Lenten Prayers for Busy People: A Forty-Day Retreat Wherever You Happen to Be

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Summary: 40 days with the Likes of Will Shakespeare and Bob Dylan
Review: Facing questions about how to react to the sadness of Good Friday while anticipating the triumph of Easter, Fr. O'Malley decided to write a book to help himself and others who are not "giants of the spiritual life." Instead of giving up something for Lent, he suggests we enrich our faith through the morning, daytime, and evening prayers for each day of the season. The sessions contain psalms and other scripture passages, prayers of dedication to God, and readings from such diverse sources as the sonnets of William Shakespeare and lyrics of Bob Dylan. Each of the three prayer periods could be completed with adequate reflection in about 15 minutes, more with deeper meditation. Those who are really pressed might commit to one prayer period a day and continue through the book beyond Lent. This is a good Lenten resource for small church communities.