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Readings for Sundays, feasts, and solemnities for each year are offered in the revised New American Bible translation, with foil-stamped covers, original art, one ribbon marker, and a dedication page. Approved for use in the United States.

The proclaimed text is set in 14 pt. Goudy. The product dimensions are 9 5/8 inches by 12 inches

Hardcover

508 Pages

With permission granted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and approval of the Apostolic Patrimony of the Holy See, this edition has been deemed in accordance with the Editio typica tertia and its sources. Textually, this edition is the same as that published by the Vatican in 2002, with the addition of two celebrations to the Proper of Saints.

Features of Missale Romanum Editio iuxta typicam tertiam:

• Reinforced cover made in Belgium from genuine German leather, with gold-stamp imprint of Christ Pantocrator (front) and a Chi-Rho figure (back);
• Images from the Church's treasury of fine art;
• 6 ornate place-holder ribbons;
• Gold-stamped leather endsheets;
• text is completely in Latin;
• Leather tabs; and
• Double-gilded pages.
• 1216 Pages
• Size: 8 x 10.75

Greg Kandra's A Deacon Prays--the essential prayer book for Catholic deacons--is a practical, daily companion that speaks to deacons as no other book has because it comes from Kandra, creator of The Deacon's Bench blog and one of the most popular voices and enthusiastic advocates of the deaconate in the Church today.

Kandra left a successful career as a television news writer and producer to become a Catholic deacon after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. Covering the devastating story set Kandra on a spiritual quest that led to his ordination in 2007. He serves a parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

In A Deacon Prays, Kandra has written prayers to greatly strengthen a deacon's spiritual life and richly enhance his ministry. There are prayers

• for daily life and seasons;
• for service in particular ministries;
• to patron saints;
• of devotion tailored for deacons;
• of petition and intercession; and
• marking special times in the life of a deacon.

This is an indispensable addition to any deacon's prayer corner, briefcase, or glove compartment, and will be a popular gift for ordinations, birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions in the life of a Catholic deacon.

This convenient and comprehensive paperback volume contains all of the readings for the Sundays of Year A, Year B, and Year C and those for solemnities and feast days. All of the readings are from the Revised New American Bible approved for use in the United States. To help with the long-range planning of liturgy and music, you'll find many useful tables and charts including: a list of all the readings in the order of the books in the Bible and where each may be found in the Lectionary; a similar index of responsorial psalms; a table of the dates of principal feasts from the year 2000 to the year 2025; a table of the dates of every Sunday in the liturgical year from 2000 to 2013; a list of the second readings for Sundays showing the continuity in proclaiming the letters of the New Testament; a list of the Gospel readings for Sundays that shows the continuity in proclaiming the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke; a list of the three readings for each Sunday in the three-year Lectionary cycle.

978-1-56854-335-2 | Paperback | 7 x 10 | 592 pages | Language: English

This second edition of The Deacon at Mass situates the role of the Deacon at Liturgy based on the new General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM). A step-by-step handbook for deacons through the eucharistic celebration, this text looks at everything a deacon must do (read the gospel), may do (preach a homily), and may never do (sing the concluding doxology). Study questions follow each chapter. Noteworthy in the second edition:*The original edition had the benefit of drawing on the new GIRM, and while nothing in the GIRM has changed, we have the added benefit of the final English translations.*Questions raised by readers and reviewers of the original edition are answered.*An expanded introduction addresses specific issues related to the preparation and translation of liturgical books in general, and each subsequent chapter now includes references and guidance related to the approved English translation.

ISBN: 978-08091-4852-3

El 4th Hombre.

El matrimonio en el Senor
Un recurso de formacion catolica

Leisa Anslinger, Laura Boyce-Steinhauser

As couples prepare to be married in the Catholic Church, it is important for them to take time to share their faith and gain insights into each other's family history and personal expectations for a sacramental Marriage. This resource is designed to help couples put Christ at the center of their marriage. It will engage them in conversation about Catholic teachings, handling conflict, developing strong communication skills, maintaining financial security, starting a family, and fostering a prayer life. They will learn more about their future partner and develop a strong foundation for marriage while deepening their relationship with God and giving witness to his love in the world.

