{"product_id":"lent","title":"Lent","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Conrad Pepler, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Season of Lent \u003c\/b\u003epushes and pulls the Christian people to the foot of the Cross. The Scripture readings for Lent, in the words of Conrad Pepler, O.P., are chosen so as “to lead every Christian to identify himself with Christ hanging on the Cross,” and thus allow their full participation in the mystery of mankind’s salvation. In her wisdom, the Church has selected from the Old and New Testaments those passages which offer essential insights for attaining this Lenten spirit, unfolding day by day “the way of Christian asceticism.” Engagingly written and widely informative in matters liturgical, devotional, and penitential, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLent: A Liturgical Commentary on the Lessons and Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e presents the main themes of the Lenten Lessons and their implications and inspirations for a life—in the words of the Ash Wednesday admonition—of repentance and belief in the Gospel.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLent is the Church’s spring when the ground should be plowed and opened for the seed of grace. It is a time of repentance, when God can turn our darkness into light.\u003c\/em\u003e (Conrad Pepler, O.P.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally published in 1944, Pepler’s commentary follows the Lectionary of St. Pius V. Despite the obvious variances and points of discontinuity between that Lectionary and the Lectionary used in the current Ordinary Form promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969, “the spirit of Lent” conveyed in the Scripture readings and Pepler’s commentary remains animated and accessible. A work of tremendous value for all Catholics (especially for those who worship in the Tridentine Rite), \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLent\u003c\/i\u003e is both a work of significant historical interest and a masterpiece of spiritual literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConrad Pepler, O.P. \u003c\/b\u003e(1908–1993) was an English Dominican priest who, in sixty-plus years of religious life, generously served in a wide variety of roles, from student master and librarian to editor of \u003ci\u003eBlackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife of the Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eand author of numerous books. Raised at Ditchling, where his father co-founded a guild for craftsmen and artists, Pepler’s vision and work are marked by a love of art and a profound appreciation for the centrality of the liturgy. His books include \u003ci\u003eRiches Despised: A Study of the Roots of Religion \u003c\/i\u003e(1957), \u003ci\u003eThe Three Degrees: A Study of Christian Mysticism \u003c\/i\u003e(1957), and \u003ci\u003eSacramental Prayer \u003c\/i\u003e(1959).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952822\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320582570272,"sku":"978-1685952822","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product197.jpg?v=1773076008","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/lent","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}