Praying To Our Lord Jesus Christ Prayers and Meditations Through the Centuries

by Groeschel, Benedict J.

• ISBN13: 9781586170417
• ISBN10: 1586170414
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

Personal devotion to Our Lord Jesus Christ is an essential component of authentic Christian spirituality. In recent decades skeptical approaches to theology and Scripture have tended to diminish our awareness of the need for personal devotion to Our Savior. This leaves people with a feeling of emptiness and isolation. 

Fr. Benedict has made this anthology of profound prayers, drawn from all of Christian history, available to those who experience a hunger for devotion. Beautifully illustrated with classic art, this book will be a valuable companion for personal prayer, for times of recollection, and even for those times of critical spiritual need. 

Readers wishing to grow in their devotion to Christ and increase their love for Him will find the prayers in this book helpful and inspiring. Ranging from the prayers of early Church martyrs and Fathers and including those of mystics and theologians, it provides an introduction to the Church's vast patrimony of twenty centuries of devotion to Jesus Christ. Fr. Groeschel adds his own insights throughout the book.

This book, combining profound prayers with wonderful spiritual insights and inspiring art?makes a beautiful gift for all who would seek to know and love Our Lord Jesus better. Illustrated.
 

Author Biography

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR is the director of the Office of Spiritual Development for the New York Archdiocese. He has written numerous books on the spiritual life and pastoral counseling. He is a member of the Franciscans of the Renewal who preach evangelical reform and work with the homeless in the South Bronx.

Table of Contents

A Word of Thanks	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(70)
1 The Early Martyrs	17	(6)
Introduction to the Fathers	21	(2)
2 The Fathers of the East	23	(8)
3 The Fathers of the West	31	(4)
4 Saint Augustine	35	(6)
5 The Dark Ages	41	(8)
6 The Early Middle Ages	49	(8)
7 The Monks	57	(8)
8 The Friars	65	(8)
9 The Medieval Theologians	73	(8)
10 The Mystics	81	(12)
11 The Catholic Reformation	93	(12)
12 The Eighteenth Century	105	(8)
13 The Nineteenth Century	113	(10)
14 The Twentieth Century	123	(16)
Appendix	139	(8)
Sources	147	(8)
Art credits	155	(2)
Acknowledgments	157