Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. This St. Joseph Confirmation Book includes the prayers of the Mass, Catechetical Instructions, The Rite of Confirmation, Highlights from the Gospels and Prayers to the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ.  The cover of this hardback book is red and has the emblem of the Holy Spirit and writing on the cover embossed in gold.  A lovely gift for a Confirmand.

This new complete Missal contains all the Mass Texts for every Sunday and Holyday in a continuous and easy-to-use arrangement. The print is extra-large for easier reading. All Readings for Liturgical Years A B C are given in the "New American Bible" version

St. Joseph Handbook For Proclaimers Of The Word (Liturgical Year C/2010) Contains the approved New American Bible text of the Readings for Mass on Sundays and Holydays for 2010. A helpful commentary guides the lector or proclaimer of the Word to understand the Reading being proclaimed. Additional feature: Pastoral Reflections.

The essential element of Catholic doctrine is emphasized in an orderly way, so it can be easily retained with greater understanding. An explanation of the Catholic Faith through the use of: (1) the official document of "the Basic Teachings for Catholic Education" by the U.S. Bishops, (2) the Teachings of the Vatican II, (3) the Holy Bible.  

The one all-inclusive, complete and permanent Sunday Missal.  It contains all the official Mass prayers for Sundays and Holydays that are now in use throughout America.  It includes the complete three-year cycle of Suday readings (for years A, B and C ).  It includes all the prayers from the Sacramentary.... plus all the presidential prayers.  These prayers are repeated for …

This handy-size, PERPETUAL, Weekday Missal contains all the Weekday Masses with their options.  The arrangement follows the liturgical year, and Volume I is for Weekdays only from Advent to Pentecost for both Year I and Year II.  Volume II covers Pentecost to Advent.

This handy-size, perpetual Weekday Missal contains all the Weekday Masses with their options. The arrangement follows the Liturgical Year. This volume covers Pentecost to Advent.  This missal contains the readings from the recently revised lectionary.

This is Volume I of the new edition of the ST. JOSEPH WEEKDAY MISSAL, updated in accord with the new Weekday LECTIONARY FOR MASS. The arrangement, which follows the liturgical year, is only for Advent to Pentecost. Invaluable book for priests, religious, and the laity. The handy zippered case will hold your treasured prayer cards. With gilded page edging and two ribbon markers.

This Volume II St. Joseph Weekday Missal is bound in rich bonded leather featuring our popular new zipper closure.  All bindings are sewn for long-lasting durability.

James Conniff "The candles are lighted now, Mass is about to begin.  With at least one altar boy to serve him, our priest appears carrying his veiled chalice, the gold-lined cup that will, in the next half hour, contain the Blood of Christ, Who is God..." - So starts this tremendous book.  And it goes on to explain every detail of the precious Mass in easy to read and understand …

As the number of available priests has declined, the Sunday Mass is becoming less and less available in some parishes and dioceses. Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest addresses this growing reality by providing the appropriate ritual to be used in the celebrating community. Celebraciones dominicales en ausencia de un esbíter está disponible para uso de diáconos …

Now in one beautiful volume! Msgr. Boylan’s acclaimed twin commentaries on Scripture readings. Inspiration for priests and ordinary Mass-goers. Considered one of the finest Scripture scholars of his day, Msgr. Patrick Boylan was best known for his popular commentaries on the Sunday Epistles and Gospels, published in two volumes in 1941. For years they were heavily employed by priests as …

In the early 1980’s, Angelus Press printed its first Latin-English Missal booklet. Others have come and gone since then, but we believe that our new edition is the best available. From the durable cover to the two-color printing (rubrics in red), this missalette is a gem. The complete Mass is in Latin and English. Features include: Short Instruction on the Holy Mass; Ordinary of the Mass …

Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers: A Manual of Preaching, Spiritual Reading, and Meditation This beautifully bound 4-volume, hard-cover set is a superb series for preaching, spiritual reading and meditation. It contains the Gospel reading for each Sunday and Feast Day, and parallel Gospel texts, along with several sermons for each Gospel from both early Eastern and Western Fathers of the …

From time to time, all Catholics have them: nagging questions about church life, often prompted by some personal encounter or challenging situation: - Is a layperson allowed to preach a homily? - Is a pastor required to report to someone regarding parish finances, or is he on his own? - It seems like the parish council is running your parish. Does it have the authority to do so? - Must a child …

Update your Missal to 2040AD with this handy fold-out chart designed to fit into your Missal. Shows the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Ascension, Corpus Christi, Septuagesima, First Sunday of Advent, Pentecost and the number of Sundays after Pentecost. Contains: Prayers after Low Mass, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, Angelus, Regina Coeli, Salve Regina, and Prayer to St. Michael the …

The Rite of Baptism is presented in participation format for the use of the assembly. Updated with the new Lectionary texts, this booklet features the official rite for one child and for several children; parts clearly marked for the celebrant, parents, and godparents; an explanation of the sacrament; appropriate Scripture readings; and two color printing throughout. Text is printed in black, …

This Is My Body is a popular apologetic written in terms accessible to lay Evangelical Protestants. Mark Shea goes through each of the standard Protestant objections and shows them to be logically flawed, exegetically untenable, or based upon misconceptions as to what the Catholic teaching really is. Shea positively and convincingly constructs the Catholic case. About Mark P. Shea Mark P. Shea …

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 …

Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D. In Why Do Catholics Do That?, renowned scholar and religion columnist Kevin Orlin Johnson answers the most frequently asked questions on Catholic faith, worship, culture, and customs, including: How the Church Makes Laws The Hard-Fought Genesis of the New Testament The Cycle of Redemption A Short Guide to the Meaning and Structure of the Mass Decoding Symbols of …

Gerard Moore How do we pray our way through the Mass? What does this celebration require of us? How do its various parts touch us, change us, place our hearts in God’s hands? Why the Mass Matters addresses these questions and more as it awakens believers to the lively spirit of the liturgy. This readable book will enable Sunday worshipers, catechists, parish liturgy-team members, and youth …

With Us Today: On the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. The years following the Second Vatican Council have witnessed a crisis of faith in Christ Jesus ' Real Presence in the Eucharist. Lacking the faith that Jesus is truly, physically present in the Eucharist, Catholics today are often unable to understand the purpose of the Mass and of the ordained …

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The all-new 2010 Sunday Missal from Word Among Us includes all the Mass Readings for calendar year 2010, along with the Opening Prayers, the Antiphons, the Prayer After Communion and a reflection based on the readings for the day. A helpful resource for reflection on God's Word as heard at Mass each Sunday.

The Word & Workshop Workbook for Year C provides formational material grounded in the Gospel of Luke, its attendant readings and the celebration of the liturgy.  After the introductory chapters, the volume provides a thorough exegesis of the three readings for each Sunday and major feast.  It suggests step-by-step ways for catechesis to guide adults in their reflections on the …

In this exciting new book Thomas Nash refutes the common charge that the Mass is “unbiblical” in a resoundingly biblical fashion. From the Garden of Eden to Christ's Ascension, the biblical roots of the Mass go much deeper than the Last Supper and Christ's Passion. Old Testament sacrifices like Abel’s, Abraham’s and the Passover all prefigure and are fulfilled by Christ's Sacrifice, which is …

Hans Urs von Balthasar One sometimes wonders what relevance the speculations of theologians can have for Christians--and in particular the laity--engaged in the ordinary tasks of life. In this remarkable book we see the theological literary erudition of von Balthasar in these sermons preached over a period of several decades. The sermons are arranged according to their place in the Church's …