Godzina Święta. Modlitwy i medytacje

by Fulton J. Sheen, Małgorzata Samborska (Translator)

Zbliż się do Jezusa, a On zbliży się do ciebie!

Arcybiskup Fulton J. Sheen, Sługa Boży, od momentu przyjęcia święceń kapłańskich codziennie odprawiał Godzinę Świętą przed Najświętszym Sakramentem. Zachęcał do tej praktyki zarówno osoby konsekrowane, jak i świeckie. Godzina Święta nadawała poczucie sensu jego życiu, by ostatecznie uświęcić moment jego śmierci – podczas jej odprawiania odszedł do Domu Ojca.

W swojej książce amerykański duchowny dzieli się z czytelnikami owocami praktykowania Godziny Świętej. Odwołując się do osobistych doświadczeń, tłumaczy, czym ona jest oraz jak ją prawidłowo odprawiać. Proponuje również niezwykle głębokie treści medytacji. Odkryj, jak uczynić swoje Godziny Święte bardziej skutecznymi, i doświadcz potężnych chwil komunii z Bogiem!

Genres: Catholic

184 pages, Hardcover

Published May 29, 2023

About the author

Fulton John Sheen was an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois, in 1919, Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and served as a parish priest before he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966 when he was made bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in New York. He resigned as bishop of Rochester in 1969 as his 75th birthday approached and was made archbishop of the titular see of Newport, Wales.
For 20 years as "Father Sheen", later monsignor, he hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour on NBC (1930–1950) before he moved to television and presented Life Is Worth Living (1952–1957). Sheen's final presenting role was on the syndicated The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) with a format that was very similar to that of the earlier Life Is Worth Living show. For that work, Sheen twice won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, and was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Starting in 2009, his shows were being re-broadcast on the EWTN and the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Church Channel cable networks. His contribution to televised preaching resulted in Sheen often being called one of the first televangelists.
The cause for his canonization was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues," a major step towards beatification, and he is now referred to as venerable. On July 5, 2019, Pope Francis approved a reputed miracle that occurred through the intercession of Sheen, clearing the way for his beatification. Sheen was scheduled to be beatified in Peoria on December 21, 2019, but his beatification was postponed after Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester expressed concern that Sheen's handling of a 1963 sexual misconduct case against a priest might be cited unfavorably in a forthcoming report from the New York Attorney General. The Diocese of Peoria countered that Sheen's handling of the case had already been "thoroughly examined" and "exonerated" and that Sheen had "never put children in harm's way".

Reviews

[Ted Hinkle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Devotional for Adoration

Numerous prayer and meditations for Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration. I found it beneficial to divide some of the prayers into separate reflections for multiple visits.

[Rev James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bishop Sheen gives us a book full of wonderful devotions and prayer and interesting insight in the time he served as bishop

[Diana Ragsdale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommend for anyone who wants a deeper appreciation for the Eucharist and to be brought closer to God through heartfelt prayers. <3