Chapter 8.1: The Pharisee and The Publican

"Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a pharisee, the other a publican. The pharisee, standing, prayed thus within himself: O God, I give Thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. I fast twice in a week; I give tithes of all I possess to the poor. And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven, but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. I say to you, this man went down into his house justified, rather than the other; because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

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

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Day 31: On the Death of our Saviour.

"Consider, fourthly, who it is that suffers all this; and thou shalt find, that he is the eternal Son of God, co-eternal, co-equal, and consubstantial to the Father, the great Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, infinite in power, infinite in wisdom, and in all perfections. But for whom does he suffer? For man, a poor wretched worm of the earth? for ungrateful sinners, traitors to his eternal Father, and to himself; for those very Jews that crucified him; for us mortals, who for the most part were never likel to thank him, or even so much as to think of his sufferings. O! how admirable, art thou, O Lord! in all thy ways, but in none more than in the contrivances of thy mercy! O! how does this passion of our Redeemer enrich and illustrate all the attributes of God! It is here we discover his infinite goodness and charity, in thus wonderfully communicating himself to us, and laying down his life for our sakes. It is here we discover his unparalleled mercy, in taking upon himself our miseries, and enduring the stripes due to our sins. Here we see the admirable wisdom of his providence, in opening the fountain of life to us by his death. Here we learn to fear the severity of his justice, which fell so heavy upon his only begotten Son, who had clothed himself in the resemblance of a sinner, to atone for our sins. O! what must the guilty themselves one day expect at his hands, if they do not prevent the terrors of his justice, by intantly embracing his mercy!"

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"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner

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Chapter 8: Some Practical Lessons On Prayer In The Gospel Narrative

"The following narratives from the Gospel will plainly manifest to us the dispositions with which our prayers should be accompanied, in order to de serve that God should grant us what we pray for. To derive real profit therefrom, the reader should read them slowly and attentively; and should, more over, reflect on them, if he earnestly desires to profit by the lessons they convey."

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

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Day 31: Our Saviour on the cross

"Consider, fourthly, how all things seem now to have conspired against our dearest Lord. The thought of being forsaken by his Father, and the grief and presence of his Mother, pierce him to the heart. As for his own apostles, one of them has betrayed him; another has denied Him, and the rest have abandoned him. His friends, and all those whom he had most favoured and miraculously cured, now either join with his persecutors, or at least are ashamed of him. His enemies insult him, and triumph over him. His own body by its weight is a torment to him. But what most of all afflicts him, is the foresight of the ingratitude of Christians, the little benefit they will derive from his death and passion, and the eternal loss of so many souls redeemed by his precious blood. Ah! sweet Jesus, suffer me not to be one of that unhappy number: suffer me not to be so miserable, as to join with thy enemies in crucifying thee by sin!."

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"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner

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Chapter 7: How to Render Our Prayers more Acceptable to God and Increase their Efficacy

"Every week almost we hear of new improvements and inventions in machinery, in comforts, in agriculture, in scientific appliances, etc., tending to increase power, efficiency, durability, productiveness, and to lessen human labor. Should we not, then, in the spiritual life, in the matters and means pertaining to salvation, be as ingenious as worldlings are in the things concerning their temporal welfare? Are not our spiritual interests in finitely superior to all temporal interests? We should, therefore, be ever ready by every means in our power to render our prayers more acceptable to God and more efficacious in obtaining from Him the assistance we so greatly need. The reader will find in this chapter some of the principal means which will surely increase the value and power of our prayers."

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

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Day 29: Our Saviour carries his Cross, and is nailed to it

"Consider, thirdly, how our blessed Lord, having for some time, with unspeakable labour and torment, carried his cross through the streets, at last falls down under its weight, unable to carry it any further. Wonder not, my soul, at this, since besides the load of the cross oppressig his wearied body, wounded in every part, and exhausted with the loss of so much blood, his heavenly Father has laid upon his shoulders another more insupportable weight, viz. that of the sins of the whole world. Ah! Christians, it is under this intolerable burthen that your Saviour faints down. Nor is he any way eased of this merciless load by Simon of Cyrene, who was compelled to take up the cross, but bore no part of the weight of our iniquities; all which the heavenly Father laid upon his beloved Son, to be cancelled with his blood and death. O infinite goodness of the Father! O infinite charity of the Son! to do and suffer so much for wretched man. O my soul, see thou never more be ungrateful to so loving a God."

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"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner

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Chapter 6: Conditions of Prayer

"It is not enough for us to pray, but we should pray well, otherwise our prayers are not fit to be heard by God. When we pray, we speak to God and ask favors of Him; and therefore our prayers should be such as to be pleasing to Him, who deserves our deepest homage, reverence, respect and confidence and sees our in most heart. If our prayers and the dispositions of our heart are such as to be displeasing to Him, we need not be astonished, if they fail to obtain any thing from Him. Let us see what are the conditions or qualities of prayer pleasing to God and worthy of being heard."

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

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Day 28: Our Saviour is scourged at the pillar, and crowned with thorns

"Consider, secondly, how these bloody ruffians by their cruel scourging having made but one wound of our Saviour's body, from head to foot, loose him at last from the pillar, leaving him to put on his clothes as well as he could. Ah! Christians, have compassion now on your Saviour's abandoned condition, who has no one to lend him a helping hand to bind up his gaping wounds, or staunch the blood that comes flowing from them! O! present yourselves now, and offer him what service you are able: offer at least to assist him in putting on his clothes, to cover his green wounds from the cold air. But, O! how rough are these woollen clothes to his wounded back! Alas! instead of affording him any ease or comfort, they do but increase his sores, by their rubbing upon them."

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"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner

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Chapter 5: Why So Many Prayers are Not Heard

"Prayer is absolutely necessary to salvation; prayer is easy, is in every man's power, wherever, whenever, as often as he wishes; prayer is all-powerful, for God has promised to grant us what we pray for; and nevertheless, so many persons complain that their prayers are not heard, however numerous, earnest and persistent they may be! If our prayers are not heard, not granted by God, the fault is not God's, but ours."

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

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Day 27: Our Saviour is brought before Pilate and Herod

"Consider, first, how early in the morning, notwithstanding their late sitting up, the high-priest, and his fellows in iniquity, convene a more numerous assembly of the Sanhedrim, and there again put the same question to our Saviour, "Whether he was the Son of God?" and receiving the same answer, confirm their former sentence. Yet, as they did not think it safe for themselves, being subjects of the Roman empire, to put this sentence in execution, without the consent of Pontius Pilate the governor, they determined to carry him to Pilate, and by his authority to have him crucified; a kind of execution which their malice made choice of, because it was at the same time, most ignominious, as being only for vile slaves and notorious criminals; and most cruel, as being a long and lingering death, under the sharpest and most sensible torments. Come now, O Christian soul! and contemplate thy Saviour, whilst he is hurried along the streets with his hands bound, from the house of the high-priest to the court of Pilate, attended by the whole council and their wicked ministers, publishing aloud as they go on, that now all his impostures were laid open, his hypocrisy discovered, and himself convicted of blasphemy. Behold the giddy mob, who a little before reverenced him as a prophet, now all on a sudden join with his enemies, following him with opprobrious shouts and insults as he passes along the highway, and discharging a thousand kind of injuries and affronts upon him."

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"Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month" by Rev. Richard Challoner

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