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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.

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

Catholic theologian Ann M. Garrido—author of the bestselling and award-winning book Redeeming Administration—continues her work on Christian leadership by examining power not as a manipulative force in short supply but as Jesus understood it: an abundant good meant to be shared and put to use for the sake of harmony and holiness.

In Redeeming Power, Garrido helps you develop a spirituality of power by considering the skills and personal qualities that will enable a healthy and holy use of power in your role as one who leads. Garrido explores key passages from the creation stories of Genesis where we find the roots of how Jesus understood power. She shows how God shares divine power with all humans and calls leaders to specific ways of exercising power that will benefit the people and institutions they serve.

Ann Garrido’s 2009 article in America magazine on the spirituality of administration in Catholic settings created a wave of demand in this successful academic administrator’s already full speaking schedule. Garrido admits that she sometimes finds administration draining, even boring, as it fractures her days into “tiny shards of time” that make it impossible to focus on “the big ideas.” And yet she has found spiritual gifts in her many years as a theologian, parish minister, and administrator in higher education. In Redeeming Administration, she reveals those gifts by examining twelve spiritual habits for Catholic leaders in parishes, schools, religious communities, and other institutions—presenting a saint who embodies each habit—and showing readers how to experience their administrative work as a crucial ministry of the Church.

A brief prayer and questions for personal reflection, group conversation, or spiritual direction complete each chapter. Free downloads to accompany Redeeming Administration include a small-group guide and prayer resources.

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.

Many pastoral leaders feel ill-equipped to respond to the turmoil of those who face the death by suicide of a loved one. Responding to Suicide is the first book written for Catholic leaders that takes a holistic approach to understanding suicide and ministering effectively in its aftermath.

More than a dozen leading mental health practitioners, Catholic theologians, and pastoral care experts share how best to respond to suicide as leaders in parishes, schools, healthcare systems, and other Church settings. The book offers a cross-disciplinary approach that provides basic information about the central role of mental health in suicide and clarifies Church teaching about suicide, funerals and burials for those who have died by suicide, and their afterlife.

Death by suicide is usually sudden, often violent, and frequently comes at the end of a long and difficult struggle with a mental illness. Heaped on top of that is a social stigma that leaves loved ones in shock and often burdened with shame. Responding to Suicide addresses common concerns of the bereaved following a suicide: skepticism that Catholic leaders will understand; fear that the Church teaches that their loved one is in hell; and belief that they will find little if any support in the Church.

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

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. 

In an era marked by Eucharistic revival, synodal renewal, and Jubilee celebrations, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—the bestselling authors of Rebuilt—offer a practical guide to revitalizing your parish through small groups. In The Transformative Power of Small Groups: A 7-Step Guide for Building Vibrant Catholic Communities, they show you how to foster faith-based friendships, which result in vibrant communities that not only sustain Christian love and service but also change the world.

This concise guide shows how small groups can become the backbone of your parish’s pastoral care, discipleship, and evangelization efforts. Through their signature blend of engaging storytelling—highlighting real-life successes and struggles—White and Corcoran share examples of how small group members rally around each other during times of crisis, challenge one another toward spiritual growth, and provide meaningful support in everyday life.

A Walk through the Mass will take you on an awe-inspiring journey through the Mass. Each chapter is focused on a particular part of the Mass. Within each chapter, Timothy P. O’Malley provides accessible context for why Catholics pray at Mass in a specific way and provides the meaning behind our postures, movements, and prayers. It will lead you to a greater understanding of the Mass and deepen your relationship with God and all who pray with you. This is the perfect resource for those interested in the Catholic faith, for new Catholics, or for those who need a refresher on our most important prayer.

This liturgical binder, featuring a simplistic cross diamond design, offers a reverent and practical way to organize materials for worship. Its durable construction ensures that continents inside remain protected, while the symbolic cross adds a meaningful touch for celebration.

Available in colors: White/Ivory, Green, purple, and red.

Pre-Order Available for Shipment April 2026. Effective Use Date April 5th, 2026.

Since the 1990 publication of the classic first edition of The Rites of the Catholic Church from Liturgical Press, all of these texts have been re-translated or otherwise updated, in accordance with the Church's liturgical translation guidelines, with the exception of The Order of Christian Funerals. The Order of Christian Funerals, while not re-translated, has been updated in this edition to include the language of The Roman Missal, Third Edition.

