In Gethsemane, Jesus
begged His disciples to
"watch one hour"
with Him.
Will you make an effort
to do so this Lent?
Will you try to grow
closer to Christ in prayer
throughout the season?
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 St. 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."
*
The late
John Cardinal O'Connor
called this book "beautiful,
devotional, and insightful."
*
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 this book 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."
* * *
Will your faith grow this
Lent, or will you settle with
"just getting by?"
Join Mother Teresa,
Cardinal O'Connor, Fr. Groeschel,
Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, and
countless other good Catholics who
have nourished their faith with
What Jesus Saw from the Cross.
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