OF

SERMONS AND INSTRUCTIONS,

COMPRISING

(According to the course laid down by the Catechism of the Council of Trent)

THE APOSTLES' CREED;

THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, AND PRECEPTS
OF THE CHURCH;

PRAYER, AND THE SACRAMENTS.

BROWNE AND NOLAN, PRINTERS, DUBLIN.

CONTENTS.

PART III.-ON PRAYER.

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SPECIAL PREFACE TO PART III.

ON PRAYER

First Instruction: Necessity of Prayer.

Second Instruction: Its Efficacy

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Third Instruction: The Conditions of Prayer

DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

THE LORD'S PRAYER: Introductory Discourse

First Petition: "Hallowed be Thy Name"

Second Petition: "Thy Kingdom come"

Third Petition: "Thy will be done on earth as it is

in heaven"

Fourth Petition: "Give us this day our daily bread"

Fifth Petition: "Forgive us our trespasses, as we

forgive them who trespass against us”

Sixth Petition: "Lead us not into temptation".

Seventh Petition: "Deliver us from evil. Amen."

THE HAIL MARY

DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.

DEVOTION TO ANGELS AND SAINTS

RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS

PRESENCE OF GOD

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

ON SPIRITUAL READING

ON MEDITATION, OR MENTAL PRAYER

PART IV.-ON THE SACRAMENTS.

SPECIAL PREFACE TO PART IV.

THE SACRAMENTS IN GENERAL

BAPTISM

CONFIRMATION

THE BLESSED EUCHARIST

First Instruction: Doctrine of the Real Presence

Second Instruction: The Blessed Eucharist as a

Third Instruction: Ceremonies of the Mass

Fourth Instruction: Manner of Assisting at Mass

Fifth Instruction: The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacra-

ment: Its Effects, and Dispositions for worthily

receiving It.

Sixth Instruction: Immediate Preparation; Manner

of Receiving, and Thanksgiving after

Seventh Instruction: Visiting the Blessed Sacrament.

Eighth Instruction: On the Sacred Heart of Jesus

in the Most Holy Sacrament

INRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION ON THE SACRAMENT OF

PENANCE: Its End, Efficacy, Necessity, Obliga-

tion, and Parts

Second Instruction: Examination of Conscience

Third Instruction: Method of Examination of Con-

science

Fourth Instruction: On Contrition

Fifth Instruction: Purpose of Amendment

Sixth Instruction: The Method or Means of exciting

Eighth Instruction: Manner of making Confession

Ninth Instruction: Justification, or what is effected

in the soul of the penitent in virtue of the

Absolution he receives in Confession

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LESSON I.: On God and the Creation of the World.

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LESSON II.: On Man, and the End of Man.

240

LESSON III. On the Apostles' Creed

245

LESSON IV. On the Trinity and the Incarnation

250

LESSON V.: On Our First Parents

257

LESSON VI.: On Original Sin

261

LESSON VII. On Jesus Christ, &c.

LESSON VIII.: On Christ's Descent into Hell, and on His

Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven

LESSON IX. On the Descent of the Holy Ghost; on the

New Law; and on the Sign of the Cross

LESSON X.: On the True Church

LESSON XI.: The Church-(continued)

LESSON XII.: On Sin

LESSON XIII.: On Purgatory

LESSON XIV.: On the Ten Commandments.

LESSON XV.: On the First Commandment

LESSON XVI.: First Commandment—(continued)

LESSON XVII.: On the Second, Third, and Fourth Com-

mandments

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