Days of the Lord is an excellent guide to the riches of the Church's liturgy, and a welcome companion to the Sacramentary, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Lectionary. First published in Belgium, this outstanding seven-volume series will enable all Christians to enter into the mystery of the liturgical year, to pray with understanding, to proclaim the beauty and wealth of the liturgy.
More than a thorough commentary on the readings, more even than a reflection on the liturgical seasons, this series comprehends the totality of the liturgical yearthat vehicle developed by the Church to express, summarize, and present "the whole mystery of Christ," the mystery that we are called to profess and celebrate every day.
Since this mystery belongs to all Christians, the writers of this series have written their reflections with the average reader in mind. Yet the knowledge and insight that they bring to this work make it invaluable even to those who are themselves well-versed students of the liturgical calendar. Readers will come away not only with a greater understanding of the liturgical year, its structure and meaning, but with a deepened appreciation of the prayer life the liturgical year provides through its structure.
Days of the Lord offers:
- Liturgists guides to celebration
- Homilists material for preparing sermons
- Lectors insight into the Lectionary readings
- Religious Educators a structure on which to plan lessons
- All Pray-ers a foundation on which to build their prayer life
About the authors: The original French text of Days of the Lord (Jours du Seigneur, Brepols: Publications de Saint-André, 1988) was written by a group of authors under the direction of Robert Gantoy and Romain Swaeles, Benedictines of Saint-André de Clerlande.
Preface by Godfried Cardinal Danneels, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels.
