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The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety

by William Gahan

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2A Table of Moveable Feasts
  3. 3Feasts and Fasts — Throughout the Year
  4. 4Fasting Days on One Meal
  5. 5Days of Abstinence From Flesh Meat
  6. 6Plenary Indulgences
  7. 7The Manner of Lay Persons Baptizing an Infant in Danger of Death
  8. 8The Roman Calendar for the Kingdom of Ireland
  9. 9Explanations
  10. 10Calendar
  11. 11February, 28 Days
  12. 12March, 31 Days
  13. 13April, 30 Days
  14. 14May, 31 Days
  15. 15June, 30 Days
  16. 16July, 31 Days
  17. 17August, 31 Days
  18. 18September, 30 Days
  19. 19October, 31 Days
  20. 20November, 30 Days
  21. 21December, 31 Days
  22. 22Morning Prayer
  23. 23Awaking in the Morning, Say
  24. 24At Up-rising, Say
  25. 25While Clothing Yourself, Say — When Clothed, Kneel Down, and Say
  26. 26Resolve to Avoid Evil, and to Do Good
  27. 27Implore the Necessary Graces
  28. 28The Lord’s Prayer
  29. 29The Angelical Salutation
  30. 30The Apostles’ Creed
  31. 31The Confiteor
  32. 32Indulgences
  33. 33Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity
  34. 34An Act of Contrition
  35. 35An Act of Faith
  36. 36An Act of Hope
  37. 37An Act of Charity
  38. 38A Pious Devotion
  39. 39Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
  40. 40The Salve Regina
  41. 41Let Us Pray
  42. 42The Angelus Domini
  43. 43Let Us Pray
  44. 44Aspirations and Ejaculations
  45. 45Prayers for Night
  46. 46Prayer
  47. 47Let Us Make a Firm Purpose of Amendment
  48. 48The Litany of the Blessed Virgin
  49. 49Prayer
  50. 50Prayer
  51. 51Another Prayer
  52. 52Hymn
  53. 53Prayer
  54. 54A Prayer Before Sermon, Spiritual Reading, &c.
  55. 55On the Mass
  56. 56Prayers at Mass. [Footnote 2]
  57. 57The Beginning of the Mass
  58. 58At the Confiteor
  59. 59When the Priest Is Going Up to the Altar
  60. 60At the Introit
  61. 61At the Kyrie Eleison
  62. 62At the Gloria in Excelsis
  63. 63At the Collect
  64. 64At the Epistle
  65. 65At the Gospel
  66. 66At the Creed
  67. 67At the Offertory
  68. 68At the Preface
  69. 69At the Canon
  70. 70At the Elevation of the Host
  71. 71At the Elevation of the Chalice
  72. 72As a Holocaust, or Whole-burnt Offering
  73. 73As a Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
  74. 74As a Sacrifice of Expiation
  75. 75As a Sacrifice of Impetration
  76. 76At the Pater Noster
  77. 77At the Agnus Dei
  78. 78At the Communion
  79. 79At the Last Prayers
  80. 80At the Benediction
  81. 81At the Last Gospel
  82. 82A Prayer After Mass
  83. 83A Preparation for Confession
  84. 84A Protestation Before the Examination of Conscience
  85. 85Prayers
  86. 86Sins Against God
  87. 87Sins Against Our Neighbour
  88. 88After the Examination
  89. 89At the Confession
  90. 90Prayers Before Confession
  91. 91A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin
  92. 92A Prayer at Receiving Absolution
  93. 93Prayers After Confession
  94. 94Instructions for Communion
  95. 95A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin
  96. 96Prayers Before Communion
  97. 97Another Prayer
  98. 98Acts of Virtue
  99. 99An Act of Adoration
  100. 100An Act of Desire
  101. 101An Act of Fear
  102. 102An Act of Contrition
  103. 103A Prayer
  104. 104An Act of Humility
  105. 105An Act of Faith
  106. 106An Act of Hope
  107. 107Devout Prayers, or Fervent Aspirations After Communion
