Calvary and the Mass
Author: Fulton J. Sheen
Paperback: viii + 102 pp.
Price: $9.95 + shipping
ISBN 13: 978-0-8189-1315-0
ISBN 10: 0-8189-1315-0
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Calvary and the Mass -- Bishop Sheen's reflections on what is now known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass -- is one of his most dynamic and eloquent books. It is a vivid, inspiring explanation of the true meaning of the Mass, an explanation that is filled with wisdom and beauty. Leading us through the several phases of the celebration of the Mass, Sheen shows us its relationship to Christ's Crucifixion on Golgotha. He points out how the seven parts of the Sacred Ceremony are based upon the Lord's seven last words from the Cross. Under Bishop Sheen's brilliant guidance, we see the Mass in its true light, as the crowning act of Christian worship. It is the commemoration, the reenactment, the perpetuation of the Divine Sacrifice. In Calvary and the Mass Bishop Sheen not only gives a clearer, fuller meaning to the celebration, but also reveals a pattern of faith by which we may direct our lives to a higher fulfillment, embracing the example set by Christ in His self-sacrifice. |
Popular radio and television personality during the years surrounding and following the Second Vatican Council, the Servant
of God, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) established himself long ago as the foremost spokesman for the Catholic Church in America and one of its most prolific writers. The last few years of his life were dedicated to preaching retreats to priests and promoting the daily Holy Hour of adoration as the key to one's personal sanctification and spiritual growth. His many books, CDs and DVDs were the fruit of
a lifetime of prayer and study, revealing the profound wisdom and insight into the nature of Christ's suffering and death apparent in this book on Calvary and the Mass, ultimately also exemplified in the life and death of the author himself whose cause for canonization has been
introduced in Rome.