THE SIGN OF JONAS 1953 HB First Edition FREE Shipping

Description: THE SIGN OF JONAS Hardback book by THOMAS MERTON HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY First edition COPYRIGHT, 1953, BY THE ABBEY OF OUR LADY OF GETHSEMANI " The sign Jesus promised to the generation that did not understand Him was the "sign of Jonas the prophet - that is of His resurrection.The life of every monk, of every priest, of every Christian is signed with the sign of Jonas, because we all live by the power of Christ's resurrection. But I fear that my own life is especially sealed with this great sign, which baptism and monastic profession and priestly ordination have burned into the roots of my being, becuase like Jonas himself I find myself traveling toward my destiny in the belly of a paradox. " " CONTENTS PROLOGUE Journey to Nineveh PART ONE Solemn Profession PART TWO Death of an Abbot PART THREE Major Orders PART FOUR To the Altar of God PART FIVE The Whale and the Ivy PART SIX The Sign of Jonas EPILOGUE Fire Watch, July 4, 1952 " This book is pretty good condition with some edgewear to the cover. No torn, ripped, or missing pages. There is a mark on the first page where a sticker was removed. The side edges of the pages are yellowed due to aging. . FREE Shipping

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