The Rites of the Catholic Church: Volume One, Second Edition includes the following major liturgical texts:

• Christian Initiation (General Introduction)
• National Statutes for the Christian Initiation of Adults
• The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
• The Order of Baptism of Children
• The Order of Confirmation
• The Order of Penance
• Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass
• The Order of Blessing the Oil of Catechumens and of the Sick and of Consecrating the Chrism
• The Order of Celebrating Matrimony
• The Order of Anointing of the Sick and of Their Pastoral Care
• The Order of Christian Funerals

Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care has been officially revised to replace Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum. This new edition provides clear distinction for the parts of the rite intended for the sick in a variety of circumstances. Reoriented from the previous edition, this ritual book is specifically intended for priests and deacons and therefore easier for clergy to use in pastoral settings.

Carefully formatted for readability in various environments, Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care:

• restores the Latin typical edition’s arrangement.
• reorients the use of this ritual book to clergy for ease of use in pastoral settings.
• retains several adaptations present in the previous text to aid in pastorally understanding the qualifications for the reception of the sacrament.
• includes a rubric at the beginning of the anointing of the sick chapter allowing priests to omit some elements from the Ordinary Rite of Anointing when visiting multiple patients in a hospital or institution.
• adds model rites in appendices for visiting a sick adult and a sick child, Christian initiation in danger of death, prayers after death, and the Emergency Rite of Penance, Anointing, and Viaticum.
• features a simple gold-stamped image by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, that beautifully reflects the rites of anointing and care for those who are sick.
• is offered in a convenient portable format for pastoral use.
• is printed in two colors, with three ribbon markers.

Also available in Spanish/También disponible en español

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

Pre-Order Available for Shipment January 2026. Effective Use Date April 5th, 2026.

This bilingual edition of the Order of Christian Funerals includes the English and Spanish texts for "Funeral Rites,” “Funeral Rites for Children,” “Office for the Dead,” “Funeral Rites in the Presence of Cremated Remains,” and additional Scripture and prayer texts, including, “Holy Communion outside Mass.” Large, easy-to-read type is printed in two colors and ribbon markers ensure practical use. A stunning new cover design by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, makes this a dignified ritual book for all communities. This book is updated to reflect the third edition of The Roman Missal.

Esta edición bilingüe del Ritual de Exequias Cristianas incluye los textos en inglés y español para los “Ritos exequiales”, “Ritos exequiales de niños”, el “Oficio de difuntos”, el “Ritos funerarios en presencia de restos cremados”, y textos adicionales de Escritura y oración, incluyendo la “Sagrada Comunión fuera de la Misa”. La tipografía grande y fácil de leer se imprime en dos colores y los marcadores de cinta aseguran un uso fácil. Un nuevo y espectacular diseño de portada, obra del Hno. Martin Erspamer, OSB, lo convierte en un libro ritual digno para todas las comunidades. Este libro se actualiza para reflejar la tercera edición del Misal Romano.

The Pocket Edition of the Anointing of the Sick and Their Pastoral Care contains the Rites in a small, handy format for personal use. All the features of the large edition are here, including Communion of the Sick, Anointing of the Sick under various circumstances, and Pastoral Care of the Dying (Viaticum within and outside Mass, Commendation of the Dying, Prayers for the Dead, and Rites for Exceptional Circumstances). The Pocket Edition of Pastoral Care of the Sick also features a handy edge-marking index and is bound in an imitation leather green paper cover. An indispensable resource for chaplains and other ministers who care for the sick.

• Doubly-reinforced Smyth sewing, coupled with heavy-duty binder's board ensure strength, durability, and longevity.
• Large, bold legible type printed in two colors for Priest's, Deacon's, and minister's text.

336 Pages. 4" x 6 1/4" Green Dura-Lux Cover

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

This handy-sized edition of The Anointing of the Sick and Their Pastoral Care, bilingual edition contains the Rites of Anointing and Viaticum in English & Spanish for personal use. Includes Anointing of the Sick under various circumstances, and Pastoral Care of the Dying (Viaticum within and outside Mass, Commendation of the Dying, Prayers for the Dead, and Rites for Exceptional Circumstances). This edition of Pastoral Care of the Sick/ Cuidado Pastoral de los Enfermos also features a convenient edge-marking index and is bound in a flexible green imitation leather cover. An indispensable resource for chaplains and other ministers who care for the sick.

