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The Month of the Precious Blood

The Price of Redemption—The Fountain of Mercy

“Now, more than ever, it is opportune to tell people

at what price our souls were redeemed.”

~ St. Gaspar del Bufalo

Devotion to the Precious Blood invites us to contemplate the price of our redemption and the inexhaustible mercy flowing from the sacrifice of Christ.

For the month of July, Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J. (1813–1892) composed thirty-one short meditations arranged as a three-part spiritual journey. He begins with the Blood of Christ prefigured in the Old Testament, continues with its revelation in the New Testament, and concludes by contemplating the Precious Blood within the Church and her Sacraments.

Concise enough for daily prayer yet rich in Scripture and Catholic tradition, The Month of the Precious Blood offers spiritual reading not only for July, but also for Lent and throughout the year.

Inside This Edition

This edition includes:

Thirty-one daily meditations

The Blood of Christ prefigured in the Old Testament

The Precious Blood revealed in the New Testament

The Precious Blood in the Church and Sacraments

Traditional chaplets and offerings

The Litany of the Most Precious Blood

Prayers of reparation, protection, and spiritual assistance

Prayers for the dying and the souls in Purgatory

The Anima Christi of St. Ignatius

Quotations from St. Gaspar del Bufalo

A biography of Fr. Marin de Boylesve and twenty-seven illustrations

A Devotion for July—and Beyond

Although traditionally arranged for July, these meditations may be used whenever a reader wishes to deepen gratitude for the Passion of Christ, seek mercy, make reparation, or prepare more prayerfully for the Sacraments.

Its combination of daily reflections and traditional devotions makes the volume suitable for personal meditation, Eucharistic adoration, Lenten reading, and family prayer.