{"product_id":"briscoe-fr-patrick-mary-witness-a-guided-lent-journal-for-prayer-and-meditation","title":"Briscoe, Fr Patrick Mary:Witness: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis Lent, walk the road to Calvary with those who witnessed the Passion firsthand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominican friar and popular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGodsplaining\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epodcaster Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, is your guide on that journey in this daily Lenten devotional. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitness\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings you face-to-face with the people of the Bible who encountered Christ in his Passion―saints and sinners, friends and enemies, the faithful and the afraid. From the Good Thief to Pontius Pilate, Martha to Barabbas, these figures reveal the depths of the human heart―flawed, fearful, hopeful, and deeply loved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach week of Lent, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitness\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efocuses on a key virtue, inviting you into the scripture stories of those present with our Lord:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek of Ash Wednesday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbrace your mortality and Christ’s mercy with Mary Magdalene, Simon Peter, Bartholomew, and the Bad Thief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek 1: Repentance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Return to me with all your heart” (Joel 2:12).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflect with the Good Thief, Pilate, Claudia Procula, Barabbas, and Caiaphas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek 2: Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn trust from the Virgin Mary, John the Beloved, Martha, Nicodemus, and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek 3: Compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Bear one another’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalk with Simon of Cyrene, Veronica, the angel in Gethsemane, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek 4: Humility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:29).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover humility in the voices of children, soldiers, false witnesses, and guards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWeek 5: Courage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe inspired by Thomas, James, Philip, Matthew, and Simon the Zealot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHoly Week: Sacrifice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” (Luke 24:21).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Imitate those who gave what they could to Christ: the man with the water jar, the owner of the Upper Room, the centurion Longinus, and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA journey both for you and for a small group, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitness\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores the characters of the Passion one by one, examining their choices, their failures, and their moments of grace. Some will inspire you; others may unsettle you. But all will draw you closer to Jesus, the central figure who transforms the entire drama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Because in the end,” Fr. Patrick writes, “the story of the Passion is not only about what happened to him―it’s about what is happening to us. Lent invites us to step onto the dusty roads of Jerusalem, to stand in the courtyard, to kneel at the foot of the Cross, and to watch the stone roll away. And in doing so, it invites us to let the miracle of redemption unfold again in our own lives.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach day offers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea brief but spiritually rich meditation with a quote from the Church Fathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereflective questions to guide your prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea rhythm of renewal to prepare your heart for Easter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach week offers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeditations on a different virtue with biblical figures from the Passion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeautiful, full-color artwork to inspire prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea companion video featuring Fr. 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