table of contents 10 For the Common of Virgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 For the Common of Non-Virgins . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 For the Dedication of a Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 PART IV: Meditations for Weekly Retreats . . . . . . . . . 485 Before any Meditation: Invocation of the Holy Spirit . . . 485 Preparatory Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 Meditation I: On the Universal Benefits . . . . . . . . . 486 Meditation II: On Particular Benefits of God . . . . . . . 488 Meditation III: The Examination of Conscience to be made Concerning Virtues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 Meditation IV: On Obedience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 Meditation V: On the Virtue of Chastity . . . . . . . . . 493 Meditation VI: On the Same Virtue . . . . . . . . . . . 494 Meditation VII: On the Virtue of Poverty . . . . . . . . 497 Meditation VIII: On the Same Virtue . . . . . . . . . . 499 Meditation IX: On Charity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 Meditation X: On the Same Virtue . . . . . . . . . . . 504 Meditation XI: On Religious Humility . . . . . . . . . . 508 Meditation XII: On the Same Virtue (of Humility) . . . . 511 Meditation XIII: On Modesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Meditation XIV: On Prudence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Meditation XV: On the Other Virtues Conducive to Religious Perfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Meditation XVI: On the Preparation for Holy Communion . . 525 Meditation XVII: Upon Returning from the Holy Altar . . 527 Meditation XVIII: Before any Holy Communion . . . . . 529 Meditation XIX: After any Holy Communion . . . . . . 531 Act of Contrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 Vocal Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 PART V: Daily Meditations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 1. Monday Morning: Christ’s prayer in the Garden (of Gethsemane) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
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