Our Daily Bread: Glimpsing the Eucharist Through the Centuries [Paperback]

Ralph Wright (Author)

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Publication Date: May 2008

In his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Pope John Paul II expressed the hope that both priests and faithful should grow in their astonishment, their `stunned wonder,' at this amazing way God has given us to experience, already on earth, our union with him--the Eucharist. As a person leafs through the pages of this book, passing from century to century, he may sample the writing of one of his favorite saints. From St. Paul to the Corinthians, the earliest account in writing that survives of the eucharist, through Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, up to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and Pope Benedict XVI, each century, from the first through the 21st, is represented. Readers will discover a whole new attitude to Jesus' real presence, or perhaps see their very own devotional attitude reflected in the words of someone writing over fifteen hundred years ago. It is hoped that these poems, hymns and readings will provide a deepening of faith and a stimulus to prayer.

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Ralph Wright, OSB, was born in England in 1938 and received his early education at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire. He spent two years in the British Army before becoming a monk at Ampleforth Abbey. After coming down from Oxford, he spent four years studying theology at Fribourg in Switzerland. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1970. He currently resides at Saint Louis Abbey, St. Louis, MO, where he is vocation director and professor of theology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (May 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809145251
• ISBN-13: 978-0809145256
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,396,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A look at over two millennia of writings inspired by the Eucharist, July 10, 2008

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This is my body, this is my blood - the rite of Eucharist. "Our Daily Bread: Glimpsing The Eucharist Through the Centuries" is a look at over two millennia of writings inspired by the Eucharist, from the earliest days of Christianity to letters Benedict XVI. A long, thorough, inspired and inspiring collection of poems and hymns written to strike the love of Christ within all who read them, "Our Daily Bread: Glimpsing The Eucharist Through the Centuries" is highly recommended for community library Christian studies collections.