Pope St John Paul IIMorning and Evening Prayer: Meditations and Catechesis on the Psalms

Amazing collection of reflections on the Psalms and Canticles of Morning and Evening Prayers in the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours mostly by St. John Paul II (about half of the Evening Prayer reflections are by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI). They make a point to use the Church Fathers in almost every (if not every) catechesis and reflection they offer. The physical book is of the highest quality and is well organized to help one go deeper into the four-week cycle of the Psalter. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to grow in understanding of the Psalms in the two major "hours" of the Liturgy of the Hours. It could also be used as reference text for studying the psalms in general as it has a well laid-out index in the back for Psalms and Canticles (taken from parts of Scripture other then the Psalms).

I LOVE this book! I recommend it very highly. I have been trying for years to acquire Pope Benedict's meditations on the psalms but it was not in print in the USA. I could only buy a used copy for hundreds of dollars! I checked the UK site and found this book. It is exactly what I was looking for at a very, very reasonable price! The quality is outstanding. Thank you Catholic Truth Society for publishing this book.

Just what I wanted and arrived speedily

Morning and Evening Prayer Meditations & Catechesis on the Psalms & CanticlesThis is a superb rich book full of spiritual wealth and guidance for prayer. You can use this book however you’d like to assist in Morning and Evening prayers without feeling the full weight and complexity of the Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours)It looks like it has the four week Psalter with commentaries from Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI on the Psalms and Canticles helping us to meditate and go into depth with the Psalm we have just prayed.Its contents are fantastic and I greatly enjoy using this book. Sadly this edition (Hardback) I cannot recommend. The price of almost £40 for a Hardback Edition. I most definitely would have expected the quality of production and binding to be far greater than the product I’ve received for that asking price however this edition is simply glue bound and cheaply made. Such a shame.My recommendation is to acquire the paperback edition for no more than £20 because the contents of this book as previously mentioned are superb. I do not however recommend paying over and above for cheap and poorly bound publications.Product quality 2/5Contents (written material) 5/5CTS need to stop overcharging for cheaply made books.Hope this review has been useful to you.God bless you.

The hardcover binding by CTS is glued, not sewn. This means that after a few decades, the pages will fall out, just like a paperback. This is unfortunate, because the hardcover is almost twice the cost of the paperback. Even more unfortunate, this book is a spiritual masterpiece that should be handed down to your children, and your children's children. Due to the glued binding, you can't even rebind this book once it starts falling apart.Otherwise, the quality is very good. The cover feels nice, the paper is thick, and the font is bold and crisp. If this book had sewn binding, it would be perfect.St. John Paul The Great and future Doctor of the Church Benedict XVI offer insightful and spiritually rich meditations on the Psalms and Canticles. I can't help but to feel blessed that God put me on this mortal coil while these two juggernauts of the Faith walked the earth.I'm very grateful that CTS republished this classic, I cannot recommend this book enough!

For years, I have been contacting the Catholic Truth Society, urging them to republish the Catecheses of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI on the Psalms and Canticles of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. I had given my own copy of the book to a Priest and had been looking for a another copy. It was with great joy that I learned that the Catholic Truth Society had indeed republished the book recently.However, the joy was tempered by a discovery I have made in preparing for Evening Prayer in the afternoon of the First Sunday in Lent. The book is magnificently made, with, however, one obvious defect — the omission of the catechesis on the Canticle from 1 Peter 2, which in Lent replaces the Canticle from Revelations 19 after the Psalms prayed in Sunday's second vespers. The catechesis was given by St. John Paul II on the Wednesday of January 14, 2004, according to the Spanish language version of the Evening Prayer catecheses given by St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI (Madrid: Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos, 2006).I am hoping I somehow received a defective copy and all other copies do indeed have the catechesis on the Canticle from 1 Peter 2. That would be awesome.Despite the glaring defect, I have still given this book five stars because of its peerless utility and overall superlative quality. The book is still tremendously useful both for learning about the Psalms and for spiritual edification. I would advise others to keep this in mind when considering buying the book. It is still a worthwhile investment.

Superb analysis of psalms, helpful with the liturgy of the hours

A beautiful book for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the Psalms of Morning or Evening prayer. Very rich and well worth the money.Psalms that are repeated over the 4 week cycle have different writings associated with them so you have more opportunity to explore the writings of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

In a single volume! a combining of St. Pope John Paul II'sCommentary on Morning Prayer and Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI'sCommentary on Evening Prayer. Both are available in individual volumes -while this combines them in a travel size yet a bit tight for adding notations.Regardless of choice, both will refer to previously commented on Psalmsby page notation rather than repetition. Difference is primarily in the amountof white space around the copy, and tote-ability.There are more monastic Psalm Commentaries available, however, this includescommentary on the Canticles as well. It is probably to be a classic in time to come.