Prayer
On Prayer and Meditation
On Prayer and Meditation
by St Peter of Alcantara
Since St. Peter of Alcantara (1499–1562) wrote this treatise in 1556 to help people prepare their lives for eternity, readers need not be reminded that sin and eternity hasn’t changed in the last 450 years. St. Peter offers less a practical guide on prayer and meditation than a path to deepening and enriching one’s interior life in order to prepare the soul for its fi nal end. The author does so by providing a series of considerations on the elements of the spiritual life, on the Sacred Passion, and on ways to improve piety (which the author calls “devotion”) and to overcome the difficulties and temptations in its achievement.
This book was highly recommended by other contemporary saints including St. Teresa of Avila, whom the author appeared to upon his death. This book is a modernized edition of an English translation from the late 1920s.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 140 pages
by St Peter of Alcantara
Since St. Peter of Alcantara (1499–1562) wrote this treatise in 1556 to help people prepare their lives for eternity, readers need not be reminded that sin and eternity hasn’t changed in the last 450 years. St. Peter offers less a practical guide on prayer and meditation than a path to deepening and enriching one’s interior life in order to prepare the soul for its fi nal end. The author does so by providing a series of considerations on the elements of the spiritual life, on the Sacred Passion, and on ways to improve piety (which the author calls “devotion”) and to overcome the difficulties and temptations in its achievement.
This book was highly recommended by other contemporary saints including St. Teresa of Avila, whom the author appeared to upon his death. This book is a modernized edition of an English translation from the late 1920s.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 140 pages
Story of a Soul Deluxe
The Story of a Soul
The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
“If the little flower could talk, it seems to me it would say what God has done for it quite simply and without concealment . . . This flower, in telling her story, is happy to make known all the gifts Jesus has given her.” — St. Therese of Lisieux
The beautiful style of St. Therese’s writing will capture your heart, but it will be the power and efficacy of her lessons that will keep you returning day after day.
Only written under holy obedience by the command of her superior, St. Therese’s autobiography conveys the secrets of her great holiness, which she achieved through her simple and ordinary life. It teaches her “Little Way of Spiritual Childhood,” which she called her “elevator to Heaven.” An important lesson for all Catholics, her “little way of love and confidence” is drawn directly from Scripture and has been approved by Pope Pius XI as a way to holiness for all.
Although she died at the age of 24, St. Therese was and is known for her great wisdom, and this magnum opus demonstrates the young Carmelite’s holiness and dependance on God.
St. Therese’s autobiography has become a classic of Catholic literature, and it has been translated into numerous languages. The Story of a Soul continues to grow in popularity and millions of copies are distributed worldwide.
No Catholic should be ignorant of the spiritual power of “little way” of St. Therese. This beautiful edition, which is printed in the beautiful style of all the TAN Books Catholic Classics Series, belongs on the shelf of every Catholic.
Leatherette Deluxe Hardcover, size 8.9" x 5.9", 190 pages
The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
“If the little flower could talk, it seems to me it would say what God has done for it quite simply and without concealment . . . This flower, in telling her story, is happy to make known all the gifts Jesus has given her.” — St. Therese of Lisieux
The beautiful style of St. Therese’s writing will capture your heart, but it will be the power and efficacy of her lessons that will keep you returning day after day.
Only written under holy obedience by the command of her superior, St. Therese’s autobiography conveys the secrets of her great holiness, which she achieved through her simple and ordinary life. It teaches her “Little Way of Spiritual Childhood,” which she called her “elevator to Heaven.” An important lesson for all Catholics, her “little way of love and confidence” is drawn directly from Scripture and has been approved by Pope Pius XI as a way to holiness for all.
Although she died at the age of 24, St. Therese was and is known for her great wisdom, and this magnum opus demonstrates the young Carmelite’s holiness and dependance on God.
St. Therese’s autobiography has become a classic of Catholic literature, and it has been translated into numerous languages. The Story of a Soul continues to grow in popularity and millions of copies are distributed worldwide.
No Catholic should be ignorant of the spiritual power of “little way” of St. Therese. This beautiful edition, which is printed in the beautiful style of all the TAN Books Catholic Classics Series, belongs on the shelf of every Catholic.
Leatherette Deluxe Hardcover, size 8.9" x 5.9", 190 pages
Little Offices of the Passion
Little Offices of the Passion
by St. Bonaventure, St. Francis of Assisi
WILL YOU NOT WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME?
The saints of the Church have often produced aids for those desiring to grow in devotion to Our Lord, especially to his Passion; and while the saints have employed many different genres to inform devotion to Christ, there is perhaps none greater than the devotion offered in a liturgical Office.
This little book, which presents two of these Offices by two of the great saints of the Church, is what men and women of the medieval period would have called a Book of Hours.
It is these types of shorter daily Offices which are customarily found in Books of Hours designed for lay devotional use. The most popular of these “Little Offices” was that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but other offices were often included alongside it the Office of the Dead, the Office of the Cross, the Office of the Holy Ghost, or an Office of the Passion as we have here. St. Francis is known to have said the Church’s Office and his own Office of the Passion every day.
Offices dedicated to the Passion commemorate Christ’s suffering by connecting specific hours of prayer to the moments of His Passion: the Crucifixion, for example, was always remembered at the hour of Sext. St. Bonaventure and St. Francis of Assisi were particularly suited to produce rich texts for devotional prayer on the Passion. To the initial texts of his Office, St. Francis added more and more pieces over the course of his life, until the Office of the Passion assumed the shape it now.
