The Garden of the Soul or a Manual of Spiritual Exercises and Instructions for Christians who (living in the world) aspire to devotion.

In this prayer book distributed throughout British North America in the mid-18th century, Bishop Richard Challoner recommended that every Catholic family set aside a room in their homes for the performance of the devotions described in this book.  Women led these private devotions, a practice that continued into the 19th century.

By Richard Challoner
Philadelphia: c. 1773
Collection of J. Gilmary Shea