Annual Publications 2026

Eight hundred years after his passing into eternal life, St. Francis remains one of the most beloved saints of all time. The artwork in this year’s calendar (2026) by artist Jen Norton depicts pivotal scenes from the life of St. Francis and seeks to foster a renewed appreciation for the ways he continues to inspire us today.

LTP's circular display of the liturgical year makes its key features easily understandable. We can see at a glance the liturgical seasons in their characteristic colors, Sundays on the outer rim, and the days and weeks radiating from the center.

Use the Year of Grace notebook version in many ways:

• Use as handouts for children and adults in classrooms or in catechetical or formation sessions to teach about the liturgical year
• Give (or sell) laminated copies to households in the parish and school to use as placemats.
• Along with the poster calendar, post one in every classroom, meeting room, and in the church vestibule to teach about the liturgical year.
• Present to first communicants and Confirmation candidates in preparation sessions.

Prayer of the Faithful contains sample prayers and suggestions for Sundays, holy days and other important days of the liturgical year. This large-print workbook also provides practical tips for writing and leading intercessions that reflect the particular concerns of your community.

Also included:

• Special intercessions for cluster parishes
• Intercessions for the Church and the world, reflecting today's most pressing needs
• Examples of introductions and prayers by the priest

Oración de los Fieles* (Spanish edition of Prayer of the Faithful) contains sample prayers and suggestions for Sundays, holy days and other important days of the liturgical year. This large-print workbook in Spanish also provides practical tips for writing and leading intercessions that reflect the particular concerns of your community.

Also included:

• Special intercessions for cluster parishes
• Intercessions for the Church and the world, reflecting today's most pressing needs
• Examples for introductions and concluding prayers by the priest

Includes daily general intercessions with an invitation to prayer and a closing prayer, Scripture citations for the readings of the day.

Living Liturgy 2026 provides practical and engaging content from expert authors to enrich your communal prayer and ministry. Trusted by parishes around the country (and world! Living Liturgy offers scripture readings, insightful reflections, robust liturgical formation, and contextual background information for Sundays, solemnities, and additional feasts of liturgical and national importance. This best-selling annual resource is ideal for parish ministers, liturgists, pastors, planning committees, adult faith formation groups, and anyone who wishes to explore the connections between liturgy and life.

An entirely new resource created for each liturgical year, Living Liturgy gives your team the spiritual preparation they need to serve in their ministries, integrating daily living, prayer, and study in an inviting and easy-to-use format. Original art by Ruberval Monteiro da Silva, OSB, complements the text and invites further reflection on the gospel of the day. This indispensable guide deepens a liturgical spirituality and strengthens the worship experience for the whole parish.

Featured Content

• Reflecting on the Gospel
• Preparing to Proclaim
• Psalmist Preparation
• Making Connections Between the Readings
• Homily Points
• Model Penitential Act
• Model Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful)
• Liturgy and Music
• Living Liturgy
• Prompts for Faith-Sharing

Details: 328 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8

This concise, easy-to-use pastoral resource provides spiritual nourishment for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Rooted in the Sunday gospels, this indispensable aid invites reverent and prayerful preparation for liturgical ministry. Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion highlights the connections between the Word, Eucharist, and living in service of others. Ministers will find this resource to be formative for their own personal reflection and a helpful tool for facilitating prayer with people who are sick and homebound.

Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion begins with the First Sunday of AdvenT and includes:

• Gospel readings for each Sunday and other significant liturgical celebrations
• Prompts for personal reflections and prayer
• A separate insert card with the Rite for Administration of Communion to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister
• Inscription page for the minister name, ideal for commissioning ministers of the Eucharist
• Ministry prayers that correspond with the Music Ministers and Lectors editions of Living Liturgy, promoting unity among all liturgical ministers

Details: 160 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2

Inspire music ministers to confidently and prayerfully lead your community in song with Living Liturgy for Music Ministers. Dynamic content and an engaging team of contributors offer music ministers the spiritual preparation they need to be effective leaders of sung prayer. The Liturgy of the Word, and the psalm, will come alive in new ways for the entire worshiping assembly. Living Liturgy for Music Ministers begins with the First Sunday of Advent and includes:

• Suggestions for the psalmist spiritual preparation and prayer
• Readings and responsorial psalm for every Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and holy days of obligation
• Reflection on the day gospel reading
• Catechetical connections between the readings
• Ministry prayers that correspond with the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lectors editions of Living Liturgy, promoting unity among all liturgical ministers

Details: 224 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2

Living Liturgy Sunday Missal combines essential liturgical content with the finest presentation on the market today. This annual, single-issue Sunday Mass pew resource is compatible with any hymnal program and affordably priced for parishes. Includes art by Ruberval Monteiro da Silva.

