In his accompanying volume to Brightest and Best: A Companion to the Lesser Feasts and Fasts, Sam Portarooffers meditations for each of the weekdays for the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter.Following the lectionary texts for each day, he focuses on the seasonal themes of incarnation, manifestation, suffering, redemption, and resurrection, showing how the eternal truths of the gospel shed light on the ordinary and extraordinary events of our lives. Solidly grounded in the prayers and scriptures of these seasonal liturgies, Portaro's meditations bring fresh and powerful; sometimes pointed insights for those who follow the daily readings and prayers of these days of the weeks in the church year as found in Lesser Feasts and Fasts. 230 pages, paperback.