• Doubly-reinforced Smyth sewing, coupled with heavy-duty binder's board ensure strength, durability, and longevity.
• Large, bold legible type printed in two colors for Priest's, Deacon's, and minister's text.

656 Pages. 4" x 6 1/4" Green Dura-Lux Cover

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

El Ritual de la Unción de los enfermos y de su atención pastoral ha sido aprobado oficialmente por la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos para reemplazar Atención pastoral de los enfermos: Ritos de la Unión y del Viático. Esta nueva edición proporciona una clara distinción de las partes del rito destinadas a los enfermos en diversas circunstancias.

Cuidadosamente formateado para su legibilidad en diversos entornos, el Ritual de la Unción de los enfermos y de su atención pastoral

• es consistente con el arreglo de la edición típica latina.
• está orientado para facilitar el uso por parte del clero en entornos pastorales.
• incluye varias adaptaciones para ayudar a comprender pastoralmente los requisitos para la recepción del sacramento.
• incluye una rúbrica al principio del capítulo de la Unción de los Enfermos que permite a los sacerdotes omitir algunos elementos del Rito Ordinario de la Unción cuando visitan a varios pacientes en un hospital o institución.
• agrega ritos modelo en apéndices para visitar a un adulto enfermo y un niño enfermo, iniciación cristiana en peligro de muerte, oraciones después de la muerte y el Rito de Emergencia de Penitencia, Unción y Viático.
• cuenta con una simple imagen estampada en oro del Hno. Martin Erspamer, OSB, que refleja bellamente los ritos de la unción y el cuidado de los enfermos.
• Formato portátil solo en español para uso pastoral.
• está impreso en dos colores, con tres marcadores de cinta.

Also available in English/También disponible en inglés

Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

Includes English and Spanish Editions

Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care has been officially revised to replace Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum. This new edition provides clear distinction for the parts of the rite intended for the sick in a variety of circumstances. Reoriented from the previous edition, this ritual book is specifically intended for priests and deacons and therefore easier for clergy to use in pastoral settings.

Carefully formatted for readability in various environments, Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care:

• restores the Latin typical edition’s arrangement.
• reorients the use of this ritual book to clergy for ease of use in pastoral settings.
• retains several adaptations present in the previous text to aid in pastorally understanding the qualifications for the reception of the sacrament.
• includes a rubric at the beginning of the anointing of the sick chapter allowing priests to omit some elements from the Ordinary Rite of Anointing when visiting multiple patients in a hospital or institution.
• adds model rites in appendices for visiting a sick adult and a sick child, Christian initiation in danger of death, prayers after death, and the Emergency Rite of Penance, Anointing, and Viaticum.
• features a simple gold-stamped image by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, that beautifully reflects the rites of anointing and care for those who are sick.
• is offered in a convenient portable format for pastoral use.
• is printed in two colors, with three ribbon markers.

• Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

The new translation of the Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care was recently approved for use in the dioceses of the United States of America beginning February 11, 2026.

This edition of the newly translated Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care provides ministers with a beautiful and dignified means of offering the Church’s ritual prayer for visiting, praying with, and offering the sacraments to those who are sick and dying. This ritual is primarily for priests and deacons.

This ritual book features:

• two-color printing to differentiate spoken texts from rubrics
• pagination designed to reduce disrupting page breaks
• three ribbon markers bound into the book
• a round backed, reese binding case to provide a durable book that can be used often and under various circumstances
• a portable and convenient size while designed to provide a dignified source for the Church’s prayer

The newly translated ritual includes:

• The Visitation of the Sick
• The Communion of the Sick
• The Order of the Anointing of the Sick within and outside Mass
• Viaticum within and outside Mass
• The Order of Offering the Sacraments to a Sick Person Who Is in Imminent Danger of Death
• Confirmation in Danger of Death
• The Order of the Commendation of the Dying
• Various texts to be used in the Rites for the Sick (Scripture and prayer texts)
• Model Rites for the Visitation of the Sick for adults and children
• Shorter Order of Adult Initiation to Be Used in Near Danger of Death or at the Point of Death
• Prayers after Death
• The Emergency Rite of Penance, Viaticum, and Anointing

Leatherette cover | 5 ¼ X 8 | 336 pages

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

The quality of this worthy, dignified, and beautiful ritual edition helps convey the solemnity and dignity of the Order of the Anointing of the Sick.

