{"product_id":"the-liturgical-year-vol-5-lent-dom-prosper-gueranger","title":"The Liturgical Year, Vol. 5: Lent — Dom Prosper Guéranger","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter into the forty days of Lent with a deeper understanding of the Church’s ancient call to penance, conversion, and preparation for Easter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 5 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\u003eLent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, guiding the reader through the first four weeks of this great penitential season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDom Guéranger begins by explaining the origins and development of the traditional forty-day fast, tracing Lent back to the example of Christ Himself, who fasted for forty days in the desert. He then explores the spiritual purpose of the season and the disciplines by which the Church prepares the faithful for the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord.\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 Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spiritual mystery and purpose of the forty-day fast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional Catholic practices of prayer, fasting, and penance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorning and evening prayers for the Lenten season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuidance for assisting at Mass during Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreparation for and reception of Holy Communion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVespers and Compline during Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First through Fourth Sundays of Lent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe daily Masses and meditations of the first four weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe traditional Lenten Ember Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant saints and feasts occurring during the season, including St. Joseph, St. Benedict, St. Gabriel the Archangel, and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout these weeks, Dom Guéranger continually returns to the great themes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erepentance, temptation, spiritual combat, mercy, and conversion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The Scripture readings and prayers of the ancient Roman liturgy become a daily guide, showing how the Church gradually prepares the soul for the increasingly solemn mysteries that lie ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLent is presented not simply as a season of giving things up, but as a deliberate return to God. Fasting disciplines the body, prayer raises the soul, and penance turns the heart away from sin so that the faithful may approach Easter renewed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDom Guéranger also draws attention to the remarkable biblical readings chosen by the Church for each day of Lent, explaining imagery and lessons that were once familiar to generations of Catholics but can easily be missed without guidance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the fourth week comes to a close, the reader stands at the threshold of the most solemn portion of the liturgical year. The final two weeks of Lent—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassiontide and Holy Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—are given their own extensive treatment in Volume 6.\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 do more than observe the Church calendar. 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