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HE Manual  of  Devotions  here  presented  to the  Public  was  compiled  chiefly  to  meet the wants  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  Nazareth. It had  been  suggested  that  such  a  book  would be very  acceptable  to  the  Sisters,  as  it  would give them,  in  one  convenient  volume,  not  only the Exercises  usually  performed  in  the  Community, but  also  many  other  Prayers,  Litanies, Novenas, Instructions,  &c,  suited  to  the  different festivals  of  the  year,  and  to  the  varied  wants or the  special  devotion  of  each  person.

A Manual  of  this  kind,  it  is  believed,  may find a  welcome  also  in  other  Religious  Communities, and  prove  itself  perhaps  better  adapted to their  wants  than  any  other  of  the  many Prayer Books  which  have  been  hitherto  published in  this  country.

The volume  may,  in  fine,  recommend  itself also to  persons  living  in  the  world;  and  we