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  <abstract>The mirror of the months by Sheila Kaye-Smith is a collection of devotional Christian meditations written in the early 20th century. It offers month-by-month reflections that pair the changing seasons with the mysteries of the Faith, presenting nature as a mirror for Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, Marian devotion, angelic warfare, and the hope of the holy souls.

Each chapter follows the calendar from January to December, using vivid country scenes to unfold doctrine and prayer. January contemplates the Holy Infancy and Grace fulfilling the Law; February traces humanity’s first glimmers of reason and worship amid struggle; March transforms suffering into priestly offering through the Cross; April celebrates the hidden dawn of the Resurrection and shows pagan spring myths fulfilled in Christ. May and August honour Mary as Virgin and Mother, the purified flower of human longing and willing medium of the New Life; June explores the Sacred Heart as Christ’s true human emotions raised to glory; July illustrates the Precious Blood through a humble convert’s story; September contrasts Eve’s loss with Mary’s fruitful sorrows at the Cross; October imagines the angelic battle and the limits of evil; November portrays Purgatory as hopeful growth toward a spiritual body; and December returns to the Incarnation, showing how the Sacraments redeem matter and draw all creation into thanksgiving. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Release date is 2026-05-09</note>
  <note>David King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)</note>
  <note>Originally published: London: The Society of SS. Peter &amp; Paul, 1925</note>
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    <topic>Spiritual life -- Christianity</topic>
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