Liturgy and Lector Resource

Inspired by her daily contemplation and meditation on the Scriptures, Carmelite Sister Mary Grace Melcher offers this book of deeply meaningful prayers of the faithful for every day of the year. Cycles A, B, and C for Sundays and the two-year cycle for weekdays are all included. These beautiful intercessions echo the grace of the day indicated by the Scripture readings and have been prayed in her monastic community for years. Enrich your community's liturgy with these beautiful and inspiring intercessions.

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9780814634813

Details: 448 pgs   

Size: 7 x 10

Publication Date: 02/01/2013

"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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.