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Help your parishioners pray well from the moment the new missal is introduced by providing them with our Order of Mass Hymnal Insert. Available in a booklet format with larger type that can be added easily to your current hymnal using attached glue strip.

Details: 16 pgs, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4
Publication Date: 05/01/2011

The life of Christian discipleship begins at Baptism. Through the life-saving waters, a new Christian is freed from sin, shares in the death and Resurrection of Christ, and is made a member of the Body of Christ, the Church. But with this gift from God comes important responsibilities. This short booklet explores the Catholic understanding of the Sacrament of Baptism and the baptized Christian's important role in sharing the light of Christ. The questions at the end of each short chapter will help readers reflect upon what it means to be a Christian disciple in the world today, living lives of justice, charity, and love.

Also available in English - OWEAFD

ISBN 9781616716875

Printed on durable card stock with larger type, this confession aid includes the full order of service for individual confession from the new translation of the Order of Penance. Its easy-to-use, tri-folded-format is designed to help penitents participate more fully in individual reconciliation and know the appropriate prayers and responses. This confession aid also includes a Prayer of Preparation, an Examination of Conscience, and a Prayer of Thanksgiving.

This aid can be kept on hand in confessionals and reconciliation chapels or in church vestibules.

Each pack includes 50 cards.

In Our Life of Service, international speaker and bestselling author Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers will inspire and uplift you as he and his brother deacons including Greg Kandra, Larry Oney, Dominic Cerrato, and Thomas J. Fox share their testimonies and insights about how to serve God with determination, faith, and vision. Burke-Sivers explains the gift of the diaconate as a living image of Christ the Servant in the world, a source of comfort and hope at a time when both are in short supply.

Burke-Sivers explores the daily realities of life to answer important questions about the diaconate such as:

• What does the Church teach about the purpose of this ministry both within the parish and the world?
• How are the three key responsibilities of teaching, sanctifying, and leading entrusted to a deacon at ordination practiced in daily life?
• How does his commitment to his wife help a married deacon balance his duties to his family and ministry?
• What are practical strategies and solutions for the challenges deacons face, especially when conflicts arise within ministry?

Burke-Sivers also calls for younger, more diverse groups of men who reflect on the face of the Church to become permanent deacons in order to bridge the gap between the Church and the world and to reach the unchurched.

Each chapter contains questions for reflection, action steps, and prayers to help deacons strengthen their own commitment to their calling. Drawing from the writings of St. John Paul II and other ecclesial writings about the purpose and gift of the permanent diaconate, Burke-Sivers educates and inspires us to more fully appreciate this gift and enriches and encourages those who have themselves answered this call.

Written for deacons in active ministry, Our Life of Serviceis also inspiring reading for Catholics in the pew who are considering a call or who simply want to understand the purpose and gift of the permanent diaconate.

In this transformative new book, best-selling author S. James Meyer introduces us to a whole-life encounter with the living Christ, awakening a fresh awareness that the Eucharist is about life, love, and relationship.  Living with Real Presence  reminds us that our lives, Christ's life, and all lives are united in a sacred communion with our Creator and creation. A spiritual journey for personal reflection or small-group discussion, Meyer's “Eucharistic living is a timely call for Catholics to engage in the National Eucharistic Revival.

128 pages

5.5" x 8.5"

"Worship of God in the Mass is the most distinctive activity of Christ's church, the summit toward which all its activity is directed and the font from which its life flows. From the procession to the altar and the Sign of the Cross to the final blessing and sending forth, the eucharistic liturgy of the church is a mosaic of words, images, and actions drawn from sacred Scripture. Explore the biblical foundations of each part of the Mass and learn how the saving truths of Scripture are made present for us in the eucharistic liturgy."    

144 pages

6" x 9"

Available March 2023

Created with an understanding of today's realities for children, this kid-sized eucharistic contemplation booklet is filled with activities, prayers, and practices to introduce the reverent practices of listening, reflecting, respecting, and adoring. Using traditional and even some nontraditional practices such as coloring and brief stories, this booklet is perfectly suited for use in any Catholic school, home, or parish setting €�to help build lifelong devotion to the practice of eucharistic adoration.

24 pages

5.5 � x 8.5 �

Edited by James Keating

The first-ever systematic academic text for the first years of formation of deacons. This collection of essays on history, pastoral theology, and sociology covers the entire scope of diaconal life.

After Jesus died and rose, his disciples continued to preach: proclaiming Christ's resurrection, spreading his teachings, and recalling many facts about the life of Jesus on earth. This is how the Gospels came to be written.

This edition of The Gospels is specifically designed for children to encourage them to come to know Jesus and to foster their love of Scripture. Included are the first four books of the New Testament, written by the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and selected verses from the Psalms, Isaiah, the Acts of the Apostles, and Revelation. With The Gospels, children will continue their study and meditation of God's Word.

