A collection of readings selected from early Christian writers to accompany the 453 liturgical days in the Daily Office Lectionary of The Book of Common Prayer. This serves as an excellent introductory course in the theology of the early Church as well as a way to deepen one's understanding of the Church's doctrinal tradition based in Holy Scripture.

J. Robert Wright (1936 - 2022) was St. Mark's Professor of Ecclesiastical History at General Theological Seminary in New York, New York. A life fellow of the Royal Historical Society (London), he served as the historiographer of the Episcopal Church.