Corpus Christi — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

About this episode

This episode features a meditation for the Feast of Corpus Christi based on Dom Guéranger’s work.

A meditation for the Feast of Corpus Christi, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith…

Topics covered

• liturgical calendar
• Catholic Church
• spiritual meditation
• historical context
• feast days
• Dom Guéranger

Keywords

• Corpus Christi
• Dom Guéranger
• liturgical year
• Catholic meditation
• spiritual life
• feast days
• historical richness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solesmes Abbey

Books & works: The Liturgical Year

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