Hymns of St. Louis De Montfort
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Table of Contents 1. USEFULNESS OF HYMNS ..........................................8 2. TO THE POETS OF THE DAY....................................12 3. TO MEN PREDESTINED ...........................................18 4. RESPECT AND DESIRE FOR VIRTUE.......................18 5. EXCELLENCE OF CHARITY FIRST HYMN.................24 6. LIGHTS OF FAITH ....................................................30 7. SOLIDITY OF HOPE..................................................37 8. SPARKLE OF HUMILITY ...........................................42 9. CHARMS OF GENTLENESS......................................51 10. MERIT OF OBEDIENCE..........................................57 11. POWER OF PATIENCE............................................66 12. THE BEAUTY OF VIRGINITY...................................74 13. NEED FOR PENANCE.............................................84 14. TENDERNESS OF LOVE OF NEIGHBOR..................94 15. SPLENDORS OF PRAYER .....................................103 16. POWER OF FASTING............................................113 17. BENEFITS OF ALMSGIVING.................................120 18. CRIES OF THE POOR...........................................130 19. TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS....................................132 20. TREASURES OF POVERTY ...................................139 21. FLAMES OF ZEAL ................................................151 22. RESOLUTIONS OF A ZEALOUS MISSIONARY.......156 23. WISDOM OF SILENCE..........................................162 24. PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD ..............172 25. PLEASING FRAGRANCE OF MODESTY ................179 Table of Contents 26. OBLIGATIONS OF GRATITUDE.............................185 27. THANKSGIVING FOR GOD’S GIFTS......................191 28. ABANDONMENT TO PROVIDENCE.......................193 CONTEMPT OF THE WORLD ....................................203 29. CALAMITIES OF THE WORLD ..............................203 30. FIRST SNARE: GAMES OF CHANCE.....................218 31. SECOND SNARE: THE DANCE AND THE BALL ....222 32. THIRD SNARE: THEATRE AND PLAYS..................228 33. FOURTH SNARE: LUXURY ...................................233 34. FIFTH SNARE: HUMAN RESPECT: FIRST HYMN ..247 35. HUMAN RESPECT: SECOND HYMN .....................252 36. HUMAN RESPECT: THIRD HYMN.........................256 37. HUMAN RESPECT: FOURTH HYMN......................261 38. HUMAN RESPECT: FIFTH HYMN..........................265 39. AXIOMS OF THE WORLD .....................................268 THE LOVING DEVOTION TO THE HEART OF JESUS ............................................................268 40. TREASURES OF THE SACRED HEART.................268 41. LOVING EXCESSES OF THE SACRED HEART .....276 42. WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST..................................280 43. OUTRAGES AGAINST THE SACRED HEART.........284 44. DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART ...................289 45. CONVERSION OF A SCRUPULOUS WOMAN.........291 46. CONSOLATION OF THE AFFLICTED (1)................295 47. ACT OF REPARATION TO THE SACRED HEART...300 48. TO THE RELIGIOUS OF THE VISITATION .............304 SI 49. OUR OFFERING TO MARY....................................306 Table of Contents 50. ON THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD.........................307 51. PRAISES OF GOD FOR HIS DEEDS......................309 52. PRAISES OF GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS...............311 53. EVENSONG ..........................................................313 54. LOVER OF JESUS ................................................313 55. LOVER OF JESUS ................................................315 56. LOVER OF JESUS ................................................317 57. NOEL OF ANGELS................................................319 58. NOEL OF SHEPHERDS.........................................321 59. NOEL OF CHILDREN............................................323 60. NOEL OF KINGS...................................................326 61. NOEL OF PIOUS SOULS.......................................328 62. NOEL OF ZEALOUS SOULS..................................330 63. NOEL OF CHILDREN OF MARY............................332 64. NOEL OF SPIRITUAL SOULS ................................334 65. NINTH NOEL ........................................................335 66. NOEL OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.............................338 67. SUNDAY: JESUS IN AGONY .................................340 68. MONDAY: JESUS SCOURGED..............................342 69. TUESDAY: JESUS CROWNED WITH THORNS......345 70. WEDNESDAY: JESUS SENTENCED TO DIE.........348 71. THURSDAY: JESUS CARRYING HIS CROSS.........350 72. FRIDAY: JESUS CRUCIFIED.................................351 73. SATURDAY: JESUS DIES AND IS BURIED ...........354 74. SUFFERINGS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN .............356 HYMNS IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.........357 75. RECOLLECTED DEVOTEE ...................................357 