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Meditation Ten – How the Soul Chooses the Devout Life.
Meditation Ten – How the Soul Chooses the Devout Life. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Humble yourself before Him, and ask His Aid. Considerations. Once more imagine yourself in an open plain, alone with your guardian Angel, and represent to yourself on the left hand the Devil sitting on a high and…
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Meditation Nine – On the Choice Upon to You Between Heaven and Hell.
Meditation Nine – On the Choice Upon to You Between Heaven and Hell. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Humble yourself before Him, and ask His inspiration. Considerations. Imagine yourself alone with your good angel in an open plain, as was Tobit on his way to Rages. Suppose the Angel to set before…
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Meditation Eight – On Paradise.
Meditation Eight – On Paradise. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Invoke His Aid. Considerations. Represent to yourself a lovely calm night, when the heavens are bright with innumerable stars: add to the beauty of such a night the utmost beauty of a glorious summer’s day, —the sun’s brightness not hindering the clear shining…
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Meditation Seven – Of Hell.
Meditation Seven – Of Hell. Preparation. PLACE yourself in God’s Presence. Humble yourself, and ask His Aid. Picture to yourself a dark city, reeking with the flames of sulphur and brimstone, inhabited by citizens who cannot get forth. Considerations. Even so the lost are plunged in their infernal abyss; —suffering indescribable torture in every sense…
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Meditation Six – On Judgement.
Meditation Six – On Judgement. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Intreat Him to inspire you. Considerations. When the time comes which God has appointed for the end of this world, and after many terrible signs and warnings, which will overwhelm men with fear, —the whole earth will be destroyed, and nothing then…
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Meditation Five – Of Death.
Meditation Five – Of Death. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Ask His Grace. Suppose yourself to be on your deathbed, in the last extremity, without the smallest hope of recovery. Considerations. Consider the uncertainty as to the day of your death. One day your soul will quit this body—will it be in…
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Meditation Four – On Sin.
Meditation Four – On Sin. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Ask Him to inspire your heart. Considerations. Consider how long it is since you first began to commit sin, and how since that first beginning sin has multiplied in your heart; how every day has added to the number of your sins…
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Meditation Three – Of the Gifts of God.
Meditation Three – Of the Gifts of God. Preparation. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. Ask Him to inspire your heart. Considerations. Consider the material gifts God has given you—your body, and the means for its preservation; your health, and all that maintains it; your friends and many helps. Consider too how many persons…
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Meditation Two – Of the End for Which we Were Created.
Meditation Two – Of the End for Which we Were Created. Preparation. PLACE yourself before God. Ask Him to inspire your heart. Considerations. God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might show forth His Goodness in you, giving you…
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Meditation One – On Creation.
Meditation One – On Creation. Preparation. PLACE yourself before God. Ask Him to inspire your heart. Considerations. God did not bring you into the world because He had any need of you, useless as you are; but solely that He might show forth His Goodness in you, giving you His Grace and Glory. And to…
Knights Prayer
Our Lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our Order. Keep us true to our pledge, to extend the kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through Thine intercession, win for us the grace, ever to exemplify in our public and private lives, the virtues that should characterize those especially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your Knights, we are constantly observed, our faith judged, and our Order appreciated. Accept, O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion, of Thy Servants, the Knights of the Precious Blood.
