proper and most beneficial practices, to read in Lent, books of true Christian piety, and sound morality, and to have them read for the instruction of others;* and that every family do piously join together at night, in the Rosary, or beads of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in reciting the Litanies of the Saints, with the annexed psalm, verses and prayers.

Parents and others, who have the care of children, should consider it a special duty in Lent, to instruct them and their servants in the Christian Doctrine; and by word and example, to bend their mind to religion and virtue. St. Paul says, "if any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."+

We hope it is unnecessary to remark, that entertainments, assemblies, parties of pleasure, and public amusements of every sort, are highly unbecoming christian penitents, in those days of humiliation, self-denial and mortification.

That the father of mercies, "who wills not the death of a sinner, but that he should be converted and live," may grant you a true spirit of repentance; that he may graciously hear your prayers in this holy season, in which mercy flows, and relieve you in all your necessities, is the blessing we sincerely wish you,

In

*On which occasion we recommend, "Think Well On't," or "Dr. Challenor's Meditations.” Ezech. 18. 23.

ti Tim, 5. 8.

glinaha ro eirunach agus ro btairibhioch, leab harha criostulacht diagha agus fior-mhoraltacht a leabh sa gcarois, agus a gcur da leiabh chun eideas doine eile. Agus go ndiarhach a nuile lucht tighe, padrin na naomh muidine muire gach oihe go dioganta a bpairt a cheile, agus liddain na naomh, mar aon res a psalam, na ranna, agus na hurnuighe leanus iad.

Bo ehoir d'airicha agus do mhairicha sgus fos, do gach duine eile, a bhuil clann air a gchuram, a htabhairt fae nearr, gur dualgas ata bainte orha, go spisialta ansa gcarois, an teagasg criosduigh mhuna dha gcloinn, agus da seiribhisig; agus re briarha agus re deihsompla, an intinn bhog oag, a chlaonadh chun creidimh agus sualcidh. Deir Naomh Poal, ma ata aon duine na doanan curam da dhoine fein, agus mormhor da lucht tighe; do bsian se an creidiomh, agus is measa e na anachriosduigh.”*

Tr muinin aguinn nach praing duinn a chur a nouil, go bhuil cuirighi, cuidiochtuilh, fiastuigh, agus a nuile hsort saobhnoais puibiligh, ro neamh-oireunach d'aihrigh chriosdula, ansna laohanta umhliochta, pionois agus crabhuis seo.

Ahir na troicre, an tae nach mian les baas a pheacuig, ach e impogh air a leas, agus maireachtuin,"+ go dtuga se spiird na fior aihrigh dhibh; go neistigh se go grastuil ren'ur nurnuighe ansa naimsir bheannighe seo na sruha troicrioch: agus go dtuga se fuascuilt dibh ann gach uile riochtanus: beanacht iaramuid dibh go durhachtach. An ainim an Ahar,

* 1 Tim. 5, 8. + Ezech. 18, 23.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

THURLES, 1804.

THOMAS BRAY.

N. B. We request that these Instructions and Regulations will be carefully observed: And if extraordinary circumstances should require special Instructions and Regulations for any particular Lent, our Clergy shall receive them in

due

INSTRUCTIONS

Ahar, agus an Mhic, agus an Sprid-Naomh.

Amen.

THOMAS O'BROIH.

A DTURLUS-EILE, 1804.

due time and when no special Instructions or Regulations are given, the foregoing general Instructions and Regulations for Lent, are to be read according to direction, and strictly to be observed.

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INSTRUCTIONS

ON THE

ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, & CHARITY.

The following Instructions on the Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity, are to be read to the Congregation, in English or Irish, after the first Gospel, at every Parish-Mass, in the Dioceses of Cashel and Emly, on the first Sunday in July, during every year. By order of the most Rev. Doctor THOMAS BRAY,

"Without Faith it is impossible to please God: for he that cometh to God, must believe that he is, and is a rewarder of them that seek him."-St. Paul, Heb. 11.6.

AS God is a pure spirit, and the infallible truth, the most acceptable homage we can offer to his Divine Majesty is, to adore him in spirit and truth; and with this indispensable duty of worshipping God, like faithful adorers, in spirit and truth, we cannot comply, but by a devout practice of Faith, Hope, and Clarity.

These