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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I. - First Practice: to begin by reflecting and asking for grace to pray well, II. - Second Practice: to excite ourselves by pious considerations, III. - Third Practice to unite with Our Lord as the Head of the Church, IV. - Fourth Practice to propose some special end, V. - Fifth Practice to fix the mind and heart upon the words pronounced, vi.-sixth Practice: to maintain a religious attitude, VII. - Seventh Practice: to choose time, place, and circumstance, most favourable for prayer, VIII. - Eighth Practice to avoid hurry in the recitation, IX. - Ninth Practice: to determine some particular parts of the Office at which we will arouse our attention and reanimate our piety.