Christ in His Mysteries: A Spiritual Guide Through the Liturgical Year

by Columba Marmion, Darrell Wright (Editor)

Each year, the Church celebrates the Mysteries of Christ's birth, life, death, and resurrection. These are the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter — and each is the source of a particular grace, each has its own special gift for us.

"Christ in His Mysteries," first published in 1919, is Blessed Columba Marmion's great meditation on the treasure-house of grace Christ offers to us in the Church's liturgical year. Writing in the lively, compelling style that made him a best-selling author, Marmion explains:

• How the Mysteries of Jesus are now our mysteries — springs of living water we are meant to drink from.
• How Christ's wisdom, His holiness, His strength, are now our wisdom, our holiness, our strength.
• How to acquire special graces during each liturgical season.

Included are chapters 6-18 from the original, chapters 1-5 addressed to priests and religious are omitted.

The editor has modernized the language in this classic work for the benefit of the contemporary reader, but has retained the original Douay-Rheims translation of the New Testament, as well as that of the corresponding Latin Vulgate used by the author.

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Genres: Theology, Spirituality, Catholic

259 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Reverend Father Blessed Dom Columba Marmion, OSB, born Joseph Aloysius Marmion a Roman Catholic Benedictine Irish monk and the third Abbot of Maredsous Abbey in Belgium. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, Columba was one of the most popular and influential Catholic authors of the 20th Century. His books are considered spiritual classics.

Reviews

[Kevin de Ataíde · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gets my rare five-star review for a beautiful and Catholic synthesis of the inheritance of the Church from Christ. This the author describes as Christ's Mysteries, which unfold year upon year, in the solemnities and feasts of the Church calendar. This series of conferences are an excellent witness for the Faithful and the ease with which the author is able to snatch up a careful selection of scriptural passages from Holy Scripture is inspirational. This book works well used piece-meal for a year-around seasonal pick-me-up, or all together for a single retreat or major vigil, such as Advent or Lent.

[Mary Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

well written but you really have to know a lot of theology to read this book alot of it went over my head. also he quotes in latin.

[Curtis Seidel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb. I wonderful walk through the liturgical year.