From Advent to Epiphany: Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family

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“Many Catholics today simply do not have the time to read works of spirituality, and yet they know they need to strenghten their spiritual life. This [book] will be a way for them to raise their soul to God”—Fr. Troadec Christmas is the season of joy and peace with a charm all its own. Yet, if we are to receive everything that the Christ Child comes to give, a spiritual preparation is necessary. This book offers you a daily liturgical meditation from the beginning of Advent to the Baptism of Jesus, richly supplemented with prayers, thoughts and resolutions. The first days of Advent call to mind the return of Christ at the end of time and the long period of waiting that led up to His first coming at Christmas. The strong words of St. John the Baptist and the eloquent silence of Mary will help us open our hearts to the Infant of Bethlehem, who desires to be born anew each year in our soul. After the Nativity, the reader’s glance is directed toward the manger and the Holy Family where the shepherds and the Magi invite the soul to adoration. The reader is led through the richness of the feasts from Advent to the Epiphany, inviting him to live each day with Jesus and for Jesus.