Prayer With Searchers and Saints [Paperback]

Edward Francis Gabriele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

Here is a book of morning and evening prayers, inspired by a host of "searchers and saints", including Mary, Teresa of Avila, Martin Luther, Anthony of Padua, Soujourner Truth, Hildegard of Bingen, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Thomas Aquinas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St Marys Pr (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884895262
• ISBN-13: 978-0884895268
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,249,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Invitation To Be Inspired By Great People Of Faith, November 23, 2005

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This review is from: Prayer With Searchers and Saints (Paperback)

PRAYER WITH SEARCHERS AND SAINTS is a collection of prayer exercises based on the lives of well known spiritual people from history. Most are canonized saints in the Roman Catholic tradition, but there are also people from the Hebrew Scriptures contemporary figures such as Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Thea Bowman and the women martyrs of El Salvador. Not all are specifically religious people, but their lives do somehow tie into the teachings of Jesus.

The book is set up in a way that makes it easy to use in daily prayer. It has prayers for morning and evening, as well as readings and biographical information about each person. It is designed to be used either individually or in group settings such as a prayer service for a school setting, liturgical gathering, or meeting.

Perhaps what makes this book unique is that it invites the person who uses it to enter more deeply into the lives of these great people of faith and see the ways in which they lived as followers of Christ. It also invites each of us not just to admire these great people, but also live lives that reflect the values of these people in a world that so desperately needs such witnesses today.

5.0 out of 5 stars richly textured guide to spiritual development, September 18, 1998

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This review is from: Prayer With Searchers and Saints (Paperback)

from Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Aug.29, 1998, p. B-10: "A panorama of Christian saints, but also including such people as the founders of AA, is outlined with prayers, information and worship suggestions. Readings are included for each one and a morning call to prayer along with a prayer of praise. It's a richly textured, handy guide to spiritual development."