The Liturgical Year: Volume V - Lent

The Liturgical Year #5

by Prosper Guéranger, Peter Holm (Editor), Eric Hamric (Editor)

The Liturgical Year is an essential addition to the library of any historian. It is a detailed written work, spanning 15 volumes, describing the depth and beauty of the liturgical year of the Catholic Church. The series was written by Dom Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger, a French Benedictine priest and abbot of Solesmes, starting in 1841. In 1875, after writing nine volumes, Dom Guéranger, passed away. The remaining volumes of the series were later completed by another Benedictine monk under Dom Guéranger's name. This eye-opening series highlights the full span of the intricate and meaningful history of the Catholic Church for all to see. It details the traditions, celebrations, and liturgical practices of faithful Catholics throughout the liturgical year as they commemorate the life of Christ and His followers. Guéranger lays significant emphasis on the historical development of the liturgy in both Western and Eastern traditions, across multiple rites of the Mass. And he details how the Catholic tradition differs from the later Protestant traditions, established after 1517. Contained within the depths of Guéranger’s writings are the significances of each liturgical season, the holy days, and biographies of the saints with portions of the liturgies recited on their feast days. This is a must-have for any Christian historian or apologist who wishes to understand the foundation of European culture and the later years of Christendom. In this book you will get detailed writings - The History of Lent - The Mystery of Lent - The Practice during Lent - The Proper of the Time (1st Sunday of Lent to Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent) - The Proper of the Saints (March 12 - April 5)

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Prayer

287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 7, 1845

About the author

Dom Prosper Louis Pascal Guéranger, Servant of God, was a Benedictine priest, abbot of Solesmes Abbey (which he founded in the disused priory of Solesmes) and founder of the French Benedictine Congregation (now the Solesmes Congregation). Dom Guéranger was the author of The Liturgical Year, which covers every day of the Catholic Church's Liturgical Cycle in 15 volumes. He was well regarded by Pope Pius IX, and was a proponent of the dogmas of papal infallibility and the Immaculate Conception. Dom Guéranger is credited with reviving the Benedictine Order in France, and revitalizing the Tridentine Mass.

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Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great daily devotional during the first four weeks of Lent. It's also very informative about the background of each of the day's readings, for the 1962 calendar, anyway.

[Galicius · Rating 3 out of 5]

A thorough history of practice during Lent from early Centuries to more recent time.

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! My daughter and I are both reading it and find it's changed how we think about Lent, helping us to have a meaningful, sacrificial Lent.

All the books in this series are indispensable for families / individuals who seek to understand and live out our traditional Catholic faith. So much of the common store of knowledge and practice has been forgotten, but Dom Gueranger can help us bring it back!