Joy

by Louis Evely, Brian Thompson (Translator), Marie-Claude Thompson (Translator)

As the author points out in the Introduction, “At Calvary, there were still a few of the faithful who remained, some women and one man. They were the poor representatives of our species. But at the time of the resurrection, no one was there, no one believed any longer, everyone had despaired. Jesus had to convert all of them one by one to the reality of his joy.” In this little book, the author walks us through Seven Stations of Joy, as a counterpoint to the Fourteen Stations of the Cross.

119 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1968

Reviews

[Anne Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the books I read during Lent. The author had a great idea in extending the Stations of the Cross to Stations of Joy. These stations should bring us out of the sadness and despair of Lent to the time after Easter. The author described each station and how Jesus was involved in the lives of Mary Magdalene, The Disciples of Emmaus, Peter, Thomas, Paul, and Mary. The last station, The Ascension, says that since Jesus went to heaven, and He is now everywhere with us.
The reason why I only gave this book four stars is because even though I loved the stations of joy, I felt the author went off on tangents and lost me in my reading. This book was short, but if all the stations were summarized in the simplest and most meaningful way, it would have had a better impact on me.