This resource can be used during day-long Marriage preparation formation sessions, weekend retreats, and with sponsor couples.

978-1-61671-585-4 | Saddlestitched | 8 1/2 x 11 | 80 pages | Language: Spanish

Experimente la gran maravilla de moverse en la gracia de Dios y por medio de ella dia a dia a medida que libera los dones espirituales hoy en un derramamiento del amor y el poder de El.

This clear and practical introduction to Christian Prayer explains step by step how to understand and celebrate this daily prayer of the Church.

How many times have you picked up a copy of Christian Prayer only to put it down again, confused by Commons and Propers, Invitatories and Antiphons? Initially, Christian Prayer can be intimidating. Fear not, however. It's not as complicated as it may first appear.

This small booklet is designed to help you learn to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. By introducing you to its various components and explaining-step by step-how to get started, this guide offers the map for a prayer-journey that can become part of the rhythm of your daily life.

Ministers of care are commissioned by the Church to bring the compassion and communion of Christ to the sick and the homebound and to bear witness to the suffering of the members of the parish. The third edition of this award-winning resource provides lay ministers of care with a formational and training tool as they prepare to serve those who are sick and homebound. In these pages, lay ministers will learn a theology of sickness and suffering, how to preside over the rituals of the Church, how best to make pastoral visits, and how to take care of their own spiritual needs while caring for others.

Available in Spanish!

• Good things come in small packages and this carry-along booklet is proof.
• RCIA candidates, non-practicing Catholics, and daily communicants all have something to learn from the brief but orthodox responses to the 21 most-asked questions about the Eucharist.
• This little catechism is a most useful resource in the accurate transmission of the Catholic Faith.
• The plethora of prayers on the Eucharist can foster greater reverence and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
• Be an evangelizer by passing on copies.

ISBN: 9781953152879
Pages: 48
Author: MOST REV. ARTHUR J. SERRATELLI, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.
Size: 4 X 6 1/2
Color: ILLUSTRATED
Binding: PAPERBACK

• Holy Scripture, a Novena to Jesus, and the Blessed Sacrament mainstays of our Catholic Faith are perfectly united in this elegant prayer book.
• It will help you understand, celebrate, and live the Eucharist and to adore Jesus truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.
• Anywhere in this book is a good place to start, but it is meant to be savored whether in Church, at home, or on your lunch hour.
• The goal is not to finish the book but to let the Spirit move you to what you need on a particular day.

ISBN:9781953152824

Pages:128

Author:MOST REV. ARTHUR J. SERRATELLI, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.

Size:4 3/8 X 6 3/4

Color:BURGUNDY

Binding:DURA-LUX

• The Bishops deep spirituality, faith, knowledge, and love of the Eucharist will often leave you breathless. Meditate before, after, and during Adoration with a fervent desire to become a living host of Jesus, the perfect Host for all.

  • It will help to prepare you to pray before the Blessed Sacrament as you have never prayed before.
  • Before or during your Adoration time, read one or more of the 21 meditations based on Scripture and packed with prayers and quotes from Saints, Popes, theologians, and classical authors, which attest to the profound mystery and power of the Eucharist .
  • Keep this treasury close at hand to immerse yourself in the blessings and graces of Adoration that can overcome your worst fears and fulfill your deepest desires.
  • When time permits, follow your meditation with several of the Additional Prayers and Litanies at the end of the book or use them independently to increase your love and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.

• ISBN:9781953152602
• Pages:176
• Author:MOST REV. ARTHUR J. SERRATELLI, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.
• Size:4 3/8 X 6 3/4
• Color:BURGUNDY
• Binding:DURA-LUX

Eucharistic Meditations offers extracts from the Writings and Instructions of Saint John Vianney

Saint Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, known affectionately as The Curé d'Ars, was a peasant priest. In the aftermath of the French Revolution and Napoleonic rule, in a time of anti-clericalism and social and economic disarray, he was appointed parish priest of the obscure and dispirited village of Ars.

