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 Little Office  of  the  Holy  Name,  besides  many  prayers, devotions, psalms,  hymns,  and  the  latest  indulgenced invocations and  ejaculations  in  honor  of  the  Most Holy Name,  have  been  incorporated  in  this  book; hence it  may  not  inaptly  be  called  Book  of  the  Holy Name."

Nor have  we  failed  in  this  little  book  of  prayer  to do  what  we  have  loved  to  do  in  all  our  previous  works, viz., to  inculcate  and  urge  upon  pious  souls  the  frequent use of  indulgenced  ejaculations  and  invocations. St. Philip Neri  says:  "It  is  an  old  custom  with  the  servants of  God  always  to  have  some  little  prayers  ready, and  to  be  darting  them  up  to  heaven  frequently  during the  day,  lifting  their  minds  to  God  out  of  the  filth of  this  world.  He  who  adopts  this  plan  will  get  great fruit  with  little  pains." St. Francis de  Sales  and  St. Thomas  Aquinas  often  made  use  of  ejaculatory prayers. Every time  that  St.  Ignatius  heard  the clock strike,  he  recollected  himself  and  elevated  his heart to  God. St. Vincent  de  Paul  observed  the  same pious practice. " With  God  "  aims  to  foster  meditation , or mental  prayer,  as  well  as  vocal  prayer;  it  is  a  Book of Devout  Reflections;  it  contains  a  little  Treasury  of Winged  Thoughts  from  Holy  Writ  and  other  sacred sources —  thoughts  which  we  may  make  our  own  by earnest  and  devout  reflection  —  thoughts  which,  in critical  moments  of  trial  and  temptation,  will  serve  to fortify  us  against  the  allurements  of  the  devil,  the world, and  the  flesh,  and  to  stimulate  us,  in  the  scorn of consequence,  at  all  times  to  do  what  is  right,  and to walk  unfalteringly  in  the  way  of  salvation.

We beg  our  pious  readers  not  to  slur  over  or  utterly disregard the  introductory  chapters  on  Vocal  Prayer ,