The Joy of Advent with Saint Benedict

by Rev. John R. Fortin, O.S.B.

Overview

The Meaning and Celebration of Advent

I have heard it said many times that Christmas is for children. As someone who is moving past the middle age years and who has always been very fond of Christmas, I can only say: �I hope not!� I hope that Christmas is truly a festival of light and happiness for everyone. Yet I also think that Christmas for young and old (and middle aged!) alike is only celebrated well when the beautiful season of Advent is truly entered into as a time of preparation in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

. . . from The Joy of Advent with Saint Benedict


Open your hearts during this Advent season and prepare for the celebration of Christmas with Saint Benedict. Inside you will find for every day of Advent and Christmas, the daily Gospel Reading, a selection from the Rule of Saint Benedict, a reflection and a prayer. Also included are chapters
on Saint Benedict, the Meaning and Celebration of Christmas and the O Antiphons. May you have a joyful Advent and a blessed Christmas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984170791
Publisher:	Christus Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	11/24/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	162
File size:	666 KB

About the Author

Rev. John R. Fortin, O.S.B., has been a Benedictine monk at Saint Anselm Abbey in Manchester, NH since 1970. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. He has earned several graduate degrees including a doctorate in medieval studies from the University of Notre Dame�s Medieval Institute. He is currently a professor in the
Philosophy Department as Saint Anselm College.

In 2009, he wrote A Lenten Journey with Jesus Christ and Saint Benedict.