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Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings - 1941-1944 Paperback – May 9, 2006

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Fr. Alfred Delp,S.J., was a heroic German Jesuit priest who was imprisoned and martyred by the Nazis in a Nazi death camp in 1945. At the time of his arrest, he was the Rector of St. Georg Church in Munich, and had a reputation for being a gripping, dynamic preacher, and one who was an outspoken critic of the Nazi regime. He was an important figure in the Resistance movement against Nazism.

Accused of conspiring against the Nazi government, he was arrested in 1944, tortured, imprisoned, and executed on Feb 2, 1945. While in prison, Fr. Delp was able to write a few meditations found in this book, which also includes his powerful reflections from prison during the Advent season about the profound spiritual meaning and lessons of Advent, as well as his sermons he gave on the season of Advent at his parish in Munich. These meditations were smuggled out of Berlin and read by friends and parishioners of St. Georg in Munich.

His approach to Advent, the season that prepares us for Christmas, is what Fr. Delp called an Advent of the heart. More than just preparing us for Christmas, it is a spiritual program, a way of life. He proclaimed that our personal, social and historical circumstances, even suffering, offer us entry into the true Advent, our personal journey toward a meeting and dialogue with God. Indeed, his own life, and great sufferings, illustrated the true Advent he preached and wrote about.

From his very prison cell he presented a timeless spiritual message, and in an extreme situation, his deep faith gave him the courage to draw closer to God, and to witness to the truth even at the cost of his own life. These meditations will challenge and inspire all Christians to embark upon that same spiritual journey toward union with God, a journey that will transform our lives.

"As one of the last witnesses who knew Fr. Alfred Delp personally, I am very pleased this book will make him better known in America. The more one reads his writings, the more one clearly recognizes the prophetic message for our times! Like his contemporary, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Delp ranks among the great prophets who endured the horror of Nazism and handed down a powerful message for our times."
―Karl Kreuser, S.J.,from the Foreword

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ignatius Press; First Edition (May 9, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1586170813
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1586170813
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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chicago
5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual resource
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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Classic spiritual reference
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Tim Luther
5.0 out of 5 stars Great advent reading
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2022
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I loved how he made advent more personal! It was a very dark time in the history of Germany. Christian institutions were proselytized politically. Life for Germans and Delp were extremely challenging. He used Advent candles to describe the true nature of a Christian who realized the grace of God and had the confidence found in God’s promises; basically, the redeeming power of God in one’s life to produce light in dark times. Delp in the gloom of prison was able to reflect the life of Christ to his audience then and for us today.
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Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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Loved this book was a great story of the Priest in Hitlers prison
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Advent reflections by a remarkable man
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016
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An Advent devotional book by a German priest who was imprisoned by the Nazis during WWII and suffered torture and a martyr's death may seem like an odd source of inspiration during the season in which we await our Savior's birth. I have always enjoyed Fr. Delp's writings when they appear in The Magnificat monthly devotional magazine and chose this book which was referenced in that publication. I am so glad that I did. Fr. Delp writes beautifully of how we are an Advent people - always waiting for the coming of Our Lord. If the reader is aware of the historical times in which Fr. Delp lived, you can tell he is referencing the brutality and atrocities of the Nazis; however, his reflections are clearly applicable to our lives today. We all need to be "shaken" and prepare ourselves for Christ's coming, both in our hearts in the present moment, and at His glorious Second Coming. This is a book of hope and inspiration by a remarkable man.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classical but still relevant!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016
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Very deep reflection on the four Sundays of Advent including the Christmas Vigil. Classical but still very relevant to present times.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Father Delp is a martyr to truth.
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2012
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Jesuit Father Alfred Delp is a martyr to truth because he stood up to Hitler and the Nazi party. Not only was Delp a hero, but also those in his congregation who took notes and transcribed his homilies to be distributed around Nazi Germany and to the world. This preceded the Soviet dissident period of the 1960s through the1980s when people challenged the Soviet leadership’s dictatorial government in "samizdat" or, self-published, clandestine, writings smuggled out of the USSR.
I found the Chronology prepared by the translator contrasting Father Delp's life of sanctity with the rise of Hitler to totalitarian power very interesting. It is quite striking because it also shows the parallels in the rise of another relatively unknown, a politician eight decades later, into the heady heights of power.
It's well worth reading.
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M. Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars Long ago
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012
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Can we still feel this, live and share this deeply? I needed something other than the trite, mushy so called spiritual stuff offered as meditation for the Advent season. I was so NOT prepared to be touched to my core. I feel richer for having found this book which challenged me in so many ways. He was executed the day I was born and I never knew anything about him until amazon helped me to discover him. Anyone out there looking for real food for the soul: do not miss this gem!!!! I will read this over and over again and learn evermore what really matters. Thank you amazon for making this season so much richer and taking a risk on authors like this. If I could I would give this TEN stars.
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Debbie B. Rosenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars The true meaning
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
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A beautiful and humane exploration of the human heart, a yearning for the Lord, and a lovely and layered look into the true meaning of Advent and Christmas. His words hold even more power because many of his reflections were written while in prison with his his bound by the Nazi regime. They are reflections of grace and, to me, were life changing.
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JBV
5.0 out of 5 stars Adviento, Navidad, sentido de la vida
Reviewed in Spain on December 15, 2021
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Para entender la Navidad en su sentido más genuino y profundo. Desde el púlpito vigilado por la Gestapo, o en la cárcel antes de ser ajusticiado por el régimen nazu poco antes de terminar la Segunda Guerra Mundial, estas valientes reflexiones cristianas conservan toda su actualidad.
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Mrs. Lois Hobbs
5.0 out of 5 stars powerful
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2015
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be prepared - this is a life changing book
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Byletts
5.0 out of 5 stars Hope against all hope
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2016
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To think that most of this was written in prison waiting to be executed! Actually it is completely topical considering the state of the world today. Can only recommend.
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Andrew Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Profound and moving
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2013
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Written in Nazi Germany (some of it whilst imprisoned, awaiting execution) this is a powerful series of meditations on Advent, given particular resonance by the fact the author was en route to his own death and new birth...
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2015
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Excellent and deeply moving.
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