A profound and inspiring guide to the practice of the Stations of the Cross, a central devotion of the Catholic Church. Includes historical background, prayers, and meditations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

A profound and inspiring guide to the practice of the Stations of the Cross, a central devotion of the Catholic Church. Includes historical background, prayers, and meditations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... he not affirm, in this same Epistle to his dear son Timothy (i. 7), that God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power? This is why he declares (v. 8) that he (Timothy) ought not to Mush for his bonds, and be ashamed of his person, amidst the humiliations to which he was subjected. CHAPTER V. WE OUGHT TO LOVE CROSSES. Love follows on esteem; we love things in proportion; to the value we set upon them. I have just spoken of the worth of crosses, and this little work abounds in motives most capable of making us perceive their value and urging us to love them. But let me say, in one word, what may carry absolute conviction to the mind, as to the obligation that lies upon us of having a love for crosses. Jesus, God-Man, loved them: therefore they are lovable. He loved them with an ardour inconceivable: therefore they ought to be the objects of our greatest affection. Let men say what they will, though they should all unite together in persuading us to the contrary, we must adhere to the sentiments of a God. All men may be deceived; a God can neither be deceived nor deceive others. They who follow Him walk in the light and in the truth;, every other path leads astray and is full of darkness. The Adorable Jesus, our God, loved sufferings. They were His treasure, His joy, His glory, His sweetness, the delight of His heart, His love. Heespouses the Cross at His first entrance into the world: this is why He is the Man of Sorrows; He never quits it, He lives on it, He dies on it. You would say that He has not words choice enough to express His affection for it. He is not content with saying that He desires it, but He declares (Luke xxii. 15) that He desires it with desire; that is to say, with a desire which angels and men ought to...