  108. 108Another Prayer After Communion
  109. 109Acts of Virtue After Communion
  110. 110An Act of Confidence
  111. 111An Act of Love
  112. 112An Act of Supplication
  113. 113An Act of Oblation
  114. 114A Resolution of Amendment
  115. 115An Act of Thanksgiving
  116. 116The Seven Penitential Psalms · Anthem — The Sixth Psalm
  117. 117The Thirty-first Psalm
  118. 118The Thirty-seventh Psalm
  119. 119The Fiftieth Psalm
  120. 120The Hundred-and-First Psalm
  121. 121The Hundred-and-Twenty-Ninth Psalm
  122. 122The Hundred-and-Forty-Second Psalm
  123. 123Anthem — The Litany of the Saints
  124. 124Psalm LXIX
  125. 125Devotions for Every Day in the Week
  126. 126Sunday
  127. 127A Prayer to the Holy Trinity
  128. 128Monday
  129. 129A Prayer to the Holy Ghost
  130. 130Tuesday
  131. 131A Prayer to Our Guardian Angel
  132. 132Wednesday
  133. 133A Prayer to St. Joseph
  134. 134Thursday
  135. 135A Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament
  136. 136Friday
  137. 137A Prayer to Our Suffering Jesus
  138. 138Saturday
  139. 139A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin
  140. 140Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month
  141. 141First Day — On Faith
  142. 142Second Day.- — On the End of Man
  143. 143Third Day — Contempt of the World
  144. 144Fourth Day — Upon Death
  145. 145Fifth Day — On the Last Judgment
  146. 146Sixth Day — Upon Hell
  147. 147Seventh Day — On the Eternal Torments of the Damned
  148. 148Eighth Day — On Heaven
  149. 149Ninth Day — On the Presence of God
  150. 150Tenth Day — Care of Our Salvation
  151. 151Eleventh Day — On Horror for Sin
  152. 152Twelfth Day — On Repentance
  153. 153Thirteenth Day — On Delay of Conversion
  154. 154Fourteenth Day — On Human Respect
  155. 155Fifteenth Day — Diffidence in Ourselves
  156. 156Sixteenth Day — Use of Divine Grace
  157. 157Seventeenth Day — Good Use of Time
  158. 158Eighteenth Day — Use of the Sacraments
  159. 159Nineteenth Day — On the Mass
  160. 160Twentieth Day — On Alms Deeds
  161. 161Twenty-first Day — On Bad Example
  162. 162Twenty-second Day — On Mortification
  163. 163Twenty-third Day — On Conformity to the Will of God
  164. 164Twenty-fourth Day — Confidence in God
  165. 165Twenty-fifth Day — On the Love of God
  166. 166Twenty-sixth Day — Love of Jesus Christ
  167. 167Twenty-seventh Day — Love of Our Neighbour
  168. 168Twenty-eighth Day — Love of Our Enemies
  169. 169Twenty-ninth Day — Imitation of Christ
  170. 170Thirtieth Day — On Fervour in the Service of God
  171. 171Thirty-first Day — On Devotion to the Mother of God
  172. 172Concluding Reflection
  173. 173Mentations on the Apostles’ Creed
  174. 174Let Us Pray
  175. 175First Article
  176. 176Second Article
  177. 177Third Article
  178. 178Fourth Article
  179. 179Fifth Article
  180. 180Sixth Article
  181. 181Seventh Article
  182. 182Eighth Article
  183. 183Ninth Article
  184. 184Tenth Article
  185. 185Eleventh Article
  186. 186Twelfth Article
  187. 187The Salve Regina
  188. 188Let Us Pray
  189. 189An Universal Prayer
  190. 190A Prayer for the Choice of a State of Life
  191. 191A Prayer for a Pregnant Woman
  192. 192The Litany of Divine Providence
  193. 193The Litany
  194. 194Let Us Pray
  195. 195A Prayer
  196. 196The Litany of St. Winefrid
  197. 197Let Us Pray
  198. 198Another Prayer
  199. 199A Hymn of St. Winefrid
  200. 200A Prayer to St. Winefrid
  201. 201Another Prayer to St. Winefrid
