THE BIBLE AND THE IMITATION OF CHRIST IN A YEAR (ILLUSTRATED)

— Includes both the Bible and the Imitation of Christ organized into 365 daily readings
— Illustrations by French painter and illustrator James Tissot
— Dedicated section of over 1330 Bible chapter summaries useful for searching for particular Bible passages

Thomas à Kempis says that "the teaching of Christ is more excellent than all the advice of the saints, and he who has His spirit will find in it a hidden manna. Now, there are many who hear the Gospel often but care little for it because they have not the spirit of Christ. Yet whoever wishes to understand fully the words of Christ must try to pattern his whole life on that of Christ".

Learn to pattern your whole life on that of Christ just like St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Francis de Sales and countless other saints did by reading both the Bible and the Imitation of Christ.

This book contains the Challoner version of The Douay-Rheims Bible and The Imitation of Christ, side-by-side for the first time. It is organized into 365 daily readings each consisting of passages from the Old and New Testament and one chapter from the Imitation of Christ. After completing all of the daily readings, you will have read the entire Douay-Rheims Bible once and the Imitation of Christ three times.

-- Reading Options

In addition to the four passages each day, consider other daily reading combinations like just the Old Testament in a year, or just the New Testament and the Imitation of Christ in a year.

Alongside the day of the year in the indices are reading days numbered from 1 to 365 to start from the beginning of the Bible on any day of the year. Simply follow the numbered days from 1 to 365 and read at your own pace.


-- Explanatory Notes and Footnotes

All of the insightful and faithful explanatory notes from the Douay-Rheims Bible are linked to verses and appear as pop-up footnotes on supported devices.

-- Chapter Summaries

Each chapter in the Douay-Rheims Bible opens with a prologue, or summary. To assist with searching for a particular Bible passage using the chapter summaries, a dedicated section of all 1330 chapter summaries is also included.


-- Chapter and Verse Index

The table of contents includes a link to Bible verses and The Imitation of Christ chapter and verse indices making it easy to locate specific verses and chapters.


Start reading the Bible and The Imitation of Christ today, as Thomas à Kempis teaches us that "now is the time to act, now is the time to fight, now is the proper time to amend. For He Who gives us the opportunity of fighting for victory, is ready to help those who carry on and trust in His grace. Without labor there is no rest, and without fighting, no victory."