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 Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | 400 pages | Language: English

Those who prepare the liturgy are entrusted with a very important task—helping our assemblies encounter the real presence of Christ and be transformed and strengthened for discipleship. Life-giving celebrations of the liturgy help foster and nourish the faith of our parishioners. Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays is a trusted annual publication providing insightful, concise, and detailed suggestions for preparing the Mass each day of the liturgical year. With its focus on celebrating the liturgy well, this resource will guide parish teams in making “the liturgical prayers of the Christian community more alive” (On Sacred Music, 31).

This helpful and practical resource includes:

• Preaching points
• Additional Scripture insights for the Proper of Saints
• Music preparation guidance and song suggestions
• Ways to connect the liturgy to the Christian life
• Original Mass texts for Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord
• Seasonal worship committee agendas
• Ideas for celebrating other rites and customs
• An online supplement for preparing the sacramental rites
• Seasonal introductions
• Daily calendar preparation guides
• Dated entries with liturgical titles, lectionary citations, and vestment colors
• Scripture insights
• Brief biographies of the saints and blesseds
• Guidance for choosing among the options provided in the ritual texts

Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | 368 pages | Language: English

Throughout the history of the Church, Christians have consecrated time by pausing at various moments throughout the day to pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Guide for Celebrating Liturgy of the Hours). Children’s Daily Prayer is a form of the Liturgy of the Hours adapted for children. It helps guide children in a daily service of communal prayer, following the pattern of the Church’s Morning Prayer.

The heart of this annual resource is a simple order of prayer for each day and week that can be easily led by a child. Designed to fit seamlessly into your day, the entire prayer service takes no more than five to eight minutes. Daily Scripture texts have been carefully selected to help children “walk through the Bible” and become familiar with the great stories and themes of salvation history.

Children’s Daily Prayer 2025 through 2026 includes:

• An order of prayer for each day and week of the school year from August 24, 2025, to June 26, 2026
• Prayer services, suitable for classroom and large gatherings, for solemnities, feasts, and other special occasions
• An “About the Season” section explaining each liturgical time, its character, and how to create conducive prayer environments
• Send-home pages connecting children’s classroom and home lives

Instructions for parents on using the book with their children at home, and how to set up a prayer space.

Pronunciation guides have been added in the Opening sections and within the Scripture passages to accommodate young readers who will be leading prayer. Teachers, catechists, and parents can use Children's Daily Prayer to instill in children the habit of prayer and help form them in the heart of Christ's paschal mystery, the core and center of all liturgical prayer.

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.

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 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.

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.

The Year of Grace liturgical year follows the Sunday Year A, B, or C cycles and the Weekday Year cycle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Year of Grace liturgical year follows the Sunday Year A, B, or C cycles and the Weekday Year cycles.
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.

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

Las familias católicas celebran el domingo 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, Las familias católicas celebran el domingo 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.

The fourth edition of the bestselling booklet Together at Baptism includes texts from the new English translation of The Order of Baptism of Children, which must be used by parishes in the United States beginning on April 12, 2020, but may be used as early as February 2, 2020. Author Robert M. Hamma helps parents understand the sacrament with brief commentaries that provide insight not only on the celebration of Baptism but also on handing on the Catholic faith to their children in the midst of everyday life.

Together at Baptism offers parish staff a practical, concise tool to help prepare parents and godparents for the Baptism of a child. It offers both spiritual support and important information about the sacrament. The booklet contains twenty-six brief commentaries by Robert M. Hamma on the essential elements and liturgical texts of The Order of Baptism of Children. Parents will learn about their role as first witnesses to the faith, the essential support of godparents, the distinctively Catholic understanding of the sacrament, and the joys and challenges of lifelong commitment to the faith.

The familiar and popular features of earlier editions of Together at Baptism remain in place, but have been updated to meet the realities of today"s Catholic families, including shifting family structures, the influences of digital distractions on family life, and the need for basic education about the faith. The words of the baptismal celebration and the three-fold immersion in or pouring on of holy water are the same, but many of the greetings, prayers, and instructions of the liturgy have subtle, important changes shifting the tone to the more formal language of the newest edition of the Roman Missal. These changes affect such elements as:

• the greeting for the Rite of Receiving the Child;
• text of the Renunciation of Sin and Profession of Faith by parents and godparents;
• the post-baptismal Explanatory Rites the Anointing after Baptism, Clothing with the White Garment, Handing on of a Lighted Candle, and the Ephphatha (be opened prayer); and
• the formulas for the Prayer of the Faithful.

The booklet also contains all the Lectionary readings assigned for the celebration of Baptism, the alternate prayer texts provided by The Order of Baptism of Children, and a selection sheet for parents invited to choose readings, prayers, and other texts for the liturgy.

This leading Catholic funeral planning resource contains all the approved lectionary readings and other liturgical texts needed to celebrate a funeral Mass, bringing together in one place all the official liturgical texts needed for planning a Catholic funeral Mass.

