To Follow You, Light of Life: Spiritual Exercises Preached before John Paul II at the Vatican

by Bruno Forte

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2005

Overview

A little more than a year before his death, Pope John Paul II gathered his closest aides for an extended retreat at the Vatican. During this retreat Bruno Forte offered a series of meditations revolving around Jesus’ words in John 8:12: “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” Now translated by David Glenday and collected in this lovely book, these meditations draw us into the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and orient us toward the mission of the Church. A master of thoughtful questioning, Forte shepherds his readers through the classic Ignatian spiritual exercises: a day of purification, a day of illumination, and three days of reflection on Easter, the church, and mission. Each day includes four meditations, two reflecting on the day’s theme followed by two careful considerations of scriptural texts. Forte concludes his meditations with questions that provoke deeper reflection on our own faith journeys. Thoughtful, insightful, and nurturing, Forte’s book has much wisdom to offer all Christians who desire to follow more closely the “Light of life.” This book includes a forward by Pope John Paul II.

Product Details

• Title: To Follow You, Light of Life: Spiritual Exercises Preached before John Paul II at the Vatican
• Author: Bruno Forte
• Series: Italian Texts and Studies on Religion and Society
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Spiritual retreats for clergy › Catholic Church; Spiritual exercises; Sermons, Italian › Translations into English; Catholic Church › Sermons
• ISBNs: 9780802829351, 080282935, 080282935X
• Resource ID: LLS:FLLWYLGHTPLVTCN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:43:52Z

About Bruno Forte

Bruno Forte (b 1949) is archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy. He has also served as professor of systematic theology at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Naples, Italy, as a member of the International Theological Commission of the Holy See, and as a consultant of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Among his works are The Trinity As History: Saga of the Christian God and To Follow You, Light of Life: Spiritual Exercises Preached before John Paul II at the Vatican.