The Month of the Precious Blood - Softcover

De Boylesve, Marin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 989332808X ISBN 13: 9789893328088

Publisher: Batalha Publishers, 2022

Synopsis

THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF MEDITATION UPON THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST

The Precious Blood poured out by Jesus Christ is the price of humanity's redemption, the fountain of divine mercy, and an enduring testimony to the immeasurable love of God.

Written for July, traditionally dedicated to the Precious Blood, this devotional work by Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J. (1813-1892) presents thirty-one days of spiritual reading and prayer. His meditations lead the reader through the unfolding mystery of redemption: beginning with figures and prefigurations in the Old Testament, continuing through their fulfilment in the New Testament, and concluding with the presence and action of Christ's Precious Blood in the sacraments of the Catholic Church.

Fr. de Boylesve explains why the shedding of Christ's Blood was necessary for the salvation of the human race and encourages readers to respond with gratitude, confidence, reparation, and deeper love for the Crucified Redeemer.

Concise and accessible, these daily readings are particularly suited to the Month of the Precious Blood, yet they may also be used during Lent, Passiontide, Holy Week, or at any time of the year for personal meditation and prayer.

This first English edition includes:

• Thirty-one daily meditations and prayers

• Scriptural reflections spanning the Old and New Testaments

• Teaching on the Precious Blood and the sacraments

• Traditional devotions to the Precious Blood

• Additional prayers

• A biography of Fr. Marin de Boylesve

• Explanatory annotations

• Twenty-seven sacred illustrations

Fr. Marin de Boylesve was an ardent nineteenth-century French promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart. His writings formed part of the wider devotional movement associated with the eventual construction of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Paris.

A valuable spiritual companion for all who wish to contemplate the Passion of Christ, understand more deeply the mystery of redemption, and seek refuge in the mercy purchased by His Precious Blood.

About this title

About the Authors

Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J. (1813-1892), was a French Jesuit priest and spiritual writer from the Vendée. Remembered for promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart and supporting the movement that helped raise the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Paris, he wrote accessible works of meditation and devotion grounded in Scripture, Catholic tradition, and the spiritual life. Several of his works are now available in English for the first time.

E.A. Bucchianeri is an author, translator, editor, and independent publisher whose work spans fiction, literary and musical history, Catholic research, and the recovery of neglected devotional texts. Based in Fátima, Portugal, Bucchianeri has prepared the first English editions of several works by Fr. Marin de Boylesve, S.J., providing translations, biographical material, annotations, illustrations, and supplementary traditional devotions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Batalha Publishers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 989332808X
• ISBN 13: 9789893328088
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156