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Books For Prayer & Meditation |
DIVINE OFFICE/OFFICIUM DIVINUM |
What does it gain a man to have his whole life perfectly organized but to lose his soul? It's so easy to lose sight of God in our busy world. But the Church gave us the answer from the very beginning when she structured her official prayer around a framework of the psalms prayed eight times a day so that within one week, all 150 psalms are said. Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the layman in the world. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline the perfect night prayer, and Sext is for the middle of the day. This is better than private prayer; it's the prayer of the entire Mystical Body because you pray with one heart with the millions of other clerics, religious and laymen around the world who have prayed and are praying these exact same prayers, AND because you adopt the intentions of the psalmist as you pray. When understood correctly (this edition has a short explanation preceding each psalm), these are the intentions for which Holy Mother Church wants us to pray for ourselves, for the Church and for all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ. Our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints prayed these psalms. Includes: •An 11-page Introduction explaining the Divine Office and how to pray it, including guidelines on how to interpret the psalms in a Catholic manner Includes everything for the Hours of Sunday Lauds, Prime, Sext, Vespers, and Compline; Prime, Sext, and Compline for each other day of the week. Individually shrink-wrapped. Latin pronunciation guide bookmarker included. 221pp, leatherette sewn hardcover, 2 ribbons. Divine Office - $31.50 |
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Blessed Be God Prayer BookBACK IN PRINT - This is a complete prayer book of Catholic prayers containing favorite novenas, popular devotions, meditations from the Holy Bible, the Imitation of Christ, and Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and Holy Days. For vinyl cover - see Vinyl Covers - Above. |
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We've reprinted the 1960 edition of America’s favorite Catholic prayer book according to its original premier deluxe specifications!
Blessed Be God Made in the USA and no skimping on quality! This book includes such hi-quality features as a bonded leather softcover, rounded corners, sewn binding, gilded page edges, a marking ribbon and more; but you’re probably wondering what’s inside. This pocket-size prayer book is not only packed with tons of favorite traditional Catholic prayers, but also includes for the traditional Latin Tridentine Rite:
It's so versatile, we've nicknamed it the "Swiss Army Knife of Prayer Books". We've also updated this edition to comply with the 1962 Roman Missal by inserting a new Table of Moveable Feasts (good till 2041!) and St. Joseph's name in the Canon. Blessed Be God lithograph The book is peppered with detailed lithographs such as this depicting the Presentation of the Child Jesus at the Temple. |
Blessed Be God Prayer Book - $33.00 (+s&h) |
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Clear Vinyl Missal Cover - Blessed Be God Prayer Book - $5.50 - This Missal Cover is for the Hard Cover Copy - not the Blessed Be God prayer book shown above |
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"A Complete Catholic Prayer Book"
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Crown of Roses to St. Rita of Cascia $25.00 |
| A treasury of prayers asking for the intercession of St. Rita. Includes the Mass (Traditional) and the Thursday devotions. A wonderful prayer book right from Cascia. Beautifully illustrated. Blue Cover. |
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Catholic Prayers will fill a great need in the lives of all Catholics because it contains the favorite well-known Beloved Prayers all Catholics should know by heart. Plus, it includes no fewer than 21 Powerful Prayers which people can use when they need quick, powerful, "certain: assistance. This book has many popular Favorite Prayers of a general nature, and a large group of Special Prayers for particular needs, e.g., the Prayer to Gerard Majella for Motherhood. All these prayers have been carefully selected and arranged for the maximum assistance to those who use this little book, that they personally will be more edified and sanctified by its use, as well as more effective in soliciting graces and favors from God, the Blessed Mother, the Saints and the Angels in bringing down blessings and answers for themselves and all for whom they pray.
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This rule of life is - in Christ - the heart and soul of the most successful religious order in history. Written by a spiritual father for his children, The Rule of St. Benedict is not only an ideal guide for the individual wishing to follow the Benedictine path; it is also an indispensable tool for the spiritualization of family life. A timeless classic by the founder of Western monasticism. Leather bound - 128 pages. |
Catholic Prayers Compiled from Traditional Sources - Standard Print$4.00 |
The Rule of St. Benedict$21.95 |
Catholic Prayers Compiled from Traditional Sources - Large Print$10.00 |
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Father Lasance Prayer Books |
Father Lasance Prayer Books |
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Father Lasance's "Our Lady Book"- $25.00 (+ shipping and handling) |
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Originally published by Benziger Brothers in 1924 and again in 1945, this devotional prayerbook compiled by Fr. Lasance is intended to cultivate among the faithful a tender and practical devotion to Our Lady.
Part I includes reflections on the Immaculate Conception, the Birth of Mary, Mary's Espousal, the Death of St. Joseph, the Assumption and so much more. Part II lists the calendar of Our Lady's Feasts, the most necessary of prayers, the Ordinary of the Mass in English and Latin, and a host of devotions and prayers. The Stations of the Cross, the Litanies, and devotions for Confession and Holy Communion are among the numerous treasures you will find in this beautiful prayer book.
Hardbound leather cover, 711 pp.
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Recommended by Pope Pius XI Black Leather Flex cover – 1248 pages This is a very complete everyday Catholic prayer book with many novenas, hundreds of indulgenced prayers, the Ordinary of the Mass, Propers for many common feasts and masses, a current chart of moveable feasts, and a special emphasis on all of the prayers necessary and recommended for devotional visits to Our Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament. • Black leather embossed cover • 24k gold stamped lettering and cover image • 3.5” x 6” book format • Gilt edges • Flexible cover • 1248 pages • Rounded corners • Satin ribbon page marker • Quality paper |
Our Lady Book |
The Blessed Sacrament Prayerbook |
Clear Vinyl Missal Covers for Fr. Lasance Prayer Books - (Hard Bound Books Only) - $5.50 ea. |
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Mothers Manual -Soft Cover$4.00 ea. |
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Fathers' Manual - Soft Cover$4.00 ea. |
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Novena of Our Lady's Rosary With Meditations and Indulgences by Bernard McCaffrey, O.S.C., and Dr. Kelly Bowring, S.T.D. |
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Novena of Our Lady's Rosary - $4.00 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
Rosary Novenas To Our Lady |
 Rosary Novenas to Our Lady (Including the Mysteries of Light) - LARGE PRINT EDITION
Rosary Novenas to Our Lady
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Rosary Novenas To Our Lady - $5.95 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
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Illustrated Book of Mary
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NEW KEY OF HEAVEN |
KEY OF THE KINGDOM |
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New Key Of Heaven - $15.00 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
Key Of THE Kingdom - $8.00 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
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Selected Novenas and Prayers |
The Pieta Prayer Book |
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Selected Novenas and Prayers - $3.50 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
The Piety Prayer Book - $6.00 ea. (+ shipping and handling) |
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Kindness: The Bloom of Charity - $10.00
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The Prisoner of Love
This is a reprint of the 1928 Edition. It contains instructions and reflections on our duties toward Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Contains prayers and devotions for various occasions, in particular for visits to the Blessed Sacrament and the Hour of Adoration |
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SORRY - TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT (AS OF OCT-2009)
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Deluxe Edition - $29.95 (+s&h) |
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Otherwise known as "The Hours of Our Lady, this Fr. F. X. Lasance edition is a reproduction of the original by John M. Farley in 1904. Latin with English along side. Old Psalter. Red Cover - Hardbound, 118 pages, hardbound with sewn binding.
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This is the first ever edition that includes the complete Gregorian Chant for the Little Office – in traditional four stave notation! The music for the Little Office has never before been gathered together in one volume. For many people the Gregorian chant of the Little Office offers an introduction to the beauty of the Church’s traditional liturgical heritage. This volume will help you sing all the Hours of the Little Office.