Table of Contents 76. MARY’S TRUE DEVOTEE......................................362 77. DEVOUT SLAVE OF JESUS IN MARY ...................365 78. PRAYER REQUESTING WISDOM..........................367 79. SINNER CONVERTED THROUGH MARY’S PLEA...368 80. MARY’S ZEALOUS DEVOTEE ...............................370 81. BLESSED VIRGIN HYMN TO BLESSED GODRIC..372 82. FROM A CHILD OF MARY.....................................373 83. MEMORARE .........................................................376 84. REGINA COELI.....................................................377 85. MAGNIFICAT ........................................................378 86. IN HONOR OF THE NAME OF MARY ....................379 87. IN HONOR OF JESUS ALIVE IN MARY..................381 88. LITTLE CROWN OF THE VIRGIN MARY................383 89. TRIUMPH OF THE AVE MARIA .............................387 90. ROSARY OR CROWN OF MARY ............................391 HYMNS FOR SEVERAL PERSONS OF DIFFERENT STATES OF LIFE............................................404 91. GOOD MISSIONARY.............................................404 92. GOOD SISTERS DIALOGUE .................................409 93. GOOD CHILDREN ................................................415 94. LOVING PENITENT WOMAN.................................418 95. GOOD SOLDIER...................................................420 96. GOOD PRISONER.................................................422 97. IMPORTANT LESSON OF CHILDREN....................423 98. CONVERTED SINNER...........................................426 99. THE GOOD SHEPHERDESS.................................429 100. CONSOLATION OF THE AFFLICTED (2)..............435 Table of Contents 101. CONSOLATION OF THE AFFLICTED (3)..............442 102. TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS..................................449 103. DESIRES OF INCARNATE WISDOM....................454 104. NEW CANTICLE FOR OUR LADY ........................459 105. JESUS CHRIST’S CALL TO THE SINNER ............462 106. CONDEMNATION OF THE WORLD.....................464 107. FAREWELL TO THE FOOLISH WORLD...............472 108. TREASURES OF POVERTY .................................476 109. PRINCIPAL MYSTERIES OF FAITH......................480 110. PRAYER TO THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGEL........489 111. TO JESUS LIVING IN MARY................................490 112. DESIRES FOR COMMUNION..............................491 113. CALVARY OF PONTCHATEAU.............................492 114. MISERIES OF THIS LIFE ....................................493 115. OPENING OF THE PARISH MISSION ..................495 116. JOYS OF PARADISE ...........................................497 117. PSALM LAUDATE PUERI ....................................499 118. SIGHS OF THE DAMNED ...................................501 119. LAMENTATIONS OF THE SOULS........................505 120. DESPAIR OF THE SINNER AT DEATH ................508 HYMNS IN HONOR OF SOME SAINTS ......................511 121. IN HONOR OF THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGEL ....511 122. IN HONOR OF JOSEPH ......................................512 123. TREASURES OF THE CROSS .............................514 124. DESIRES FOR WISDOM ....................................517 125. THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM................................518 126. PRAYERS TO WISDOM .......................................521 Table of Contents 127. ABANDONED SOUL............................................524 128. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR SUNDAY...............540 129. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR MONDAY..............542 130. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR TUESDAY.............544 131. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR WEDNESDAY.......546 132. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR THURSDAY ..........548 133. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR FRIDAY................550 134. BLESSED SACRAMENT: FOR SATURDAY...........552 135. HYMN ON THE LOVE OF GOD ...........................555 136. REPARATION TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT...556 137. NEW HYMN IN HONOR OF CALVARY (1) ............558 138. NEW HYMN IN HONOR OF CALVARY (2) ............560 139. PLAN OF LIFE.....................................................562 140. CONVERTED SINNER.........................................575 141. INVOCATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT....................576 142. RESOLUTIONS OF A CONVERTED SINNER........579 143. CONVERSION OF A WORLDLY SINNER..............583 144. POOR IN SPIRIT..................................................590 145. OUR LADY OF PATIENCE...................................593 146. CHRISTIAN WEDDINGS......................................594 147. IN HONOR OF SAINT PIUS .................................597 148. HYMN ON CHARITY............................................600 149. TO THE DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM ....................603 150. DISSOLUTENESS OF RENNES...........................605 151. OUR LADY OF GIFTS..........................................608