Manualist Press Books

Prayers for amendment of life

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  1. Rule of life · 3 minRules for Amendment of Life in a State Already Embraced“To persons engaged in the bonds of marriage, or raised to an ecclesiastical dignity”Manresa, 1881
  2. Prayer · 6 minThree Prayers for Pardon of Sins and Amendment of Life“Most dear Lord Jesus Christ, I, an unworthy sinner, remind thee of all the holy contemplations”The Paradise of the Christian Soul, 1877
  3. Examination · 18 minExamination of Conscience“In examining your conscience, remember you have to find out what sins”2 books, 1872–1911
  4. Examination · 1 minParticular Examen“Whether we said anything in our own praise?”2 books, 1867–1894
  5. Devotion · 31 minA Devout Method of Hearing Mass“sacred Victim, immolated for the redemption of mankind!”The Parochial Hymn Book, 1881
  6. Devotion · 9 minAnniversary of Our Baptism“Most holy Trinity! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one God in three persons!”St. Vincent's Manual, 1848
  7. Prayer · 2 minActs of Contrition, Faith, Hope and Charity“I am most heartily sorry for having offended thy divine Majesty;”The Ursuline Manual, 1851
  8. Prayer · 4 minAffections and Prayers to Jesus Christ“O my despised Jesus ! by Thy example Thou hast done too much to render reproaches and contempt sweet”The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ
  9. Prayer · 1 minAffections and Prayers to Our Redeemer“My dear Redeemer, I thank Thee for the lights which Thou hast given”Ascetic Library, Vol. 2, 1868
  10. Prayer · 3 minAspirations before or after Confession“My Lord and my God, I sincerely acknowledge myself a vile and wretched sinner,”The Catholic's Vade Mecum, 1851
  11. Instruction · 25 minChoosing a Confessor and Making a General Confession“Many reasons show the necessity and advantage of a director in the service of God.”Meditations and Discourses, 1840 · Latin and English
  12. Prayer · 8 minDaily Acts of the Christian“My God ! I adore Thee, I love Thee with my whole heart.”The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ
  13. Rule of life · 9 minDay of Expiation in Honor of the Sacred Heart“In union with all my associates in the entire world I offer”Blessed Sacrament Book — Little Offices
  14. Prayer · 1 minDear Lord, Have Mercy“Dear Lord, have mercy on me; take pity on me,”Blessed Sacrament Book — Little Offices
  15. Examination · 39 minDevotions before Confession“O holy and long-enduring God, I prostrate myself before thee”St. Joseph's Manual, 1853
  16. Devotion · 6 minDevotions for Holy Communion“My Lord Jesus Christ, I firmly believe that I am about to receive”The Parochial Hymn Book
  17. Devotion · 9 minEvening Prayer“name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”My Prayer-Book · Latin and English
  18. Examination · 11 minEvening Prayers and Examination of Conscience“In the name of the ✠ Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”The Catholic's Vade Mecum, 1851
  19. Devotion · 13 minExamination of Conscience and Devotions for Confession“O Spirit of light and of truth, Who dost sound the depths of our consciences”The Parochial Hymn Book
  20. Examination · 24 minExamination of Conscience and Prayers before Confession“My God, my Creator, my Redeemer, my Judge, give me thy grace that”Catholic Hours, 1840
  21. Examination · 14 minExamination of Conscience before Confession“O MERCIFUL Redeemer! Hope and refuge of sinners, look with compassion on”The Catholic's Pocket Prayer-Book
  22. Examination · 42 minExamination of Conscience for a General Confession“How long ago did you make your last confession?”The Mission Book, 1857
  23. Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Children“Did you say your prayers, morning and night?”The Parochial Hymn Book, 1881
  24. Examination · 8 minExamination of Conscience for Confession“Have I performed the penance enjoined in my last confession?”Prayer-Book for Religious, 1914
  25. Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Every Night“O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, whose majesty filleth heaven and earth,”The Garden of the Soul, 1812
  26. Examination · 2 hrExamination of Conscience for Priests in a Retreat“The object of a Clerical Retreat, like every other Retreat, is an”Enchiridion Clericorum, 1882 · Latin and English
