Season of Mercy
Lent and Easter
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Meditations and Traditions from Catherine Doherty
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160 pages — Trade Paperback, 5.5" x 8.25"
Madonna House Publications, 1996
ISBN 0-921440-43-X
A guide to entering into the mystery and celebration of Lent and Easter
Catherine Doherty leads us into the riches of God’s boundless mercy as she teaches us the spirit, the liturgy, and the customs of the Lent and Easter season, including:
- Practical guidance on preparing for the internal spiritual pilgrimage that is Lent.
- Meditations on the meanings of the many holy days preceding and following Easter.
- Traditions and customs which will help your family live the holiness of the Easter season.
After-dinner talks by Catherine Doherty, spiritual readings around the dining room table — on the spirit, liturgy and customs of Lent, Holy Week, the Easter Triduum and Paschaltide.
Catherine speaks on such topics as how to Prepare for Lent; Why Fasting; The Motive is Love; Sin, Repentance, Conversion. Also on Palm (Passion) Sunday; Holy Week; Holy Thursday: Priesthood and Eucharist; Good Friday; Holy Saturday: Christ’s Descent into Hades; and Christ is Risen! Then Paschaltime and Christ’s Ascension, Pentecost. A rich tapestry of scriptural reflections and Customs and Traditions to bring it all to life!
- Excellent for personal and group study.
- A wonderful resource for preachers and teachers!
Reviews
“This book offers a wellspring of insight into the mysteries of Lent and Easter.” — Spiritual Book News
“Catherine Doherty’s Lenten and Easter reflections embody the ‘practical mysticism’ and ‘everyday holiness’ that we are in such need of today.” — The Pecos Benedictine
About the Author
Catherine Doherty used her heritage as a Russian Christian as a matrix for responding to the needs of Christian life and work in the modern world. Her own personal pilgrimage led her to be “poor with the poor Christ” in the slums of Toronto and in Harlem; and later to the establishing of the world-wide Madonna House Apostolate. A dedicated wife and mother, Catherine was also a prolific writer of hundreds of articles, a best-selling author of dozens of books, a renowned national speaker, and a pioneer of social justice. Catherine Doherty's cause for canonization as a saint is now under consideration by the Catholic Church.
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