the truth. Thou wert then thinking of all and each of us. But why should we speak of the past? Dost Thou not still pray unceasingly for us all? Art Thou not ever in the tabernacle, and is not the Holy Eucharist one continual prayer for all mankind?

Resolution. I will to-day offer my principal actions to Almighty God, by constantly raising up my heart to Him.

Prayer. O my God, teach me to unite my intention to that of Jesus Christ, so that His perpetual intercession in the tabernacle may make amends for my poor prayers.

CHAPTER LVI.

THE MISSION OF THE APOSTLES.

Then he saith to his disciples: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.-St. Matthew ix. 37, 38,

And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities,

And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first: Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.-St. Matthew x. 1-4.

Preparatory Prayer. O my God, help me to be recollected, in order to derive more fruit from Thy teaching.

I. Our Lord, after the prayer to His Father, returns to His disciples, and in the words of the Evangelist, says to them: "The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He send forth labourers into His harvest."

He then gave them power to cast out devils, and heal all sorts of infirmities and diseases. The chosen twelve were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, who left their boat, as we have seen, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, who left their father to follow Jesus, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the publican, who at once gave up his employment when Jesus called him, James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed our Lord.

Then Jesus gave His commands to His new envoys. He told them how they were to preach the joyful news in His Name, and fortified them against indifference, disdain, contradictions and sufferings.

II. Alas! among the chosen twelve there was one who has since become an object of such deep execration, that now no greater insult can be conceived than to call any one Judas. I will therefore, at present, only consider the remaining eleven, whose names have come down, from generation to generation, glorified with the titles of Saints and Martyrs. I will renew my respect for, and my faith and confidence in the intercession of these holy and valiant Soldiers of Christ. I will call to mind what I already know, and will strive to learn more of their glorious lives and martyrdom. How beautiful and full of interest are the lives of the Saints! I will meditate, too, on the words of our Lord to the Apostles:

"And you shall be brought before governors, and

before kings for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles.

But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak.

And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body into hell."

Resolution. I will often examine myself on the subject of fear, and ask Almighty God to make me dread sin alone.

Prayer. O my God, deign, in Thy supreme power, to make me fear nothing but Thy justice. Enable me to follow the example of Thy Saints, and not to yield to human respect, either now in small things, or later in the more serious matters of life.

CHAPTER LVII.

THE CENTURION'S SERVANT.

And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

And saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented.

And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.

And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this: Go, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he cometh and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen, I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven :

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.-St. Matthew viii. 5 to 13.

Preparatory Prayer. My Saviour Jesus, I

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