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PEEFACE.

Persecution, which has not yet relented in our

re-

gard, under the ever varying depositaries of secular

power, has retarded the publication of this Volume,

beyond our worst expectations. Our readers will, we trust, be good enough to believe that we regret far

these forced delays as

much

as they do.

May we

hope that they will please to remember us and our Monastic brethren, in their prayers to God, and thus aid us to bear the brunt of hell's violence, so particularly directed against the sons of

Dom

Grue-

We

implore Our Lord to vouchsafe, in re-

turn, to pour

upon our readers a share in those blessby Him to those who suffer for Justice

ranger.

ings promised sake.

Ft. L. F. 0. S. B.

Solesmes.

May

8,

1888.