Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition, Revised and Updated

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This is the original version of Butler's Little Pictorial Lives first published in 1874 and largely taken from Butler's original work. This substantial hardback book, beautifully illustrated with black and white etchings, is the perfect solution for so many Catholics anxious to get reacquainted with the lives of the saints, but who have too little time to read more thorough biographies. Father Herbert Thurston, SJ, edited and significantly rewrote the work; his 12-volume "Revised Edition" was published between 1926 and 1938. First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine.

This edition features saints from many nations and backgrounds and includes new articles on recently canonized saints. He gives us saints who are examples of Christian living, who provide inspiration for our own lives, in every time and circumstance. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Also included in the daily readings are more obscure saints whose lives and contributions to Christianity should not be forgotten. First written in the mid-eighteenth century, Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints is now available in a four-volume set which was revised in 1956 to include 2,565 saints compared to the original 1,486.PRIDE/stinking pride who puts itself above the Creator and says "i will not kneel for baby Jesus asleep in the hay of a manger. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. For those who value freedom and science as well as their Christian faith, this edition is a valuable contribution. It does not come with a cardboard sleeve of any kind to tuck the books together for on-shelf storage purposes, in case you might be wondering about this but I wasn't really expecting one. Very few published works require such a lengthy explanation of exactly WHICH edition is being offered, in what format, and why, than Fr.

I have been reading these 4 books daily for about 30 years and have learned a tremendous amount of history of my Catholic faith. The pontificate of Pope John Paul II has produced an unprecedented wealth of beatifications and canonizations. Addeddate 2012-08-19 09:25:36 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ButlersLivesOfTheSaintsCompleteEdition Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1pg2w67p Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.

There is certainly a heavy emphasis on Western European saints, and especially those with some connection to the Anglophone world. J., and Donald Attwater to retain the charms of Butler's original prose style, this work of devotion and scholarship offers truths central to Christianity and underlying themes of Christian love.

Father Butler's Lives of the Saints is an amazing book of devotion, arranged to follow the Catholic Church's calendar of feast days, and so is relevant every day of the year. Ulf and Birgitta Ekman With his wife, Birgitta, Ulf Ekman founded Word of Life, a large Pentecostal church, so the news of their leaving Word of Life Church to become Catholics was a bombshell in Sweden.

Arranged day by day, with cross-indexing for easy reference, the text corresponds to the months of the year and contains entries on saints with feast days in that month.

Please do not hesitate to contact the LMS office on 020 7404 7284 for all Mass Listings enquiries - we're here to help. Butler's great work, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints ("Butler's Lives"), the result of thirty years' study, was first published in four volumes in London, 1756–1759.

Donald Attwater (24 December 1892–30 January 1977) was a British Catholic author, editor and translator, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Notre Dame. He labored for some time as a missionary priest in Staffordshire, and was finally appointed president of the English seminary at Saint Omer in France, where he remained till his death in 1773. Ideal for a daily meditation; each Saint's life is followed by a "lesson" from the life to help us apply the virtues of the Saint to ourselves. Second, maximum space has been allotted to authenticated achievements and contributions of the saints, omitting information of doubtful origin. It only took me about six years to make my journey to Catholicism and this book was one of the first paths that I embarked upon.