The Liturgical Year - My First Book Review

Hey Guys, so I found this sweet website for anyone who likes to read and write. It is called Booksneeze. All you have to do is have a blog, and then after you read a book write a small review about the book, and post in on your blog and a retailers website like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. So here is my first book review. The book is the Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister.

This book is not simply an exposition of the Liturgical year. It is far more than a simple teaching that tells us about each feast, fast, and season that make up the Liturgical year. This book is a book about the passion of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives. Joan Chittister’s words bring life to something that most people feel is dead and dry. Liturgy while it is rooted in tradition is much more than a set of days and practices that we do in order to fulfill tradition and religious piety.

Instead, Chittister shows that liturgy is a tool. It is a set of days and seasons that transform our minds, and cause us to continually enter into relationship with Jesus. It is a constant reminder of Jesus, so that we can daily tell Him how much we love, and are thankful to be in relationship with Him. It is a reminder and a call to the life He lived, so that we can learn how to live it as well. It teaches us how to live our natural lives, with the Spiritual world Christ has brought us into. She shows that the Liturgical calendar may be the greatest tool that any Christian can possess in the task of transforming their minds for Jesus and the Kingdom of God.

Her writing style is easy and simple to understand, but it is deep and life changing. Her words are definitely anointed by God to bring life to anyone who truly seeks to live purely and holy for Christ. I recommend this book for anyone who is curious and seeking guidance in the faith, but I would especially recommend it for anyone who is struggling and drowning in the stagnation of tradition and religiosity. If the words in this book are truly dealt with and chewed over it will bring life and excitement back into our many forgotten and overlooked traditions. And it will work to restore the true meaning that has been lost in so many of our religious holidays, especially Christmas and Easter.

It is a great tool to have in your library as we seek to make disciples of Jesus (Matthew 28: 19-20)! Praise God for Joan and her words!