CONTENTS. Daily Devotions, 5 A SHORT HISTORY OF RELIGION. Before Christ, 17 History of Christ, 24 After Christ, 28 Concluding Remarks, 44 INTRODUCTION. ON THE END OF MAN, 49 PART I. ON FAITH. MEANING, OBJECT, AND RULE OF FAITH, 51 NECESSITY OF FAITH, 53 QUALITIES OF FAITH, 54 ON THE APOSTLES' CREED. FIRST ARTICLE. 56 On God and His Attributes and Perfections, 56 On the Three Divine Persons, 60 On the Creation and Government of the World, 61 On the Angels, 63 On our First Parents and their Fall, 65 SECOND ARTICLE, 67 Jesus Christ the Promised Messias, 67 Jesus Christ, True God, 68 THIRD ARTICLE, 69 The Incarnation of Christ, 69 The Youth of Jesus, 71 The Public Life of Jesus, 72 FOURTH ARTICLE, 73 FIFTH ARTICLE, 74 SIXTH ARTICLE, 76 SEVENTH ARTICLE, 76 EIGHTH ARTICLE, 78 NINTH ARTICLE, 79 The Marks of the Church, 82 The Qualities of the Church, 83 The Growth and Preservation of the Church, 85 The Communion of Saints, 87 TENTH ARTICLE, 88 ELEVENTH ARTICLE, 89 TWELFTH ARTICLE, 90 PART II. THE COMMANDMENTS. THE CHIEF COMMANDMENT, 92 The Love of God, 92 The Love of our Neighbor, 94 Christian Self-Love, 96 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, 97 First Commandment of God, 98 The Veneration and Invocation of Saints, 100 Second Commandment of God, 102 Third Commandment of God, 104 Fourth Commandment of God, 105 Fifth Commandment of God, 107 Sixth Commandment of God, 109 Seventh Commandment of God, 110 Eighth Commandment of God, 112 Ninth and Tenth Commandments of God, 114 THE SIX COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH, 115 First Commandment of the Church, 116 Second Commandment of the Church, 117 Third, Fourth, and Fifth Commandments of the Church, 119 Sixth Commandment of the Church, 120 ON THE VIOLATION OF THE COMMANDMENTS 120 On Sin in general, 120 On the different kinds of Sin, 122 ON VIRTUE AND CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, 125 On Virtue, 125 On Christian Perfection, 128 PART III. ON THE MEANS OF GRACE. GRACE IN GENERAL, 131 On the Grace of Assistance, 131 The Grace of Sanctification, 132 THE SACRAMENTS, 132 Baptism, 136 Confirmation, 189 The Holy Eucharist, 141 The Real Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, 141 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, 144 Holy Communion, 147 Penance, 150 Examination Of Conscience, 152 Contrition, 155 Confession, 157 Satisfaction, 160 Indulgences, 161 Extreme Unction, 162 Holy Orders, 163 Matrimony, 165 SACRAMENTALS, 167 PRAYER, The Angelic Salutation, 173 The Lord's Prayer, 171 RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AND CEREMONIES, 174 RECAPITULATION, 177 Our Religion is Divine, 177 Digitized by Google.

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