Magnificat March 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS (20 pages)

Considerations on Lent, by Father John Gregory of the Trinity, O.D.M. .....Page 39

- The example of Jesus - The Blessed Virgin's appeal - A special effort - The teaching of the Saints - Fashionable religion - True happiness

The Consequences of a Yes or a No, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, leader of men .....44

- The influence of Bernard's choice - Preparation for the life of the cloister - Farewell to the family

"I Have Lost the Faith" .....53

- Return to the Faith

Chateaubriand's Confession and First Communion - Narrative by the author .....57