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<dl><dd>CONTENTS.</dd></dl><p>Preface
Life of the Author i. 
The First Treatise, on the Lord's Day, 
Chap. I. On the Jewish Sabbath 1 
Chap. II. On the Institution of the Lord's Day; or Christian Sabbath 8 
Chap. III. Motives for keeping the Lord's Day 13 
Chap. IV. On the manner in which we are commanded to keep the Sunday by resting from servile works 22 
Chap. V. On the obligation of sanctifying the Sunday by Exercises of devotion and all works of piety 31 
The Second Treatise, on the Holy Time of Advent. 
Chap. I. On the Institution of Advent 57 
Chap. II. The Motives for sanctifying Advent 61 
Chap. III. On the Exercises of holy Penance and Prayer ; by which we are bound, principally to sanctify our souls in this holy time of Advent 66 
The Ember days of December 76 
The Third Treatise, on the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. 
Second Sunday after Epiphany 78 
The Fourth Treatise, on the Sundays between the Epiphany and Lent. 
Chap. I. 95 
Chap. II. On the Sundays of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima ib. 
Chap. III. On Shrovetide 99 
The Fifth Treatise, on the Fast of Lent. 
Chap. I. On the Institution and Obligation of this Fast 112 
Chap. II. On the Advantages of Holy Fasting 123 
Chap. III. The particular Motives for the Institution of the Fast of Lent 131 
Chap. IV. On the Manner of observing Lent 144 
Chap. V. On the Conditions which must accompany our Fast 166 
Chap. VI. Ou the interior Dispositions necessary to sanctify our Fasts 172 
Chap. VII. On Ash- Wednesday 181 
Chap. VIII. Of the Ancient Discipline of the Church, relating to the Penitental Cyions 183 
Chap. IX. On the First Sunday of Lent 198 
Chap. X. On Mid-Lent Sunday 201 
Chap. XI. On Passion Sunday 202 
The Sixth Treatise, on Holy Week 
Chap. I. 203 
II. On Palm Sunday 206
III. On the Office of the Tenebre 211 
IV. On Maundy Thursday 212 
V. On Good-Friday 218 
VI. On the devotion to the Cross 218 
VII. On the devout use of the sign of the Cross 224 
VIII. Holy Saturday, or Easter-Eve 231 
The Seventh Treatise, on the Resurrection of our Lord 
Chap. I. On Easter-Day 234 
Chap. II. The history of Christ's Resurrection 239 
Chap. III. On the principal dispositions of soul and exercises of devotion, with which every Christian is hound to celebrate the glorious solemnity of Christ's Resurrection 248 
Chap. IV. On the Paschal Time 265 
The Ninth Treatise, on Whitsuntide. 
Chap. I. On the Preparation for Whitsuntide, 287 
Whitsun-Eve 293 
Chap. II. On the Jewish Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost ib. 
Chap. III. The History of the Christian Pentecost, or an Account of the Descent of the Holy Ghost 296 Chap. IV. On the Promulgation of the New Law of Grace, in the 
Descent of the Holy Ghost 308 
Chap. V. On the fruits continually produced in the Souls of the Faithful, by the invisible descent of the Holy Ghost upon them 319 
Chap. VI. On the Gifts which accompany Habitual Charity 330 
The Tenth Treatise, on Trinity Sunday 
Chap. I. On the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity, 349 
Chap. II. How we are to honour the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity 360 
Chap. III. Of the Adversaries of the Faith of the Blessed Trinity 362 
The Eleventh Treatise, on the Feast of Corpus Christi. 
Chap. I. 385 
Continuation of do., by a Catholic Priest 395 
Chap. II. On the manner in which it is solemnized ib.
Chap. III. On the Procession of Corpus Christi 400 
Chap. IV. Considerations on the Real Presence 402
The Twelfth Treatise 
On the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 425 
Index, 437 
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<dl><dd>Includes bibliographical references and index</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Church Year; Butler, Alban, 1711-1773; Church year</div>
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<dl><dd>Butler, Alban, 1711-1773</dd>
<dd>Butler, Charles</dd>
<dd>Catholic priest</dd></dl></div>
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