Over the next forty years, he was the agent of a complete spiritual, social, and material reform of his parish, which became a joyful refuge and a place of pilgrimage. Men and women would travel for weeks simply to confess before the humble and holy man. His particular devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is manifest in this book of twenty-seven meditations, which had its first English edition two years before his canonization in 1925.

St. John Vianney is now celebrated as the patron of parish priests.  

ISBN: 9781594172731

Product #: 72731

Size: 5.5 x 8.5

Format: Paperback

Pages:136

By Romano Guardini. Translated by Jan Bentz

In 1923, Romano Guardini's Liturgie und Liturgische Bildung was published in German and later in Italian. For the first time, this overlooked but foundational resource is available in English. In Liturgy and Liturgical Formation, Guardidni delivers what the title indicates. He presents specific, formative tasks.

1. Liturgical formation grounds man's " capacity for symbolic perception."

2. Liturgical formation treats if the corresponding nature of sacramental signs.

3. Liturgical formation addresses the place of the individual and the community.

978-1-61671-677-6 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2022

A pastoral and theological approach by Paul F. Covino

When deacons reflect on their baptismal call, it opens a conversation about their vocation to the diaconate and helps them break open the meaning of the rite and each of its symbols. As an ordinary minister of the sacrament of baptism and in many cases, performing most baptisms in a parish the deacon is central to welcoming a new family and child to into their parish community.

A Deacon's Guide to Baptizing Children: A Pastoral and Theological Approach provides deacons with a greater understanding on how their own baptism calls them to ministry, along with ways to nurture faith among families who bring their children to be baptized.

It also addresses practical issues, such as when a deacon may baptize, preparation for celebrating the rite, homily preparation, and how to navigate through the ritual with intentionality when many children are being baptized at the same time.

978-1-61671-600-4 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 96 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2022

Instructions for my medical treatment, finances, and funeral by various authors.

Preparing for your own death removes a great burden from your loved ones who will be suffering deep sadness upon your death.

Preparing ahead of time will let them grieve without worrying whether they are fulfilling your wishes, and it may prevent conflict among family members. This booklet is a hopeful, prayerful, and practical guide that will help you record your wishes for the end of your life and funeral. It provides space for recording information regarding DNRs, living wills, and finances. It will guide you through the consumer information for funerals, while also providing theological reflections on the Catholic funeral liturgy, so you can select the Scripture readings and music you would like to be offered at your own funeral. This booklet is grounded in Catholic teaching and will help you make arrangements that reflect your faith in Christ.

978-1-61671-679-0 | Saddlestitched | 7 x 10 | 80 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2022

Available in Spanish!

Escrito por Mikki Scibia

In the restored order of the sacraments of initiation, children are confirmed before they receive their first Communion. Because this practice is most likely different from parents' own sacramental experience, this book gives parents a brief but comprehensive overview of the restored order by answering some of the most frequently asked questions they have as their children prepare to receive the sacraments of confirmation and first Eucharist. Parents will come to a deeper understanding of the theology of the sacraments of initiation, their role in the process and the role of the sponsor, and the structure of the sacramental celebration. With concrete ideas for fostering faith within the life of the family, this book also equips parents to nurture their children's spiritual growth and to encourage them to become active participants in the life of the parish community.

978-1-61671-672-1 | Saddlestitched | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 16 pages | Language: Spanish | Copyright Year: 2022

By the liturgical institute and Douglas Martis

The Mundelein Psalter is the first complete one-volume edition containing the approved English-language texts of the Liturgy of the Hours with psalms that are pointed for the chanting of the Divine Office. The music consists of simple yet beautiful Gregorian-based modes composed for this Psalter. The Psalter is designed for use by priests, deacons, religious, and laity, making singing the hymns of the Liturgy of the Hours easier for all.

