The Life of Our Lord: Symbolized in the Mass:

by St. Vincent Ferrer, Rev. Scott A. Haynes (Editor)

Overview

Saint Vincent's devout contemplation on the Mass is structured as a spiritual journey through the life of Christ, beginning with His Incarnation and culminating in His glorious Resurrection and Ascension. This journey is not merely a retelling of Gospel events; rather, it is a profound meditation on how these events are symbolically presented in the liturgical actions of the Mass. Saint Vincent teaches us that the Mass is not only a ritual but a living and dynamic encounter with the life of Christ. It is through the Holy Sacrifice that the faithful are invited to participate in the divine mysteries unfolding before them. Saint Vincent will help readers better love and understand the Traditional Latin Mass, with its rich symbolism, mystical meaning, and solemnity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331493684
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	10/07/2024
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	4.37(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

St. Vincent Ferrer (c. 1350-1419) was an amazing preacher and a wonder worker. His did both with such zeal and passion that it can truly be said of him, “Zeal for your house has consumed me” (Ps. 69:10). Through much of his life, St. Vincent Ferrer was a preacher – a famous preacher. He traveled all throughout Europe zealously preaching. Grace, coming through the instrument of his preaching, led to the conversion of around 25,000 Jews, 8,000 Muslims, and even more Catholics who were not living lives based on the Gospel. He was famous, in particular, for preaching the apocalypse. He became so well known for this that the Pope even allowed him to style himself as the Angel of the Judgment, and in Christian art he is often portrayed with angelic wings. As prodigious a preacher as he was, St. Vincent Ferrer was also a thaumaturgus – a worker of miracles. In fact, when he would preach, there was a bell that traveled with him called the “Miracle Bell” that would be rung every time he would work a miracle. (Our parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York still has its “Miracle Bell” in honor of her patron.) When it came time to examine his life for the process of canonization, when the officials reached 800 miracles, they asked for no more. That was more than enough His miracles were not just the more regular ones like healing the sick either. He worked some truly fantastic ones. On one occasion, a woman had gone crazy, killed her son and chopped him up, and then attempted to serve him in a stew to her husband. When he found out about it, he fled to St. Vincent Ferrer who then came and worked a miracle in which he both put the boy back together and brought him back to life. Through St. Vincent Ferrer’s intercession, may the Lord grant us the grace to be zealous preachers of the Gospel and faithful servants working for the spread of His kingdom.