Pope Benedict XVI Let us walk with Pope Benedict XVI through 40 days of Lent, turning away from the distractions of daily life to rediscover the significance of the birth and death of Jesus Christ, and the meaning of Jesus for CHristians everywhere.  Memorable themes include: the mystery of Mary; the sign of Jonah; prayer as the center of the life of Jesus; Easter, Pentecost, and the …

The Seven Last Words Of Christ - A Bible Study On Jesus' Passion Rich Cleveland This Lent, meditate and pray with Jesus as he endures the cross. Learn to pray with Jesus, "Father, forgive them..." and hear his comforting words, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." This bible study will draw you closer to Jesus' Passion so that the real meaning of Easter comes alive!

Do you really make proper use of Lent? Pre-Vatican II Catholics had more help in using Lent properly. Not just the more rigorous disciplines, but sounder preaching and a wealth of solid spiritual books -- such as this magnificent treasury of Lenten wisdom compiled from the sermons of St. Thomas Aquinas. Now it’s back in print for the first time in 60 years. In the simple, non-technical …

Mel Gibson has based his movie, "The Passion of the Christ" on this book! Sister Emmerich's account of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, while faithful to the Bible, is heart-rending, edifying and surprising because of its intimate detail. Based on the visions of this great mystic, The Dolorous Passion recounts in incredible detail the horrendous sufferings undergone by …

Fulton J. Sheen This classic work from the pen of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen brings together Christ’s Sermon on the Mount with his Seven Last Words. From the Mount of the Beatitudes to the Hill of Calvary, Our Lord’s public ministry and statements centered on the themes of love and forgiveness, which are explored here with Archbishop Sheen’s characteristic insight and passion. Although there …

Fr. Christopher Rengers , O.F.M. Cap. Few Christians can recall all Seven of Our Lord's Last Words on the Cross. Yet these "Seven Words" - brief sentences spoken by Him - give us Our Saviour's sacred parting instructions, messages intended not only for their few immediate hearers on the hill of Calvary, but spoken to all generations by way of Holy Scripture. For nothing that Our …

Catherine and Peter Fournier This is an illustrated book full of wonderful activities for children and families to help better understand and celebrate the Lent and Easter seasons. This large size, spiral bound volume is the perfect book for families to learn together and share the traditions of this important time of the liturgical year. Filled with a variety of family activities, saint’s …

The companion volume to Characters of the Passion and The Cross and the Beatitudes This inspirational classic from one of the most popular and bestloved Catholic prelates of the 20th century interprets the relationship between the seven recorded words that Our Blessed Mother spoke in the Gospels and the seven last words of Jesus as he hung on the cross. From Cana where Mary set the stage for …

This Volume II Liturgy of the Hours in the 4-volume set has a red vinyl cover with a stylized Chi Rho Symbol imprinted in the center and red edging on the pages.  The spine has gold lettering and reads: "The Liturgy of the Hours, II, Lenten Season, Easter Season". Comes with a five ribbon marker in red, yellow, blue, green and purple.

Compiled by John V. Kruse Beloved Pope John Paul II was one of the most popular and inspirational religious figures of our time. In Lent and Easter Wisdom From Pope John Paul II, the late Holy Father's thought-provoking words lead readers through a journey of conversion throughout the season Lent and Easter week. Each daily reflection--from Ash Wednesday through the Second Sunday of …

This book contains the official text of the Passion used when the Gospel is proclaimed in parts on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. Each part is clearly marked in a different font and the large print makes it easy to use at Mass. The book contains the Passion for all three Sunday cycles of Palm Sunday, the rubrics for the reading of the Passion and a table through 2014 that lists which cycle …

Benedict XVI Pray through the mystery of salvation with our new pope, Benedict XVI! Experience for yourself the Way of the Cross that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—now Pope Benedict XVI—wrote for this time-honored devotion held on Good Friday at Rome’s Colosseum. Curiosity regarding Benedict’s spiritual writings has sparked worldwide interest in these meditations and prayers that highlight the new …

What He Did For Love: A Companion for the Forty Days of Lent By Francis X. Gaeta LENT IS A TIME OF FASTING - We fast from: discontent • anger • bitterness • self-concern • despair guilt • suspicion • laziness LENT IS A TIME OF FEASTING - We feast on: gratitude • forgiveness • compassion • commitment hope • truth • patience • the mercy of God "What this book is meant to do is to bring us to the …

