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15 Days of Prayer with Brother Roger of Taizé
Brother Roger (1915-2005) founded the ecumenical Taizé Community, which continues to welcome tens of thousands of young adult pilgrims each year. The Community is familiar to the faithful of many denominations, who use Taizé’s meditative songs in their worship.
Above all else Brother Roger strived not to be a spiritual master or teacher of methods of prayer and meditation but a listener. So this book presents not a program of prayer but an itinerary through the insights at the heart of Brother Roger’s life of prayer and of action, telling the story of the Taizé Community along the way. It allows readers to know and to pray with a figure who touched thousands of lives and helped, as Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said, “Change the whole climate of a religious culture.”
Above all else Brother Roger strived not to be a spiritual master or teacher of methods of prayer and meditation but a listener. So this book presents not a program of prayer but an itinerary through the insights at the heart of Brother Roger’s life of prayer and of action, telling the story of the Taizé Community along the way. It allows readers to know and to pray with a figure who touched thousands of lives and helped, as Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said, “Change the whole climate of a religious culture.”
137 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2010
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January 25, 2021
My first remarkable memory of Taize was the June long weekend of 1990. I was only 18 and at a Taize style retreat weekend at a retreat centre in Mittagong NSW. Australian musician,Trish Watts, was leading us. She would listen around the room and then deftly divide the people into groups, forming parts of the harmonies. As we sang the chant something truly enchanting happened and it was deeply moving. Having Islander Columbans there singing further added to the depth and breadth of the chorus.
This book on Brother Roger of Taize is a little gem. It shows that the same harmony of chanting voices is present in his vision for a harmonious people of God. Taize has long touched mainstream Christian of various denominations. Brother Roger’s living the truth in love shines through. His contemplative, yet biblical and ecumenical vision is ever present, gently challenging us to love not only our friends. But it also invites us to pray for and love those whom we do not understand and do not understand us. Those who long for Christian unity and who appreciate Taize will appreciate this little book.
This book on Brother Roger of Taize is a little gem. It shows that the same harmony of chanting voices is present in his vision for a harmonious people of God. Taize has long touched mainstream Christian of various denominations. Brother Roger’s living the truth in love shines through. His contemplative, yet biblical and ecumenical vision is ever present, gently challenging us to love not only our friends. But it also invites us to pray for and love those whom we do not understand and do not understand us. Those who long for Christian unity and who appreciate Taize will appreciate this little book.
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