  27. Examination · 6 minExamination of Conscience for Religious Sisters“Cease not to withdraw from creatures until you find yourself alone with God.”Prayer-Book for Religious, 1914
  28. Examination · 7 minExamination of Conscience for Those Who Confess Regularly and Frequently“O most merciful God, I most humbly thank thee for all thy mercies”The Sodalist's Vade Mecum, 1886
  29. Examination · 16 minExamination of Conscience for Young Women“How long is it since I last went to confession?”The Catholic Girl's Guide
  30. Examination · 2 minExamination of Conscience on Purity of Heart“Do I set before me in each confession some special fault to overcome until my next confession ?”Meditations on the Sacred Heart, 1913

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  1. Examination · 9 minExamination of Conscience on the Present State of the Soul“Do I value them more highly than anything else?”The Way of Interior Peace
  2. Examination · 5 minExamination of Conscience: the Manner of Performing It“LET us adore our LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who sees us as we really are, and Who knows all our sins”Ascetic Library, Vol. 4, 1870
  3. Examination · 3 minFirst Method of Prayer (St. Ignatius)“Ignatius in his Book of Spiritual Exercises. First Method. This method consists in an examination, interspersed with aspirations, expressions of…”Spiritual Exercises for an Eight-Day Retreat, 1895
  4. Meditation · 13 minJesus Before Caiphas“Let us recall how, after our Lord had been led before Annas to satisfy his curiosity,”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898
  5. Litany · 4 minLitany for EasterJesus, Redeemer of mankind, Jesus, who has cleansed us by thy blood, Jesus the conqueror of sin and death…The Garden of the Soul, 1843
  6. Litany · 15 minLitany for SundayIN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen…The Garden of the Soul, 1880
  7. Litany · 6 minLitany for the SickAll ye holy saints of God, make intercession for me, Our Father, etc. O Lord hear my prayer, And let my cry come unto thee…The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations, 1883
  8. Litany · 18 minLitany for the Sick and Preparation for DeathO Blessed Trinity, three Persons and one God, Holy Mother of God, All ye holy Angels and Archangels…Key of Heaven, 1870
  9. Litany · 4 minLitany of HopeBy Pope Pius VI, I hope for from thee, O my God, I hope, O my God, Our Father…St. John's Manual
  10. Litany · 4 minLitany of Our Lady of Perpetual SuccourHoly Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, O Mary, ever help us…The Augustinian Manual, 1885
  11. Meditation · 5 minMeditation on In What Perfection Consists“See God enthroned in Heaven, and all the Saints lovingly looking up to Him.”Spiritual Exercises, 1916 · Latin and English
  12. Litany · 14 minLitany of PenitentsBe favourable, O Lord, and spare us, From all evil, Deliver us, From all sin, Deliver us…The Paradise of the Christian Soul, 1877
  13. Meditation · 5 minMeditation on Repetition of Venial Sin“We may picture to ourselves our soul like one in a decline”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898 · Latin and English
  14. Litany · 4 minLitany of Repentance through LoveHeavenly Father, true God, Son, Redeemer of the world, true God, Holy Ghost, true God…St. John's Manual
  15. Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Alphonsus Liguori“Lord, have pity on us. Christ, have pity on us. Lord, have pity on us. Christ, hear us: Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father, from heaven, have…”St. John's Manual
  16. Meditation · 4 minMeditation on Tepidity“Let us place ourselves before God and His angels, overwhelmed with confusion”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898
  17. Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Mary Magdalene“have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us God, the Father of heaven, have mercy…”St. Vincent's Manual, 1848
  18. Litany · 3 minLitany of St. Paul“Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.”St. Vincent's Manual, 1848
  19. Meditation · 8 minMeditation on the Love of the Sacred Heart in the Blessed Sacrament“Since this life of love of Jesus Christ ought to be in a particular manner”Meditations on the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Novena, 1852 · Latin and English