  202. 202The Golden Litany
  203. 203Let Us Pray
  204. 204The Prayers of St. Bridget
  205. 205Conclusion
  206. 206Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  207. 207Act of Consecration
  208. 208The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  209. 209Let Us Pray
  210. 210A Reparation of Honour to the Sacred Heart
  211. 211Devotions for the Sick
  212. 212A Prayer in the Beginning of Sickness
  213. 213A Prayer Before Receiving the Viaticum
  214. 214A Prayer Before Extreme Unction
  215. 215A Prayer After Extreme Unction
  216. 216Short Acts of Virtue in Time of Sickness
  217. 217A Prayer of Thanksgiving, Upon the Recovery of a Person From the Be…
  218. 218Preparation for Death
  219. 219Short Acts of Virtue
  220. 220A Prayer by St. Liguori
  221. 221A Devout Prayer of St. Augustine on the Sufferings of Christ
  222. 222A Prayer of St. Jerome in Time of Agony
  223. 223Prayers to Be Recited by the Assistants When the Dying Person Loses…
  224. 224The Recommendation of a Soul Departing
  225. 225Let Us Pray
  226. 226Let Us Pray
  227. 227Litany for a Happy Death
  228. 228Let Us Pray
  229. 229The Soul Being Now Departed, the Following Responsory Is Said
  230. 230Let Us Pray
  231. 231A Prayer for All That Are Buried in a Church or Church-yard
  232. 232Exequies, or Sacred Rites Over the Tomb — Responsory
  233. 233Exequies, or Sacred Rites Over the Tomb — Responsory
  234. 234Oremus
  235. 235Suffrages for the Souls of the Faithful Departed in General
  236. 236Let Us Pray — Prayer on the Commemoration of All Souls
  237. 237Suffrages for the Souls of the Faithful Departed in General
  238. 238Oremus
  239. 239Let Us Pray
  240. 240Litany for the Dead
  241. 241The Antiphon
  242. 242Let Us Pray
  243. 243A Prayer Upon the Day of a Person’s Decease or Burial
  244. 244Another Prayer
  245. 245Vespers for Sundays
  246. 246Psalm CIX — Christ’s Exaltation and Everlasting Priesthood
  247. 247Psalm CXI — The Good Man Is Happy
  248. 248Psalm CXII — God Is to Be Praised for His Regard to the Poor and Hu…
  249. 249Psalm CXVI
  250. 250The Little Chapter — 2 Cor. 1
  251. 251The Hymn Lucis Creator
  252. 252The Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Luke, i
  253. 253The Litany of the Blessed Virgin. In Latin
  254. 254Method of Serving at Mass
  255. 255Psalm CXXIX
  256. 256End of the First Part of Catholic Piety — Supplement to the Manual…
  257. 257Part I
  258. 258Part II — The Preparation and Sanctification of the Bread and Wine…
  259. 259Part III — The Canon of the Mass, or Main Action of the Sacrifice
  260. 260Commemoration of the Living
  261. 261The Commemoration of the Dead
  262. 262Part IV — The Communion, or Sacramental Part of the Canon
  263. 263Part V — The Public Thanksgiving After Communion
  264. 264Another Devout Method of Assisting at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
  265. 265A Prayer Before Mass
  266. 266Explanation
  267. 267Prayer at the Beginning of Mass
  268. 268Explanation
  269. 269Prayer at the Introit and Kyrie
  270. 270Explanation
  271. 271Prayer at the Gloria, Epistle, and Gospel
  272. 272Explanation
  273. 273Prayer at the Offertory, Lavabo, and Preface
  274. 274Explanation
  275. 275Prayer at the Canon of the Mass
  276. 276Prayer at the Elevation of the Consecrated Host and Chalice
  277. 277Prayer After the Elevation
  278. 278Explanation
  279. 279Prayer at the Agnus Dei
  280. 280Prayer at the Communion
  281. 281A Prayer at the Last Collects, &c.
