very important to inspire boys with a profound spect for those sacred springs of grace and salvati which will accompany them all the rest of their liv and will teach them early to make an holy and be ficial use of them.

1. Of Baptism.

We now receive baptism at an age, which does admit of our attention either to the august ceremon that are observed in it, or to the engagements we ta upon ourselves. It is therefore necessary to recal th to mind at a time when we are better able to pr by them. We must not therefore fail to make children renew the vows they made in their baptis either upon the anniversary of the day they recei it, or upon the eve of Easter and Whitsuntide, wh were formerly the only days whereon this sacram was administered in a public and solemn manner.

To reap the greater advantage from this pious pr tice, it may be proper to have the boys present at baptism of some child, that they may have the stron impression of what is afterwards to be explained them. "This, says M. de Fenelon, will give the "deeper sense of the spirit and end of it. By this y "will make them understand how great it is to b "Christian, and how shameful and terrible it is to "such as the generality of mankind are. Often "them in mind of the promises they made in th baptism, to shew them that the examples and ma ims of the world should be so far from having a authority over us, that they ought to make us s pect whatever flows from so odious and poisonou source. Fear not to represent to them with St. Pa "the devil reigning in the world, and influencing "hearts of men with all the violent passions, wh "make them fond of riches, glory and pleasures. "is this pomp you may say to them, which s "more properly belongs to the devil than the wor "it is this spectacle of vanity, to which a Christ

2. Of the Eucharist.

e first communion of the boys should be looked as the most important action of their lives, for they cannot be too much prepared. They must sposed for it some time before, be early spoken to tit, be taught to consider it as the greatest haps that can happen to them on earth, be inspired an eager desire after it, and above all have a ough sense of the great purity of morals which cred an action requires,

is hard to fix the time of the first communion, must not depend upon the age but the dispon of the children, and still more upon the state eir consciences.

he sentiments of M. de Fenelon upon this article, In my opinion, very judicious, and without presumo lay down a rule for any body, I think it proto propose it here. "The first communion, says , should as I think be made at the time when the fant, arrived at the use of reason, shall appear ost apt to learn, and exempt from every considerole fault. It is amidst these first-fruits of faith nd the love of God, that Jesus Christ will exhibit mself to him by the graces of the communion. When therefore we shall find the qualifications here poken of united in the children, a fund of docility, nd an exemption from every considerable fault, and consequently a great purity of manners, the st fruits, that is, the beginning, though as yet eak and imperfect, of faith and the love of God. We have reason to believe, that God will give a lessing to a first communion received in this conition, and that it may serve to strengthen and

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"When, on the other hand, we observe quite posite dispositions in children, an express indoc "which bears instructions and remonstrances pain, vicious habits, to which their frequent lapses prove that they are very much addicted "notion of faith; no mark of the love of Go "is then evident, that we ought to delay it ti "have better evidence of a sincere change, and a "conversion."

The same may be said of the other commun during the whole course of the year. The boys sh be inspired with a fervent desire of communica often, be made to understand that the body of C should be our daily bread, that the primitive Ch ans very often approached to the eucharist, and rived thence that strength and courage, which. then so necessary to them, and are now no less ne sary to us; and that the greatest or rather the grief of a Christian should be to see himself depr of the communion through his own fault: Unu nobis dolor hac escâ pricari.

At the same time they must be well instructe the dispositions necessary for the worthy receivi the eucharist, and above all be made sensible, wh horrible crime it is to receive it with a conscience filed with any mortal sin; that this would be to tray Christ by a kiss, like the perfidious Judas crucify him afresh; to tread under foot the So God; to count the blood of the covenant where be has sanctified us, an unholy thing; and to do spite unto the Spirit of grace. We ought to use utmost endeavours to inspire the boys with all p ble horror for receiving unworthily; and I t they are very happy, when they carry from col a sincere and solid respect for the sacraments.

3. Of Devotions.

There are certain short and easy devotions, w are no trouble to the boys, but may put them in n [i] Chrysostom.

is lift tick, ongi incy mixm know the only God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent. They us that true piety is founded on the knowledge d and Jesus Christ, that is, of his mysteries, ecepts and his example. What the evangelists of his behaviour in his infancy, should be ctly known and familiar to them, especially hat he did in the temple at twelve years old, able circumstance, which it has pleased Christ eserve in the gospel, that boys might find there fect model of all the virtues that are suitable to age. [m] He must often be represented to them Il of tenderness for children, as laying his hands them and blessing them, giving them access to declaring that the kingdom of heaven belonged em, and willing to consider what was done to as done to himself.

soon as the children awake in the morning, as ›d said to them that moment, [n] My son, give hy heart; let them answer, "I offer myself to ee, O God, with all my heart." [o] Corde magno, imo volenti. And let all their studies begin a short prayer.

ayers before and after meals are regularly obd in every college; and though nothing can be e just and reasonable than to pay this public hoe to the goodness and liberality of God, from n we have every thing, and to whom we ought equently to return thanks for all; yet now to shame of our age, this sacred custom, confirmed the use of all times, even among the pagans, ished more and more every day amongst us, espe

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cially with the rich and great, who have scarce a footsteps of it amongst them, and seem as thou they were ashamed of appearing Christians. T children should be forewarned against these abus by being accustomed even at breakfast and drinki to beg a blessing upon the food they are about to One may take occasion to instruct them upon t subject, by explaining to them what is said of Je Christ; that as he sat at meat with his two discip that went to Emmaus, [p] He took bread and b. ́sed it, and broke it, and gave to them.

I have no need to take notice of the indispensi obligation we are under to pray every day for king's most sacred majesty. The statute of the univ sity is herein very express, and is exactly observe

We must likewise remember the wants, whet public, of the church and state, or private, of relations and friends.

We must not forget in Ember weeks, to put boys in mind of joining with the common prayer the church, and desiring of God, that he would pleased to grant us repentance and pardon our s to bestow his blessing upon the fruits of the ea and to give his church good pastors and minist Upon the day of ordination, they may add this pray taken out of Scripture. [q] Lord Jesus, thou fol the sheep, by whom whosoever entereth in shall saved; thou good shepherd, who has laid down life for the sheep, have mercy upon thy people, are afflicted and scattered abroad, as sheep not h ing a shepherd. The harvest truly is great, but labourers are few: we pray thee therefore, the L of the harvest, to send forth labourers into harvest. Thou Lord, who knowest the hearts of men, shew whom thou hast chosen. Amen.

When any of our relations or friends, any bish or magistrate is dangerously ill, we may say every at the end of our meals, [r] Lord, he whom t lovest is sick. When he is out of danger, we may [] Luke xxiv. 30. [r] John xi. 5.