In her acclaimed trilogy, The Divine Hours, Phyllis Tickle introduced modern Christians to the time-honored practice of 'praying the hours.' In this exquisite new volume, she provides a vibrant program of prayer dedicated to the anticipation of Christ's birth. Beginning with the first day of Advent and moving through Christmas Day and on to the Epiphany (January 6), Christmastide provides the daily prayers, psalms, and readings from the Bible and hymns of praise and worship that appear in the larger volume, The Divine Hours: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime. Newcomers to this beloved tradition will find that Christmastide is the perfect introduction to joining the ancients in the tradition of fixed-hour prayer. |