  20. Meditation · 5 minMeditation on the Renewal of Religious Vows“Imagine God says to you: "My son, give me thy heart"”Spiritual Exercises, 1916
  21. Meditation · 14 minMeditation on the Sermon on the Mount“Let us recall how Jesus Christ ascends the mountain in Galilee”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898
  22. Meditation · 21 minMeditation on Venial Sin“My Lord and Saviour! How have I been deceived and blinded, to esteem”Spiritual Exercises for an Eight-Day Retreat, 1895
  23. Litany · 9 minLitany of the Life and Passion of Jesus ChristThat being dead to sin, we may live to justice, That we may not glory, but in thy holy cross…St. Vincent's Manual, 1848
  24. Devotion · 3 minMethod of Confession“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”The Garden of the Soul, 1872
  25. Prayer · 7 minMorning and Evening Prayers for Children“O God, Heavenly Father! Thou hast permitted us again, after the rest”The Christian Mother
  26. Prayer · 15 minMorning Prayer“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”The Carmelite Manual, 1846 · Latin and English
  27. Examination · 10 minNight Prayers“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”The Parochial Hymn Book, 1881
  28. Examination · 7 minNight Prayers and Examination of Conscience“Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and enkindle in them”Purgatorian Consoler, 1868
  29. NovenaNovena for Christmas“My dearest Jesus, if it is true (as the law says) that dominion is acquired by gift,”The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ · Latin and EnglishBegins Wed. 16 Dec
  30. NovenaNovena in Preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception“Come, O holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle”The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations, 1883 · Latin and EnglishBegins Sun. 29 Nov
  31. NovenaNovena to St. Anne“Dear St. Anne, poor prodigal child that I am, I have recourse to thee,”Prayer and Song Book Including St. Anne Novena
  32. NovenaNovena to St. Francis Xavier“O God, who glorifiest those that glorify thee, and art honored in”Novena of Grace to St. Francis Xavier, 1850 · Latin and EnglishBegins Wed. 3 Mar
  33. NovenaNovena to St. Joseph“Joseph, chosen to be the guardian of Jesus, the protector”The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations, 1883
  34. Prayer · 8 minOblation to Almighty God“Most merciful Lord, and ever living God, behold, I, a wretched and ungrateful sinner”The Key of Heaven
  35. Meditation · 6 minOn Meditation“If there is one duty more important than any or all others”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898 · Latin and English
  36. Devotion · 7 minPrayers before Confession“O HOLY Spirit, Eternal Source of Light, mercifully vouchsafe to enlighten the darkness”The Parochial Hymn Book, 1881
  37. Prayer · 1 minPrayer at Taking Holy Water“Sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; wash me”The Golden Manual, 1850
  38. Prayer · 3 minPrayer for Obtaining Contrition“I have now here before me, O Lord, a sad prospect of the manifold”The Garden of the Soul, 1872
  39. Devotion · 21 minPsalter of Jesus“Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, have mercy on me.”The Dominican Manual
  40. Devotion · 12 minResolution of Amendment“whose holy grace has opened my eyes to the miserable”The Ursuline Manual, 1830
  41. Meditation · 7 minResolution to Imitate Jesus Christ (Second Form of Election)“Let us place ourselves alone in the presence of God”The Science of the Spiritual Life, 1898
  42. Rule of life · 2 minResolutions at the Close of a Retreat“I WILL always remember that the paramount concern which should engross my”St. Vincent's Manual, 1848
  43. Prayer · 1 minPrayer to Jesus Crucified“Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before thy face”The Raccolta, 1878 · Latin and English
  44. Rule of life · 7 minRule of Life for Those Living in the World“Rise at a fixed hour, for example, six o'clock ; do not remain longer”A Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine, 1875
  45. Rule of life · 6 minRule of Life for Young Men“Have a fixed hour for rising in the morning; bless yourself with holy water”The Young Man's Guide, 1910
