Holy Days: Meditations on the Feasts, Fasts, and Other Solemnities of the Church

Benedict XVI, Pope/ Schindler, David C. (Translator)/ Coulet, Jean-michel (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 0802865186 / ISBN 13: 9780802865182

Published by Eerdmans Pub Co, 2012

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80 pages. 6.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Holy Days: Meditations on the Feasts, Fasts, and Other Solemnities of the Church
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802865186
• ISBN 13: 9780802865182
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.11 kilograms

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Synopsis

According to Pope Benedict XVI, "the liturgical year is a great voyage of faith on which the Church sets us out." The feast days in the Church's liturgical calendar follow the major events of Jesus' life as recounted in the Gospels. This cycle gives a rhythm to the life of the Church and helps Christians better understand the divine mystery. Especially in our secularized society, liturgical practices guide and deepen our path, centering our focus on Christ and teaching us how to live.

Beginning with Advent and concluding with the feast of Christ the King, Pope Benedict's Holy Days presents excerpts from selected homilies that he has given over the course of the liturgical year in Rome. The book is organized by season and feast days, with brief introductions. This short devotional volume will be a welcome resource for priests and parishioners seeking to focus their minds in preparation for worship.

About the Authors

Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, served as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from April 2005 through February 2013. Before his papacy, he was Dean of the College of Cardinals, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and President of the International Theological Commission. An outstanding theologian and teacher, he was one of the founders, along with Hans Urs von Balthasar and Henri de Lubac, of the international Catholic journal Communio. He also enjoyed a distinguished teaching career at such universities as Tübingen and Regensburg in his home country of Germany.

David L. Schindler is Edouard Cardinal Gagnon Professor ofFundamental Theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institutefor Studies on Marriage and Family at The CatholicUniversity of America, Washington DC.