CONTENTSTHE MYSTERIES OF THE FAITH. THE INCARNATION. DISCOURSES FOR THE NOVENA OF CHRISTMAS. DISCOURSE I. The eternal Word is made man 10II. The eternal Word being great becomes little 23III . The eternal Word from being lord became a servant. 33IV. The eternal Word from being innocent becomes as it were guilty 41V. The eternal Word from being strong became weak 50VI. The eternal Word from being his own has made himself ours 58VII. The eternal Word from being happy made himself afflicted 67VIII. The eternal Word from being rich made himself poor 77IX. The eternal Word from being high made himself low 86Discourse for Christmas night. The birth of Jesus Christ 94Discourse on the name of Jesus 102Examples of the Infant Jesus 111MEDITATIONS FOR EVERY DAY OF ADVENT. MEDITATION I. Goodness of God in the work of the redemption 117II. Grandeur of the mystery of the Incarnation 119III. The love of God for men 121IV. The Word was made man in the fullness of time 123V. The abasement of Jesus 125VI. Jesus enlightens the world and glorifies God 127VII. The Son of God was laden with all our iniquities 129VIII. God sends his Son to die in order to restore us to life 131 IX. The love that the Son of God has shown us in the redemption 133X. Jesus, the man of sorrows, from the womb of his Mother 135XI. Jesus charged with the sins of the whole world 137XII. Jesus suffers during his whole life 139XIII. Jesus wished to suffer so much to gain our hearts 141XIV. The greatest sorrow of Jesus 143XV. The poverty of the Infant Jesus 145XVI. Jesus is the fountain of grace 146XVII. Jesus the charitable physician of our souls 148XVIII. We should hope all things from the merits of Jesus Christ 150MEDITATIONS FOR THE NOVENA OF CHRISTMAS. I. God has given us his only Son to save us 151II. Bitterness of the heart of Jesus in the womb of his mother. 153III. Jesus made himself a child to gain our confidence and our love 155IV. The Passion of Jesus lasted during his whole life 158V. Jesus offered himself for our salvation from the beginning 160VI. Jesus a prisoner in the womb of Mary 162VII. The sorrow that the ingratitude of man caused Jesus 164 VIII. The love of God manifested to man by the birth of Jesus 166IX. St. Joseph goes to Bethlehem with his holy spouse 168MEDITATIONS FOR THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS TILL THE EPIPHANY. I. The birth of Jesus 170II. Jesus is born an Infant 172III,. Jesus in swaddling-clothes 174IV. Jesus taking milk 177V. Jesus lying on the straw 179VI. Jesus sleeping 181VII. Jesus weeping 182VIII. The name of Jesus 184IX. The solitude of Jesus in the stable 186X. The occupation of the Infant Jesus in the stable of Bethlehem 188XI. The poverty of the Infant Jesus 190XII. The abasement of Jesus 192FOR THE OCTAVE OF THE EPIPHANY. I. The adoration of the Magi 194II. The presentation of Jesus in the Temple 195III. The flight of Jesus into Egypt 197IV. The dwelling of Jesus in Egypt 199V. The return of Jesus from Egypt. 201VI. The dwelling of Jesus at Nazareth. 203VII. The same subject continued 205VIII. The loss of Jesus in the Temple 206OTHER MEDITATIONS. FOR THE FIRST ElGIIT DAYS OF ADVENT. I. The love that God has manifested to us in the incarnation of the Word 209AND MUCH MORE!