Annual Publications

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.

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.

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 calendar in many ways:

• Give (or sell) one to every household in the parish and school.
• Hang one in every classroom, meeting room, and in the church vestibule to teach about the liturgical year.
• Assign students to report on specific liturgical days.
• Present calendars to first communicants and Confirmation candidates.

Single Sheet, Laminated | 11 x 17 | Language: English

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.

In LTP's circular display of the liturgical year, the key features are easily understandable: the liturgical seasons in their characteristic colors, Sundays on the outer rim, and the days and weeks radiating from the center.

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 256 pages | Language: English

The Living Word™ helps youth ministers, parish catechists, and high school religion teachers meet teens where they are and guide them to a deeper understanding of the Gospel’s role in their lives. This model of liturgical catechesis through lectionary readings enhances the liturgical preparation, liturgical participation, and liturgical living of teens. Each session can be easily incorporated into lessons or group activities that have already been planned. This resource includes materials for each Sunday and holyday of obligation from the first Sunday of August through the last Sunday in July. Additionally, The Living Word™ includes digital resources to help teens reflect on and act on the Sunday Gospel throughout the week.

The Living Word™ includes the following:

• Complete and flexible 30-minute sessions to complement your current teen programs
• Connections to the liturgical calendar and to Catholic teachings
• Ritual with the proclamation of the Gospel
• Reflections to help teens understand the Gospel in the context of their own experiences and concerns
• Useful tools for integrating the New Evangelization in your teen ministry
• Digital reproducible (in PDF and JPG format) for teens that can be printed, emailed, and shared via social media

Authors include: Rena Black, Kate Cousino, Karla Hardersen, and Julia Strukely.

Paperback | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 128 pages | Language: English

Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2025–2026 is a simple and approachable resource that aims to encourage family participation at Mass and to help families put the Sunday Gospel into action. Prompts for conversation on the way to and from Mass inspire children to focus and engage with different aspects of the liturgy and simple family activities reinforce the connection between the Gospel stories and daily family life. This portable resource can easily be stowed in a purse, bag—or even in the car!—for families to use to prepare for and reflect on their experience at Mass. Through prompts that promote lively discussion and inspire thoughtful action, Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families helps families live their faith not only on Sunday but on each day of the week.

Bulk pricing makes this affordable, allowing you to give it to every family in your parish.

Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | 272 pages | Language: English

Children's Liturgy of the Word 2025–2026 enables prayer leaders to confidently lead children through the Liturgy of the Word.

Each liturgy guide offers:

• An overview of the season
• Weekly guides for leading and preparing the liturgy
• Suggestions for the liturgical environment
• Weekly Scripture citations and commentary on all three readings and the responsorial psalm
• Weekly Scriptural connections to Church teaching and tradition
• Weekly reflections for the children's Liturgy of the Word

The liturgy guides will enable prayer leaders to facilitate the Liturgy of the Word with children in a prayerful way, allowing each child to deepen and explore his or her relationship with God.

Saddle Stitched 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 Language- English 

Nourish the spiritual lives of your catechists and teachers with a copy of Sunday Prayer for Catechists!

Sunday Prayer for Catechists invites catechists and teachers to develop a habit of personal prayer and reflection on the Word of God. This annual resource provides Gospel texts from the Sunday lectionary and reflections that connect the message of Scripture to working with young people in order to help catechists grow spiritually through their ministry. Sunday Prayer for Catechists will be a source of spiritual insight and encouragement for catechists and teachers as they carry out the important work of handing on faith to the next generation.

Price subject to change

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 B, 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

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 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

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 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

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 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

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 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

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

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:

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

Item Number - URCOVER/LDC

Pre Order Only.

Will be available for shipment November 2026.

The 2028 Daily Mass Record includes more than 14 months, from the first Sunday of Advent through January of the following year, with one 9-1/2" x 13" page per month, full liturgical information for each day, plus generous space to write appointments or notes: pages for parish statistics and specified /unspecified Masses.

Pre Order Only.

Will Be available for shipment February 2027

The 2028 Liturgical Desk Calendar

Easy-to-read display of complete liturgical information and daily readings on 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" pages. Listings given for Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, U.S., and Canadians holy days. Includes two-year calendar summary, through 2029.

Item Number - UR2028C

Pre Order Only.

Will be available for shipment end of June 2028

The 2028 Liturgical Desk Calendar - Episcopal Year

Easy-to-read display of complete liturgical information and daily readings on 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" pages. Listings given for Islamic, Jewish, Orthodox holy days, and Ecumenical Religious Observance days. Along with U.S. and Canadian holy days and holidays. Includes two-year calendar summary through 2029.

Item Number - UR2028EP

Pre Order Only.

Will be available for shipment end of June 2028

The 2028 Liturgical Desk Calendar in Hardcover backing

Sturdy edition, beautifully bound in hard cover, with black linen fabric and satin bookmark.

Easy-to-read display of complete liturgical information an daily readings on 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" pages. Listings given for Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, U.S., and Canadian Holy Days. Includes two-year calendar summary, through 2029.

Item Number - UR2028C/HDCOVER

Pre Order Only. 

Will be available for shipment end of February 2028

The 2028 Liturgical Pocket Secretary

5 colors, handy, durable pocket calendar, 3 3/4" by 6 1/2" with square inch space for each day, plus month at a glance. Comes with a clear custom case to hold the intention book.

Item Number - UR428C