  282. 282The Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Principal Festivals Th…
  283. 283Second Sunday of Advent
  284. 284Third Sunday of Advent
  285. 285Fourth Sunday of Advent
  286. 286Christmas Day — First Mass. At Midnight
  287. 287Second Mass at Break of Day
  288. 288Third Mass in the Day Time
  289. 289Sunday Within the Octave of Christmas
  290. 290The Circumcision
  291. 291The Epiphany
  292. 292First Sunday After Epiphany
  293. 293Second Sunday After Epiphany
  294. 294Third Sunday After Epiphany
  295. 295Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
  296. 296Fifth Sunday After Epiphany
  297. 297Sixth Sunday After Epiphany
  298. 298Septuagesima Sunday
  299. 299Sexagesima Sunday
  300. 300Quinquagesima Sunday
  301. 301Ash-Wednesday
  302. 302First Sunday in Lent
  303. 303Second Sunday in Lent
  304. 304Third Sunday in Lent
  305. 305Fourth Sunday in Lent
  306. 306Passion Sunday
  307. 307Palm Sunday
  308. 308Easter Sunday
  309. 309Quasimodo, or Low Sunday
  310. 310Second Sunday After Easter
  311. 311Third Sunday After Easter
  312. 312Fourth Sunday After Easter
  313. 313Fifth Sunday After Easter
  314. 314Ascension-Day
  315. 315Sunday Within the Octave of the Ascension
  316. 316Whit-Sunday
  317. 317Trinity Sunday
  318. 318Corpus Christi
  319. 319Second Sunday After Pentecost
  320. 320Third Sunday After Pentecost
  321. 321Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
  322. 322Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
  323. 323Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
  324. 324Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
  325. 325Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
  326. 326Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
  327. 327Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
  328. 328Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
  329. 329Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
  330. 330Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  331. 331Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  332. 332Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  333. 333Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  334. 334Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
  335. 335Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  336. 336Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  337. 337Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
  338. 338Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
  339. 339Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
  340. 340Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
  341. 341Twenty-Fourth, or Last Sunday After Pentecost
  342. 342The Common of Saints
  343. 343Of St. Patrick, Ap. and Patron of Ireland — 17th March
  344. 344Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 25th March
  345. 345Ss. Peter and Paul — 29th June
  346. 346Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — 15th August
  347. 347Feast of All Saints — 1st November
  348. 348Commemoration of the Faithful Departed — 2nd November
  349. 349Common of Saints
  350. 350Of a Martyr and Bishop
  351. 351Of a Martyr Not a Bishop
  352. 352Of Many Martyrs
  353. 353Of a Confessor and Bishop — Of a Confessor Not A Bishop
  354. 354Of a Virgin and Martyr
  355. 355Of Many Virgins and Martyrs
  356. 356Of a Virgin Only
  357. 357Of Holy Women
  358. 358Anniversary Mass of the Dedication of a Church
  359. 359For the Dead on the Day of Decease or Burial
  360. 360Instructions and Devotions for Confirmation
  361. 361A Prayer Before Confirmation
  362. 362A Prayer After Confirmation
  363. 363The Psalter of Jesus
  364. 364First Part
  365. 365The First Petition
  366. 366The Second Petition
  367. 367The Third Petition
  368. 368The Fourth Petition
  369. 369The Fifth Petition
  370. 370Second Part
  371. 371The Eighth Petition
  372. 372The Ninth Petition
  373. 373The Tenth Petition
  374. 374Third Part
  375. 375The Twelfth Petition
  376. 376The Thirteenth Petition
  377. 377The Fourteenth Petition
  378. 378The Fifteenth Petition
  379. 379The Rosary of the Blessed Name of Jesus
  380. 380The Five Mysteries of the First Part
  381. 381The Meditation
  382. 382The Meditation
  383. 383The Meditation
  384. 384The Meditation
  385. 385The Prayer
  386. 386The Five Mysteries of the Second Part
  387. 387The Meditation
  388. 388The Meditation
  389. 389The Meditation
  390. 390The Meditation
  391. 391The Prayer
  392. 392The Five Mysteries of the Third Part
  393. 393The Meditation
  394. 394The Meditation
  395. 395The Meditation
  396. 396The Meditation
  397. 397The Prayer
  398. 398The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
  399. 399Part the First — The Five Joyful Mysteries
  400. 400Let Us Pray
  401. 401II — The Visitation
  402. 402Let Us Pray
  403. 403Let Us Pray
  404. 404Let Us Pray
  405. 405Let Us Pray
  406. 406The Salve Regina
  407. 407Let Us Pray
  408. 408Part the Second — The Five Dolorous Mysteries
  409. 409Let Us Pray
  410. 410Let Us Pray
  411. 411Let Us Pray
  412. 412Let Us Pray
  413. 413Let Us Pray
  414. 414Part the Third — The Five Glorious Mysteries
  415. 415Let Us Pray
  416. 416Let Us Pray
  417. 417Let Us Pray
  418. 418Let Us Pray
  419. 419Te Deum
  420. 420The Prayer, Deus Cujus
  421. 421The Thirty Days’ Prayer
  422. 422Hymns for Festivals
  423. 423Hymn for Christmas
  424. 424Hymn for Passion-Sunday, and Palm-Sunday
  425. 425Hymn for Good-Friday, (Plaint of the Blessed Virgin.)
  426. 426Hymn for Easter
  427. 427Hymns for Whit-Sunday
  428. 428The Prayer
  429. 429Sequence for Whit-Sunday
  430. 430The Prayer
  431. 431Hymns for Festivals
  432. 432The Prayer
  433. 433Hymn at the Elevation

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