{"product_id":"the-liturgical-year-vol-6-passiontide-holy-week-dom-prosper-gueranger","title":"The Liturgical Year, Vol. 6: Passiontide \u0026 Holy Week — Dom Prosper Guéranger","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalk with Christ through His Passion and enter more deeply into the most solemn days of the Catholic year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 6 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\u003ePassiontide and Holy Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the final and most solemn portion of Lent, when the Church turns her attention almost entirely toward the suffering and death of Our Lord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the first four weeks of Lent, the Church enters Passiontide with an even greater spirit of mourning and recollection. Dom Guéranger explains that these final two weeks are set apart so that the faithful may contemplate Christ’s Passion more intensely and prepare to commemorate the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume begins with the history, mystery, and traditional spiritual practices of Passiontide before following the Church day by day toward Calvary and the tomb.\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 spiritual meaning of Passiontide and Holy Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional practices and prayers for these solemn days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePassion Sunday and the final days before Holy Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalm Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the blessing of palms, procession, Mass, and Vespers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe traditional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffice of Tenebrae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaundy Thursday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the blessing of the Holy Oils, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, stripping of the altars, and washing of feet\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood Friday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the solemn prayers, Veneration of the Cross, Reproaches, and Mass of the Presanctified\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoly Saturday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the blessing of the new fire, Paschal Candle, prophecies, blessing of the baptismal font, and the ancient ceremonies leading toward Easter\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDom Guéranger does more than describe these ceremonies. He explains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhy the Church prays as she does\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, connecting the ancient liturgy with Scripture, Catholic doctrine, Church history, and the events of Christ’s Passion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a remarkable companion for Holy Week. Familiar ceremonies—the palms, veiled images, extinguished candles of Tenebrae, stripped altars, Veneration of the Cross, and lighting of the Paschal Candle—take on greater meaning as Dom Guéranger reveals the theology and history behind them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticular attention is given to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Triduum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The treatment of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday alone occupies a substantial portion of the volume, guiding the reader through the Church’s ceremonies almost step by step.\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 so Catholics could enter more fully into the worship of the Church rather than simply observe the calendar from a distance. 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