Engaging Lent with Easter Joy: A Collection of Notes from a Monastery
Francis Wagner
Aug 2014 · Open Road Media
Ebook
58
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
About this ebook
Lent—with its intensified practices of prayer, self-denial, and almsgiving—provides us with the opportunity to “wash away the negligence of other times.” But it is not a time to be dour and downcast. As Christians, we must keep in mind that Jesus was raised once and for all. St. Benedict reflects this point of view when he writes that while engaging in our Lenten practices, we should “look forward to holy Easter with joy and spiritual longing” and “with the joy of the Holy Spirit.” The ageless wisdom of Benedict presented in this eBook will assist you in making your own Lenten practices less about “giving up” something, and more about “taking up” the good that God offers us in becoming more fully children of the Resurrection.
About the author
Br. Francis de Sales Wagner, O.S.B., is a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, and is an editor and writer for Path of Life Publications at the Abbey Press. Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio, he received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1988. He worked as a staff writer, news editor, managing editor, copy editor, and wire editor for four daily newspapers in Ohio before coming to Saint Meinrad in 2006. He professed his vows as a monk in 2008, and in 2012 received a Master of Theological Studies degree in the School of Theology. He also serves as a conference presenter for the Benedictine oblate program and as a spiritual director. He is the author of several pastoral care publications and spirituality articles, and is editor of the book Sacred Rhythms: The Monastic Way Every Day.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
