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Alphonsus Liguori: Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament

A visit to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament for every day of the month.

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From the opening: Most Rev. S. Eccleston

To \Viiich Is Added

A Method of Devoutly Hearing Mass

By Blessed Leonard a Porto Maubitio

New York

The Catholic Publication Society, 9 Warren Street

Published V/itii the Apptlobatjon of Tub

Most Rev. S. Eccleston

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IN the former translation of the Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, two-thirds of the Introduc tion, a small portion of each Visit, a considerable part of the Acts for Communion, and about one half of the Aspirations of Love to Jesus in the Holy Sacrament, were omitted. All these de fects are supplied in the present translation The Visits to the Blessed Virgin contained in the former, and reprinted in this edition of the Visits to the Holy Sacrament, were taken from a French translation of the Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and diHer considerably from the Visits to the Blessed Virgin given in the Italian edition of the works of St. Alphonsus, lately published at "\Ionza. The Devotions for Con fession were also taken from the French trans lation. The method of hearing Mass, contained in the former translation of the VISITS, is the work, not of St. Alphonsus, but of Blessed

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Leonard, it is now faithfully translated from the origii rl Italian. In addition to the matter contained in the former edition of the VISITS, the reader will find, in this volume, the sub stance of ill that St. Alphonsus lias written on the advantages of, and the rules for, Fre quent Communion, along with a defence of his doctrine on the same subject, and a Novena for All Souls' day. The first reply to the per son who assailed h;s opinion on Frequent Com munion, was Avri^n at the request of Pope Clement Ihe Thiri" *vtb.

Contents

Page

Dedication, ....... v»

On Spiritual Communion, . . 1»

Acts to be made at the beginning of each

Visit to the most Holy Sacrament, . . i

Visit 1 ........ 25

"4 .... 34

"14 ....... 62

"15 .......

"16 ....... 68

"18 . . , . . -73

" 19 ... 76

" 20 ..... - 79

"21 ....... 82

23 .......

VI Contents

PAGE. Visit 25 ... ... 93

26 . . . . . . . 97

27 ....... 100

28 ....... 103

29 . . ... . . .106

31 ' 113

On Preparation for Communion, . . lid Acts before Communion, ....

On Thanksgiving after Communion. . 126 Acts after Communion, ....

Aspirations of Love to Jesus in the Holy Sa crament, . . . ... . 145

Sighs of Love towards God, . . . Directions for Spiritual Souls with regard to

the frequentation of the Sacraments, &,c., 180 On Communion, ......

An apologetic reply on the subject of frequent

Communion, to D. Cyprian Aristasio, . 212 Devotions for Confession, . . .

Meditation for Sunday, . . . 255

" Monday, .... 258

Tuesday, «, . ,,. . . 263 Wednesday, . , . 266

Thursday, . , .271

Friday, . . . .274

Saturday, . . , . , . .277

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Contents (81 sections)

  1. Opening
  2. Title page
  3. Most Rev. S. Eccleston
  4. Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament
  5. An Act for Spiritual Commukiox
  6. Acts to Be Made at the Beginning of Each Visit to the Most Holy Sacrament
  7. Most Holy Sacrament
  8. Second Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  9. Fourth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  10. Fifth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  11. Sixth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  12. Seventh Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  13. Eighth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  14. Tenth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  15. Eleventh Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  16. Thirteenth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  17. Fourteenth Visit to the Blessed
  18. Fifteenth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  19. Sixteenth Visit to the Blessed Virgin
  20. Seventeenth Visit to the Blessed
  21. Eighteenth Visit to the Blessed
  22. Nineteenth Visit to the Blessed
  23. Twentieth Visit to the Blessed
  24. Twenty-First Visit
  25. Twenty-First Visit to the Blessed
  26. Twenty-Second Visit
  27. Twenty-Second Visit to the Blessed
  28. Twenty-Third Visit to the Blessed
  29. Twenty-Fourth Visit
  30. Twenty-Fourth Visit to the Blessed
  31. Twenty-Fifth Visit to the Blessed
  32. Twenty-Sixth Visit
  33. Twenty-Sixth Visit to the Blessed
  34. Twenty-Seventh Visit
  35. Twenty-Seventh Visit to the Blessed
  36. Twenty-Eighth Visit
  37. Twenty-Eighth Visit to the Blessed
  38. Twenty-Ninth Visit
  39. Twenty-Ninth Visit to the Blessed
  40. Thirtieth Visit to the Blessed
  41. Thirty-First Visit
  42. Thirty-First Visit to the Blessed
  43. On Preparation for Communion
  44. 126 on Thanksgiving After Communion
  45. On Thanksgiving After Communion
  46. On Thanksgiving After Communion. J 27
  47. 2 Otf Thanksgiving After Communion
  48. Aspirations of Love
  49. Aspirations of Love to Jesus in the
  50. '.bpjrations of Lot '?
  51. Directions Tor Spiritual Souis
  52. Of the Sacraments
  53. To D. Cyprian Aristasio
  54. To D. Cyprian Aristasio (continued)
  55. Meditations for Every Day in the Week
  56. 256 Meditation for Sunday
  57. Meditations for Sunday 257
  58. Meditation Foe. Monday
  59. Meditation for Tuesday
  60. Meditation for Tuesday
  61. 264 Meditation for Tuesday
  62. Meditation for Tuesday. 2G5
  63. 266 Meditation Foe. Wednesday
  64. Meditation for Wednesday
  65. Meditation for Wednesday
  66. 268 Meditation for Wednesday
  67. Meditation for Wednesday. 2G9
  68. 270 Meditation for Wednesday
  69. Meditation Fop. Thursday
  70. Meditation for Thursday
  71. 272 Meditation for Thursday
  72. Meditation for Thursday
  73. Meditation for Friday
  74. Method of Assisting at Mass
  75. Method of Assisting at the Holy
  76. By St. Alphoxsus M. Liguori
  77. 302 Novena Fop the Repose of
  78. 306 Nove2ta for the Repose of
  79. Gtj& Novena for the Repose Op
  80. 310 Novena for the Repose, Etc
  81. By St. Alphonsus M. Liguori

How to cite it

Chicago
Alphonsus Liguori. Alphonsus Liguori: Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament. Translated by Anonymous (1870). Internet Archive, 1745; translation 1870. https://archive.org/details/visitstothemosth00liguuoft
MLA
Alphonsus Liguori. Alphonsus Liguori: Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament. Translated by Anonymous (1870), Internet Archive, 1745; translation 1870. https://archive.org/details/visitstothemosth00liguuoft
APA
Alphonsus Liguori (1745; translation 1870). Alphonsus Liguori: Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament (Anonymous (1870), Trans.). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/visitstothemosth00liguuoft

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