Fr. A. G. Sertillanges These pages will intensify your love of Jesus by burning the events of His Passion into your memory and imagination. Written by a priest who lived in Jerusalem and spent many a day walking and praying in the streets where Jesus walked and prayed, this famous devotional classic gives you vivid details not included in the Gospels; and it brings the Gospel events to …

Meditations On The Interior Life For Every Day Of The Liturgical Year This is the classic book of daily meditations on the interior life, revised and expanded to correspond with the feasts of the Catholic liturgical year, issued in four separate volumes. Volume I covers from the First Sunday of Advent through the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time. Volume II, from Ash Wednesday through Pentecost. …

This series of Lenten and Easter meditations can also be used throughout the year as reflections on the death, Resurrection, and Ascension of the Lord. The readings are fully appropriate for Christians of all traditions. The meditations are not scriptural commentaries or even thoughts on the liturgy. Rather they focus your mind and heart on the Scriptures and their traditional interpretations. …

Lent And Easter Wisdom From Fulton J. Sheen - Daily Scripture and Prayers Together With Sheen's Own Words Timeless words from the pen of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen inspire the heart and imagination as readers embark on a Lenten journey toward a better understanding of their spiritual selves. Covering the traditional themes of Lent--sin and salvation, death and Resurrection, sorrow and hope, ashes …

Fr. Francis X. Weiser (Imprimatur 1956) “Many people celebrate the holydays and know their names; but of their history, meaning and origin they know nothing. . . .”—St. John Chrysostom. This book was written to provide the information which St. John would have wished the faithful to possess. This volume is devoted to the season of Pentecost and to those feasts of saints …

The Agony of Jesus Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, O.P.M., Cap. Remarkable meditations on the Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane by St. Padre Pio, the stigmatist priest. One of his few writings. Many pictures of Padre Pio. A treasure of spiritual insights! 17 Photographs Imprimatur: Joannes Gregoris Murray, Archiepiscopus Sancti Pauli, Paulopoli die 30a, Novembris 1952  

A Family Journey with Jesus through Lent Angela M. Burrin Praying as a family begins here! A Family Journey with Jesus through Lent provides the perfect format for family prayer for each day of Lent. Hebrew children from Capernaum, Nazareth, Cana, and Jerusalem narrate the stories in a way that makes Jesus' parables, miracles, and teachings come alive. Every story contains interesting …

The comfort, familiarity, and power of the Rosary have now been united with Scripture-based meditations on Christ's Passion and Death to create a unique set of nine Rosary mysteries. This original combination produces a modern novena that allows you to refelct on the magnificent gift of salvation, while asking Mary herself to join you in your petitions.

Adrienne von Speyr A profound contemplation of the Seven Last Words of Our Lord on the Cross with specific application to the Seven Sacraments instituted by Christ.

Inside The Passion   Forward by Mel Gibson   Deepen your journey into the unforgettable film, The Passion of The Christ. In this authorized, behind-the-scenes look at the movie, Fr. John Bartunek, L.C., provides biblical, historical, and theological insights gleaned from hours spent on the set and interviews with the director, actors, and filmmaking crew. Inside the Passion is the …

Every Good Friday there are certain characters who, after making their singular appearance in the gospel narrative, leave our souls in a succession of variant emotions. We think of the cynical Pilate and his contemplative wife, the hesitant Simon of Cyrene, the corrupt high priest Caiphas and his despicable servant, the observant centurion of open-eye (Longinus), and one of the crucified …

The Joy of Lent Compiled and Edited by Pat McDonough "I like Lent. It's like an old friend with whom I can argue year after year and know that I'm a better person for being challenged. I like what Lent does to me. Its grace forms me and transforms me time and time again. "My love for Lent inspired this book. I wanted to know what other people thought about during these forty days. Do they …

Francis Fernandez In Conversation with God, Volume 2  has meditations for all of Lent and Eastertide, based on the daily gospels.  This is number 2 in the 7-volume set of In Conversation with God. This book has a blue vinyl cover with the words " In Conversation with God, Daily Meditaions Volume Two: Lent, Holy Week, Eastertide, Francis Fernandez" all in gold …

