• Atonement for sins
• Assistance of the souls in Purgatory
• Procurement of graces and blessings for yourself and loved ones
• Imitation of the saints
• Union with God

Included in this booklet are many traditional prayers, examples of some of the greatest saints and their devotion to the Precious Blood, and an explanation of the traditional practice of devotion to the Precious Blood.

Booklet, size 6" x 3.75", 68 pages

Finding Confidence in Times of Trial
Letters of St John of Avila
by St John of Avila

Indecision was not in his heart. Surrounded by clerical corruption and unprecedented consumerism, St. John of Avila (1500-1569) led the authentic effort to reform the Church and Christian society during one of its darkest hours.

When faced with spiritually bankrupt seminaries and lax universities, St. John simply founded new ones. When vast regions of his homeland lapsed into spiritual indifference, he spent a decade storming the cities and villages to reignite the Faith. He fearlessly denounced decadent leaders and withstood the subsequent interrogations of the Inquisition with perfect charity, winning over skeptics and melting the hearts of sinners.

For St. Francis de Sales, he was "the learned and saintly preacher." St. Francis Borgia called him "the Great Master" and St. Teresa of Avila named him "the Master of things spiritual."

Pope Benedict XVI recently declared that he would name St. John of Avila the 34th "Doctor of the Universal Church."

And yet, most Catholics have never heard of him.

Among the many lessons you will learn:

• The life-giving habits of an authentic Christian life, which are found not through false "conversions" and "visions," but in the slow and steady steps on the path of holiness.
• How suffering is frequently the means God chooses to reveal His mercy and His design for our lives.
• True beauty: for a Christian it will shine out in poverty, chastity, and fidelity, not in the luxuries and comforts of this world.
• The easy graces of the liturgical year: one of the surest ways to develop in sanctity, and how Christians should ready themselves for the gifts which the Holy Spirit will send.
• The dangers of personal resolutions: These are often built upon pride and mistaken notions, but God sends us every day trials to transform us into His spiritual champions.
• How a Christian should prepare himself for Holy Mass, how to approach the Blessed Sacrament, and what real participation in the Sacrifice means.
• That weakness, persecution, and infidelity are often found within the institutional Church, and what we can do to combat it or at least suffer it faithfully.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus
by St John Eudes

Saint John Eudes was born at Ri, a country parish near Caen, Normandy, in 1601. Endowed with extraordinary talents and filled with burning zeal for the salvation of souls, he devoted 50 years of life, until his death in 1680, to the preaching of missions and to the organization of ecclesiastical seminaries. He founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, generally known as the Eudist Fathers, for missionary and seminary work; the Order of Our Lady of Charity with its two observances of the Refuge and of the Good Shepherd; the Society of the Most Admirable Heart for lay persons aspiring to perfection in the world; and lastly, Confraternities of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary for the propagation among the faithful of the devotion, of which he was the first apostle. He wrote the first Mass and Office for the special feast in honor of the Sacred Heart and of the Holy Heart of Mary, which he established thirty years before the revelations of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary.

For those who relish a rich interior life, Loreto Publications is delighted to provide you with the seraphic insights of Saint John Eudes, one of the greatest spiritual writers of all time. Known as the apostle of devotion to the Sacred and Admirable Hearts of Jesus and Mary, John Eudes is very much needed in this apathetic age. An atrophic, and chilling frigidity of soul seems to be threatening the very lifeblood of Catholic altruism. Although the sacramental lifeblood of grace, with all of its divine efficacy, is inexhaustible in its source, even still, the maternal hands of the Lord s holy mother, who longs to dispense the higher gifts of God with such largesse, can be tied on account of our lukewarmness.

Behold this Heart which has loved man so much, Jesus said to Saint Margaret Mary as He unveiled that pulsing reality to her enraptured eye. This is the Heart of Our Savior that was pierced by a lance. This is the Heart Saint John Eudes presents to us in the unforgettable exposé.

Like Saint John the Apostle, Father Eudes had the privilege of what could be nothing less than direct intimate access to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. One can only conclude after reading this book that here was a man driven by the Holy Spirit to cast fire upon the earth with the pen of a scrivener lost in divine abandon. God is wonderful in His saints, and with holy gusto Loreto seconds the accolade given to Saint John Eudes by a grateful generation: the wonder of his age.

Paperback, 214 pages

The Medal or Cross of St Benedict
by Rev. Martin Veth, O.S.B. 

This publication explains how the Medal of St. Benedict was first known  “several hundred years before the year 1647!”  There are two types: the Ordinary Medal and the Jubilee Medal; both are highly indulgenced, but  more so for the Jubilee Medal. “Of the salutary effects produced through the pious use of the Medal, facts are narrated which might fill a large volume.” For this reason, the Church has raised the Medal of St. Benedict to the dignity  of a sacramental and it is the only medal in existence which is honored with a blessing of its own in the Roman Ritual! The generous indulgences are fully explained, along with the history and much more.

Booklet, 48 pages

• Intimate, personal reflections on the words and acts of Saint Paul
• Heartfelt prayers, echoing the same prayers and petitions of the great convert and evangelizer
• Detailed maps chronicling Saint Paul's extensive missionary journeys (p. 557-560)
• A timeline of St. Paul's life both before and after his dramatic conversion (p. 563-564) 
• And much more...

The God who writes his thoughts in the Book of Nature is the same who writes in the Book of Scripture. And those whom He sent to expound to mankind the teachings of the latter have ever loved to illustrate its heavenly doctrine from the pages of the former.

The Mystical Flora of St. Francis de Sales is an attractive anthology of his writings drawn from the saint’s collected works using allusions to plant-life to explain the Christian life. Ordered into seven sections, it presents a heartfelt address to the men and women of the world, using comparisons drawn from nature to illustrate the operation of grace in the spiritual life. The writings of the saint have not been drawn at random, but carefully arranged in such a way as to form a perfect little treatise on the devout life, from its first principles to its consummation, according to the plan of St. Francis himself in his works.

The Mediatrix Press edition has been retypeset in conformity with the original, and contains the original illustrations. It is not a facsimile reprint.

Paperback, 158 pages

Also available in Hardback with dust jacket on request (additional cost)

This little booklet has been prepared to acquaint all classes of people with “The Little Secret.” It is written for all, but is especially destined to serve teachers and their pupils, lay-apostles and their charges. It casts its net extremely confident that it will make a big haul of souls. The chapter “Among the Little Ones” will bring joy to the children, the chapter “The Secret Explained” unrelenting zeal to the adults, the chapter “Self-sacrifice” consolation to the sick and other suffers. May many use it to gain souls for the Lord – to the honor and praise of Jesus Christ. Imprimatur 1925.

Booklet, 44 pages

This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time.

It is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit.

Ever since Lucifer’s pride prompted his rebellion from God and Heaven, it has been continuously forgotten that only humility can lead us back to Heaven and union with God. Pride, as we know, is the broad and easy road to Hell. Unfortunately, our world has lost the sense of sin because it has lost the sense of God and virtue, especially humility.

Humility is the heartbeat of the saints and the foundation of all virtues. It is the virtue that conforms us most closely to Christ. In this short but deeply rich book, the great spiritual master, Thomas à Kempis, will teach you the following:

• The necessity of humility
• How to cultivate humility
• The manifestations of pride
• How to elevate your mind to God
• How to pray with humility and reverence

This timeless work also includes some of the most beautiful prayers ever written to God, the Blessed Mother, and the saints that will help you advance in virtue and pray with fervor.

Hardback, 128 pages

By Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre

After the posthumous books of Archbishop Lefebvre, The Mass of All Time and Priestly Holiness, here is now a third volume entitled The Spiritual Life.

It gathers in a single volume the words of Archbishop Lefebvre on the subject of the life of the soul. The words of the great bishop are indeed an inexhaustible wellspring of meditation proper to nourish in the faithful their union with God, to encourage them on the field of spiritual combat and to draw them higher in the practice of Christian virtues. 

This book is not an exhaustive treatise on spirituality, but a presentation of its fundamental aspects.
Arranged by Fr. Patrick Troadec, SSPX

502 pp. Cloth Hardbound

By Fr. Jean C. J. d'Elbée
The key to happiness from one who found it in joyful abundance: St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

This spiritual classic has long been beloved by Catholics for its wondrous distillation of the teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux into a reader-friendly set of meditations. It's perfect as a personal retreat when you have only a few moments to spare each day - and for spiritual reading anytime and anywhere.

Fr. Jean C. J. d'Elbée, a French priest deeply imbued with St. Thérèse's spirit, brings you St. Thérèse's teachings on God's love and the confidence in Him that it should inspire in your soul; humility, peace, and fraternal charity; the apostolate; the Cross; and what it means truly to abandon yourself to Divine Providence. I Believe in Love has helped countless souls embark on the way to the Father. It will help you focus on Him throughout each day, rest in Him amid your troubles, and live joyfully with Him at every moment!

You'll learn:

• How you can (and must) have confidence in God, not in spite of your sufferings, but because of them!

• The secret that makes sense of the pain and trouble in your life - no matter how great

• One thing you must cherish in your soul, or you'll never learn to love as Jesus loves

• God's love for you personally: are you really aware of its reality in every moment of your life? How you can see it at work

• The spiritual goldmine that is at your fingertips now - if you know where to find it

• What you must do before you speak about the Faith, or your words will be useless

• Crosses: why you can't avoid them - and why you should love the ones God sends you

• How to deal with failures, reversals, and difficult moments of all kinds - without losing your spiritual or emotional equilibrium

• The Fall of Adam and Eve: how even it shows God's abiding love for every soul

• The sin that destroys countless souls - since few know how to recognize and fight it

• Do you wish you had the love of God that the saints have - but are discouraged by your weaknesses? Why you should take heart

• Are you drawing on all the treasures of the Eucharist and the saints? How you can be sure

• The comforting reason why our Lord at times chooses not to deliver you from trials

• Much more that will show you how to live in the glorious love of God at each moment!

Paperback, 304 pages