ABSTINENCE, 856

ACKNOWLEDGMENT of sin necessary
for its forgiveness, 786

ACTIONS to be done ior God's Glory,
19J

ACTS, judicial, 348

ADAM and Eve, marriage of, 820

ADMONITIONS to the worshippers of
the false christ, 752; brotherly
admonition illustrated, 309
ADORATION, perpetual, 719; nocturnal,
720; prostrate, 731, 899
ADORERS, union of, 720
ADULTERERS punished, 354

ADULTERY, gravity of, 352; punished
in body and soul, 353; exhortation
to shun, 352

ADULTS, helps of grace given sufficiently
to, 209; baptism of, 669
ADVERSITY, ejaculations for times of,
377

ADVICE to judges, 349
ENNON, 163

ALLUSIÓNS to Christ, 85

ALMSGIVING; to whom given; how
given, 300; when given; how often
to be given; fruits of, 301; blessings
of; cancels sin; remits penalty of
sin, 302; brings riches and honours;
exhortation to, 303, 860; Examples
of, 304

AMBITION, 459

ANANIAS and Saphira, 545
ANGELS, creation, nature and office of

good, 40; invocation of; honour
paid to, 43

ANGELS, bad, work miracles; instru-

ments in God's hands; powerless to
inflict evil unless by God's permis-
sion; appear as angels of light, 47;
their sin and punishment, 44, 45;
power of, 45
"ANGELUS," the, 735

ANGER, grievousness of, 462; effects of;

wrongful; examples of, 463; examples
of right and wrong, 464: Divine, 464;
prayers for averting, 464; penance
appeases God's, 788
ANNUNCIATION, 135

ANTICHRIST, persecution of, 642
APOCALYPSE, analy-is of, 722; visita-
tion by fire foretold in the, 761

AUTHORITY, faith rests on Divine, 255
AVARICE, how great and common a sin,

410; the curse of nations; brings
sorrow, trouble, eternal damnation,
412; darkens the mind; corrupts the
heart, 413; punishment of, 415;
examples of, 416

AVARICIOUS man, ever longing but not
satisfied, 413

"AVE MARIA," 736
BABBLERS, 746

BAPTISED, the, names and titles of,

669
BAPTISM, 658; circumcision a type of,
659;
St. John's, 165, 662; our
Lord's, 165, 663; spiritual signifi-
cance of, 663; names and types of,
666; ceremonies of, 667; of adults,
669; for the dead, 874

BABYLON, type of anti-christian world,
762

BARUCH, 189

BEATIFIC VISION, 907

BEATITUDE in the intellect, 171
BEAUTY of Christ, 62; of charity, 280;
of mercy, 298
BELL, sanctuary, 718

BENEDICTION of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, 719

"BENEDICTUS," the, 159
BENJAMIN, 155
BETHANIA, 163
BETHLEHEM, 137

BLASPHEMY, evils of; examples of,
330

BLESSED, the, dignity of, 173; power,
honour, and glory of, 173
BLESSED SACRAMENT, the, institu-
tion of, 676; foreshadowed by Pro-
phets, 678; promised by our Lord;
His teaching concerning It, 680;
celebrated by the Apostles, 682;
benefits of, 684; names and titles of,
685; supreme worship due to;
Divine praises due to, 687; invita-
tion to bring honour and glory to,
693; Reservation of the, 713; Bene-
diction of; Perpetual Adoration of,
719; Processions of, 731; other types:
and names of, 731; denial of, 737;
sins that led to the denial of, 739;
foretold by St. Jeremias, 94
BLESSED VIRGIN, lineage; Immacu-
late Conception; Nativity; Vir-
ginity: Espousals, 134; Annuncia-
tion, 135; visit to St. Elizabeth;
Magnificat, 136; journey to Bethle-
hem; birth of her Son, 137; Pre-
sentation; Her sorrow; journey to
Nazareth, 138; flight from Herod;
Her return from Egypt; journey to
Jerusalem, 139; loss and finding of
her Son, 140; Her power with her
Son at Cana, 140; goes to Caphar-
naum, Her praises proclaimed, 141;
stands by Cross; Her sorrows; Her
prayer in Upper Chamber; Her
Glory in Heaven, 141; characteristics
and virtues of, 142; prophetic types
and figures of, 143; sorrows of, 144;
Rosary of, 145

BLESSEDNESS of those who die in the
Lord, 869

BLESSINGS, misuse of, 215
BLINDNESS, sin causes, 236
BLOOD, PRECIOUS, 23
BLOTTING OUT of sin, 838
BOASTING, 460

BODY of man weak and mortal, 49; sin

disastrous to, 232; miseries of, 55;
blessings of wisdom in the, 327;
qualities of a glorified, 172

BOILING POT, 760

BOOKS of Holy Scripture, 499; Apocry-
phal, 500; rejected, 515; of Life, 29

BREATHING, the, 666

BREVITY of life, 864
BRIBERY. examples of, 346
BRIGHTNESS, 910

BROTHERHOOD of the Divine Expia-

tion, object of the; motive of the
life of the, 784; chief work of the, 675,
719; what Leo XIII. says about the,
784; rules of the, 784

CALAMITIES of our times, 766
CALENDAR of Scripture Saints, 632
CALUMNY forbidden; mischief and
punishment of, 362; examples of
punishment of, 363; ejaculations of
the soul against, 364

CANA, 140
CATALOGUE of sins, 826
CAUSE of war, 314
CELIBACY of Priests, 814
CEREMONIES, 717
CERTITUDE of faith, 256
CHARITY of Christ, 62; perfection and
excellence of, 279; value, splendour
and beauty of; proof of; fruits and
rewards of, 280; precepts of 281; pun-
ishment of sinning against: towards
our neighbour, 281; duty of practis
ing, 282; examples of, 285, 286;
prayers for, 288; acts and effects of.
289; predisposing cause of sanctifying
grace, 215; sanctification by, 839
CHASTITY, praises of, 401; 444
CHILDREN, their duty to parents, 392;
examples of pious and dutiful, 393
CHRISM, 667
CHRIST, Incarnation of, 59; First-
Begotten, Head and Prince of all
creatures, 60; King, 60; Saviour, 61;
characteristics of, 86; His life as
typified by St. Jeremias, 89; charity.
grace, knowledge and beauty of, 62;
poverty of, 63; as High Priest and
Mediator, 63; Divine Expiation of,
65; His love for suffering; perfect
obedience of, 64; merit of, 65; re-
demption of; appointed Judge, 66;
allusions to, 85; preaching of, 91;
teachings of, 100; resurrection of,
108, 109; ascension of, 110; visible
coming of, 112; worship of, 113; our
Judge, 881; tabernacle of, 714
His names and titles

as the SON OF GOD, 68
as GOD, 69

as the WORD, 71

as the MAN, 73

as JESUS, 75

as the TREE OF LIFE, 77

as the LIGHT, 78

as the ROCK, 79

as the TEMPLE, 80

as the GIFT OF GOD, 81

as CAPTAIN OF SALVATION, 83
as the MESSIAS, 84

CHURCH, Christ the builder, Head and
invisible Rock of the, 517; founda-
tions of, 518; Peter visible rock of
the, 525; the mystical body of