To Follow You, Light of Life: Spiritual Exercises Preached Before John Paul II at the VaticanForeword by Pope John Paul II Translated by David Glenday A little more than a year before his death, Pope John Paul II gathered his closest aides for an extended retreat at the Vatican. During this retreat Bruno Forte offered a series of meditations revolving around Jesus' words in John 8:12: "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." Now translated by David Glenday and collected in this lovely book, these meditations draw us into the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and orient us toward the mission of the church. A master of thoughtful questioning, Forte shepherds his readers through the classic Ignatian spiritual exercises: a day of purification, a day of illumination, and three days of reflection on Easter, the church, and mission. Each day includes four meditations, two reflecting on the day's theme followed by two careful considerations of scriptural texts. Forte concludes his meditations with questions that provoke deeper reflection on our own faith journeys. Thoughtful, insightful, and nurturing, Forte's book has much wisdom to offer all Christians who desire to follow more closely the "Light of life." |
Contents
Called to Freedom | 11 |
Jesus a Story of Freedom The Choice He Made and the Way He Lived | 13 |
Jesus Situating His Freedom | 22 |
The Father Sets Us Free Lectio Divina on Luke 151132 | 31 |
Mary Listening Lady Lectio Divina on Luke 12638 | 40 |
Journeying Toward the Cross | 45 |
Jesus the Gospel of Sorrows | 47 |
The Cross as the Story of the Trinity | 54 |
Mary Ark of the Covenant Lectio Divina on Luke 13945 | 96 |
In the Church That Is Communion | 103 |
Ecclesia de trinitate | 105 |
The Church Icon of the Trinity | 113 |
The Martyrdom of Peter | 121 |
Mary Bride at the Messiahs WeddingFeast Lectio Divina on Luke 14655 | 129 |
The Church in Mission | 139 |
Journeying Home to the Trinity The Church in Mission | 141 |
Abraham and the Aqedah of Isaac Lectio Divina on Genesis 12 and 22 | 60 |
Mary at Cana and at the Foot of the Cross Lectio Divina on John 2111 and 192527 | 67 |
In Easter Light | 75 |
The LifeChanging Encounter | 77 |
The Resurrection as the Story of the Trinity | 85 |
Moses and the Passover of Freedom Lectio Divina on Exodus 3115 and 1451520 | 88 |
Eucharist and Beauty | 148 |
Paul Proclaiming the Good News | 156 |
The Woman of the Apocalypse Lectio Divina on Revelation 12 | 164 |
Conclusion | 173 |
John Contemplating Love | 175 |
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