_N.B.--You will find it useful to look up references in a reference Bible._ Ash Wednesday: God wishes that we should be saved.--1 Tim. ii. 3, 4; 2 Pet. iii. 9. Thursday: Our natural will is in conflict with God's will.--Rom. vii. 21-25. Friday: God the Holy Ghost assists us by illuminating the will.--S. John xvi. 13-15. Saturday: What is the guiding principles of our lives?--Ps. xxxix. 7; S. Matt. vi. 19-24. 1st Sunday in Lent: The Incarnation the mission of Christ to the body.--S. John i. 1-14; Eph. v. 23. Monday: The body in its physical aspect wonderfully suited to its purposes.--Gen. i. 26-28; ii., 7; Ps. cxxxix. 14. Tuesday: The body the external means by which we receive the Sacraments.--Heb. x. 22; Acts viii. 14-17; 1 Cor. xi. 26. Wednesday: The body in its ultimate destiny.--1 Cor. xv. 42-49; 1 John iii. 2, 3. Thursday: Disciplining the body braces the will.--2 Tim. ii. 3; Heb. xi. 32-40. Friday: The corporate life of the Church in its bearing on influence and conduct.--1 Cor. xii. 12-27. Saturday: The duty of example in respect of the temperance question.--1 Cor. viii. 7-13; 2 Cor. viii. 9. 2nd Sunday in Lent: The inner value of our life.--S. Mark viii. 34-38. Monday: The deadening effect of prosperity.--S. James v. 1-6. Tuesday: Our Lord's example of single-mindedness.--S. Mark vii. 37; S. Matt. xxvi. 39-44. Wednesday: The need for seriousness in thought.--S. Matt. xv. 10-20; Phil. iv. 8. Thursday: The need for seriousness in word.--S. James iii. 1-11. Friday: The need for seriousness in deed.--S. James iii. 13-18; 1 Pet. v. 8. Saturday: The need for perseverance, lest we forfeit our blessings.--Rom ii. 4-7; Rev. ii. 18-29. 3rd Sunday in Lent: Man seeking after God.--Ps. xlii. Monday: The Incarnation the means by which the union between God and man is brought about.--S. John xvii. 17-26. Tuesday: Prayer the characteristic act of religion.--S. Matt. vii. 7-12; Eph. vi. 18. Wednesday: The importance of self-examination as leading to self-knowledge.--Gal. vi. 3-5. Thursday: Confession of sins to God the only condition of forgiveness.--1 John i. 5-10. Friday: Forgiveness of sins comes from God through the blood of Christ.--Eph. i. 3-12. Saturday: The ministry of reconciliation committed to the ministers, as Christ's ambassadors.--2 Cor. v. 18; S. John xx. 22, 23. 4th Sunday in Lent: The natural body of Christ the source of healings.--S. Matt. xiv. 34-36. Monday: The spiritual body of Christ found in His Church.--Eph. i. 18-23. Tuesday: The sacramental body of Christ, given to us in the Holy Communion.--1 Cor. x., 14-21. Wednesday: Obedience the test of religion.--Rom. vi. 16-23. Thursday: Self-indulgence the great obstacle to obedience.--S. Luke xvi. 19-31. Friday: Self-renunciation the condition of service.--Acts xx. 17-24. Saturday: Our Lord's example of obedience.--Phil. ii. 1-11; Heb. xii. 1-3. 5th Sunday in Lent: Suffering in the light of eternity.--Rev. vii. 9-17; 2 Cor. iv. 17, 18.