AVGVSTINVS presents From the Depths, a new book for Lent offering forty days of spiritual reflection guided by the Psalms and illuminated by the thought of Saint Augustine. More than a penitential manual, it is an invitation to listening, discernment and a return to the heart.
AVGVSTINVS has released From the Depths, a new book designed to accompany the season of Lent through a structured forty-day spiritual journey rooted in the Psalms and interpreted through the living tradition of the Church and the theology of Saint Augustine.
Rather than offering a checklist of penitential practices or moral exhortations, From the Depths proposes something deeper: a spiritual itinerary of listening, discernment and interior renewal. Lent is presented not as a season of external performance, but as a journey into the heart — the place where faith is purified, desires are reordered and hope is rediscovered.
Throughout these forty days, the Psalms become companions in the essential questions of Christian life. They give voice to suffering, guilt, fragility, trust, longing, mercy and praise. In this Lenten spirituality, Scripture is not treated as distant poetry but as living prayer. The biblical text enters into dialogue with contemporary human experience, allowing readers to recognise their own struggles and hopes within the ancient words of Israel’s prayer.
Saint Augustine plays a central role in this journey. His interpretation of the Psalms, forged in pastoral preaching and theological depth, helps readers descend “into the depths” — beyond superficial religiosity and into authentic encounter. Augustine emerges not simply as a historical figure of patristics, but as a spiritual guide whose insights remain profoundly relevant for Catholic spirituality today.
A Three-Voiced Approach: Scripture, Augustine and Pastoral Reflection
The book follows a distinctive “three-voiced” structure already explored by the same authors in a previous Advent and Christmas publication. In this new volume, the harmony focuses on the Psalms as the daily prayer of the Church.
The biblical commentary is written by Fray Luciano Audisio, Secretary General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects and a biblical scholar, who offers clear, rigorous and pastorally sensitive reflections on each Psalm.
The Augustinian perspective is developed by Fray Enrique Eguiarte, one of the leading Spanish-speaking authorities on Saint Augustine, university professor and specialist in patristics, whose scholarship connects the ancient tradition with contemporary faith.
The pastoral reflections are authored by Fray Alfonso Dávila, Director of Communications of the Augustinian Recollects, who translates the biblical and Augustinian richness into daily Christian life with clarity, honesty and accessibility.
Together, these three voices create a coherent and complementary reading experience: Scripture, tradition and lived faith woven into a unified Lenten path.
A Lenten Companion for Prayer and Community
From the Depths is suitable for personal prayer, spiritual reading, parish groups, retreats and religious communities. It is accessible to readers without formal theological training, while offering sufficient depth for those engaged in academic or pastoral study of the Psalms, Saint Augustine or Lenten theology.
In an age marked by noise and distraction, this book invites readers to rediscover silence, interiority and patient waiting — themes central both to the Psalms and to the Augustinian tradition. It presents Lent not as a season of sterile guilt, but as a time of grace, mercy and renewed relationship with God.
By returning to the Psalms — the prayer book of the Church — and listening to Saint Augustine as an enduring spiritual master, From the Depths offers a path into authentic Christian conversion: not from the surface, but from the depths.
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