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Show Where Is Your Prayer Book? It would not be safe to argue from the scarcity of prayer books among our young men at holy mass that they cannot can-not read; neither would it be fair to infer in-fer from this same fact a high degree of illiteracy among the stalwart lads of the parish. Many of the saints, while attending the Holy Sacrifice of the mass, were wrapt in such a close communion with God and their hearts were so flooded with divine love that they did not need the aid of prayer books to suggest fit expression of adoration; but with the innate humility of our young men they would reject such a- reason for the dearth of prayer books, if the pastor were rash enough to ascribe it to them. They need prayer books to assist them in their devotions, to teach them the right form of prayers, to avoid distraction dis-traction and thus help to concentrate their attention upon the holy act in which they are engaged. |