Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Lenten reading acclaimed by Mother Teresa, Benedict Groeschel, and Fr. Hardon

Crucifixion

In Gethsemane,
Jesus begged His
disciples to
"watch one hour"
with Him.

 


This Lent will you finally manage to watch one hour with Jesus, or even grow closer to him in prayer?

If you're uncertain, then consider this remarkable book, written in Jerusalem in the 1920s by a Dominican priest who lived there.

It will make it easy for you to watch not just one hour with Jesus, but many.



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"By means of this book," said Mother Teresa of Calcutta, "we enter right into the Heart of Jesus and discover how precious we are to Him and how much He longs for our love in return."  

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 The late John Cardinal O'Connor called this book "beautiful, devotional, and insightful."

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Fr. Benedict Groeschel proclaimed it
"a powerful aid to meditation"
and
Dr. Alice von Hildebrand says
"This book should be in the hands
of every single Christian."


 That's because its author, Rev. A.D. Sertillanges (1863-1948), wrote with the care of a scholar, the eye of a cinematographer, and the tenderness of a saint.

In the pages of this book, What Jesus Saw from the Cross, you'll be jostled by crowds as you enter Jerusalem with Jesus, choke on the dust of the narrow streets, breathe the rich smells of the city at festival time, and share the Last Supper with the disciples.  

You'll weep in Gethsemane, witness the kiss of Judas and the lying accusations made before Herod and Pilate. You'll stumble with Jesus through narrow streets, bumped by pack animals and hawkers selling wares to the thrill-seeking crowd, sneering at the Cross Jesus bears.  

You'll weep as soldiers drive home the nails and tremble as darkness covers the earth when Jesus dies.

So intense is Fr. Sertillanges' account of Jesus' last days --- and so faithful to the Gospel --- that generations of Catholics have used What Jesus Saw from the Cross to prepare themselves for Easter.  

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 The late Fr. John Hardon said that:
"Father Sertillanges' book immerses us into every detail, every event, and every emotion that accompanies the drama of Christ's suffering and sacrifice on the cross. After reading this book, every Christian will experience the vivid sense of being an eyewitness to the death of His Lord and view the Crucifixion as a personal event that touches his daily life. This is a book for all times, for all places, and for all people, especially our own age."


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Will your faith grow
this Lent, or will
you settle with
"just getting by?"  

Join Mother Teresa, Cardinal O'Connor, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, and countless other good Catholics who have nourished their faith with What Jesus Saw from the Cross.

by Fr. A.G. Sertillanges
252 pages $18.95
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