Book Reviews2 Ancient Christian Devotional: a year of weekly readings, lectionary cycle C

Dec 11, 2009

Edited by Cindy Crosby.  Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press.  296 pages.  Paperback.  ISBN 978-0-8308-3528-7.  $18.00.

This book is a great way to prepare for the readings at Mass or church services during this Church liturgical year (currently year C) and for the 2010 calendar year.

Members of Churches that use the Common lectionary (Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, etc) can use this book to prepare their personal meditations on the upcoming Sunday's readings. It can also be used to reflect, pray, or it can be used for group discussion.

The book also has an ecumenical application since more than one church uses the Common Lectionary.  

The editor, Cindy Crosby, provides in the front a method to use this book gives a description of how to use the book in the beginning.  The book provides the Scripture readings for the Sundays of Year C, a theme, opening prayer, short reflections from various Church Fathers for each reading, and a closing prayer.  

Included is a bibliography, short biographies of the Church Fathers who are quoted or referenced in this book, an index of names and sources, and a scripture index.  

This book can also be helpful to those who prepare sermons or homilies.

 Cindy Crosby edited Ancient Christian Devotional for year A with Thomas Oden the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.  

This book is highly recommended!

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