Beschreibung:
Widely embraced by homilists and those interested in reflectingmore deeply on the daily Lectionary readings, Bishop RichardSklba's Fire Starters: Igniting the Holy in the Weekday Homilyhas served as a practical resource for preparing engaging weekdayhomilies for Ordinary Time. After much anticipation, Bishop Sklba andcoauthor Fr. Joseph Juknialis now offer Easter Fire, a welcome companionto support anyone called to preach at Easter weekday Masses.Easter Fire provides the biblical citations and summary phrases forthe reading and the gospel plus the refrain from the psalm each day.After each citation, the authors offer a series of meaningful insights basedon Scripture scholarship, their own prayerful reflection on the texts, andyears of preaching and pastoral experience. These brief "bullet point"entries provide nuggets of knowledge and inspiration that will stimulatepersonal prayer and spark homily possibilities for the preacher everyday.Easter Fire will ignite sparks that can be enflamed by God's Spirit, tonot only enrich the spiritual journey but to add light and warmth for thepreparation of weekday homilies during the Easter season.