By Father Jeffrey Kirby, EWTN News, February 25, 2024
Kirby Father Jeffrey Kirby is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish in Indian Land, South Carolina, and the host of the daily devotional podcast Morning Offering With Father Kirby.
BOOK PICK: ‘Mary and the Liturgical Year: A Pastoral Resource’ shows us how Mary points us to Jesus Christ and how Mary reminds us of who we are called to be as the People of God.
Mary and the Liturgical Year: A Pastoral Resource
By Katharine E. Harmon, Liturgy Training Publications, 2023, 112 pages, $17.95, To order: LTP.org
The Eucharistic sacrifice is the summit and source of the entire Christian way of life. This truth has been emphasized by the Catholic Church throughout the ages. It was highlighted by the Second Vatican Council, as it called for reforms to the life of the Church.
In her book Mary and the Liturgical Year: A Pastoral Resource, author Katharine Harmon explores the beauty of the sacred liturgy from the perspective of Mary. The book triples up as a devotional, theological reflection and a resource to understanding and applying the sacred liturgy to everyday life. …