Beloved of My Heart: The Writings and Prayers of Saint Gertrude the Great for everyone by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard ( published by New City Press in 2020: £7.50). Saint Gertrude (1256-1301) lived all her forty-five years in the Monastery of Helfta in Saxony, eastern Germany. After experiencing a deep sense of Jesus in her life after many years in the enclosure of the monastery this nun of the Middle Ages led a life of total commitment to Christ the Saviour of the World. All Christians are called upon to be committed disciples of Jesus and the example of Saint Gertrude is a useful aid to fulfilling that calling.