Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ... grace be not at hand to preserve therefrom. I would ask then, my God, the help of Your grace for all the days of my life, and I purpose to merit it by my prayers, by my heedfulness and vigilance, and by my faithfulness; keep me always, lest I be of the number of those unfortunate and wretched ones whom Your Angel must shut out forever from Your holy home. Dicit Angelus: Foris canes et impudici et idolis servientes! (apoc. Xxii, 15.) Non intrabit in eam aliquid coinquinatum aut abominationem faciens. (apoc, Xxi, 27.) MEDITATION VTI. LEST YE ENTER INTO TEMPTATION, WATCH AND PRAY. First Point. When the Savior said to His disciples on the eve of His passion; Watch and pray, He bethought Himself of their condition or position and the peculiar dangers to which they were exposed just then. Nevertheless it was a recommendation meaningful to all men that He addressed them; the means of perseverance indicated to them are recommended equally to all His disciples, whatever be the trials or straits in which they find themselves or the dangers that seem to menace. Quod dico vobis, omnibus dico: Vigilate. (mark, Xiii, 27.) Vigilate et orate. Opertet semper orare et non deficere. (luke, Xviii, 1.) We have good reason, then, to apply to ourselves these words, since purity is ever liable to dangerous temptation. We ought to watch and pray, the more that our virtue is weak and our enemies are many, wily, and unrelenting: Vigilate et orate, Our Lord bids us, ut non intretis in tentationem. He does not say, watch and pray that we may not be tempted, for it is His purpose that our virtue be tried and be strengthened by such trial; but that we may not give way under temptation, and succumb thereto. It is as if He said, "If you do not keep guard over yourselves, and if you are no...
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