The Saint Benedict Prayer Book translated, adapted and introduced by Jacob Riyeff ( Paraclete Press 2021:£12.99). Prayer was defined by an early father of the Church, Saint John Damascene, as the lifting up of the heart and mind to God . That succinct definition is a reflection of the importance of liturgical and private prayer which is so central to the Christian vision of Saint Benedict. A valuable contribution to searching for God. Riyeff offers today’s reader a way to be acquainted and united with Benedictine devotional prayer across the centuries-Sr Judith Sutera, OSB, Mount Saint Scholastica Abbey.