Readings and reflections for the Holy Hour; the manifestations of the Divine Presence . hat death was threatening you,would you not regard the pleasures andvanities of this world as nothing, wouldyou not flee from all occasions of sin, wouldyou not forgive your enemies from all yourheart, and restore ill-gotten goods? As youwould prepare yourself with the most pioussentiments and sublime thoughts to die, so FOR THE HOLY HOUR 465 you ought to dispose your heart to receivewithin its confines that God of the Eucharistwho is to be your portion for all eternity. At the sight of Thy Sacrament, 0 Jes
Readings and reflections for the Holy Hour; the manifestations of the Divine Presence . hat death was threatening you,would you not regard the pleasures andvanities of this world as nothing, wouldyou not flee from all occasions of sin, wouldyou not forgive your enemies from all yourheart, and restore ill-gotten goods? As youwould prepare yourself with the most pioussentiments and sublime thoughts to die, so FOR THE HOLY HOUR 465 you ought to dispose your heart to receivewithin its confines that God of the Eucharistwho is to be your portion for all eternity. At the sight of Thy Sacrament, 0 Jesus,my heart melts with love and my wholebeing humbles itself at Thy feet. Ah, Iunderstand better my nothingness, my vile-ness; I understand at last all that Thouart, O my God, and the little that I upon me, 0 Lord, and have mercyupon me. Bring down my pride that de-stroys me and blinds me. Drive all disorderfrom my mind, and fill my heart with humil-ity and love. Let me know Thee, 0 Jesus,in order to love Thee better; let me knowmyself in order to humble myself more jftft£5JFtrsft Keatimg anti l&eflectton MANIFESTATIONS OF THE REAL PRESENCE Legenda AMONG the survivors of the terriblecatastrophe that befell the island ofMartinique at the eruption of Mount Pelee,May 8, 1902, were the sisters of the congre-gation of De la Deliverande, twenty-threein number. That Morne Rouge escapeddevastation, they attributed to divine inter-vention, for, though their community wasnearest to the crater, yet it was the onlyone within the zone of disaster that escapedunharmed. The election campaign was on for thehouse of French deputies. The socialistsformed a strong majority in St. Pierre, andabout four hundred of them were in MorneRouge, near St. Pierre. They denouncedthe Catholic Clergy and went so far as to FOR THE HOLY HOUR 467 threaten the Sisters lives. Night and daythey sang ribald campaign songs. St. Pierrewas placarded with blasphemous proclama-tions. The blacks threaten
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