Book I. contains treatises on Meditation, Prayer, and the Particular Examen, besides the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius reduced to prayers.
Book II. embraces the General Devotions; Morning and Night Prayers; many methods of assisting at Mass, and devotions for Confession and Communion.
Book III., all the Special Devotions for the various seasons of the year.
Book IV., the Bona Mors Devotions; Reflections for the Monthly Retreat; Examination of Conscience for Extraordinary Occasions; Prayers for the Sick and Dying; the Administration of the Last Sacraments, and the Office of the Dead.
Book V., miscellaneous devotions; Litanies; Indulgenced Prayers; Novenas; Helpful Sayings or Maxims, and Extracts from the writings of Masters in the Spiritual Life.
It contains the Officium Parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis, i.e., The Hours of Our Lady, with special commemorations of the Founders of Religious Orders; besides the little Offices of the Holy Ghost, the Sacred Heart, the Immaculate Conception, and the Holy Angels.
A cursory inspection of the contents of this book will reveal the fact that a distinct and original plan or method was adopted and carried out in the disposition of the matter and in the arrangement of details.
In accordance with this method, most of the offices, devotions, and prayers are grouped and classified under the headings of "The Week Sanctified."
This is a popular term, applied to the custom in vogue among religious people, whereby each day of the week is consecrated or dedicated to a particular devotion, thus:
| Sunday ........ | To the Holy Trinity. |
| Monday ........ | To the Holy Ghost and to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. |
| Tuesday ........ | To the Holy Angels. |
