007 - That we ought to submit ourselves to the school of the cross and still look and learn in the book of

Published in 1544, Lamentation of a Sinner captures the essence of its time, as Catherine Parr, the first woman to publish a book in English under her own name, reflects on sin and calls for a life of holiness during a tumultuous period in England. Written while Parr served as Regent in the absence of Henry VIII, this work is both a profound confession and a powerful exhortation to spiritual integrity. (Summary by InTheDesert)