Our edition includes a commentary on the rubrics and ceremonial by “A Master of Novices” (which was first published in the early twentieth century), and also includes a description of the indulgences with which the recitation of the Little Office has been enriched by Holy Mother Church. The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a shorter form of the Divine Office in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has long been the Church’s daily liturgical prayer to Our Lady, and these hours of praise have been used by Priests, religious and the laity throughout the centuries. Lay people used to flock to the great Cathedrals to publicly recite The Little Office during the Middle Ages, and during the great persecution, when the practice of the Catholic Faith was illegal in Great Britain, Bishop Challoner commended The Little Office to his flock. Through its psalms, antiphons, readings, responsorials, and prayers the Little Office stresses the role Our Lady played in salvation history, and how through her fiat the divine Word took flesh in her womb and achieved salvation for us all; and how Our Lord granted her the first fruits of the general resurrection in her holy and glorious assumption. All Catholics are called to a consistent prayer life. For those who do not feel called to recite the Divine Office, but still wish to participate in the liturgical prayer of the Church, or for those who have a particular devotion to the holy Mother of God, there is no finer form of prayer than the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Flexible Blue Leather cover. |
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| Conformity to the Will of God - from the writings of St. Alphonsus Liguori
God Directs All Things for Our Best Nothing happens in this world but by the direction or permission of God. "Nothing," says St. Augustine, "occurs by chance in the whole course of our life. God overrules all." Let these words penetrate into the depths of our souls; then we shall never regard what comes to us from God's hands as hurtful. "God is so good," writes St. Dionysius, "that He, who alone needs nothing for Himself, is constantly producing good for others. He is so glorious and magnificent that through the unattainable and inexpressible fullness of His love He conducts all things to their perfection." |
My Daily Bread is a summary of spiritual doctrine so simplified and arranged that everyone can come to a knowledge and practice of the principles of the spiritual life. It is divided into three books which treat respectively of the three ways of the Spiritual Life. (1) Purification -- we must reform that which has been deformed in us by sin. (2) Imitation -- we must conform to Christ that which has been reformed. (3) Union -- we must transform through Christ that which has been condemned. This book must be read, not only with the head, but with the heart. We must think and pray. This daily exercise will transform belief into realization, theory into practice. This work is authored by Rev. Anthony J. Paone, S.J. It is an invaluable guide to spiritual growth.
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My Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis needs no introduction. For five centuries it has been the most popular spiritual book second only to the Sacred Scriptures. It presents the fundamental principles of the spiritual life. The Christian soul is invited to follow Christ Who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. As one studies the content of this marvelous work one become convinced that without the Way there is no going, without the Truth there is no knowing, without the Life there is no real living. |
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Conformity to the Will of God - $2.00 ea. (+ shipping)
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My Daily Bread - $9.00 ea. (+ shipping) |
My Imitation of Christ - $9.00 ea. (+shipping)
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My Way of Life by Walter Farrell, O.P., S.T.M., and Martin J. Healy, S.T.D. is a pocket edition of the Summa of St. Thomas Aquinas. Here the Summa is presented in a simplified form. This vast summary of Thomistic teaching which deals with every worthwhile truth from a to z, from the attributes of God to the zeal of man has been distilled into this little volume. It is, in truth, a miniature and simple Summa for every man. 650 pages.
My Way of Life - $9.00 ea. (+shipping)
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My Daily Psalm Book arranged for every day of the week. The psalms are prayers in which God Himself teaches us how to pray; for they were written under the direct inspiration of the Holy Ghost. Herein we have the answer to the question: "What prayers shall I say?" The psalms are the vital presentation of God's inspirations and man's aspirations; they are the ideal manifestation of man's hunger and thirst after God and of God's loving response to man. Of great age, they are ever new and appropriate. They are as satisfying and stimulating to us of the 21st century as they were to men before the birth of Christ and down through the Apostolic and Middle Ages. 365 pages.
My Daily Psalm Book - $9.00 ea. (+shipping)
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My Meditations on Saint Paul by Rev. James Sullivan, MS. The message of the Acts is a particularly relevant one at this time when there is renewed interest in the nature of the Church and the theology of the Apostolate. It is interesting to observe how well the author has woven the Epistles of St. Paul into this message. So many books have been published since Vatican II but, as has been observed, while they were written to inform the theologians they have not moved the Faithful in the Pew. This book is written for everyman in language he will readily understand. It is primarily a prayer book. It is not enough to read the Scriptures. we must meditation upon them. Read. Reflect. Pray. 560 pages.
My Meditations on Saint Paul - $9.00 ea. (+shipping) |
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