At Prayer With the Saints [Paperback]

Anthony F. Chiffolo (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

Pray to God exactly as the greatest saints did. A large element of the saints' holiness: they knew how to pray. The words they directed to God, and the directions on praying that they gave to souls, lift us away from petty concerns and call to mind the great truths of our salvation. But until now, you would have had to have a library full of their writings (and ample time to comb through them all) in order to have access to their prayers. Now: a single volume containing the best of this prayer and counsel Saints at Prayer brings you the most beautiful and powerful prayers ever uttered by holy souls, including: St. Polycarp: Prayer from the Pyre of His Martyrdom St. Athanasius: The Athanasian Creed St. Basil the Great: Postcommunion Prayer St. Augustine: De Profundis, Miserere Mei, Deus, Dominus Illuminatio and Deus, Deus Meus St. John Chrysostom: Prayer of a Priest before

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Liguori Pubns; 1st edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764801732
• ISBN-13: 978-0764801730
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,707,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Life takes strange twists and turns. My childhood was spent in the rural community of East Schodack, NY, across the Hudson River from Albany. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, I served on active duty in naval aviation for 7 years (then served additional years in the Naval Reserve). Afterward, I began my publishing career, first with the Naval Institute Press, then Liguori Publications, Fordham University Press, Praeger Publishers, and now ABC-CLIO. I published my first book in 1997, and I continue to have a great interest in the mystical lives of the saints; but I have a deepening interest in the sacredness of nature and the spirituality (hospitality) of food.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Prayers from Living Saints, June 6, 2000

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This review is from: At Prayer With the Saints (Paperback)

Categorized into four specific areas of prayer - sorrow, adoration, petition, and thanksgiving, the author has compiled an excellent selection of prayers of living saints. He also has been able to make them practical in their application to modern day lives. These are not the prayers of individuals who are living in a different universe but men and women who are dealing with daily aspirations, struggles, and joys. This book should be on anyone's list of books about the saints.