Troadec, Fr Patrick
From Advent to Epiphany
Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
Christmas is the season of joy and peace with a charm all its own. Yet, If we are to receive everything that the Christ Child comes to give, a spiritual preparation is necessary.
This book offers you a daily liturgical meditation from the beginning of Advent to the Baptism of Jesus, richly supplemented with prayers, thoughts and resolutions.
The first days of Advent call to mind the return of Christ at the end of time and the long period of waiting that led up to His first coming at Christmas. The strong words of St. John the Baptist and the eloquent silence of Mary will help us open our hearts to the Infant of Bethlehem, who desires to be born anew each year in our souls. After the Nativity, the reader's glance is directed toward the manger and the Holy Family where the shepherds and the Magi invite the soul to adoration.
The reader is then led through the richness of the feasts from Advent to the Epiphany, inviting him to live each day with Jesus and for Jesus.
Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:
Quote: Taken from Scripture, 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 and trusted 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", 160 pages
From Epiphany to Lent
Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
Fr. Troadec’s four-part series continues in this second book From Epiphany to Lent. The series offers a simple and practical guide for individuals and families alike to grow closer to God by better understanding the Church’s liturgical year and practicing daily meditation and prayer.
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 book. 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", 222 pages
A brief guide for a united, lasting and fruitful marriage
by Fr Patrick Troadec
“Men’s and women’s specific qualities, in different domains, allow them to complete each other magnificently in conjugal life when each has a basic knowledge of the way the other works and a mutual respect for the other.”—Fr. Patrick Troadec
There is much to be learned about the person with whom you are married. Not only who they are but also how they think and act—both are key to establishing a lasting, balanced relationship founded on Christ. This book provides an in-depth explanation of both men’s and women’s mental processes so that through mutual understanding a harmonious and fruitful ever-maturing friendship might be formed between spouses. A must-read for all married and future couples.
Topics Include:
- Creating a United,
- Lasting, and Fruitful Marriage
- Collaboration Between Spouses
- Ensuring a Lasting Love in One’s Relationship
- Welcoming Children
- Praise of Fertility
- Procreative Love
- Guardians of Peace in the Home
- Recourse to God’s Grace
- The Daily Battle
- And much more...
“When each fulfills his respective role as well as possible and when both truly work together, the result is a beautiful conjugal harmony that leads to the proper development of the children on both the natural and the supernatural levels. The educational work within the family can never be truly effective without this collaboration.”—Fr. Patrick Troadec
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 129 pages
The Education of Children - How to raise happy, holy children in a profoundly Catholic home
by Fr Patrick Troadec
“In order to educate a child, it is necessary to know him, that is, to discern both his weak points and his strong points.”—Fr. Patrick Troadec
The family is the foundation of a functional civilization, but in today’s atheistic and expressly anti-Catholic world society actively seeks to dismantle family life. Vol. II of this series on the family, focuses on the education, discipline, nurturing and ultimately the forming of young Catholic souls.
An essential read for all parents and future parents.
Topics Include:
- To Whom Should the Education of Children Be Entrusted?
- Irreplaceable Role of Parents, Their Mission and Example
- Father: Head of the Home, Portrait of a Catholic Father
- Mother: Heart of the Home, Educator of the Human Race
- First Seven Years, Educating and Forming Children’s Souls, Adolescence, The Struggle of Purity, What Is a Catholic School?
- The Church Is Mother and Mistress of the Sciences
- The Attacks on the Catholic School, Harm Done by “Neutral Schools”
- The Role Played by Freemasonry,
- The Role, Authority and Influence of Grandparents
"Your child is first and foremost a Christian. Rather, we might say he is only a Christian; no thought, no word, no act, no action, in any domain, must ever come from him, during his life here below, that is not animated by a Christian spirit, worthy of a child of God..." - Bp. Mégnin
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 136 pages
The Catholic Family Volume III
The family - creating a happy, holy and strong family bond
by Fr Patrick Troadec
"There is no more beautiful model to encourage spouses and parents in their magnificent mission than the Holy Family. God, knowing that we need examples in life, wished to give everyone in the Holy Family an unsurpassable, admirable, and yet mostly imitable model." - Fr. Troadec - Chapter One
Topics explored and explained in Book III of the Troadec series:
- The Holy Family, A Model to Imitate, God’s Place in the Family
- Life of Prayer and Sacramental Life, The Eucharist, The Soul of Family Life
- The Influence of the Eucharist on Persons, The Effects of the Eucharist on the Family
- The Eucharist, A Tie with Our Deceased Loved Ones, The Eucharist and Vocations
- Must We Prefer Poverty to Wealth? The Condition of Poverty, The Condition of Wealth
- The Audiovisual Universe, The Harmful Effects of the Audiovisual Universe
- The Internet and Its Dangers,, The Harmful Effects of the Internet
- A Pure Life, A Historical Overview of the Current Decadence
- Fashion and Modesty, Masculine and Feminine Clothing, Wearing a Veil in Church
- Introduction to the Laws of Life, The Ramparts of Chastity, Weapons of Chastity, Mortification
- The Catholic Family: A Climate of Charity, Living Together,
- Strengthening Family Unity, Focusing on What Unites, Developing a Joyful Atmosphere, Charitable Words,
Now more than ever the core of the Catholic family is under attack. We must do all that we can to remove the destructive influence of the world from our homes while striving to instill joy in each member of the family, working together with love in Christ through the Faith.
