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Digital Talking Books Relating to the Lenten Season
By Alicia Waters | February 27, 2020
The Xavier Society for the Blind has free audio books for the Lenten season which can be played in the Talking Book machines provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). If you’d like information about these titles, or would like to order any, please reply to info@xaviersocietyfortheblind.org or call 800-637-9193.
Finding Jesus: Living Through Lent with John’s Gospel by Gerard O’Collins, SJ (DBX0153): Meditations from the Gospel of John containing essays about Jesus. The Jesus of these essays in not the serene figure of some holy pictures. He knocks, questions, challenges, heals, suffers, and urges a choice from everyone he touches.
Daily Gospel Meditations for Lent: The Christian Dilemma by Isaias Powers, CP (DBX6007): Prayers and meditations focusing on the practical concerns of the first Christians: how to respond to people who ask for help.??????? (Also available in braille).
Lent, Holy Week, and Easter by John Baldovin, SJ (DBX0981): Award-winning professor and world-renowned theologian Fr. John Baldovin, SJ discusses the significance of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. First, you will look at the history of Lent. You will look at its origins, tracing how it has come to be celebrated as a 40-day season. After looking at the practices and spiritual meaning of Lent, you will then look at Palm Sunday and Holy Week, paying special attention to the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday). Finally, you will learn about the 50-day season of Easter, including the Sundays of Ascension and Pentecost.
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