One Sunday at a Time (Cycle B): Preparing Your Heart for Weekly Mass

by Mark Hart

Overview

What if ten minutes a week could help you experience Sunday Mass more fully and deepen your love of the Word of God?

“Bible Geek” Mark Hart makes that possible with One Sunday at a Time, the essential companion to the Sunday readings and an ideal resource for busy Catholics who want to get more out of Mass.

After almost thirty years in ministry, Hart hears two questions most often: “How do I get more out of Mass?” and “Where do I start?”

His response? Begin with what you’re already doing—going to Mass. You’ll understand the Bible better, receive God’s grace, and the liturgy will come to life for you in a whole new way.

The extra features of each Sunday are designed to help you initiate faith-based conversations with your family and friends, form the habit of scripture study, and carve out time for God every week. In this book you will find

• color-coded sections that correspond to the liturgical seasons,
• brief summaries of the Mass readings for Sundays, major feasts, and solemnities in liturgical year Cycle B,
• engaging reflections that draw your attention to a primary theme and common threads among the readings each week,
• explanation of key Greek and Hebrew words in the biblical text, and
• fun facts and cultural context of the biblical world.

 

One Sunday at a Time also includes prayers and a weekly challenge to help put into practice the message of each week’s readings in your daily life. Wide margins are ideal for notetaking. Readers have identified the book as the perfect companion to Every Sacred Sunday.

This beautiful, full-color book is perfect for use by individuals, families, RCIA classes, and small groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646802654
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	10/06/2023
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark Hart—also known as the “Bible Geek”—is the chief innovation officer at Life Teen International. He is an award-winning producer of Bible study DVDs and the author of more than twenty books, including One Sunday at a Time: Preparing Your Heart for Weekly Mass for cycles A, B, and C and the bestselling and award-winning Blessed are the Bored in Spirit. He is the coauthor—with his wife, Melanie—of Our Not-Quite-Holy Family, Embracing God’s Plan for Marriage and Getting More Out of Marriage.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Hart is a blogger, podcaster, and international speaker. He is a research fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I can’t think of a better way to keep Bible in a Year listeners engaged in sacred scripture than to study and pray into the rhythm of the weekly Mass readings. And I can’t think of a better resource than this little book or a better guide than Mark Hart.” —Fr. Mike Schmitz, host of the Bible in a Year podcast

“This is a great book! Hart makes the scriptures come to life, opened before us by the sacred liturgy. This book will be of incredible value to parents, catechists, priests, and teachers.” —Andrew and Sarah Swafford, Catholic speakers, authors, and founders of Swafford Ministries

“This book is a perfect combination of history, humor, and heart. I’m grateful it exists to help men, women, and families fall deeper in love with our Lord and his Word.” —Jenna Guizar, founder and creative director, Blessed Is She

“This book did not disappoint. If you would like to better understand and internalize the Sunday readings before or after Mass, you need look no further than One Sunday at a Time.” —Deb Grisham, parishioner at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church and School, Westfield, Indiana