{"product_id":"the-liturgical-year-vol-4-septuagesima-dom-prosper-gueranger","title":"The Liturgical Year, Vol. 4: Septuagesima — Dom Prosper Guéranger","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrepare for Lent according to the ancient wisdom and prayer of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 4 of Dom Prosper Guéranger’s monumental \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Liturgical Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is devoted to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptuagesima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the traditional season of preparation that leads the faithful from the joy of Christmastide toward the solemn penance of Lent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before Ash Wednesday arrives, the Church begins preparing her children for conversion. During Septuagesima, the liturgy becomes more restrained, the Alleluia disappears, and the faithful are gradually called to turn their attention toward sin, penance, grace, and the necessity of spiritual renewal. Dom Guéranger explains the history and meaning behind these ancient customs and shows how the Church wisely prepares the soul before the full discipline of Lent begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders will explore:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history and development of the Septuagesima season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spiritual mystery and purpose of pre-Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the Church sets aside the Alleluia during this season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional practices for preparing for Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorning and evening prayers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuidance for assisting at Mass and receiving Holy Communion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVespers and the other prayers of the Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptuagesima Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSexagesima Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuinquagesima Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe transition into Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaints and feast days occurring during the season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe traditional Forty Hours Devotion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDom Guéranger presents Septuagesima as something far richer than a forgotten historical curiosity. It is a deliberate spiritual preparation—an opportunity to recognize the seriousness of sin, examine one’s life, and become ready to enter Lent with greater purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe season’s progression from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptuagesima to Sexagesima to Quinquagesima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e steadily draws the faithful toward Ash Wednesday. Through the changing prayers, Scripture readings, and ceremonies of the liturgy, the Church begins forming in the soul the dispositions necessary for fasting, penance, and conversion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout the volume, Dom Guéranger combines Scripture, Catholic doctrine, Church history, ancient liturgical texts, devotional prayers, and the lives of the saints to reveal the profound spiritual logic behind the Church’s calendar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Liturgical Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written to help Catholics not merely observe the Church’s seasons from the outside, but to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenter into them, pray with them, and allow the liturgy to shape their spiritual lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 4: Septuagesima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is especially valuable for Catholics who want to recover the traditional preparation for Lent and approach Ash Wednesday already spiritually ready for the forty days ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dom Laurence Shepherd, O.S.B.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Liturgical Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Volume 4 of 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeason:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Septuagesima \/ Pre-Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Refuge of Sinners Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52968632975671,"sku":"RoSP-LitYear-Vol-4","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/3319\/4807\/files\/TheLiturgicalYear_2.jpg?v=1788978220","url":"https:\/\/store.latinmasshelper.com\/products\/the-liturgical-year-vol-4-septuagesima-dom-prosper-gueranger","provider":"Latin Mass Helper Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}