In the Vespers hymn of the feast of the Holy Family, we read, “All the virtues flowered by grace in your home. Oh! Make our families reproduce these virtues in their life.” That is what Christian parents should ask of the Holy Family: for the virtues they practiced to be honored in their homes as well.” - Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 89 pages
From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
This installment begins with the contemplation of the Trinity, continues with that of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the Sacred Heart, and finally turns to the importance of cultivating the presence of God. Over the course of these Sundays, the liturgy directs us to foster certain qualities of soul, gradually correcting our faults and increasing our virtues. Since summer is often a time when we “let down our guard,” spiritually speaking, this book is offered to help you to maintain your fervor!
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.
“Everyone, whatever his state of life, will find matter for spiritual progress in this daily reading. Even just the thought for the day may sometimes be enough to inspire meditation and give a beautiful orientation to the whole day. Dear readers, I am happy to be able to offer you this new booklet and I wish you a Season after Pentecost that is rich in graces. I assure you of my prayers and recommend myself to yours. -Fr. Patrick Troadec
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", 300 pages
(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
From Assumption to Advent
Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
This volume is the last in the best-selling daily liturgical reader and meditation series. The meditations and reflections in this book cover different aspects of the Christian life, addressing our duties toward God, toward our neighbor, and toward ourselves. Every season presents an opportunity to renew our fervor with good, practical resolutions. With this goal in view, a certain number of meditations focus on the life we are leading and the meaning of the trials we endure. Still others bring us before the questions surrounding the close of our lives and the Last Four Things (Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell). Finally, other meditations remind us that we are children of God and help us live daily in the company of God and His angels and saints.
Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:
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.
Resolutions: Three simple and practical resolutions.
“If we foster our Christian life every day by a few words of love, little by little we will enter a continual heart to heart conversation with Jesus Christ. I remember all of my readers in my priestly prayers, especially during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.” — Fr. Patrick Troadec
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", 294 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
(June 21 - Sept. 22)
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 second 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", 240 pages
(Dec 21 - Mar 20)
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 third 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", 226 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
Toward Easter
Daily Readings and Meditations to Pray Alone or as a Family
by Fr Patrick Troadec
“O God, who desirest not the death, but the repentance of sinners, in Thy goodness vouchsafe to bless these ashes which we purpose to put upon our heads in token of our lowliness and to obtain forgiveness: so that we who know that we are but ashes…may deserve to obtain from Thy mercy the pardon of all our sins, and the rewards promised to the penitent.” – Meditation on Ash Wednesday.
Fr. Troadec’s best-selling series continues in this third book Toward Easter. Father uses the liturgy of the Lenten season to assist us in our daily prayer, meditation and spiritual growth.
Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:Quote: Taken from Scripture, 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 and trusted 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", 218 pages
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
"The sublime attitude of Our Lady at the height of suffering is central to the mystery of Our Lady of Compassion. The dignity of Our Lady in the most overwhelming suffering fills us with astonished admiration and furthermore is capable of touching the most hardened of hearts." - Fr. Patrick Troadec
Contemplate Our Lady's sufferings as she stood beside her Son at the foot of the cross. Reflect on her sorrow and deepen your appreciation for her powerful intercession on our behalf.
Summary of Contents
- The Savior and His love for us: Jesus the Priest, Jesus the Victim, The Sufferings of Jesus in His Passion, The Virtues of Jesus in His Passion, The Effects of the Passion, The Application of the Merits of the Passion
- Our Lady of Compassion: The Nature of Our Lady's Compassion, Our Lady's Immolation, The Virtues of Our Lady of Compassion, The Effects of Our Lady's Compassion
- Devotion to Our Lady of Compassion: Nature of this Devotion, Our Lady of Compassion and the Immaculate Heart, History of this Devotion, Some Devotional Practices
- Prayers: Stabat Mater, Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows, Prayer for Priests, Prayer to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary.
Paperback, size 7" x 4", 128 pages
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