Includes:

• The Visitation and Communion of the Sick
• The Order of the Anointing of the Sick
• Viaticum
• The Order of Offering the Sacraments to a Sick Person Who Is in Imminent Danger of Death
• Confirmation in Danger of Death
• The Order of the Commendation of the Dying
• Various Texts to Be Used in the Rites for the Sick
• Model Rites for the Visitation of the Sick
• Shorter Order of Adult Initiation to Be Used in Near Danger of Death or at the Point of Death
• Prayers after Death
• The Emergency Rite of Penance, Viaticum, and Anointing

Features:

• Synthetic leather hardcover in “liturgical red” with gold stamping
• Smyth-sewn pages for durability
• Texts in vivid red and black inks for readability
• Satin placeholder ribbon
• Pagination designed to reduce page turns during prayers
• 7” x 10” with 13pt font

Leatherette cover | 5 ¼ X 8 | 336 pages

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

The quality of this worthy, dignified, and beautiful ritual edition helps convey the solemnity and dignity of the Order of the Anointing of the Sick.

Includes:

• The Visitation and Communion of the Sick
• The Order of the Anointing of the Sick
• Viaticum
• The Order of Offering the Sacraments to a Sick Person Who Is in Imminent Danger of Death
• Confirmation in Danger of Death
• The Order of the Commendation of the Dying
• Various Texts to Be Used in the Rites for the Sick
• Model Rites for the Visitation of the Sick
• Shorter Order of Adult Initiation to Be Used in Near Danger of Death or at the Point of Death
• Prayers after Death
• The Emergency Rite of Penance, Viaticum, and Anointing

Features:

• Synthetic leather hardcover in “liturgical red” with gold stamping
• Smyth-sewn pages for durability
• Texts in vivid red and black inks for readability
• a side-by-side English-Spanish format
• Satin placeholder ribbon
• Pagination designed to reduce page turns during prayers
• 7” x 10” with 13pt font

Leatherette cover | 5 ¼ X 8 | 336 pages

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

This bilingual edition of the full texts of the newly translated Order of the Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care presents the Spanish and English texts on facing pages. It is portable and conveniently sized while designed to provide a dignified source for the Church’s prayer. It features:

• two-color printing to differentiate spoken texts from rubrics
• pagination designed to reduce disrupting page breaks
• three ribbon markers bound into the book
• a round backed, reese binding case to provide a durable book that can be used often and under various circumstances
• a portable and convenient size while designed to provide a dignified source for the Church’s prayer

The praenotanda and corresponding rubrics provide clarity regarding who may preside over the rites as well as theological insights into the meaning of the celebrations. The newly translated ritual includes:

• The Visitation of the Sick
• The Communion of the Sick
• The Order of the Anointing of the Sick within and outside Mass
• Viaticum within and outside Mass
• The Order of Offering the Sacraments to a Sick Person Who Is in Imminent Danger of Death
• Confirmation in Danger of Death
• The Order of the Commendation of the Dying
• Various texts to be used in the Rites for the Sick (Scripture and prayer texts)
• Model Rites for the Visitation of the Sick for adults and children
• Shorter Order of Adult Initiation to Be Used in Near Danger of Death or at the Point of Death
• Prayers after Death
• The Emergency Rite of Penance, Viaticum, and Anointing

Leatherette cover | 5 ¼ X 8 | 672 pages

Mandatory Use Date April 5th, 2026.

This Ritual Edition includes the following rites: The Order for the Conferral of Confirmation within Mass; The Order for the Conferral of Confirmation without Mass; and Confirmation to Be Administered to a Sick Person in Danger of Death. It also features Ritual Mass texts for the Conferral of Confirmation from the Roman Missal, Lectionary readings that can be used, and text with music for the Laying On of Hands. 

Bilingual Edition includes facing Spanish-English pages as the perfect resource for ministers less familiar with the Spanish language. Features include easy-to-read type for text and music, a sturdy cover, and high-quality acid-neutral cream paper with the highest opacity. 176 pages. Size 7 ¼ x 10 ¼