In 1257, St. Bonaventure was elected Minister General of the Franciscan order. He served in this capacity into the 1270s, when he was made a Cardinal Bishop. The Franciscans at Paris had developed close ties with the royal court of St. Louis IX. St. Bonaventure preached before the royal family on many occasions. It is traditionally believed that St. Bonaventure composed the Office of the Passion at the request of St. Louis IX for the royal saint’s own use.
The two Offices presented here begin the narrative of the Passion in slightly different places: St. Bonaventure’s begins at Matins and Lauds, remembering Christ imprisoned in the early hours of the morning, while St. Francis’s Office begins at Compline the night prior by commemorating the Agony in the Garden.
These Offices invite us to enter more deeply into the memory of the Lord’s Passion, and more deeply into the devotional lives of St. Francis, St. Bonaventure, and even St. Louis IX. In St. Bonaventure’s Office we are taken by a more conventional route into the Passion of Christ. In St. Francis’s Office of the Passion, we find a more unique Office composed of texts that invite us into St. Francis’s own prayers. The Seraphic Father not only presses us to become more devoted to Christ’s suffering; he teaches us to praise God through the created world, to grow in devotion to Our Lady, and to more clearly recognize God as the source of all the goods we have, those of nature gifted to us through creation and those of grace gifted to us by God’s redeeming acts, especially Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. Here is how we can better know these saints and, with them, take on the mind of Christ, their Lord and Master: by taking up their prayers daily.
This is a beautiful book that will delight all who use it.
Soft cover, Gilded pages and cover lettering, three ribbons, size 6.5" x 4.3", 179 pages
by St. Bonaventure, St. Francis of Assisi
WILL YOU NOT WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME?
The saints of the Church have often produced aids for those desiring to grow in devotion to Our Lord, especially to his Passion; and while the saints have employed many different genres to inform devotion to Christ, there is perhaps none greater than the devotion offered in a liturgical Office.
This little book, which presents two of these Offices by two of the great saints of the Church, is what men and women of the medieval period would have called a Book of Hours.
It is these types of shorter daily Offices which are customarily found in Books of Hours designed for lay devotional use. The most popular of these “Little Offices” was that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but other offices were often included alongside it the Office of the Dead, the Office of the Cross, the Office of the Holy Ghost, or an Office of the Passion as we have here. St. Francis is known to have said the Church’s Office and his own Office of the Passion every day.
Offices dedicated to the Passion commemorate Christ’s suffering by connecting specific hours of prayer to the moments of His Passion: the Crucifixion, for example, was always remembered at the hour of Sext. St. Bonaventure and St. Francis of Assisi were particularly suited to produce rich texts for devotional prayer on the Passion. To the initial texts of his Office, St. Francis added more and more pieces over the course of his life, until the Office of the Passion assumed the shape it now.
In 1257, St. Bonaventure was elected Minister General of the Franciscan order. He served in this capacity into the 1270s, when he was made a Cardinal Bishop. The Franciscans at Paris had developed close ties with the royal court of St. Louis IX. St. Bonaventure preached before the royal family on many occasions. It is traditionally believed that St. Bonaventure composed the Office of the Passion at the request of St. Louis IX for the royal saint’s own use.
The two Offices presented here begin the narrative of the Passion in slightly different places: St. Bonaventure’s begins at Matins and Lauds, remembering Christ imprisoned in the early hours of the morning, while St. Francis’s Office begins at Compline the night prior by commemorating the Agony in the Garden.
These Offices invite us to enter more deeply into the memory of the Lord’s Passion, and more deeply into the devotional lives of St. Francis, St. Bonaventure, and even St. Louis IX. In St. Bonaventure’s Office we are taken by a more conventional route into the Passion of Christ. In St. Francis’s Office of the Passion, we find a more unique Office composed of texts that invite us into St. Francis’s own prayers. The Seraphic Father not only presses us to become more devoted to Christ’s suffering; he teaches us to praise God through the created world, to grow in devotion to Our Lady, and to more clearly recognize God as the source of all the goods we have, those of nature gifted to us through creation and those of grace gifted to us by God’s redeeming acts, especially Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. Here is how we can better know these saints and, with them, take on the mind of Christ, their Lord and Master: by taking up their prayers daily.
This is a beautiful book that will delight all who use it.
Soft cover, Gilded pages and cover lettering, three ribbons, size 6.5" x 4.3", 179 pages
Rosary Warfare
Rosary Warfare
Methods of Praying the Rosary with Fruit
This book contains numerous ways of praying the Rosary with many beautiful coloured pictures of stained glass windows to inspire you.
Specially included are:
This book will be a great help for anyone wanting to meditate well upon the mysteries of the Rosary whether privately, with family or parish.
Sewn hardcover, size 7.4" x 4.25", 160 pages
Methods of Praying the Rosary with Fruit
This book contains numerous ways of praying the Rosary with many beautiful coloured pictures of stained glass windows to inspire you.
Specially included are:
- a Douay-Rheims Scriptural Rosary,
- two additional Rosary formats with meditations for each Hail Mary,
- the Rosary with added prayers to each Hail Mary,
- a Latin Vulgate Rosary and
- a Gregorian Chant Rosary.
This book will be a great help for anyone wanting to meditate well upon the mysteries of the Rosary whether privately, with family or parish.
Sewn hardcover, size 7.4" x 4.25", 160 pages
Methods of Praying the Rosary with Fruit
Eastertide Day by Day
Eastertide Day by Day
Daily readings and meditations to pray alone or as a family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
“His resurrection gives meaning to our own life. From now on, death is no longer an ending, but the entry into life, true life: that eternal life for which we were created and which all shall enjoy who learn to live and die in a Christian manner. That was the goal of Lent: to help us die to our evil tendencies, die to sin, and begin even now to live a resurrected life.” — Fr. Troadec
The best-selling series continues in this fourth book Eastertide Day by Day. Fr. Troadec uses the liturgy of the Easter season so that, with holy Mother Church, we might rise like Christ with a stronger faith and a greater love of God.
Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:
Quote: Taken from the Bible, The Mass, or the Spiritual Fathers
Meditation: A particular truth of the Faith and how it applies to us.
Prayer: Two short daily prayers for the reader to choose from.
Thoughts: Daily recollections that illustrate a profound point.
Resolution: Three simple and practical resolutions.
Anyone looking to draw closer to God through the liturgy of His Church while developing the habit of daily spiritual reading and meditation needs to read this series! It continues to be a wonderful aid for Catholics of any age or walk of life. A profoundly Catholic and truly practical guide to daily growth in holiness.
The series includes:
From Advent to Epiphany
From Epiphany to Lent
Toward Easter
Eastertide Day by Day
From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
From the Assumption to Advent
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 212 pages
Daily readings and meditations to pray alone or as a family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
“His resurrection gives meaning to our own life. From now on, death is no longer an ending, but the entry into life, true life: that eternal life for which we were created and which all shall enjoy who learn to live and die in a Christian manner. That was the goal of Lent: to help us die to our evil tendencies, die to sin, and begin even now to live a resurrected life.” — Fr. Troadec
The best-selling series continues in this fourth book Eastertide Day by Day. Fr. Troadec uses the liturgy of the Easter season so that, with holy Mother Church, we might rise like Christ with a stronger faith and a greater love of God.
Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:
Quote: Taken from the Bible, The Mass, or the Spiritual Fathers
Meditation: A particular truth of the Faith and how it applies to us.
Prayer: Two short daily prayers for the reader to choose from.
Thoughts: Daily recollections that illustrate a profound point.
Resolution: Three simple and practical resolutions.
Anyone looking to draw closer to God through the liturgy of His Church while developing the habit of daily spiritual reading and meditation needs to read this series! It continues to be a wonderful aid for Catholics of any age or walk of life. A profoundly Catholic and truly practical guide to daily growth in holiness.
The series includes:
From Advent to Epiphany
From Epiphany to Lent
Toward Easter
Eastertide Day by Day
From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
From the Assumption to Advent
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 212 pages
Daily readings and meditations to pray alone or as a family
Compline
Compline
by Angelus Press
Miserere mihi, Domine, et exaudi orationem meam.
These words, "Have pity on me, Lord, and hear my prayer" are the antiphon that precedes the first psalm of Sunday compline. They also sum up the purpose and scope of compline, the ancient night prayer of the Church, and a beautiful way to join your prayers to the thousands of monks, brothers, sisters, priests, and seminarians praying this same prayer.
Our compline book will help you to enter deeply into the official prayer of the Church. With Latin-English text, and the propers for every night of the week, plus the tones for various seasons and feasts, special rubrics, and compline for Holy Week, this is the most complete Compline book available for the faithful. This booklet is perfect for enhancing your family's prayer life!
Leatherette softcover booklet, size 8" x 5.8", 84 pages, Red/Black text
by Angelus Press
Miserere mihi, Domine, et exaudi orationem meam.
These words, "Have pity on me, Lord, and hear my prayer" are the antiphon that precedes the first psalm of Sunday compline. They also sum up the purpose and scope of compline, the ancient night prayer of the Church, and a beautiful way to join your prayers to the thousands of monks, brothers, sisters, priests, and seminarians praying this same prayer.
Our compline book will help you to enter deeply into the official prayer of the Church. With Latin-English text, and the propers for every night of the week, plus the tones for various seasons and feasts, special rubrics, and compline for Holy Week, this is the most complete Compline book available for the faithful. This booklet is perfect for enhancing your family's prayer life!
Leatherette softcover booklet, size 8" x 5.8", 84 pages, Red/Black text
The Doors of Silence
The Doors of Silence
Profound and Brief Meditations
by an Anonymous Carthusian Monk
Key points of examination to find inner peace and foster union with God.
These brief words of advice are a summation of the lessons learned by an anonymous Carthusian monk over the course of his monastic life. The advice is precise, profound and eternally valuable. If you've been looking for a way to quickly remove inner turmoil, find peace of mind and soul, and develop reliance on God, this small text will be a profound aid.
"Consent to forget the world, the universe, and yourself. If you hesitate to lose your life in Him and for Him, go no further. As much as it is possible for you, in exact obedience and perfect charity, you must avoid four things which are major obstacles to interior silence, and which render habitual contemplation impossible: interior noise, interior discussions, obsession, and worries about yourself. This being done, you will have passed through the doors of silence."
Booklet, size 7.3" x 4.2", 58 pages
Profound and Brief Meditations
by an Anonymous Carthusian Monk
Key points of examination to find inner peace and foster union with God.
These brief words of advice are a summation of the lessons learned by an anonymous Carthusian monk over the course of his monastic life. The advice is precise, profound and eternally valuable. If you've been looking for a way to quickly remove inner turmoil, find peace of mind and soul, and develop reliance on God, this small text will be a profound aid.
"Consent to forget the world, the universe, and yourself. If you hesitate to lose your life in Him and for Him, go no further. As much as it is possible for you, in exact obedience and perfect charity, you must avoid four things which are major obstacles to interior silence, and which render habitual contemplation impossible: interior noise, interior discussions, obsession, and worries about yourself. This being done, you will have passed through the doors of silence."
Booklet, size 7.3" x 4.2", 58 pages
Profound and Brief Meditations
Praying With The Saints - Spring
Praying With The Saints - Spring
(March 20 - June 21)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
(March 20 - June 21)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
“The best way to celebrate the saints is to imitate them. Why not try to live as they did, if only for one day, their day, the day consecrated and blessed by the Church, when they are ‘on duty’ to help us?”—Monsignor Ghika
This book of daily meditations is the fourth volume released in a four-volume series entitled Praying with the Saints by Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. These books serve as a brief daily guide to following in the footsteps of the saints through the liturgical year as well as on our life-long journey to eternity. The example of a new saint everyday will surely direct and motivate souls to a deeper union with God and a habitual higher level of sanctity.
Begin your day with the following inspiration:
• Life of the Saint
• Brief Meditation
• Prayers
• Thoughts
• Invocations
• and Three Resolutions to aid in concrete, daily, spiritual growth.
If you are looking for a way to integrate prayer or spiritual reading into your daily life or want a daily reminder that sanctity is not only achievable but in fact our sole purpose here on earth then this is a series for you. Short, profound, daily meditations on the saints and the liturgical year by best-selling author Fr. Patrick Troadec.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 254 pages
Essential Latin Hymns
Essential Latin Hymns
To Know By Heart
This collection of hymns was created to aid those wishing to sing while at the Divine Office, Benediction, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. While by no means exhaustive, these curated hymns are an excellent starting place for all those looking to deepen their liturgical participation.
In an effort to preserve and share this inestimable part of the Church's liturgical patrimony, we have created a comprehensive online resource that offers free training videos for each of the 53 select hymns, making this spiritual treasure accessible to everyone, everywhere in the English-speaking world.
(Click here to watch free training videos for hymns in this book.)
By learning and singing these hymns, you will not only deepen your faith and devotion, but join the voices of Catholics throughout history who chose to honor and worship God with their hearts, minds, and voices.
Paperback, size 8 1/2" x 6", 75 pages
To Know By Heart
This collection of hymns was created to aid those wishing to sing while at the Divine Office, Benediction, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. While by no means exhaustive, these curated hymns are an excellent starting place for all those looking to deepen their liturgical participation.
In an effort to preserve and share this inestimable part of the Church's liturgical patrimony, we have created a comprehensive online resource that offers free training videos for each of the 53 select hymns, making this spiritual treasure accessible to everyone, everywhere in the English-speaking world.
(Click here to watch free training videos for hymns in this book.)
By learning and singing these hymns, you will not only deepen your faith and devotion, but join the voices of Catholics throughout history who chose to honor and worship God with their hearts, minds, and voices.
Paperback, size 8 1/2" x 6", 75 pages
To Know By Heart
Mary In Our Life
Mary In Our Life
Our Lady in Doctrine and Devotion
by Fr William G Most
For the first time in the history of Marian writing, here is a book that co-ordinates and integrates the dogmatic truths underlying devotion to Mary with a solid, unsentimental, and balanced application of these truths to the life of the soul.
The author lucidly demonstrates that, since God has given Mary an all-pervading place in His scheme for the redemption of man, it follows that if we wish to grow in love of God—the goal of all spiritual striving—we will give Mary a corresponding place in our soul-life.
This book shows us how to achieve such fusion of God-centered and Mary-informed spirituality. It provides a basic orientation in ascetic principles and explains the classic steps in spiritual and mystical growth, drawing always on the texts of Scripture, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the great commentators, and the modern papal pronouncements.
OUR LADY'S PART IN OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
This is a fundamental text of Marian spirituality, for private study, for class and study-club use, for aid in spiritual direction. It is at once simple, clear, and logical, yet fortified by rich documentation and reference material. With Index and questions for discussion.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 332 pages
Our Lady in Doctrine and Devotion
by Fr William G Most
For the first time in the history of Marian writing, here is a book that co-ordinates and integrates the dogmatic truths underlying devotion to Mary with a solid, unsentimental, and balanced application of these truths to the life of the soul.
The author lucidly demonstrates that, since God has given Mary an all-pervading place in His scheme for the redemption of man, it follows that if we wish to grow in love of God—the goal of all spiritual striving—we will give Mary a corresponding place in our soul-life.
This book shows us how to achieve such fusion of God-centered and Mary-informed spirituality. It provides a basic orientation in ascetic principles and explains the classic steps in spiritual and mystical growth, drawing always on the texts of Scripture, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the great commentators, and the modern papal pronouncements.
OUR LADY'S PART IN OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
This is a fundamental text of Marian spirituality, for private study, for class and study-club use, for aid in spiritual direction. It is at once simple, clear, and logical, yet fortified by rich documentation and reference material. With Index and questions for discussion.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 332 pages
Our Lady in Doctrine and Devotion
Praying with the Saints - Autumn
Praying with the Saints - Autumn
(Sept. 22 - Dec. 21)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
“The best way to celebrate the saints is to imitate them. Why not try to live as they did if only for one day, their day, the day consecrated and blessed by the Church, when they are ‘on duty’ to help us?” – Monsignor Ghika
This book of daily meditations is the first on a four-volume series entitled Praying with the Saints by Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. These books serve as a brief daily guide to following in the footsteps of the saints through the liturgical year as well as on our life-long journey to eternity. The example of a new saint everyday will surely direct and motivate souls to a deeper union with God and a habitual higher level of sanctity.
Begin your day with the following inspiration:
Life of the Saint ٠ Brief Meditation ٠ Prayers ٠ Thoughts ٠ Invocations ٠ and Three Resolutions to aid in concrete, daily, spiritual growth.
If you are looking for a way to integrate prayer or spiritual reading into your daily life or want a daily reminder that sanctity is not only achievable but in fact our sole purpose here on earth, then this is the series for you. Short, profound, daily meditations on the saints and the liturgical year.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 250 pages
(Sept. 22 - Dec. 21)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
“The best way to celebrate the saints is to imitate them. Why not try to live as they did if only for one day, their day, the day consecrated and blessed by the Church, when they are ‘on duty’ to help us?” – Monsignor Ghika
This book of daily meditations is the first on a four-volume series entitled Praying with the Saints by Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. These books serve as a brief daily guide to following in the footsteps of the saints through the liturgical year as well as on our life-long journey to eternity. The example of a new saint everyday will surely direct and motivate souls to a deeper union with God and a habitual higher level of sanctity.
Begin your day with the following inspiration:
Life of the Saint ٠ Brief Meditation ٠ Prayers ٠ Thoughts ٠ Invocations ٠ and Three Resolutions to aid in concrete, daily, spiritual growth.
If you are looking for a way to integrate prayer or spiritual reading into your daily life or want a daily reminder that sanctity is not only achievable but in fact our sole purpose here on earth, then this is the series for you. Short, profound, daily meditations on the saints and the liturgical year.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 250 pages
Divine Office
Divine Office
by Angelus Press
What does it gain a man to have his whole life perfectly organized but to lose his soul?
It's so easy to lose sight of God in our busy world. But the Church gave us the answer from the very beginning when she structured her official prayer around a framework of the psalms prayed eight times a day so that within one week, all 150 psalms are said.
Prayers for all hours
Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the layman in the world. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline the perfect night prayer, and Sext is for the middle of the day.
Join your voice with the Church and Her members!
This is better than private prayer; it's the prayer of the entire Mystical Body because you pray with one heart with the millions of other clerics, religious and laymen around the world who have prayed and are praying these exact same prayers, AND because you adopt the intentions of the psalmist as you pray.
When understood correctly (this edition has a short explanation preceding each psalm), these are the intentions for which Holy Mother Church wants us to pray for ourselves, for the Church and for all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ.
Our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints prayed these psalms.
Includes
Includes everything for the Hours of Sunday Lauds, Prime, Sext, Vespers, and Compline; Prime, Sext, and Compline for each other day of the week.
Latin pronunciation guide bookmarker included.
Leatherette Hard Sewn cover, size 8.4" x 6.2", 221 pages
by Angelus Press
What does it gain a man to have his whole life perfectly organized but to lose his soul?
It's so easy to lose sight of God in our busy world. But the Church gave us the answer from the very beginning when she structured her official prayer around a framework of the psalms prayed eight times a day so that within one week, all 150 psalms are said.
Prayers for all hours
Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the layman in the world. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline the perfect night prayer, and Sext is for the middle of the day.
Join your voice with the Church and Her members!
This is better than private prayer; it's the prayer of the entire Mystical Body because you pray with one heart with the millions of other clerics, religious and laymen around the world who have prayed and are praying these exact same prayers, AND because you adopt the intentions of the psalmist as you pray.
When understood correctly (this edition has a short explanation preceding each psalm), these are the intentions for which Holy Mother Church wants us to pray for ourselves, for the Church and for all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ.
Our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints prayed these psalms.
Includes
- An 11-page Introduction explaining the Divine Office and how to pray it, including guidelines on how to interpret the psalms in a Catholic manner
- Table of Contents
- The prayers to be said before and after reciting the Divine Office
- Melodies in Gregorian notation for those who chant the office in common.
- In timeless Latin with parallel English translations.
- Beautiful edition with sewn binding
- Leatherette cover
- Rounded edges
- Black text with rubrics in red
- Two ribbons
Includes everything for the Hours of Sunday Lauds, Prime, Sext, Vespers, and Compline; Prime, Sext, and Compline for each other day of the week.
Latin pronunciation guide bookmarker included.
Leatherette Hard Sewn cover, size 8.4" x 6.2", 221 pages
Rosary Album
Rosary Album
by Michael Buccino
by Michael Buccino
A VISUAL AND SCRIPTURAL MEDITATION ON THE ROSARY.
A top favorite of young children and adults! Booklet includes over 200 original black and white illustrations (one for each bead!) by Mr. Michael Buccino. The artist began these drawings to help his children meditate more easily on the Rosary. "I came up with the idea that if they had a book with pictures it might keep their minds on meditating while they were praying and would be better able to concentrate on the Rosary. So I got started working on the Rosary Album, which took me 18 years to put together. The book has brought the rosary to life."
There is a picture and scripture verse for each bead. The Litany of Our Lady (with illustrations) is also woven into each mystery. For all ages.
Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 72 pages
Cross and Crown
Cross and Crown
Meditations on thoughts for Lent, Christ's sufferings and Christ the King
by Fr Robert Maeder
Three excellent, easy to read, sets of meditations by the famous preaching priest and Catholic newspaper editor, Fr. Robert Mader. His delivery of the total faith was so much in the apostolic spirit of primitive Christianity that he was called "the Thunder of the Holy Ghost".
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 166 pages
Meditations on thoughts for Lent, Christ's sufferings and Christ the King
by Fr Robert Maeder
Three excellent, easy to read, sets of meditations by the famous preaching priest and Catholic newspaper editor, Fr. Robert Mader. His delivery of the total faith was so much in the apostolic spirit of primitive Christianity that he was called "the Thunder of the Holy Ghost".
Thoughts for Lent:
| Christ's Sufferings:
| Christ the King:
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Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 166 pages
Blessed Be God
Blessed Be God
A Complete Catholic Prayer Book
by O P Callan, Fr Charls J, Fr John A McHugh
Blessed Be God has been the most popular Catholic prayer book in America for generations. Newly reprinted in a deluxe pocket-size edition that closely resembles the original specifications.
This edition includes hi-quality features such as a bonded leather softcover, rounded corners, sewn binding, gilded page edges, a marking ribbon and more. Along with the usual array of traditional morning and evening prayers, litanies, novenas, Stations of the Cross, prayers for the sick and dying. It also includes rare devotions for Holy Days, Special Feasts, Holy Week, Paschaltide, Ember Days, Rogation Days, Days of the Week, Seasons of the Year, and Months of the Year. In addition, an entire collection of prayers for Eucharistic Devotion have been included such as a Holy Hour and the famous Forty Hours' Adoration once practiced in every parish church!
This reprint is current with the traditional 1962 Missale Romanum with a Table of Moveable Feasts good through 2041.
Leather Softcover, size 6" x 3.25", 754 pages
A Complete Catholic Prayer Book
by O P Callan, Fr Charls J, Fr John A McHugh
Blessed Be God has been the most popular Catholic prayer book in America for generations. Newly reprinted in a deluxe pocket-size edition that closely resembles the original specifications.
This edition includes hi-quality features such as a bonded leather softcover, rounded corners, sewn binding, gilded page edges, a marking ribbon and more. Along with the usual array of traditional morning and evening prayers, litanies, novenas, Stations of the Cross, prayers for the sick and dying. It also includes rare devotions for Holy Days, Special Feasts, Holy Week, Paschaltide, Ember Days, Rogation Days, Days of the Week, Seasons of the Year, and Months of the Year. In addition, an entire collection of prayers for Eucharistic Devotion have been included such as a Holy Hour and the famous Forty Hours' Adoration once practiced in every parish church!
This reprint is current with the traditional 1962 Missale Romanum with a Table of Moveable Feasts good through 2041.
Leather Softcover, size 6" x 3.25", 754 pages
A Complete Catholic Prayer Book
St Benedict Novena and Prayers
St Benedict Novena and Prayers
by Fr. Daniel A Lord, S.J.
St Benedict Novena booklet includes 24 pages of exclusive Italian 'Fratelli Bonella' fine art and special prayers. The cover displays a colourful gold outlined image of St Benedict from the exclusive Italian 'Bonella' art collection. Each page is filled with beautiful prayers, surrounded by colourful, decorative designs.
Booklet, size 6" x 3.75", 24 pages
by Fr. Daniel A Lord, S.J.
St Benedict Novena booklet includes 24 pages of exclusive Italian 'Fratelli Bonella' fine art and special prayers. The cover displays a colourful gold outlined image of St Benedict from the exclusive Italian 'Bonella' art collection. Each page is filled with beautiful prayers, surrounded by colourful, decorative designs.
Booklet, size 6" x 3.75", 24 pages
Out of Stock
$5.50
St Patrick Novena and Prayers
St Patrick Novena and Prayers
by unknown
St Patrick Novena booklet includes 24 pages of exclusive Italian 'Fratelli Bonella' fine art and special prayers. The cover displays a colourful gold outlined image of St Patrick from the exclusive Italian 'Bonella' art collection. Each page is filled with beautiful prayers, surrounded by colourful, decorative designs.
Booklet, size 6" x 3.75", 24 pages
by unknown
St Patrick Novena booklet includes 24 pages of exclusive Italian 'Fratelli Bonella' fine art and special prayers. The cover displays a colourful gold outlined image of St Patrick from the exclusive Italian 'Bonella' art collection. Each page is filled with beautiful prayers, surrounded by colourful, decorative designs.
Booklet, size 6" x 3.75", 24 pages
Out of Stock
$5.50 Inc Tax
Month of the Sacred Heart
The Month of the Sacred Heart
Practical Meditations for Each Day of the Month of June
by Abbé Berlioux
After the devotions of May to His Blessed Mother Mary, we turn now to June, the month of His love. To increase our fervor, The Month of the Sacred Heart, by the Abbé Berlioux, contains a valuable trove of practices and sentiments toward sanctifying the month of June. Excellent as a daily reader for the month, but also very useful for the monthly First Friday devotions and home enthronement preparations and ceremonies, as well as matrimonial devotions, anniversaries and vow renewals.
Each chapter contains the whole day’s reading, prayer, and a fitting example for the reading, usually taken from the author’s personal knowledge or some other historical example. Much of the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is included, as well as incredible inspiration and pearls of hope from the tumultuous nineteenth century – a century that echoes our own in social and spiritual unrest. This is what gives the book a unique atmosphere, and timeless appropriateness. As each of the thirty days of June progress, the subjects cover every possible facet of the Sacred Heart devotion, solidifying for the devotee a rich theological truth and piety.
The subjects range from the origins of the devotion and life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the incredible promises of the Sacred Heart devotion, the material and spiritual objects of the devotion, a description of, and ways to devote oneself to each symbol within the Image itself, the various desires of our Lord’s Heart, the terrible “thorns”, or sorrows, with which His people wound His Heart, the means of honoring His Heart, beautiful ways to execute the practice of this devotion in our everyday lives, the hearts of the Holy Family, and more. The readings are short and easy for modern man to complete for a morning meditation, between the labors of a busy life, and for raising to a higher level one’s entire being to live each moment in honor of His Divine Heart. Let us make impossible the words of St. Francis of Assisi that, “Love is not loved”.
The examples after each reading reflect upon each truth taught each day. Many of the stories are literally of conversions and miraculous events occurring due to a petition to the Sacred Heart, and others are simply inspiring about individuals who lived deeply devoted lives, consecrated to the Heart of Jesus. Truly, those who persevere through this devotion will save their own souls, the souls around them, and deliver many souls from the fires and pains of Purgatory.
The prayers that follow each daily reading are written specifically to inspire a greater love in relation to the subject treated for that day, perfectly-matched to the theme of the reading.
The Month of the Sacred Heartwas first published in the French language in Grenoble. The book was soon after translated for the English-speaking world and published in 1885. The Abbé Berlioux was a priest of the diocese of Grenoble and was the Curé, or parish priest, of the church of St. Bruno. In his works he often uses a literary charm of addressing the reader personally. In this work, he calls out to the reader, addressing him by the name, “Christian”, or “Christian”, in nearly each day’s reading as he gets to the point of what the individual could do to utilize and live a Christian life based on a greater devotion to the Sacred Heart, increasing the seriousness of the tone as well as gripping the attention of the reader with it.
Read The Month of the Sacred Heart to increase in the soul the love of Christ’s love! The devotion taught in its pages will take the reader by the hand and lead him to live more fully the life of a brother of Christ. In its pages you will find:
Paperback, size 8" x 5", 173 pages
Also available in Hardcover with dust jacket upon request (additional cost)
Practical Meditations for Each Day of the Month of June
by Abbé Berlioux
After the devotions of May to His Blessed Mother Mary, we turn now to June, the month of His love. To increase our fervor, The Month of the Sacred Heart, by the Abbé Berlioux, contains a valuable trove of practices and sentiments toward sanctifying the month of June. Excellent as a daily reader for the month, but also very useful for the monthly First Friday devotions and home enthronement preparations and ceremonies, as well as matrimonial devotions, anniversaries and vow renewals.
Each chapter contains the whole day’s reading, prayer, and a fitting example for the reading, usually taken from the author’s personal knowledge or some other historical example. Much of the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is included, as well as incredible inspiration and pearls of hope from the tumultuous nineteenth century – a century that echoes our own in social and spiritual unrest. This is what gives the book a unique atmosphere, and timeless appropriateness. As each of the thirty days of June progress, the subjects cover every possible facet of the Sacred Heart devotion, solidifying for the devotee a rich theological truth and piety.
The subjects range from the origins of the devotion and life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the incredible promises of the Sacred Heart devotion, the material and spiritual objects of the devotion, a description of, and ways to devote oneself to each symbol within the Image itself, the various desires of our Lord’s Heart, the terrible “thorns”, or sorrows, with which His people wound His Heart, the means of honoring His Heart, beautiful ways to execute the practice of this devotion in our everyday lives, the hearts of the Holy Family, and more. The readings are short and easy for modern man to complete for a morning meditation, between the labors of a busy life, and for raising to a higher level one’s entire being to live each moment in honor of His Divine Heart. Let us make impossible the words of St. Francis of Assisi that, “Love is not loved”.
The examples after each reading reflect upon each truth taught each day. Many of the stories are literally of conversions and miraculous events occurring due to a petition to the Sacred Heart, and others are simply inspiring about individuals who lived deeply devoted lives, consecrated to the Heart of Jesus. Truly, those who persevere through this devotion will save their own souls, the souls around them, and deliver many souls from the fires and pains of Purgatory.
The prayers that follow each daily reading are written specifically to inspire a greater love in relation to the subject treated for that day, perfectly-matched to the theme of the reading.
The Month of the Sacred Heartwas first published in the French language in Grenoble. The book was soon after translated for the English-speaking world and published in 1885. The Abbé Berlioux was a priest of the diocese of Grenoble and was the Curé, or parish priest, of the church of St. Bruno. In his works he often uses a literary charm of addressing the reader personally. In this work, he calls out to the reader, addressing him by the name, “Christian”, or “Christian”, in nearly each day’s reading as he gets to the point of what the individual could do to utilize and live a Christian life based on a greater devotion to the Sacred Heart, increasing the seriousness of the tone as well as gripping the attention of the reader with it.
