| Sermons for Advent and the Christmas Season: Volume 51 Contributor(s): Bernard of Clairvaux (Author), Edmonds, Irene (Translator), Beckett, Wendy (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0879074515 ISBN-13: 9780879074517 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: The twelfth-century abbot and contemplative known to history as "The Mellifluous Teacher' wrote sermons for the entire Christmas liturgical cycle-from the first Sunday of Advent (four weeks before Christmas) to the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary/Presentation of Christ in the Temple (2 February). As he reflects on the wonder of the Incarnation, he reminds Christians still today that Christmas celebrates the awesome condescension of God-with-us, not a commercial carnival. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Sermons - Christian - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent - Religion | Monasticism |
| Dewey: 189.4 |
| LCCN: 2007012357 |
| Series: Cistercian Fathers |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.78" W x 8.69" (0.71 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Holiday - Christmas - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The twelfth-century abbot and contemplative known to history as The Mellifluous Teacher ' wrote sermons for the entire Christmas liturgical cycle 'from the first Sunday of Advent (four weeks before Christmas) to the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (25 January). As he reflects on the wonder of the Incarnation, he reminds Christians still today that Christmas celebrates the awesome condescension of God-with-us, not a commercial carnival. |
