love of God, desired to remain in the presence of the most Holy Sacrament. You will find that all the saints have been enamoured of this sweet devotion. On this earth we cannot find a more brilliant jewel, or a more lovely treasure, than Jesus in the Sacrament. O how delightful it is to remain with faith, and with a tender devotion, at the foot of the altar, and to converse familiarly with Jesus Christ, who dwells in our tabernacles for the purpose of hearing the prayers of all who visit him! How delightful to implore his pardon for our offences, to lay before him all our wants, as one friend does to another in whom he places all his confidence, to ask his grace, his love, and his glory! But O, what a paradise to continue in acts of love to that Lord, who remains on the altar interceding before his Father in our behalf, and burning with love for us! Blessed Henry Suso used to say, that Jesus on the altar hears the prayers of the faithful more readily than he does in any other place. Make a trial of this devotion, and you will see the great fruit which you will gather from it. Be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time which you spend in devotion before this divine Sacrament will be that which shall give you the greatest support during life, and the greatest consolation at the hour of death and for all eternity. And be persuaded that you will gain more in a quarter of an hour spent in prayer beforet he Holy Eucharist, than in all the other spiritual exercises of the day.

Do not, then, O devout soul, refuse to begin this devotion. From this day forward, retire each day from the conversation of men, and remain for some time, for a half-hour, or at least a quarter, in some church, before Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament.

EJACULATORY PRAYER TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.

PRAISED and

glorified each moment be the most Holy and Divine Sacrament!

The following indulgences are attached to the repetition of this prayer:-1. An indulgence of 100 days once a day. 2. The same three times a day on all Thursdays in the year, on the feast of Corpus Christi, and on any day during the octave. 3. A plenary indulgence (with the usual conditions) to those who shall have repeated it every day for a month, on any day at choice. The partial indulgence of 100 days is applicable to the souls in purgatory on repeating the prayer when the bell announces the exposition, benediction, or elevation of the Blessed Sacrament.

EJACULATIONS IN HONOUR OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT.

SACRED banquet, in which Christ is received; the memory of his passion is renewed; the mind is filled with grace; and a pledge of future glory is given to us. Alleluia.

O Lord, how sweet is thy Spirit, who, to show thy sweetness to thy children, by most sweet food from heaven, dost fill the hungry with good things, sending the rich away empty.

A certain man made a great supper, and sent his servant to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for all things were ready.

Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled.

I am the bread of life. Your fathers did ear manna in the desert, and they died. This is the bread that came down from heaven, that if any one eat of it, he may not die.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever.

The merciful Lord hath given food to them that fear him, in remembrance of his wonderful works.

He fed them with the finest of the wheat; and filled them with the honey out of the rock. Alleluia. Feed me, Lord, thy poor famished beggar, with continual draughts of thy divinity; refresh me with the wished-for presence of thy grace.

The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thy hand, and fillest all things living with thy blessing. Alleluia.

Visits to the Blessed Sacrament

FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK.

PRAYER BEFORE EACH VISIT.

JESUS CHRIST, my Lord, who, for the love which thou bearest to men, dost dwell night and day in this Sacrament, full of goodness and love, waiting for, inviting, and welcoming all those who come to visit thee, I believe thee here present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the deep abyss of my own nothingness, I adore thee, and I thank thee for all thy graces granted to me hitherto, and especially for having given thyself to me in this Sacrament, for having given me also thy holy Mother, Mary, to be my advocate, and for having called me to visit thee in this church. I adore thy most loving heart this day, and I adore it with this threefold intention : first, in thanksgiving for so great a gift; secondly,

to make satisfaction for so many injuries which thou hast received from thy enemies in this Sacrament; and thirdly, by this visit I wish to adore thee in all those places throughout the world, where thou art least honoured and most neglected in this divine Sacrament. My Jesus, I love thee with my whole heart! I am sorry for having offended thy infinite goodness so often in time past. I am resolved, by the help of thy grace, to offend thee no more for the future; and at this present moment, all miserable as I am, I consecrate myself entirely to thee. I give and abandon to thee my whole will, all my affections, my desires, and all that I have. Hereafter do with me, and with mine, whatever thou wilt. My only desire and petition is, that I may have thy holy love, the grace of final perseverance, and may be able to fulfil in all things thy holy will. I recommend to thee the souls in purgatory, especially those who have been most devout to thee in this Holy Sacrament, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I recommend to thee, moreover, all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Redeemer, I unite all my desires to the desires of thy own heart so full of love; and thus united, I offer them to thy eternal Father, and beseech him in thy name to receive them, and for thy love's sake to grant them,

FOR SUNDAY.

BEBloten the source, of o says to us. If any man

EHOLD the source of every good, Jesus in the

thirst, let him come to me." (John vii. 37.) Oh! how many graces have the saints always drawn at this fountain of the most Holy Sacrament, where Jesus dispenses to us all the merits of his Passion, as the Prophet foretold: "You shall draw waters

with joy out of the Saviour's fountains." (Isai. xii.) 3. The Countess of Feria, that distinguished disciple of the venerable Father Avila, who became a nun of the Order of St. Clare, and was named the spouse of the Blessed Sacrament, on account of her long and frequent devotions in presence of the most Blessed Sacrament, was asked one day, what she was doing all those long hours she spent in presence of her Lord? She replied: "I would remain there for all eternity. Have I not there present my God, who will be the joy of the blessed in heaven? Good God! what is one doing before him? Ah! rather, what does one not do? One loves, one praises, one gives thanks, one prays. What does a beggar in presence of a rich man? What does a sick man in presence of his physician? What does a thirsty man before a fountain of pure water? What does a hungry man before a table well laid out?"

MOST lovely, most sweet, and dearest Jesus! life, hope, treasure, and only love of my soul.

Oh how much has it cost thee to remain with us in this Sacrament! It was necessary for thee to die in order to remain afterwards upon our altars: and how many injuries hast thou not been made to suffer in consequence of this presence among us! But thy love, and thy desire to be loved by us, have surmounted all. Come then, Lord, come and occupy my heart, and afterwards close its entrance for ever. so that no creature may ever enter there again to take away a part of this love which belongs entirely to thee, and which I am unwilling to give to any other. Do thou alone, my dear Redeemer, reign over me! Do thou alone possess me entirely; and if at any time I should not obey thee perfectly, punish me severely, that for the future I may be more careful