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 Book I.  contains  treatises  on  Meditation,  Prayer,  and the Particular  Examen,  besides  the  Spiritual  Exercises of St. Ignatius reduced  to  prayers.

Book II.  embraces  the  General  Devotions;  Morning and Night  Prayers;  many  methods  of  assisting  at  Mass, and devotions  for  Confession  and  Communion.

Book III.,  all  the  Special  Devotions  for  the  various seasons of  the  year.

Book IV.,  the  Bona  Mors  Devotions;  Reflections  for the Monthly  Retreat;  Examination  of  Conscience  for Extraordinary Occasions;  Prayers  for  the  Sick  and Dying; the  Administration  of  the  Last  Sacraments,  and the Office  of  the  Dead.

Book V.,  miscellaneous  devotions;  Litanies;  Indulgenced  Prayers;  Novenas;  Helpful  Sayings  or  Maxims, and Extracts  from  the  writings  of  Masters  in  the  Spiritual Life.

It contains  the  Officium  Parvum  Beatae  Mariae  Virginis,  i.e.,  The  Hours  of  Our  Lady,  with  special  commemorations of  the  Founders  of  Religious  Orders; besides  the  little  Offices  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  the Sacred Heart,  the  Immaculate  Conception,  and  the  Holy Angels.

A cursory  inspection  of  the  contents  of  this  book  will reveal the  fact  that  a  distinct  and  original  plan  or method  was  adopted  and  carried  out  in  the  disposition of the  matter  and  in  the  arrangement  of  details.

In accordance  with  this  method,  most  of  the  offices, devotions, and  prayers  are  grouped  and  classified  under the headings  of  "The  Week  Sanctified."

This is  a  popular  term,  applied  to  the  custom  in  vogue among religious  people,  whereby  each  day  of  the  week is consecrated  or  dedicated  to  a  particular  devotion,  thus: