Hours Of Devotion

Download or read book Hours of Devotion written by Dinah Berland and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the nineteenth century, rediscovered in the twenty-first, timeless in its wisdom and beauty, Hours of Devotion by Fanny Neuda, (the daughter of a Moravian rabbi), was the first full-length book of Jewish prayers written by a woman for women. In her moving introduction to this volume--the first edition of Neuda’s prayer book to appear in English for more than a century--editor Dinah Berland describes her serendipitous discovery of Hours of Devotion in a Los Angeles used bookstore. She had been estranged from her son for eleven years, and the prayers she found in the book provided immediate comfort, giving her the feeling that someone understood both her pain and her hope. Eventually, these prayers would also lead her back to Jewish study and toward a deeper practice of her Judaism. Originally published in German, Fanny Neuda’s popular prayer book was reprinted more than two dozen times in German and appeared in Yiddish and English editions between 1855 and 1918. Working with a translator, Berland has carefully brought the prayers into modern English and set them into verse to fully realize their poetry. Many of these eighty-eight prayers, as well as Neuda’s own preface and afterword, appear here in English for the first time, opening a window to a Jewish woman’s life in Central Europe during the Enlightenment. Reading “A Daughter’s Prayer for Her Parents,” “On the Approach of Childbirth,” “For a Mother Whose Child Is Abroad,” and the other prayers for both daily and momentous occasions, one cannot help but feel connected to the women who’ve come before. For Berland, Hours of Devotion served as a guide and a testament to the mystery and power of prayer. Fanny Neuda’s remarkable spirit and faith in God, displayed throughout these heartfelt prayers, now offer the same hope of guidance to others.

Download or read book A Catholic Book of Hours and Other Devotions written by William G. Storey and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storey's new compilation of "The Liturgy of the Hours" is presented in language that is both dignified and contemporary, crafted in accordance with Vatican II's liturgical emphasis and promotion of scriptural prayer.

Download or read book Forty Hours written by Fulgence Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections and readings on the Most Holy Eucharist along with psalms, hymns and prayers for the Forty Hours devotion, or holy hour, or private Eucharistic visits.This book is actually two books run in parallel: The left-hand pages consist of Psalms, hymns and prayers that can be used during Eucharistic adoration. The right-hand pages consist of a series of conferences on Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament that is sure to fire up the reader's appreciation and devotion.The prayers are taken from the Bible, the Imitation of Christ, the liturgical books of the Church, and other approved sources.The favorite vocal prayers of our Lord, our Model in prayer, were the psalms. They are inspired by God, having been written at His prompting and under His direction. They have been recited by the greatest saints of all ages with spiritual consolation, stimulation and joy. Their daily recitation is enjoined by the Church upon her priests and religious. Happy the layman who, by praying them regularly, conceives an abiding love for, and derives a vigorous comfort from them!This book makes it easy to spend your Holy Hour in prayer and contemplation!

Download or read book Marking the Hours written by Eamon Duffy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PT 3: Catholic books in a Protestant world.

Download or read book A Shorter Morning and Evening Prayer written by John Brook and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1992-02 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket companion contains the complete four-week Psalter, sufficient material from the Proper of Seasons to allow for seasonal variations, and texts from selected feasts and solemnities. Lay people especially will be interested in this introduction to the prayer of the Church. (It's less intimidating than attempting to pray the entire Office.) It also makes a convenient travel edition for clergy who would normally use either Christian Prayer or the complete Liturgy of the Hours./p>

Download or read book Daytime Prayer written by Catholic Book Publishing Co and published by Catholic Book Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayers for mid-morning, midday, and midafternoon.

Download or read book The Art of Illumination written by Timothy Husband and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2008 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: