlike trust in God, especially in depression, Job xiii. 15; Pss. xlii., xliii., lxxvii.; 2 Tim. iv. to 9; Heb. xi. ; James i. to 14. Petitions for hope, p. 112; trustfulness, p. 115; thankfulness, p. 128. Prayer in time of depression, p. 138. Intercession for the despondent, p. 174. Hymn 7. "My soul is even as a weaned child."

The Conversion of St. Paul. The long-suffering of God. The love of the forgiven, Ps. lxiii.; Ezek. xx.; 2 Chron. xxxvi. 14-17; St. Luke vii. 47; 2 Pet. iii. Petitions for courage, p. 120; patience, p. 125. Love of objects of work, p. 129. Intercessions for the Church, p. 153; missions, p. 157; the heathen, p. 158; sceptics, p. 175.

"Let it alone this year also."

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (commonly called the Purification of St. Mary

the Virgin). Universal obligation of service, Lev. xxvii. 8; Num. iii. 45; St. Matt. xviii. 23, XXV. 14-31; St. Luke xix. 13-28; St. John xii. 26; Phil. ii. 3. Petitions for diligence, p. 119; perseverance, p. 126. Hymn 18.

"Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness." St. Matthias' Day. Exactness of preparation for spiritual gifts, Exod. xii. 19, xix. 10; 2 Chron. xxx.; St. John xiv. 3; Rev. xxi. 2. Petitions for reverence, p. 114; zeal, p. 123. Intercessions for the clergy, p. 155; catechumens, p. 161; candidates for confirmation, p. 163.

How camest thou in hither, not having a wedding

garment?"

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Resignation to the will of God, Gen. xxii. ; Lev. x. 3; 2 Sam. xv.; St. Matt. xxvi. 36, 45; Acts xxi. 14; 2 Cor. xii. Act of submission, p. 100. Petition for meekness, p. 121. Hymns 7, 10.

"Be it unto me according to Thy word."

St. Mark's Day. Punctuality in duty, Exod. xl. ; Lev. x.; Ps. 1. 14; St. Matt. v. 18, 19, xxiii. 23; 2 Cor. vii. 1. Petitions for diligence, p. 119; perseverance, p. 126.

"These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

SS. Philip and James' Day. Subordination in the Church. Absence of individuality in saints, St. Matt. x. 2; St. Mark vi. 7; St. Luke vi. 13, xxii. 24; St. John vi. II; Acts xv. 6; I Cor. i. 12, iii. 4; Ephes. iv. II. Petition for faithfulness in subordinate positions, p. 122. Intercessions for sceptics, p. 175; the parish, 179. Hymns 5, 17.

"Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things."

St. Barnabas the Apostle, Recognition of good in others, Num. xi. 26; St. Mark ix. 38-41; Acts