  46. Rule of life · 19 minRules for a Christian Life“O LORD GOD, my Creator and Redeemer, grant that during my mortal pilgrimage”Devotions for Confession, 1866
  47. Prayer · 2 minPrayers after Confession“Accept, O Lord, I beseech thee, this my confession, and mercifully pardon”The Catholic's Vade Mecum, 1851
  48. Instruction · 2 minShort Practical Method of Meditation“My God, I believe that Thou art really present, and I adore Thee”A Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine, 1875
  49. Devotion · 4 minShorter Form of the Way of the Cross“We adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee.”The Augustinian Manual, 1885
  50. Prayer · 3 minPrayers to the Five Wounds of Jesus“Most meek Jesus, by the saving wound of thy Right Foot,”The Paradise of the Christian Soul, 1877
  51. Devotion · 35 minStations of the Cross“O my Jesus ! most merciful Lord ! because Thou art infinitely good”The School of Jesus Crucified, 1866 · Latin and English
  52. Prayer · 3 minTriple Colloquy“O Mother of my Saviour, my blessed Lady, my Queen, vouchsafe to intercede”Prayer-Book for Religious, 1914
  53. Prayer · 3 minUniversal Prayer“O my God, I believe in Thee; do Thou strengthen my faith.”The Parochial Hymn Book, 1881
  54. Hymn · 3 minVeni Creator Spiritus and Veni Sancte Spiritus“Veni Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita, Imple superna gratia Quæ tu creasti pectora”Blessed Sacrament Book — Little Offices · Latin and English
  55. Devotion · 13 minAbridged Way of the Cross“Mon Rédempteur, mon Dieu, me voici à vos pieds, me repentant de tout mon cœur”Novena of Grace to St. Francis Xavier, 1880 · French
  56. Prayer · 3 minAct of Resolution“Vous nous l'avez promis, Seigneur, par la bouche de vos Prophètes”Novena to St. Francis Xavier, 1839 · French
  57. Prayer · 7 minActs before Holy Communion“C'EST vous, mon Jésus ! c'est vous que je vais recevoir dans cet auguste Sacrement”Novena to St. Francis Xavier, 1839 · French
  58. NovenaFrench Novena for the Immaculate Conception“Venez, Esprit-Saint, remplissez les cœurs de vos fidèles,”Marian and St. Anne Novenas, 1886 · French, LatinBegins Sun. 29 Nov
  59. Meditation · 4 minMeditation on the Purity of Soul of St. Philip Neri“Considera quanto fusse rara la Purità del cuore, ed ammirabile l'Innocenza de' costumi”Novena di varj / St. Philip Neri Devotions, 1724 · Italian
  60. Examination · 1 minMethod of Examination of Conscience“Mon Dieu, j'ai un extrême regret de vous avoir offensé par ce que vous êtes”Recueil de neuvaines, 1882 · French
  61. Meditation · 5 minMorning Meditation on the Death of St. Philip Neri“Considera come essendo cessata miracolosamente al Santo ogni considerabile infermità,”Novena di varj / St. Philip Neri Devotions, 1724 · Italian, Latin
  62. Prayer · 6 minNovena Prayers to St. Francis Xavier“TRES-SAINTE et très-adorable Trinité, Dieu seul en trois Personnes, je me prosterne”Novena to St. Francis Xavier, 1817 · French
  63. Meditation · 4 minNovena to St. Francis Xavier, Day One: His Conversion and Detachment“Xavier entièrement livré à l'amour de lui-même, et aveuglé par l'éclat d'une fausse gloire,”Novena to St. Francis Xavier, 1817 · French
  64. Prayer · 2 minPetition to the Blessed Virgin Mary“Santísima MARIA: éres por tu dignidad hija del Padre, madre del hijo,”Novena to St. Francis de Geronimo, 1807 · Spanish, Latin
  65. Prayer · 2 minPrayer for the Blessing of the Blessed Sacrament“Divin Sauveur de nos âmes, qui avez bien voulu nous laisser votre”Novena of Grace to St. Francis Xavier, 1880 · French
  66. Prayer · 1 minPrayer to St. Philip Neri against Earthquakes“Glorioso Padre S. Filippo, per quel prodigioso scuotimento del vostro cuore”Novena di varj / St. Philip Neri Devotions, 1724 · Latin, Italian
  67. Prayer · 3 minPrayer to St. Philip Neri for a Happy Death“Benedetto sia il Santissimo Nome del nostro Signore Giesù Cristo, della Santissima”Novena di varj / St. Philip Neri Devotions, 1724 · Italian
  68. NovenaSpanish Novena for the Immaculate Conception“Creo en el Misterio de la Santísima Trinidad, Padre, Hijo, y Espíritu Santo”Novena y meditaciones de la Inmaculada Concepción, 1788 · Spanish, LatinBegins Sun. 29 Nov
  69. Instruction · 4 minWhat to Do During and After Confession“Approchez du Confessional avec le silence, la modestie et le recueillement”Novena to St. Francis Xavier, 1817 · French
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