Features of The Mundelein Psalter:

• Translations of hymns proper to each ferial day and a selection of hymns for feasts and solemnities (taken from the editio typica).
• Music with the ancient modal settings is provided for each hymn. Hymns are also arranged to be sung with any long meter (L.M.) tune.
• A collection of 14 optional modes that can be used as needed.

It uses the Grail Psalms and contains Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer. It also includes the Sanctoral cycle and the Office for the Dead. "A Pastoral Implementation Guide for the progressive implementation of the Liturgy of the Hours in a parish setting. Hospitable. Durable. Faithful. Flexible: In its beautiful, clear layout of the canonical Office text, pointed and coupled with elemental chant tones, The Mundelein Psalter allows newcomers to the Liturgy of the Hours to participate with ease. These same features, grounded to the bedrock of liturgical and musical tradition, wear well even with those who sing the Divine Office daily.

978-1-59525-019-3 | Hardcover | 6 x 9 | 1344 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2007

Understanding the Lectionary by Regina A. Boisclair

The Word of the Lord at Mass: Understanding the Lectionary introduces the book from which Catholics hear Scripture proclaimed throughout the year. Accenting the vital link between the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, this inviting book presents the Lectionary as a book designed to be proclaimed in the liturgy, to give voice to the living Christ speaking to his people. It explains what a Lectionary is, how it developed over the centuries, and how our current Lectionary grew out of the Second Vatican Council and differs from previous ones.

In engaging language, Regina Boisclair explains why readings are chosen and combined, exploring the various implications of those choices. She especially highlights how, in harmony with the liturgical year, the Lectionary presents Bible selections that unfold Christ's Paschal Mystery. She also discusses the ecumenical impact of the Catholic Lectionary, concluding with an explanation of the physical aspects of the Lectionary's layout and an in-depth tour of the four volumes. Designed to be friendly and accessible, this book includes quotes from Church documents, charts, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading. This book will enrich understanding of the Lectionary, for liturgical ministers and for anyone interested in the role of the Bible in Catholic life.

978-1-61671-245-7 | Paperback | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 128 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2015

Ideas y actividades para acompanar a sus ahijados por Elanie Ramshaw

978-1-61671-514-4 | Paperback | 112 pages | Language: Spanish | Copyright Year: 2020

Por Catherine Maresca

Libro del recuerdo del bautismo.

Using age-appropriate text and engaging illustrations, Cuando te bautizaron invites children to reflect on this sacrament through the rituals and symbols of the Baptismal rite: water, light, holy oil, God's Word, and the baptismal garment.

978-1-61671-500-7 | Hardcover | 8 x 10 | 32 pages | Language: Spanish | Copyright Year: 2019

A Lenten parish mission by Paul Radkowski and Rodica Stoicoiu

Water, Light, and Life: A Lenten Parish Mission provides a reasonably priced (and reusable) option that will highlight the talent and knowledge of your staff and other parishioners as retreat mission leaders.

This multi-generational prepackaged mission is practical, adaptable, and easy for any parish staff to organize and implement. During this four-session mission, participants of all ages will reflect on the stories of the Samaritan woman at the well, the curing of the man born blind, and the raising of Lazarus from John's Gospel. It is the perfect way for parish staff to animate parishioners during the Lenten season as the community journeys to Easter and prepares to celebrate baptism and renew baptismal promises.

Taking its cue from the Period of Purification and Enlightenment of the RCIA, this mission invites participants to reflect on sin and the need for conversion and renewal just like the three characters who accompany them through the mission. The mission kit includes all the materials the parish staff needs to successfully put on this parish mission.

Included in each mission kit is a Director's Guide, 25 participant booklets, a flash drive with all the mission materials, and access to an online landing page with PowerPoint presentations, reproducible handouts, a promotional video, and marketing materials to promote your mission.

978-1-61671-639-4 | Package Item | 8 1/2 x 11 | 160 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2022

Order additional packs of 25 participant booklets to supplement the 25 booklets included in your mission kit when you purchased Water, Light, and Life: A Lenten Parish Mission.

Comes in pack of 25. Not sold seperately