The Suffering Servant's Courage [Paperback]

Christine Haapala (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2000

This prayer book integrates poignant Sacred Scripture verses about courage and fortitude, the prayers of the fifteen mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, and 21 illustrations from the inspired artistry of the 19th century Catholic illustrator Gustave Doré. Perfect meditations for everyone who wants to pray and unite their sufferings with the sufferings of Christ. By focusing on the virtue of courage and fortitude, you will find this prayer book compelling and difficult to put down. It will enrich you with many hours accompanying the Sorrowful Mother and her Son on the Via Dolorosa.

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About the Author

Nearly a decade ago, after teaching a tenth grade CCD class which integrated the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary into the Bible Study course curriculum, Christine Haapala, the author, thought "What if there is a connection between the 150 Psalms and 150 Hail Marys of the Rosary?" In the Catechism of the Catholic Church this connection is explained as "Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours." (CCC 2678) Based on this inspiration, the author completed and, then, published her first book From Genesis to Revelation: Seven Scriptural Rosaries, Christendom Press, 1996. Since then, she has continued to write other books and newspaper articles, to include this book on the virtue of Courage and Fortitude.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Suffering Servant Scriptorium (December 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097039960X
• ISBN-13: 978-0970399601
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,494,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A relevant book for a prayerful life, October 1, 2001

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This review is from: The Suffering Servant's Courage (Paperback)

I'm writing this review on October 1, 2001. Given that October is the month of the Most Holy Rosary, and considering the attacks which occurred last month in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania, it is appropriate to review Christine Haapala's book, The Suffering Servant's Courage now because prayer is needed now more than ever. Haapala's book is a collection of Scriptural prayers designed as meditations for the Rosary prayer, and is for, as the publisher emphasizes, "everyone who wants to pray and unite their sufferings with the sufferings of Christ."

Accompanied by vivid and at times heart-rendering illustrations depicting the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary by 19th century artist Gustave Doré, The Suffering Servant's Courage offers to complement the Rosary with the comforting Word that reminds us of how Christ suffered for us and how we should lay our own sufferings at His feet. The Suffering Servant's Courage is a book one should refer to during such times of spiritual need, no matter how great the suffering.