Tuesday, February 23, 2021

How the road to Calvary is our road to Paradise


Some preachers are
more notable than others.


Fr. Gerald Vann was ordained in
1929 and, despite widespread fame
during his lifetime, his writings have 
largely disappeared from view.


Among his most brilliant
and celebrated writings is this
sublime compendium of Lenten
inspirations, restored for you
by Sophia Institute Press.





In seven chapters marked by
originality and striking clarity,
Fr. Vann gets under the rind and
into the heart of every aspect
of Christ’s Passion.


You’ll learn:

  • What the Agony in the Garden tells us about our own struggles, sorrows, and sins
     
  • What Christ’s betrayal reveals about the depth of our love, faith, and devotion
     
  • How the scourging teaches us to rule our flesh, rather than letting it rule us
     
  • How we can replicate the stillness of Mary in our lives
     
  • Ways we can prepare for and withstand the Valley of the Shadow of Death
     
  • What the difference between the two thieves teaches us about the glory of God
     
  • How, through the sorrow of God, the world is renewed


Fr. Vann emphasizes that in
neither our spiritual nor material 
lives can we ignore a crucial aphorism
that will play a role in determining
our destiny: “the importance
of small things.”


He draws out a plan for noticing,
appreciating, and prospering
from these simple treasures.




The Pain of Christ and the Sorrow of God:
Lenten Meditations

by Gerald Vann
Paperback | eBook
112 pages


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Here's what the Gospels
don't tell you about the
life of Christ.



Go behind the Gospels to
experience a richly textured,
moment-by-moment account of the
incredible events of Christ’s life,
from the Nativity to Golgotha.





In a style that has won praise and
admiration from Catholics for nearly a
century, Fr. A.G. Sertillanges masterfully
unites the familiar stories of the Gospels to
the peculiar circumstances and geographical
surroundings of Christ’s life.


These stories, combined with his
lyrical descriptions of the Holy Land,
bring vividly to life those secret and holy
places sanctified by our Lord, and will
enliven your prayer time and enrich
your spiritual reading.


Happy are those who have stood in
the cave in Bethlehem, walked in prayer
the roads that Jesus walked, and knelt
at the tomb of our Redeemer.


Now the rest of us who have never
visited Israel can open the rich pages of
33 Years in the Holy Land and gaze in
 silence at the crib in Bethlehem and
feel the chill of Golgotha as it looms
ever larger in His mind.


Let these reflections deepen
your meditations on the life of Christ
fill you with gratitude for His love for
you, and elevate your prayer
life this Lent.





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