{"product_id":"the-voices-of-the-saints-a-year-of-readings-1","title":"The Voices of the Saints: A Year of Readings","description":"The inspiring stories of 365 holy men and women-from the best known to some of the most obscure-come to life in an engaging collection of biographical profiles  quotations from the saints themselves  meditations  and prayers.  Voices of the Saints opens with an instruction from Saint Philip Neri: \"The best preparation for prayer is to read the lives of the saints  not from mere curiosity  but quietly and with recollection a little at a time. And to pause whenever you feel your heart touched with devotion.\"  With these words of faith and wisdom as his guiding principle  Bert Ghezzi presents the lives of such familiar and beloved saints as Saint Peter and Saint Catherine of Siena; Saint Jerome and Saint Thrse of Lisieux; of humble  little-known figures like Felix of Nola  Pelagia the Penitent  and Leonard of Port Maurice; and of sainted men and women associated with a particular place  including Margaret of Scotland  Rose of Lima  Elizabeth Ann Seton  and Junpero Serra. In lively profiles written for contemporary readers  Ghezzi chronicles their journeys of faith and their contributions to the vitality of the Church. The voices of the saints resound throughout the book  in quotations drawn from their own writings  the works of biographers  and the recollections of witnesses.  Readers can use Voices of the Saints in several different ways. Organized alphabetically  it serves as a helpful  easy-to-use dictionary. It also features a day-by-day numbering system  ideal for daily readings; notations at the end of each entry  enabling the exploration of the lives in historical order; an index that highlights particular themes (including the intriguing \"Porcupine Saints\")  and a calendar of saints days. A fascinating look at disparate and unusual lives-each one a rich source of illumination  inspiration  encouragement  and motivation-along with prayers and meditations  Voices of the Saints is a valuable companion for members of Catholic  Episcopal  and other traditional churches  and an enlightening introduction to the saints for general readers.  From the Hardcover edition.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44920490360885,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385491824","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0385491824.jpg?v=1768560325","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-voices-of-the-saints-a-year-of-readings-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}