Meditations For Lent

Author : Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 193318499X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations for Lent written by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-01-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even three hundred years ago, believers found it difficult to sustain for forty days the proper Lenten spirit. That's why even then, countless Christians turned to the writings of Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), whose great piety and simple eloquence won him renown as one of the greatest preachers of his time. From Bishop Bossuet's sermons and spiritual writings, believers drew ever greater Lenten wisdom and strength. Now translator Christopher Blum has selected from Bishop Bossuet's voluminous works fifty brief but remarkably powerful meditations that complement the daily readings at Mass during the Lenten season, thus offering to us the perfect companion for a thoughtful and fruitful Lent. If you read and meditate briefly on just one of them each day in Lent, I guarantee that this good French bishop's eloquence will soon have you not merely remembering the events of Christ's journey to His Crucifixion; it will have you spiritually walking with Him on that journey . . . which is precisely what we are called to do in Lent! With Bossuet, this Lent you will find yourself saying, "O Jesus! I present myself to you to make my journey in your company. O my Savior, receive your traveler! Here I am ready, holding on to nothing. Let me go with You to the Father." That's the fire that should burn in the heart of all Christians. This Lent, let Bishop Bossuet enkindle it in yours. Among the Meditations: God Alone Suffices Pray to God in Secret The Truth and the Life Tempted in the Desert The Sign of Jonah Love Your Enemies This Is My Beloved Son And You Will Be Forgiven The Wicked Tenants In Spirit and in Truth The Silence of Christ Priest, Prophet, and King Our Life, a Journey to God The Great Commandment I Was Hungry and You Fed Me The Love of God for Repentant Sinners Up to Jerusalem God, the Life of the Soul The Witness of the Baptist The Raising of Lazarus Jesus Is Persecuted The True Messiah The Anointing The Betrayal The Eucharist The Passion The Brevity of Life Washed of Our Sins A Sign of Contradiction No Man Ever Spoke Like This Man The Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem To Unite Ourselves with Christ

Author : Vassilios Papavassiliou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781936270606
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations for Great Lent written by Vassilios Papavassiliou and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lenten Triodion exhorts us, "Let us observe a fast acceptable and pleasing to the Lord." Using hymns from the Triodion and the Scripture readings appointed for the season, Meditations for Great Lent shows us how to make our fast acceptable: to fast not only from food but from sin; to fast with love and humility, as a means to an end and not an end in itself. Keep this gem of a book with you to inspire you for the Fast and to dip into for encouragement as you pursue your Lenten journey.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429944072
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thoughts In Solitude written by Thomas Merton and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate." Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.

Author : William A. Barry
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 082944243X
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lenten Meditations written by William A. Barry and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Lent, come to know Jesus, rather than just know about Jesus. Grounded in Scripture and inspired by Ignatian spirituality, Lenten Meditations: Growing in Friendship with God offers a fresh approach to deepening your friendship with God during Lent. From Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday, renowned spiritual director William A. Barry, SJ,offers daily reflections that help you enter into a personal and genuine Lenten prayer practice.Step by step and day by day, you will grow towards a more meaningful experience of the Paschal Mystery as you walk with Jesus through the events of Holy Week and Easter Sunday. If you long for more meaning in your spiritual practice, let Father Barry be your guide to connect more deeply with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit this Lent.

Author : Carroll Stuhlmueller
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809120895
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biblical Meditations for Lent written by Carroll Stuhlmueller and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readings for each weekday as well as the Sundays of each of the three cycles are summarized and reflections for each day are given based on scriptural scholarship. +

Author : Gregory Weyrauch
Publisher : Augsburg Books
ISBN 13 : 9780806639505
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeying Through Lent with Mark written by Gregory Weyrauch and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christ-centered guide to the Gospel of Mark for daily devotion and group study during Lent Lent is traditionally a time to reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ and on our lives as followers of Christ. The devotional guide includes forty-six meditations based on a passage form Mark's Gospel with reflection questions and a prayer. For individual reading and meditation each day between Ash Wednesday and Easter, it includes an optional study guide for six weeks of small-group discussion. Especially for congregations that follow the Revised Common Lectionary, here is a resource for individual and corporate spiritual growth in the Year of Mark affordably priced for group use.

Author : Thomas D. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616362386
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Heart for Lent written by Thomas D. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains an entry for each day of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with Easter Sunday. The simple meditations, excerpted from Fr. Williams' popular "A Heart Like His," are meant to deepen a Christian's journey through Lent by learning to know Christ's heart more intimately.

Author : Rory Cooney
Publisher : Liguori Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781616367251
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Change Our Hearts written by Rory Cooney and published by Liguori Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lectionary readings for the Lenten season offer a rich source of information and affirmation on our role as baptized disciples of Christ. Change Our Hearts uses these lectionary texts as a springboard to reflections on the meaning of our baptism and its implications for lifelong ministry. It celebrates the richness of our Catholic liturgy and tradition, encouraging readers to use the Lenten season as an opportunity to immerse themselves in thoughtful prayer, reflection, and practice. Each day features the lectionary citations for that day, a reflection on an aspect of the readings, and a closing prayer or practice. It emphasizes the major themes of Lent-- fasting, prayer, almsgiving, conversion, discipleship--tied into the heart of our baptism in Christ. Readers will also find a strong theme of social justice running through the book. Change Our Hearts is an excellent resource for general parish use. Each day features the lectionary citations for that day, a reflection on an aspect of the readings, and a closing prayer or practice. It is also an ideal book to use with RCIA candidates; by using this book with both parishioners and RCIA candidates, you will enable the entire faith community to join in reflection on the meaning of baptism and Christian discipleship in a challenging, inspired way.

Author : Elissa Bjeletich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944967536
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tending the Garden of Our Hearts written by Elissa Bjeletich and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a way to keep your family engaged in the true spiritual nourishment Lent has to offer? Tending the Garden of Our Hearts offers family devotions based on the scriptures for each day of Great Lent, including questions to discuss and ponder and an appendix full of hands-on activities to bring the lessons of the season to life. Whether you use it every day or dip into it occasionally as time permits, this book will help the whole family get more out of this crucial season of the Orthodox year.

Author : Pio
Publisher : Liguori Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780764817977
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lenten Meditations with Saint Pio of Pietrelcina written by Pio and published by Liguori Publications. This book was released on 2008-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quotations found within the pages of Lenten Meditations With Saint Pio of Pietrelcina are drawn from his own letters, allowing readers to accompany him on his Lenten journey. Daily excerpts are paired with inspiring Scripture passages that navigate readers through the themes of the season. "Deluxe pamphlet This item is not returnable."