Caryll Houselander The timeless spiritual writings of Caryll Houselander are currently enjoying a well-deserved revival. The Way of the Cross , one her strongest works, is a glorious meditative journey in which readers are led to meet themselves through re-experiencing the Passion of Christ. Each of the 14 meditations, written in Houselander's inimitable, insightful style, concludes with an …

St. Josemaria Escriva Enter into the wounds of Christ Crucified.  When Msgr. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer proposed this way to those who asked him for advice on how to deepen their interior life, he was doing no more than pass on his own experience, pointing out the short cut he had been using throughout his life, and which led him to the highest peaks of spiritual life.  His love …

Testimony of the Cross is a moving photographic and textual reflection on the mystery of the Cross. The text is written by Pope John Paul II for the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) journey which he made to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Good Friday, April 21, 2000. Testimony of the Cross includes illustrations for each station of the Cross, and prayers and meditations written by the Holy …

Volume II, Spanish Edition for Lent and Easter Contiene laudes, vísperas y completas, y cuenta con un índice para las festividades de algunos santos. Lauds, vespers and compline--with appendix for saints days and feastdays.

Fish on Fridays Fr. Leonard Feeney, S.J. The words, spoken or written, of a soul that genuinely loves God have a tone to them which always rings true. Couple this truth with literary genius, deep spiritual discernment and childlike simplicity and you are close to describing Father Leonard Feeney, the author of Fish on Friday . These fourteen Catholic essays, Father Feeney’s youthful best, …

Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus, Passionist Following from the special charism of the Passionist Order-heartfelt, ardent devotion to the Passion of Our Lord with true contrition for one's sins-this classic helps a person  to base his whole spiritual life on the lessons to be learned from the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. The book gives 31 daily Meditations on the Pas sion, …

Louis de Wohl This panoramic novel of the last days of Christ ranges from the palaces of imperial Rome to the strife-torn hills of Judea-where the conflict of love and betrayal, revenge and redemption, reaches a mighty climax in the drama of the Crucifixion. For this is the full story of the world's most dramatic execution, as it affected one of its least-known participants-the man who hurled …

Father Giuseppe Riccioti, chaplain of his regiment, lay in a World War I field hospital, hovering between life and death. If he lived, he promised, he would use his expertise in Biblical languages and history to write a life of Christ. Yet it would be decades before he kept that promise. Only after he had laid the groundwork with a succession of books on related subjects -- and when he saw the …

Fr. Christopher Rengers , O.F.M. Cap. Nothing connected with the Passion and Death of Christ was purely accidental. And although Our Saviour was unquestionably the central Figure of Calvary, many other persons - by God's Providence - took part in the living drama of the first Good Friday. These persons too provide instruction for our own lives. In this book, Fr. Christopher Rengers draws …

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 …

Father Richard C. Antall Imagine standing at the foot of the Cross. What do you see? What do you hear? Join his mother, one of the women who loved him, and his closest friend as they watch and wait with this heart-rending new meditation on the traditional Good Friday devotion of the Seven Last Words of Jesus. Combining startling Biblical insights, such as the fact Christ might have repeated …

The Sacred Passion Fr. Luis De La Palma In this book, Fr. de la Palma provides an aid for meditating on the Passion. He recreates the events of Jesus' life beginning with Holy Thursday and concluding with the burial of Our Lord and a powerful evocation of the coming resurrection. With vivid detail and a constant recognition of the role the Blessed Mother played in those days, Fr. de la Palma …

Through Gospel citations, theological reflection and the experience of the average Christian, the author leads us through the Passion of Our Lord Jesus, scene by scene, to reveal the profound significance of some easily overlooked details in the drama of our salvation. Beginning with the Last Supper, through the Agony in the Garden, to the trial before Annas and Caiaphas and the trial before …

“The author of these meditations on the Way of the Cross has a twofold purpose in offering them in printed form. The first is that they may enkindle in souls a flaming love for the Crucified Christ, who, through His passion and death, revealed to us that it is only through the Cross that we are ever ushered into glory and eternal life. The second purpose is that those who meditate on the …

Hilary Brand What are you doing for Lent?  How about watching a movie.  Once again, best-selling author Hiliary Brand offers a unique twist to living the season of Lent.  This lively five-week course explores the amazing power of the small choices we make every day, challenging us to broaden our spiritual horizons in ways that will make a difference.  Two movies, The …