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In translating  the  following  pages  from  Pere  St. Omer's  French  work,  "Les  plus  belles  Prieres  de St.  Alphonse,"  I  have  been  largely  indebted  to  the late Bishop  Coffin,  to  Father  Grimm,  and  to  Father Muller, all  of  them  sons  of  St.  Alphonsus,  from  whose published works  about  one  third  of  the  following prayers have  been  taken.

By awaiting  the  appearance  of  the  whole  of  Father Grimm's Centenary  edition  of  St.  Alphonsus'  works, all, or  nearly  all,  contained  in  this  prayer-book might have  been  textually  quoted  from  his  pages ; but this  would  have  necessitated  too  long  a  delay in giving  to  English-speaking  Catholics  the  privilege of making  constant  use  of  the  very  words  of  "that sweet  spirit  St.  Alphonsus."

G. M. Ward.