Prayer: Chapter 12: The Presence of God

"There is not a moment in which God does not think of us and confer benefits on us. As He Himself declares, He loves and guards our soul as the apple of His eye (Deut. 32. 10). Without ceasing He imparts to us existence and life, preserves our reason and our faith, and surrounds us with means of salvation. Desiring to be always with us, He establishes His abode within us, and always cares for us with fatherly solicitude. How can we ever for get God who so greatly loves us? We ought to think of Him every time we draw breath. "I set the Lord always in my sight.""

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

Selections from Fr. Bronchain's Meditations

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Part 1, Chapter 6: Location of Purgatory - St. Frances of Rome - St. Magdalen de Pazzi

"It has pleased God to show in spirit the gloomy abodes of Purgatory to some privileged souls, who were to reveal the sorrowful mysteries thereof for the edification of the faithful.  Of this number was the illustrious St. Frances, foundress of the Oblates, who died in Rome in 1440. God favored her with great lights concerning the state of souls in the other life. She saw Hell and its horrible torments; she saw also the interior of Purgatory, and the mysterious order—I had almost said hierarchy of expiations— which reigns in this portion of the Church of Jesus Christ."

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"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let the perpetual light shine upon them.

And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."

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"Purgatory: Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints" by Rev. F. X. Schouppe

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Prayer: Chapter 11.6: What St. Alphonsus Teaches on Mental Prayer

"St. Alphonsus, declared Doctor of the Church on account of his many learned works, in which the Church found nothing deserving of blame, wrote among others the best, the most practical book on Prayer, and it was his ardent desire to supply, had it been in his power, every man on earth with a copy, on account of the absolute necessity of the prayer of petition for the graces of salvation. Let us now consider the principal points of his teaching on mental prayer. "Prayer," he says, "is absolutely necessary for our salvation, and mental prayer is necessary to pray well. Without mental prayer we can have no supernatural light concern ing God, the eternal truths, the mysteries of faith, the virtues and vices, the vanity of earthly goods, honors and pleasures, and the grandeur and excel lence of the spiritual and heavenly goods."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Part 1, Chapter 5: On the Judgement

"Above and beyond all that we have hitherto considered as contributing to make death terrible to us, is the thought that we must stand before the judgment seat of God, and give an account of all we have done and left undone. How awful this judgment is, we learn from these words of St. Paul: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (Heb. x. 31). For if it is very alarming even to fall into the hands of an angry man, how much more terrible will it be to fall into the hands of an omnipotent God!

All the saints trembled in anticipation of the sentence that would be passed on them by God, for they well knew how exceedingly severe His judgments are. The Royal Psalmist says: "Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord, for in Thy sight no man living shall be justified" (Ps. cxlii. 2).""

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"The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, Heaven" by Fr. Martin Von Cochem

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Prayer: Chapter 11.2: Mental Prayer

"Mental prayer is prayer made with or in our mind, not according to formulas, but prompted by what we have previously reflected or meditated on and found to be adapted to our spiritual wants. A general experience proves that many vocal prayers do not bring much, if any, profit to our souls, and this for several reasons. To pray well, and therefore profitably and efficaciously, we must pray not only with attention, humility, confidence, earnestness and perseverance, but we must pray also for those things that are necessary or useful to our salvation. But, as St. Alphonsus declares, comparatively few persons among those who have recourse to prayer, actually know the special needs of their soul, because the majority, for want of due practical reflection, do not know the real wants of their soul, nor the manner in which they should pray for them. To possess this necessary knowledge, there is need of serious reflection or meditation, serious self-examination and appropriate practical resolutions and fervent petitions to God for grace to keep said resolutions, followed up by genuine efforts to carry out these resolutions."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Part 1, Chapter 5: Location of Purgatory - Revelation of the Saints - St. Teresa - St. Louis Bertrand - St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi

"St. Teresa had great charity towards the souls in Purgatory, and assisted them as much as lay in her power by her prayers and good works."

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"Purgatory: Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints" by Rev. F. X. Schouppe

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Prayer: Chapter 11: Vocal Prayer

"By vocal prayer is meant any prayer we recite with our lips, and this is usually done according to some special formula. All Chris tians habitually recite vocal prayers, such as the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Apostles Creed, the acts of faith, hope, charity and contrition. The daily Divine Office which the Church prescribes to her Clergy and Religious, also the prayers of Holy Mass are chiefly taken from the Psalms and other parts of Holy Scripture; the prayers used by the priest in the administration of the sacraments and in blessings are also vocal prayers."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Chapter 9: The Ninth Precept, On Almsdeeds

"And first, no one has ever doubted of almsdeeds being commanded in Holy Writ. Sufficient is the sentence of the just and supreme Judge, (even supposing we had nothing else,) which he will pronounce against the wicked at the last day: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me not to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me not in; ... sick and in prison, and you did not visit me;" and a little lower: "Amen, I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me." (St. Matthew xxv.)"

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"The Art of Dying Well" by St. Robert Bellarmine

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Prayer: Chapter 10: The Objects of Our Prayers

"The objects of our prayers are, first, the things or the objects we ask of God, and secondly, the persons in whose behalf we pray to God."

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"Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions" by Fr. Ferreol Girardey

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Part 1, Chapter 4: On the Fear of Hell

"Death is rendered yet more bitter to us by the fear of hell and the clear view of eternity before us. For when we are dangerously ill, and death stares us in the face, the terror which fills us at the prospect of eternity is so overwhelming, that we are filled with fear. For we see plainly that in a few days a few hours perhaps we must enter eternity, and we know not what awaits us there. The dread lest we should be lost everlastingly is so great as to cause us to shudder."

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"The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, Heaven" by Fr. Martin Von Cochem

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