Daily readings by Paul Haffner and Timothy Keller

05 January 2018

PAUL HAFFNER’s Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary: Celebrating with our Lady every day of the year provides a “Marian Calendar” of daily readings to mark the centenary of the Fatima apparitions. From Mother of God (Theotokos), 1 January, on, the titles relate to the Roman calendar, the rosary, the litany of the BVM, or a local cult somewhere (Gracewing, £20; 978-0-852-44896-0). The author is a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

The bestselling US Presbyterian writer Timothy Keller, in The Way of Wisdom: A year of daily devotions in the Book of Proverbs (Hodder & Stoughton, £12.99 (£11.70); 978-1-473-64755-8), gives a text, sermonette, and prayer for every day, prefaced by an introduction to Proverbs and its themes.

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