• Gospel reflection for each Sunday
• Readings and congregational dialogue in large, 13-point, bold type
• Two-color text in sense lines
• High-quality cover and paper
• Includes the Rite of the Liturgy of the Word and the Rite for Distributing Holy Communion Outside Mass
• Musical psalm settings from The Collegeville Psalter by Paul Inwood

Details: 464 pages, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4

The Lord speaks to his people through his word, so the habit of praying with the daily Mass readings each day can provide both strength and refreshment. Abide in My Word keeps Catholics in sync with the beautiful liturgical seasons of the Church. Join thousands of Catholics who rely on Abide in My Word as a familiar and treasured tool, and many who find it a handy companion to the meditations on the daily Mass readings featured in The Word Among Us magazine.

Carry current and following year calendars together for convenient present and future planning. Liturgical Desk Calendars not included in price.

Item Number - URCOVER/LDC

A handy calendar that indicates the Mass and texts that may be said on each day. Used with the Saint Joseph Sunday Missal and with the Saint Joseph Weekday Missal.

St Joseph Missal Guide

Current year will be shipped unless noted otherwise. 

Handy guide that facilitates use of the large-type edition of CHRISTIAN PRAYER (Product Code: GF40710), the one-volume LITURGY OF THE HOURS, by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the year. Size 5 1/4 X 8. White paperback.

St Joseph Christian Prayer Guide

Current year will be shipped unless noted otherwise. 

Handy guide that facilitates use of CHRISTIAN PRAYER (Product Code: GF40610 or GF40623), the one-volume LITURGY OF THE HOURS, by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the year. Size 4 X 6 1/4. White paperback cover.

St Joseph Christian Prayer Guide

Current year will be shipped unless noted otherwise. 

St. Joseph Guide For the Liturgy of The Hours (Lg Type Edition). Handy guide that facilitates use of the large-type edition of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code: GF70913) by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the period specified. Size 5 1/4 X 8. White paperback.

St Joseph Liturgy of the Hours Guide

Current year will be shipped unless noted otherwise. 

Handy guide that facilitates use of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code: GF40910 or GF40913) by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the period specified. Size 4 x 6 1/4. White paperback.

St Joseph Liturgy of the Hours Guide

Current year will be shipped unless noted otherwise. 

Faithfulness to prayer leads to a recognition of the need and an acceptance of the responsibility to pray for one another. By providing short prayers for each day of the school year, Daily Prayer in the Classroom assists teachers, parents, and others in the experience of praying with children each day.

Daily Prayer in the Classroom introduces elementary school children to various kinds of prayer; gives teachers confidence in what and how they pray with their students; builds confidence in the adult's ability to lead prayer in the classroom or home; and offers children the opportunity to foster a prayer life. By continuing to pray daily, participants begin to see the connection between prayer and action. As they allow themselves to be open to the Holy Spirit they develop a personal relationship with God and with each other.

Daily Prayer in the Classroom consists of short prayers for each day from August through June. Each day begins with an introduction or background followed by questions for discussion and a short prayer. Part One includes prayers for each day of the calendar year including the feasts of saints, prayers for those in need, and prayers for deepening spirituality. Part Two includes prayers for the movable feasts, the incarnation and paschal cycles. A special section of prayers includes blessings of people, places, and things; traditional prayers; virtue; personal, local, national, and international needs, and times of illness or death.

Subtitle: Interactive Daily Prayer
Author: Foley, CSJ, and Peggy O'Leary, CSJ

Details: 256 pages , 6 x 9 
Publication Date: 07/01/2002

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Leisa Anslinger Kathryn Ball-Boruff Catherine G. Johnson Mary Kathleen Kelley, SSJ Nora Malone Jo-Ann Metzdorff Mary Patricia Storms Kyle S. Turner

978-1-61671-505-2 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential. Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings not only for Jesus original audience and for the early Christians for whom Matthew, Mark, and Luke wrote but also for contemporary Christians as well. The Gospel parables are analyzed in the order in which they appear in the Lectionary, making this book an indispensable resource for preachers, teachers, catechists, liturgy planners, and Bible study groups.

