Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise, Modernized Edition
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Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise, Modernized  Edition  -     Edited By: Bernard Bangley
    By: Father Alban Butler

Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise, Modernized Edition

Edited By: Bernard Bangley
Paraclete Press / 2005 / Paperback

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First published in 1759, Butler's impressive masterpiece has now been distilled into a concise volume in modern language for pilgrims of the 21st century. Read the stories behind the lives of 365 heroes and heroines of the early church---presented one for each day of the year---and be inspired! 400 pages, softcover from Paraclete.

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Title: Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise, Modernized Edition
By: Father Alban Butler
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 311
Vendor: Paraclete Press
Publication Date: 2005
Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 (inches)
Weight: 15 ounces
ISBN: 1557254222
ISBN-13: 9781557254221
Stock No: WW254222

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Butler's Lives of the Saints is the most revered Catholic book after the Bible, the Missal and The Imitation of Christ.

There is no greater authority on the saints than Alban Butler, and his enormous research has been the standard reference on the subject for the last two and a half centuries. This new adaptation of Butler's multi-volume Lives of the Saints presents a modernized text for today's reader and provides an illuminating guide to these historic, symbolic, and foundational Christian men and women.

Butler's daily readings from the lives and works of the saints offer readers the opportunity to engage directly with these great figures. Butler's distinctive contribution to stories about saints was to turn attention away from the superhuman, miraculous themes that are prevalent in earlier works. He gives us saints who are examples of Christian living, who provide inspiration for our own lives, in every time and circumstance. As Butler writes: "They were once what we are now, travelers on earth. They had the same weaknesses we have. We have difficulties; so had the saints."

Features:
  • A Saint or two for each day of the calendar
  • Great for a daily meditation
  • Each saint's life is followed by a "lesson" from the life to help us apply the virtues of the Saint to ourselves
  • Great for the entire family
This version includes recently canonized saints as well as those whose path to official sainthood is still in progress.
More obscure saints whose lives and contributions to Christianity should not be forgotten are also included.

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