{"id":146482,"date":"2018-03-29T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-better-part-a-christ-centered-resource-for-personal-prayer\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T22:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T02:26:42","slug":"the-better-part-a-christ-centered-resource-for-personal-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-better-part-a-christ-centered-resource-for-personal-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"146482\" class=\"elementor elementor-146482\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27281cfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27281cfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce2d8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce2d8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click here to purchase your copy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchrististore.com\/collections\/regnum-christi-store\/products\/the-better-part-a-christ-centered-resource-for-personal-prayer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=rcspiritualit-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0991603869\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=rcspiritualit-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0991603869\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><\/strong>.<\/a> This book should be declared a national treasure! 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The portable resource has a ribbon to mark your place and contains detailed indices to help you meditate either on the liturgical seasons or the virtues you feel most in need of developing. All four Gospels are included inside the resource, divided into 303 sections, with each section divided into six parts: 1. the Gospel text, 2. Christ the Lord, 3. Christ the Teacher, 4. Christ the Friend, 5. Christ in My Life, and 6. questions for small group discussion. There are quotes from saints and popes at the beginning of each section and references to the Catechism following the discussion questions. 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