Subtitle: Year A, The Gospel of Matthew
Author: Barbara E. Reid, OP

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ISBN: 9780814625507
Details: 296 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/
Publication Date: 09/01/2001

In The Word on the Street, John Martens brings the Bible to where people live: in the church, at home, at work, and in the broader world. This Lectionary commentary for every Sunday of the liturgical year, offers readers a way in which the Bible can speak to them in light of their lives today.

John Martens is known for his contributions to "The Word", a popular column in America magazine. The Word on the Street, Year A is the first book in a three-volume series that presents scriptural, liturgical, and preaching commentary for Sundays throughout the year.

Subtitle: Sunday Lectionary Reflections
Author: John W. Martens

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ISBN: 9780814649640
Details: 152 pgs , 6 x 9 
Publication Date: 08/30/2016

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Kathryn Ball-Boruff Mary DuQuaine Tammy Garza Vicki Lopez-Kaley Nora Malone Lisa Mersereau Aileen Scommegna

978-1-61671-503-8 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Catherine G. Johnson Mary Kathleen Kelley, SSJ Maureen A. Kelly Nora Malone Christine Ondrla James Philipps

978-1-61671-502-1 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Ann Dickinson Degenhard Nora Malone Teresa Marshall Kristen Hempstead McGann Christine Ondrla Roseanne Masters Thomas

978-1-61671-504-5 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Inspired by her daily contemplation and meditation on the Scriptures, Carmelite Sister Mary Grace Melcher offers this book of deeply meaningful prayers of the faithful for every day of the year. Cycles A, B, and C for Sundays and the two-year cycle for weekdays are all included. These beautiful intercessions echo the grace of the day indicated by the Scripture readings and have been prayed in her monastic community for years. Enrich your community's liturgy with these beautiful and inspiring intercessions.

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ISBN: 9780814634813

Details: 448 pgs   

Size: 7 x 10

Publication Date: 02/01/2013

"Let us bring our prayers to the Lord."

Each week when the community comes together for Mass, we gather to listen to the Word, to partake of the Eucharist, and to pray. The Prayer of the Faithful is marked by the same needs from week to week, but it is always an opportunity to approach God collectively in a way that reflects the richness of our particular celebration. This series of prayers by Father Michael Kwatera is rooted in the present moment: the liturgical season, lectionary readings, and the needs of the church. He draws on the readings, as well as the significance of feasts and of other celebrations. He is also attuned to the many ways we approach God, in language that is clear and attentive to the oral quality of the prayer.

"To place prayerful words on human lips and in human hearts is a most sacred work," writes Father Kwatera in the introduction. The fruit of this work is a set of texts that invites the community to draw near to God each week in prayer.

Father Michael Kwatera, OSB, PhD, is Director of Oblates and Director of Liturgy for Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is also a teacher and practitioner of Christian Liturgy and is the author of several Liturgical Press books, including Come to the Feast: Liturgical Theology of, by, and for Everybody (2005), and the coauthor of To Thank and Bless: Prayers at Meals (2007).

Details: 504 pgs, 6 x 9 Paperback

Publication Date: 07/01/2009

This edition of the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word contains the approved New American Bible text of the Readings for Mass on Sundays, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and Holydays for Liturgical Year A, in which the Gospel of Luke is the primary Gospel proclaimed.

A valuable introduction by well-known author Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM Conv. traces the historical tradition of Ministers of the Word, affirms the modern lector within that context, and provides practical tips. The Handbook also contains a commentary to help the lector or proclaimer of the Word to understand the reading being proclaimed, along with Pastoral Reflections.

There are four helpful appendices:

• Introduction to the Books of the Bible Read in the Three-Year Cycle
• The Responsorial Psalm
• Glossary and Pronunciation Guide
• Index of Biblical Texts

Bound in a flexible cover, the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word is an invaluable resource for all lectors or Ministers of the Word. Handbook for Proclaimers