The most important event ever to take place on the face of the earth is the Incarnation of God in Jesus Christ, His sacrificial death, and His resurrection. This life-giving event is made present each time the Holy Mass is celebrated. Since there is always a Mass being celebrated somewhere in the world, this divine rescue mission is constantly being made present, allowing Christ to continue to …

David Berger Rightly renowned for his articulation of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist by transubstantiation, St. Thomas deserves also to be regarded as a master of liturgics. As Berger shows, St. Thomas provides a supremely incarnational view of the Christian liturgy, in which man, as a body-soul unity, is drawn with the angels into Christ's redemptive sacrifice. "Should be on the …

Transformed by Grace Scripture, Sacraments and the Sonship of Christ by Dom Wulstan Mork, O.S.B.; Foreword by Scott Hahn The author explores Scripture to discover Christ's purpose in creating the sacraments. He explains that Christ designed them to give human beings the Holy Spirit, who would unite them to God as his adopted children. And as God's own children, endowed with this reality by the …

T he Holy Eucharist has nourished the Faith of Catholics for centuries - but it's all too easy to let routine dull your sense of the transforming power of this sacrament. These pages will stir the embers of your love for the Eucharist into a bright glowing flame. In them, Fr. John A. Kane explores the selfless humility shown by Christ in His Presence in the Eucharist, opening the way for you …

Essential for priests, sacristans and anyone who prays the breviary. It's also very helpful for the faithful who want to know what Mass is going to be said on any particular day, so you can set up your missal in advance rather than trying to figure it out during the Mass! In accordance with the 1962 rubrics. Includes Mass of the day, feast class, vestment color, and the 2009 liturgical calendar.

Turning towards the Lord presents an historical and theological argument for the traditional, common direction of liturgical prayer, known as “facing east”, and is meant as a contribution to the contemporary debate about the Catholic liturgy. Lang, a member of the London Oratory, studies the direction of liturgical prayer from an historical, theological, and pastoral point of view. …

Do you think its a shame that Catholic churches have acoustic ceiling tiles and stackable chairs in the nave? Are you shocked or saddened when you walk into a Catholic church and there is no crucifix to be seen? Do you think that Catholic churches should never look like the atrium of a modern hotel inside? Are you frustrated that too much modern Catholic church architecture forgets what …

Fr. Charles Belmonte The unusual front cover painting depicts what Catholics have always believed about the Mass:  that it is a transubstantiation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. In this Spanish painting from about 1475, the unknown artist presents a miracle which occurred as Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604) consecrated the host during Mass.  At that …

A booklet about the Mass that is very practical and easy to understand.  It explains the meaning of Holy Week, the Paschal Mystery, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Understanding the Mystery of the Mass Reflections on the Mass by Father Matthew Buettner    

Alan Schrek Whatever happened to the Second Vatican Council?  Has the Catholic CHurch backed away from its teachings?  What, exactly, were those teachings?  Did the Council stand for the renewal of the liturgy, for example, or its destruction?  Did it bring the Church into the world, or has it allowed the world to infiltrate the Church? On the occasion of the fortieth …

The Vatican II Weekday Missal Features the following: Revised Weekday Lectionary Complete cycle of readings for Years I and II Proper of Saints Wedding and Funeral Masses Biblical Introductions to the Readings A Treasury of Prayers Leatherflex durable cover

The Vatican II Weekday Missal Features the following: Revised Weekday Lectionary Complete cycle of readings for Years I and II Proper of Saints Wedding and Funeral Masses Biblical Introductions to the Readings A Treasury of Prayers Genuine Leather Cover Zips closed to protect pages Offers reflections before each of the liturgical seasons Wedding and Funeral Mass celebrations

After she died, St. Theresa of Avila appeared to one of her nuns and said: "There should be no difference, as far as purity and love are concerned,  between the blessed in Heaven and the faithful on earth. though we are perfectly happy and you are suffering. What the Divine Essence is to us in Heaven, the Blessed Sacrament should be to you on earth." "Here, then," says St. Alphonsus, "is …

A classic translation of Saint Alphonsus Liguori's visits that includes his introductory and concluding prayer, spiritual communion, and his reflection/meditation for each of 31 visits.

This book is an overview of Gregorian Chant and is written in French.

The Week of Salvation: History and Traditions of Holy Week explores in comprehensive detail, the scriptural, liturgical, and devotional dimensions of what is the single most important week in the Church's calendar-Holy Week. Set in the context of the four Gospel accounts and Old Testament prophecies of our Lord's passion, death, and resurrection, The Week of Salvation examines the historical …

Jean Corbon The Sacred Liturgy, declares Vatican II, is the font from which all the Church's spiritual power flows. In his modern classic work The Wellspring of Worship , Fr. Jean Corbon explores the meaning of the Liturgy as the "wellspring" or source of the Church's life and worship of God. The Liturgy itself is a sharing in the mystery of the Triune God and in the Incarnation, Passion, …

Fr. H. Hoever, S.O.Cist., Ph.D., Imprimatur 1959. Illustrated in full color! This most precious little missal contains the Tridentine (Pre-Vatican II) Mass, Gospel stories for all Sundays and Feastdays, Daily Prayers, Prayers for Confession, Prayers for Holy Communion, The Stations of the Cross, explanation of the Holy Rosary along with all fifteen mysteries—with full color pictures …