Tales of Grace.

Tales of Grace

Luigi Santucci

Paraclete Press

PO Box 1568, Orleans, MA 02653

www.paracletepress.com

9781612616391, $18.99, 144pp, www.amazon.com

Luigi Santucci (1918-99) was one of the most important Italian writers and poets of the twentieth century. He worked at the Catholic University of Milan until 1944, when Santucci took refuge in Switzerland because of his opposition to the fascist regime. Actively involved in the Italian Resistance, he was one of the co-founders of the underground newspaper L'Uomo, with poet David Maria Turoldo. Santucci's "Tales of Grace: Reflections on the Joyful Mysteries" takes Jesus' precept "Unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Mt. 18.3) to heart, and with delicate lyrical touches accompanies us into the "land of milk and honey" where readers can become children again and experience in a fresh new light the joyful mysteries of the Rosary. Translated for the first time into English by Demetrio S. Yocum for an appreciative American readership, Tales of Grace is profoundly poetic and original. Contemplative readers will rediscover the tenderness and beauty inherent in the miracle of Jesus' birth and childhood, beginning with his conception and concluding with his adolescence. It will also encourage readers to feel and experience Christ's hidden presence in one's own past, present, and future. An extraordinary volume of commentary that is an thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is inspired and inspiring, "Tales of Grace" is a highly recommended and rewarding read for all members of the Christian community regardless of their denominational affiliation.