Light of the World | Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass

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At long last, this gem in the crown of the Roman Mass is back in print, from the pen of the great Dom Benedict Baur, O.S.B..

Baur’s spiritual classic, Light of the World, offers a year-long cycle of powerful meditations following the traditional Catholic liturgical calendar. In the celebrated lineage of Dom Prosper Gueranger, Light of the World combines dogmatic precision with brevity and spiritual unction to offer a “daily retreat” for the entire Church year, renewing one’s daily spiritual life through the prayers of the classical Roman Rite.

For the first time ever published in a single volume, Light of the World now shines in a clean and fresh typesetting, durably bound in beautiful hardback. Features include:

  • Reflections for every Sunday, weekdays, ember days, rogation days, and more
  • Guidance for mental prayer and contemplation based on the liturgical orations
  • Daily prayers incorporating adoration, thanksgiving, petition, and reparation
  • Practical suggestions and resolutions for battling vice and growing in virtue
  • Devotions to Christ’s redeeming sacrifice and sanctifying presence as our spiritual center
  • Classic exegesis on the Sacred Scriptures and the sacraments
  • Colloquies on Our Lady as the model of prayer and guide to the interior life
  • Instructions on remote and proximate preparations for daily meditation
  • Spirituality based on the Rule of St. Benedict: “Let our mind be in harmony with our voice”
  • Methods of prayer from St. Ignatius of Loyola and the tradition of St. Sulpice

Instructive and deeply inspiring, The Light of the World is an ideal companion volume for providing spiritually nourishing yet accessible reflections to extend the graces of the Church’s venerable worship into one’s entire day. Dom Baur offers readers an expansive tour of the treasures of our Faith through the prism of traditional liturgy, to preserve and impart its riches to future generations.

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Marianne L.
Light Of The World

Beautiful meditations, the book arrived so fast and in perfect condition! So appreciate the personal note in each shipment! Am saving up for a bigger purchase!

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Ryan

Very good Meditations. I so loved it.

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Fred M.
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Reflections on The Word from others, I think, reveal that much more of God's will, and inspires to better respond to His Grace, to discern It and then do It.

For us, this collection of reflections does just that. Each one is aligned with the particular scriptural offering for that particular day in the Liturgical cycle. The phrasing, length and content of each one results in good comprehension and retention. We use it daily and look forward to reading each offering as part of our daily prayer response to Our Lord.

Sometimes there may be a temptation to question whether something written decades ago could still be "relevant" today. The secular worldview would have us believe that we know so much better nowadays. This book helps to put that trope to rest. God's Word is eternal, unchanging and perfect. The reflections in this book are timeless.

Each liturgical cycle is preceded by a helpful and informative introduction. There is a helpful index in the back for quickly locating specific items of interest. Physically, this book is solidly bound. It will last. Preferred print size is subjective; for us, a slightly larger font would be helpful.

WE are thankful that we were led to purchasing this book. If you are considering it as well, we pray that you are blessed accordingly.

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