This book is an ideal gift for children preparing for or have celebrated first Communion or confirmation, or those who are on a journey towards Christian Initiation. It includes:

• Easy-to-read text and full-page layouts to help children hone their reading skills
• Full color design to engage the reader with the text
• Embellished initial caps and numerals to help children identify the beginnings of each chapter
• Images of the evangelists and visual representations of the land and places of Jesus' time
• Scripture text from the New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition

Pack of 50

Pack of 50

La Liturgia de las Horas: Edición Popular ahora se encuentra disponible en letra grande.

• Laudes – Vísperas – Completas
• Ciclo de cuatro semanas
• Letra Grande

Esta edición consta de 4 volúmenes. Cada volumen se vende individualmente.

Vol. I: Tiempo de Adviento. Tiempo de Navidad. 1,410 pags.
Vol. II: Tiempo de Cuaresma. Santísimo triduo Pascual. Tiempo Pascual. 2,206 pags.
Vol. III: Tiempo ordinario. Semanas I-XVII. 1,980 pags.
Vol. IV: Tiempo ordinario. Semanas XVIII-XXXIV. 1,950 pags.

Edición oficial aprobada por los episcopados de Colombia, Chile, México, Puerto Rico, Argentina, República Dominicana, y confirmada por la Sagrada Congregación para los Sacramentos y el Culto Divino.

Con Laudes, Vísperas y Completas.

pre-order: Available in December 2025!

Perfect format for use in the confessional and during communal penance services 

Durable semi-leather softcover and easy to handle size (5 x 7.75 inches).

Contains the full and integral text (including all front matter) of the new edition of the Order of Penance: the new orders for reconciling penitents, numerous Scripture readings, examples of penitential celebrations, guidance for the examination of conscience

Comes with extra practical cards: new text of absolution, list of suggested Scripture readings references indicated for penitents, options for welcome address and formulas after absolution

Features:

• Durable soft semi-leather cover with gold-embossed image of the Lamb of God
• Easy-to-use format: 5 x 7.75 inches
• Head band and traditional stitching for durability
• High-opacity cream-colored paper
• Font size, colors, and spacing optimized, with the priests text in bold, as in the Roman Missal
• Magnificent reproductions of sacred art engravings
• Two sturdy satin ribbons

Features of this Large Print Edition:

• Synthetic leather wrapped over hardcover boards, in liturgical red;
• Gold-stamped image of Christ Pantocrator on front and the Chi-Rho image on the back;
• Sturdy Smyth-sewn binding to ensure the Missal lays open from cover to cover;
• For ease in readability, text is 12.25-point (22% larger) and the weight of the font has been increased;
• Six placeholder ribbons in liturgical colors and gilded page edges;
• Order of Mass in English and Latin (side-by-side text includes the Latin text of the Prefaces);
• Relevant quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church before every Sunday, Solemnity, and Feast;
• Contains adjustment to the conclusion of the Collect (the opening prayer);
• Includes Eucharistic Prayers (I-IV), Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation (I-II), and Eucharistic Prayers for use in Masses for various needs (I-IV);
• Liturgical Calendar up to the year 2034

Ésta es una meditación sobre la vocación del catequista. No importa si eres un(a) catequista con mucha experiencia o estás considerando la invitación a catequizar, Llamados a ser testigos de la esperanza es una reflexión sobre la alegría de ser alguien que comparte la fe con otras personas y las responsabilidades que vienen con ello. Un catequista es primordialmente una persona que vive la gracia de su bautismo en lo cotidiano, un discípulo misionero alegre, un testigo apasionado del amor de Dios en la historia. Comenzando con algunas observaciones sobre el llamado a ser catequista, el libro hace una invitación a contemplar cuatro imágenes que buscan inspirar una mayor apreciación por este ministerio: evangelizador, puente, compañero y profeta de esperanza.

Llamados a ser testigos de la esperanza se apoya en la energía generada por el Papa Francisco al instituir el ministerio de catequista por medio de su carta apostólica Antiquum Ministerium (2021), cuyo texto se incluye en estas páginas. El libro no es un comentario sobre la carta apostólica o un análisis especializado sobre el ministerio instituido de catequista. Es una reflexión profunda sobre la vida de los catequistas—una meditación sobre la belleza y el privilegio de nuestra vocación.

Hosffman Ospino es profesor de teología en la Escuela de Teología y Ministerio de Boston College en donde también es el director del Departamento de Educación Religiosa y Ministerio Pastoral.

ISBN: 978-08091-5655-9

Geoff Wood combines examples from Western literature and his own personal life to help readers connect the Sunday readings to their own experiences.

Paperback 6x9 168 pages

The Way of the Cross for Young Christians. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

The Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

The Way of the Cross with Text from Scriptures. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

The Way of the Cross by Thomas Wichert. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

The Way of the Cross for Children. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.