Read The Month of the Sacred Heart to increase in the soul the love of Christ’s love! The devotion taught in its pages will take the reader by the hand and lead him to live more fully the life of a brother of Christ. In its pages you will find:
- An organized 30 days of Sacred Heart devotions for the complete month of June
- Daily spiritual reading on the various facets of the devotion to Jesus’ Heart
- A detailed study of the Image of the Sacred Heart and ways to personally apply the message
- Daily prayers to the Sacred Heart
- Daily examples of true-life stories that draw out the truths within each day’s reading.
- A collection of devotions and prayers, including a special means of attending Mass through the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Paperback, size 8" x 5", 173 pages
Also available in Hardcover with dust jacket upon request (additional cost)
Practical Meditations for Each Day of the Month of June
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$26.00
The Cross and the Beatitudes (paperback)
The Cross and the Beatitudes
by Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen was remarkable in his ability to uncover many layers of meaning in the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth. The Seven Beatitudes and The Seven Words from the Cross—both were delivered from a mountain, but the connection runs deeper than that. As Bishop Sheen points out, Our Lord began His Public Life on the Mount of the Beatitudes and closed it on the Mount of Calvary. On the first He uttered the words central to His message; on the second He spoke to the deed central to His mission. Two avenues were thereby opened: one for spreading the Good News throughout the world, the other for reconciling all men to God through Christ. Fulton Sheen’s profound meditations will slake the spiritual thirst of all who desire a fuller understanding of the Gospels and seek to draw closer to Christ.
Paperback, size 7.9" x 5.1", 94 pages
Also available in Hardcover on request (additional cost)
by Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen was remarkable in his ability to uncover many layers of meaning in the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth. The Seven Beatitudes and The Seven Words from the Cross—both were delivered from a mountain, but the connection runs deeper than that. As Bishop Sheen points out, Our Lord began His Public Life on the Mount of the Beatitudes and closed it on the Mount of Calvary. On the first He uttered the words central to His message; on the second He spoke to the deed central to His mission. Two avenues were thereby opened: one for spreading the Good News throughout the world, the other for reconciling all men to God through Christ. Fulton Sheen’s profound meditations will slake the spiritual thirst of all who desire a fuller understanding of the Gospels and seek to draw closer to Christ.
Paperback, size 7.9" x 5.1", 94 pages
Also available in Hardcover on request (additional cost)
Out of Stock
$14.00
Thinking Life Through
Thinking Life Through
by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
In the face of a world crisis, which is manifestly deeper than one can imagine, many are inclined to ask: “Has Christianity failed?” Fulton Sheen’s Thinking Life Through seeks to answer this critical question. The conclusions the author proposes are far-reaching and touch upon subjects as diverse as the truth and meaning of human sexuality, the purpose of life, discordant marriages, angels, alcoholism, the vocation of the soldier, materialism, parenting, and even the question of spanking children.
On the critical subject of freedom, Sheen writes, “The true definition of freedom is the right to do whatever one ought, and oughtness implies law, goals, purposes, and perfection. Freedom is a moral power and not a physical one. It revolves around what man is rather than what man does. We are more free within the law than outside of it.”
Thinking Life Through also addresses the world’s political climate, something that in many ways mirrors the present political discourse. Focusing on the tragic decline of post-Christian society, Sheen gives special attention to both the threat of communism and the dangers of socialism. Sheen also gives clarity to the role of the individual and the family while living in a time of moral and political uncertainty. Finally, Sheen addresses good manners and politeness as he states in his quintessential style, “Another effect of materialism is to be seen in the decline of courtesy. There is politeness and decorum and a desire to please others when it is generally recognized that every person bears within himself an image of the Divine.” For anyone seeking to grow in wisdom, Thinking Life Through will be your guide.
Hardcover, size 8.75" x 5.75", 264 pages
by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
In the face of a world crisis, which is manifestly deeper than one can imagine, many are inclined to ask: “Has Christianity failed?” Fulton Sheen’s Thinking Life Through seeks to answer this critical question. The conclusions the author proposes are far-reaching and touch upon subjects as diverse as the truth and meaning of human sexuality, the purpose of life, discordant marriages, angels, alcoholism, the vocation of the soldier, materialism, parenting, and even the question of spanking children.
On the critical subject of freedom, Sheen writes, “The true definition of freedom is the right to do whatever one ought, and oughtness implies law, goals, purposes, and perfection. Freedom is a moral power and not a physical one. It revolves around what man is rather than what man does. We are more free within the law than outside of it.”
Thinking Life Through also addresses the world’s political climate, something that in many ways mirrors the present political discourse. Focusing on the tragic decline of post-Christian society, Sheen gives special attention to both the threat of communism and the dangers of socialism. Sheen also gives clarity to the role of the individual and the family while living in a time of moral and political uncertainty. Finally, Sheen addresses good manners and politeness as he states in his quintessential style, “Another effect of materialism is to be seen in the decline of courtesy. There is politeness and decorum and a desire to please others when it is generally recognized that every person bears within himself an image of the Divine.” For anyone seeking to grow in wisdom, Thinking Life Through will be your guide.
Hardcover, size 8.75" x 5.75", 264 pages