serve thee. Have mercy on thy whole Church, especially on the clergy and religious men and women, that all may live up to their callings and sanctify thy name. Give thy grace and blessing to all princes and magistrates, and to all Christian people; convert all unbelievers and sinners, and bring all strayed sheep back to thy fold; particularly have mercy on N. and N., &c.

O blessed Virgin, Mother of my God and Saviour, recommend all these my petitions to your Son. O all ye angels and saints, citizens of heaven, unite your prayers with mine; you ever stand before the throne, and see him face to face whom I here receive hidden under the sacramental veil; be ever mindful of me, and obtain from him, and through him, that with you I may bless him and love him for ever. Amen.

INVOCATIONS TO BE SAID AFTER
HOLY COMMUNION.

(300 days; plenary each month if said every day.)

Soul of Christ, be my sanctification;
Body of Christ, be my salvation;
Blood of Christ, fill all my veins;
Water of Christ's side, wash out my
stains;

Passion of Christ, my comfort be;
O good Jesu, listen to me;

In thy wounds I fain would hide,
Ne'er to be parted from thy side;

Guard me, should the foe assail me;
Call me when my life shall fail me;
Bid me come to thee above,
With thy saints to sing thy love.
World without end. Amen.

A plenary indulgence when said before a figure of Christ crucified after Communion.

Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech thee that thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of

soul I ponder within myself, and mentally contemplate thy five most precious wounds; having before my eyes that which David spake in prophecy: "They pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones."

PRAYER TO THE MOST HOLY
SACRAMENT.

(100 days.)

Behold, my most loving Jesus, to what an excess thy boundless love has carried thee. Of thine own Flesh and Precious Blood thou hast made ready for me a banquet, in order to give me all thyself. What was it that impelled thee to this transport of love for me? It was thy heart, thy loving heart! O Adorable Heart of my Jesus! burning furnace of Divine Love! within thy most sacred wound receive thou my soul, that in this school of Charity I may learn to requite the love of that God who has given me such wondrous proofs of his love. Amen.

EJACULATIONS.

(100 days.)

I adore thee every moment, O living Bread of Heaven, great Sacrament. Jesus, Heart of Mary, I pray thee send thy blessing on my soul.

Holiest Jesus! loving Saviour! I give thee my heart.

May all know, adore, and praise every moment, always the most holy and divine Sacrament.

INDULGENCES:

I. What an Indulgence is.

By an Indulgence is meant the remission of the temporal punishment due to us on account of our sins. Every sin, however grievous, is remitted through the sacrament of penance, or by an act of perfect contrition, as regards its guilt and the eternal punishment due to it. But the debt of temporal punishment is not always remitted at the same time. This latter is done away with by deep penitence, or by works of satisfaction, e.g., prayers, alms, fasting, &c.; or by the patient endurance of troubles and adversities sent us by God, &c.; or by the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus Christ and the saints, applied to us through Indulgences by those who have the power to apply them.

And although, in order to escape this temporal punishment, we must not rely on Indulgences alone, to the neglect of good works; yet because, at the best, our own good works are very imperfect, and the debt of punishment due by us very great, we ought to endeavour, as frequently as possible, to avail ourselves of the benefits of Indulgences.

Indulgences are of two kinds :-1st, A plenary

Indulgence, when duly gained, is a full and entire remission of all the temporal punishment due to sin. The eight Indulgences granted to the faithful in England, at the principal festivals in the year, are plenary Indulgences. A jubilee is also a plenary Indulgence occasionally granted by the Pope to the whole Church, in the most ample manner, and with the greatest solemnity. There are many other plenary Indulgences granted to various good works. 2nd, A partial or limited Indulgence, as of ten years or a hundred days, &c., remits as much of the temporal punishment as would have been remitted by ten years, or a hundred days, &c., of the canonical penances formerly imposed on public penitents.

II. What is required for obtaining an

Indulgence.

1. A Plenary Indulgence: to approach to the sacraments of penance and the Holy Eucharist; to perform the special work to which the Indulgence is attached. Most plenary Indulgences have attached to them as a condition that we are to pray for the intention of the Holy Father. For this purpose, we may say a litany, a portion of the rosary, Jesus psalter, or five Paters and five Aves. One communion suffices for several Indulgences, if they can be gained on the sams day.

2. Partial Indulgence: To be in a state of grace: to perform the work to which the Indulgence is attached.

N.B.-Power is generally given to confessors to change the works for some others, in the case of the sick, or persons who are confined, and who cannot therefore fulfil some of the conditions, such as fasting, or visiting certain churches.