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PREFACE.

of his divine workings in the soul. inspires the Church,

To

he

this end,

which has sprung up into

life

under the influence of his impetuous breathing, to propose at once to the Faithful that doctrinal sum-

mary, whioh

comprised in the three Feasts imme-

is

coming

diately

The

Pentecost.

after

following this will

show us the Holy

Volumes

Spirit

con-

tinuing his work, and, on the solid foundations of

the Faith he established at the outset, building the entire superstructure of the Christian virtues.

This was the idea which the Author of the Liturgical

Year was busy

of his work,

developing in the second part

when death came upon him

pen that had begun obedience into Ms, ful,

this

Yolume,

who now comes

was

and the

by

put,

before the Faith-

begging their prayers upon the arduous task he

has undertaken, of continuing the not quite finished

work

of his beloved Father

and Master.

Yes,

we

beg of them to beseech our Lord, that he himself will vouchsafe to bring to

a successful termination an

undertaking that was begun for his honour and glory,

and has already produced

souls of

so

much

fruit in

the

men. Br. L. F., O.S.B.

Solesmes,

May

10, 1879.