A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton contains some of his most lyrical and prayerful writings have been arranged into this rich resource for daily prayer and contemplation. It imitates the increasingly popular ancient monastic practice of "praying the hours." Thomas Merton was the most popular proponent of the Christian contemplative tradition in the twentieth century.
Now, for the first time, in A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton, some of his most lyrical and prayerful writings have been arranged into A Book of Hours which is a rich resource for daily prayer and contemplation. Editor Kathleen Deignan mined Merton's voluminous writings, arranging prayers for Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Dark for each of the days of the week. A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton allows for a slice of monastic contemplation in the midst of hectic modern life, with psalms, prayers, readings, and reflections.