This accessible, easy-to-use liturgical aid provides a practical tool for priests, deacons, and lay pastoral ministers as they help grieving Catholics plan the funeral of a loved one. Families can select the readings and prayers that they find most fitting and record them on an easy-to-follow selection sheet. This sheet is then passed on to the presiding priest or his designate so that he can prepare the liturgy.

Highlights of this edition:

• Nearly one million copies sold in thirty-year history
• Contains all required changes from the 2011 edition of the new Roman Missal, official lectionary readings approved for use at the funeral Mass, and the pertinent texts from the Order of Christian Funerals
• Updated pastoral introduction offers comfort to both families and their pastoral leaders
• Comprehensive selection sheet included for families to fill out as they choose their readings and prayers
• Contains two distinct numbering systems: one coincides with the official liturgical books and the other with the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal ritual card set published for presiders by Ave Maria Press
• Brief, informative appendix explaining Church teaching on the practice of cremation

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

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word provides the ongoing instruction and advice that readers need. It assists them in preparing their assigned reading on specific occasions, and when they read the resource every week as a way of reflecting on and learning about the Scriptures, it strengthens their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives.

Manual para proclamadores de la palabra(Spanish Workbook for Lector) provides the ongoing instruction and advice that proclaimers need. It functions like a personal coach for each minister of the Word. Not only does it assist readers in preparing their assigned reading on a specific occasion, but when ministers of the Word read this resource every week as a way of reflecting on the readings, it strengthens their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives so that they can touch the hearts of the assembly with their reading. Lector trainers can't be there during the week to help ministers of the Word practice for Sunday, but Manual para proclamadores de la palabra can be. It contains:

• the readings in large print for easy practice; words in bold are suggestions for emphasis
• commentaries that give background and explain the meaning of the reading, as well as advice on how to proclaim it
• margin notes with pronunciation guides and more tips for proclamation
• an instructive, inspiring introduction about the ministry and the role of the readings in the Mass.

If proclaiming the Word is your vocation, this is the tool you need to grow in your ministry. If training proclaimers is your responsibility, this is the tool you want to put in the hands of every minister of the Word to help them proclaim effectively.

Paperback | 6 x 9 | Language: Spanish

This portable Manual contains all of the Rites for blessing, anointing and bringing the Holy Communion to the sick and homebound. The rites include Communion in Ordinary Circumstances, Communion in a Hospital or Institution, Celebration of Viaticum outside Mass, Orders for the Blessing of the Sick, Visits to the Sick and to a Sick Child, and Pastoral Care of the Dying. The book also provides the Gospel reading for each Sunday and day of obligation of the liturgical year, so that the Bread of the Word strength the Catholic faithful. The introduction helps ministers to prepare an environment of prayer and responding to special or unforeseen circumstances of this ministry.

A list of patron saints for those who are sick and suffering closes this important resource.

Paperback | 6 x 9 | Language: English

The Catholic Handbook for Visiting the Sick and Homebound is the essential resource for lay ministers of care, especially extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. This portable, annual resource has been updated to include all the official rites a lay minister will need from the Book of Blessings and Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum to bring Holy Communion to as well as pray and share the Gospel with those who cannot regularly worship with their parish community.

These rites include:

• Communion in Ordinary Circumstances
• Communion in a Hospital or Institution
• Celebration of Viaticum Outside Mass
• Order for the Blessing of a person Suffering from Addiction or Substance Abuse
• Order of Blessing for the Victim of a Crime or Oppression
• Order for the Blessing of Parents after a Miscarriage
• Visits to the Sick and to a Sick Child
• Pastoral Care of the Dying

The full Gospel text from Sunday Mass is provided along with an explanation of the reading that lay ministers can read to those they visit. The explanations have been written with the needs of the sick in mind.

Paperback | 6 x 9 | Language: English

Focus on Scripture each day of the year with Daily Prayer. This easy-to-use resource for group and individual prayer centers on a scripture reading each day, along with a reflection, a psalm, intercessions, and closing prayer. The book provides an introduction to Catholic prayer for those involved in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and an easy-to-use format for Catholics of all ages. It draws on the long tradition of lectio divina, providing a simple order of prayer for each day of the liturgical year.

As the perfect gift for parish volunteers, teachers, and catechists, it will aid each person in the parish to foster a practice of prayer, and can be used to begin or end parish meetings.

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Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | Language: Spanish

Palabra de Dios guides you to a deeper understanding of the Sunday Scriptures, providing the readings for this liturgical year, insights from Pastoral leaders, and action steps to strength the Catholic identity in the world. The book also includes prayers and citations for weekday readings. Readers find a treasure of teachings of the Catholic Church to ignite their everyday with the spirit of the Word, as well as questions to share their own experience of faith.

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

At Home with the Word ® guides you to a deeper understanding of the Sunday Scriptures, providing the readings for this liturgical year, insights from Scripture scholars, and action steps. The book also includes prayers and citations for weekday readings.