Remember That You Are Dust

The Church’s Lenten and Easter liturgies afford Catholics a wealth of sacramental signs and symbols. Yet many of us who enter into these liturgies have never been instructed in the meaning behind them, or in how to fully profit spiritually from them. Author Christopher Carstens remedies this deficiency, explaining each element of the Lenten and Easter calendars so you can more deeply and joyfully enter into the liturgy with a clear head and a pure heart. You’ll discover, for example, how sacramentals such as ashes, palms, and candles reveal Christ. . . . . .and how processions, kneeling, and anointing shape both your body and soul so that, over time, you will come to reflect the humble yet glorified Son of God. Along with scores of other rich details, you’ll also learn:   Ash Wednesday: Why, as you begin your journey, you must know where Lent is leading you, liturgically and in your spiritual life.   Lent: How understanding "liturgical time" is key to praying better throughout Lent.   Palm Sunday and Holy Week: How to use the arsenal of spiritual weapons God has given you for these days.   Holy Thursday: Why, on this day, you must give particular emphasis to praying for priests and serving others.   Good Friday: Why thoughtful watching and prayerful listening are your primary tasks for this solemn day.   Holy Saturday: Why this day is such a rich time for silent meditation, prayer, and fasting.   Easter Sunday: How to answer the call to sanctity from God and for God, throughout your life! A Devotional Journey into the Easter Mystery by Christopher Carstens Paperback | eBook $18.95 — 240 pages BUY NOW Use promotion code DJE25 to get 25% off your entire order. Code expires 2/28.   More Books for a Holy Lent: The Last Hours of Jesus by Fr. Ralph Gorman All four Gospels leave out background facts that are essential to truly understanding the events surrounding Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Here Fr. Ralph Gorman presents a moment-by-moment account that brings to vivid life the powerful events that transpired between Jesus' Agony in the Garden and death on the Cross – a narrative that will impact your Passion Week in a profound way.   SEE MORE A Lenten Journey with Mother Mary by Fr. Edward Looney The enlightened Fr. Edward Looney presents the messages from Mary's apparitions one by one, dedicating each week of Lent to a related theme and drawing from each a practical spiritual lesson for your life. SEE MORE The Cries of Jesus from the Cross by Archbishop Fulton Sheen For the first time ever, Archbishop Fulton Sheen's complete writings and reflections on Christ’s last words have been compiled into one book. Here Sheen shows how the seven words are, in fact, a full catechism on the spiritual life.  SEE MORE Meditations for Lent by Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet In these pages, Bishop Bossuet takes you on a stunning inner pilgrimage to a personal encounter with Jesus as He freely gives His life for you on the Cross. Each meditation is a short and robust complement to the daily readings at Mass during the Lenten season. SEE MORE What Jesus Saw from the Cross by A. G. Sertillanges  Never has there been spiritual reading as powerful as What Jesus Saw from the Cross, the book that will intensify your love for Jesus by burning the events of His Passion into your memory and imagination. Lovingly endorsed by Mother Teresa, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, and John Cardinal O’Connor.   SEE MORE Holy Thursday by A. G. Sertillanges  In these sublime meditations, Nobel laureate François Mauriac reminds us of the ineffable value of the gift Christ gave us in the Upper Room on the night before His death: the Eucharist, present still in the tabernacles of the world. Learn why millions believe that Christ is physically present in their local church, and discover the joy they experience when they meet Him there.   SEE MORE Use promotion code DJE25 to get 25% off your entire order. Code expires 2/28.   Order online above, or call 1-800-888-9344 www.SophiaInstitute.com   Invite friends to receive our newsletters and get FREE books! LEARN MORE Get one discounted book per month—and never pay shipping! Learn more: