A Spirituality of Mission: Reflections for Holy Week and Easter

by Mark G. Boyer

Overview

Mission is an essential part of the vocation of every baptized Christian. In A Spirituality of Mission, Mark G. Boyer draws on a lifetime of priestly ministry to help readers think, reflect, and pray through that call with the aim of integrating it into their very lifestyle.     

The sixty vibrant and insightful reflections gathered here draw on the spirit and the liturgy of Holy Week and the Easter season, which remind us of the very birth of the church and origins of its mission. A Spirituality of Mission offers the newly baptized and longtime members of the church, as well as its clergy, an opportunity to recall the vocation we all share and to live it more faithfully and effectively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814647301
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	01/15/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	527 KB

About the Author

Fr. Mark G. Boyer, a retired priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is the author of fifty books, including three editions of The Liturgical Environment, on biblical and liturgical spirituality. He continues as a part-time instructor in the Religious Studies Department of Missouri State University, Springfield, where he has taught courses in New Testament and Bible and Film for twenty-eight years. His other books include the following titles: Praying Your Way through Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, An Abecedarian of Animal Spirit Guides: Spiritual Growth through Reflections on Creatures, and Overcome with Paschal Joy: Chanting through Lent and Easter—Daily Reflections with Familiar Hymns.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Called

Immediately: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 2

Brothers: Monday of Holy Week 4

Amazing Catch: Tuesday of Holy Week 6

Tax Collector: Wednesday of Holy Week 8

Called by Lot: Holy Thursday 10

2 Listen and Believe

Hear!: Good Friday 14

Zechariah and Mary: Holy Saturday 16

Speaking Words of God: Easter Sunday 18

Two-Edged Sword: Monday within the Octave of Easter 20

Word Doers: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 22

3 Leave All

No Pillow: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 26

Don't Look Back: Thursday within the Octave of Easter 28

Patience: Friday within the Octave of Easter 30

Knocking on the Door: Saturday within the Octave of Easter 32

New: Octave (Second Sunday) of Easter 34

4 Commissioned

Go!: Monday of the Second Week of Easter 38

Proclaim: Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter 40

Witness: Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter 42

Plan: Thursday of the Second Week of Easter 44

Peace: Friday of the Second Week of Easter 46

5 Sent

Apostles: Saturday of the Second Week of Easter 50

Disciples: Third Sunday of Easter 52

Prayer: Monday of the Third Week of Easter 54

Harvest: Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter 56

Replacing Judas: Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter 58

6 Free from Worry

Do Not Worry: Thursday of the Third Week of Easter 62

A Single Hour: Friday of the Third Week of Easter 64

Persecution: Saturday of the Third Week of Easier 66

Not Isolated: Fourth Sunday of Easter 68

Don't Worry Be Happy: Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter 70

7 Purpose

Dependence: Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter 74

Lost Sheep: Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter 76

Agents: Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter 78

Proclaim Christ: Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter 80

Justified by Faith: Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter 82

8 Harvest

Metaphors: Fifth Sunday of Easter 86

Weeds, Net, Judgment: Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter 88

Ripe Field: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter 90

Righteousness: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter 92

Reap: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter 94

9 Fearless Evangelizing

Not Ashamed: Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter 98

Basic Message: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter 100

Walk by Faith: Sixth Sunday of Easter 102

No Other Gospel: Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter 104

Run the Race: Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter 106

10 Witnessing

Peter Bears Witness: Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter 110

Unstoppable Mission: Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter 112

Living Message: Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter 114

Philip Interprets Scripture: Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter 116

Giving Life: Seventh Sunday of Easter (Ascension) 118

11 Cost of Disciple ship

Deny Self: Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter 122

Division: Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter 124

Count the Cost: Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter 126

Cross: Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter 128

Suffering: Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter 130

12 Culling Others

Lamb of God: Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter 134

Finding Another: Pentecost Sunday 136

God's Choice: Monday after Pentecost 138

God Speaks: Tuesday after Pentecost 140

Confirmed Call: Wednesday after Pentecost 142

Appendix: Synthesis 145

Editorial Reviews

Boyer's Spirituality of Mission provides a systematic pathway, a virtual guided tour through the Easter season. Its step by step approach provides a foundation from Scripture followed by a meditative exercise and response that allows the lay person to more deeply come to grips with both the basic elements of the Easter experience and calls them to action as they become a part of the call to mission. The volume easily could serve as a personal devotion or discipline and is also adaptable for small groups. It encourages without being overwhelming.
Dr. Victor H. Matthews, Dean, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University


As a Protestant with Catholic roots this book will be an important addition to my preparation for Holy Week. It provides the missing focus that can move us beyond the ritual to actual prayer, reflection on Scripture and focused action out into the world. I highly endorse this book for everyone who wants to experience Holy Week on a deeper spiritual level.
Rev. Vernon Meyer, Pastor, Sun Lakes United Church of Christ, Sun Lakes, Arizona

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