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December 18, 2025This is a daily Catholic devotional by Father James Kubicki, S.J. He has been involved with spiritual direction and retreat houses and formation programs for the Jesuits and diocesan clergy. He is the author of “Heart of Fire” (2012) and has been on EWTN and Relevant Radio.
The book follows the liturgical seasons and the calendar of saints. The daily entries or offerings start with the date and gives the name of the saint with their dates of life, or liturgical celebration for that day if there is one. Most of the time there is one. When there is no saint then only the date is given.
After this a short reflection is given based on various sources which can be two to five short paragraphs long. Some of these sources are Church documents available from the Vatican website. This is followed by a prayer that the author provides, followed by a short Scripture quote from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible – Second Catholic Edition (2006). The entry is concluded with a question from the author about how the reader did during the day after reading the entry.
The book does not have bibliographical references or an index. Bibliographical references could have been a help in further reading of the topic that the entry provided. I have been using this book for about a month and I like it because it is Catholic, but also it includes a lot of the saints’ feast days. Kubiacki provides a short biography of the saint which is included in the devotional entry.
There are no entries for blesseds like Blessed Stanley Rother or Blessed Solanus Casey. He does include little-known saints, which of course the list or martyrologies of saints has thousands of saints that most people have never heard of. The entries flow very well and are worthy of reflection. This book is highly recommended to those looking for a daily Catholic devotion that includes the saints.
Br. Benet Exton, O.S.B., Saint Gregory's Abbey, Shawnee, is a freelance writer for the Sooner Catholic.
A Year of Daily Offerings: giving your life to God one day at a time.
Kubiacki, James.
San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 2024
ISBN 978-1-62164-703-4.