Magnificat Magazine is a monthly missalette that contains all the Masses, Morning and Night prayers for the entire month in a convenient, easy-to-use format. The missal also contains spiritual readings, hymns and information about the saints. This subscription is good for one year.  Generally,  it takes up to eight weeks for the first issue to arrive.  The 12 …

This beautiful book is the first totally re-typeset, full-blown, Latin-English Tridentine daily missal for the laity since Vatican II. This is the most complete missal ever produced in the English language. We have included everything and have produced a missal that is affordable while being of the highest durability. The Roman Catholic Daily Missal   will become your …

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 …

A new edition to celebrate the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum issued by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday 7th July 2007. The only complete Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962 approved by the Church! Its features include: 2,2 2 4 pages printed in red/black. Size approximately 3.75" x 6.3" Full Latin and English text of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum issued by …

Latin - English Wedding Tridentine Booklet Missal This missal contains all of the Ordinary texts side-by-side in Latin and English for the Tridentine (pre-Vatican II) Wedding Mass.

Latin - English Tridentine Booklet Missal This missal contains all of the Ordinary texts side-by-side in Latin and English for the Tridentine (pre-Vatican II) Mass. Also included are prayers for before and after Mass, Benediction, Confession and the chant for the Missa de Angelis.

The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena Abridged edition The Dialogue of the great St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church, is one of the treasures of Catholic literature. It reads as spoken by God the Father, and is in fact a fascinating mystical exposition of Catholic doctrine, full of practical insights into the spiritual life. Among the topics explained here are: Why …

Today's most popular general prayerbook.  Contains many favorite prayers - for Everyday, to the Blessed Trinity, to Mary, and the Saints, and a summer of our Faith.  Designed especially for Catholic adults and those with limited vision.

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!

Continuously popular since it first appeared in 1977, The Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of Saints that did not undergo decomposition after death, many remaining fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries. After explaining both natural and artificial mummification, the author shows that the incorruption of the Saints' bodies fits into neither category but …

The Magnificat Magazine Rosary Companion gives meditations for each mystery of the rosary including the Luminous Mysteries.  Each mystery is accompanied with beautiful, full-color art work by Fra Angelico.  Also included are meditations on the rosary as a whole by various authors. To order a subscription click here . If you have questions about a subscription you've already …

Louis de Wohl Continuing his popular series of novels about saints of the Church, de Wohl devotes his considerable talents to an interpretation of one of the most unusual women of all time, Saint Catherine of Siena. The daughter of a prosperous dyer in fourteenth-century Siena, Catherine never forgot the mystical experience of her extreme youth; at that time she devoted herself to Christ. It …

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 …

Special Introductory Price! "As beautiful a Sunday missal for the old Latin Mass as has ever been published."  -Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, Rome. 20 full-color, full-page illustrations. Includes the ordinary of the Mass for Sunday and the full Nuptial and Requiem Masses - does not contain the full set of Sunday readings. Sumptuously printed on quality stock with laminated full-cover …

Updated with an Imprimatur, bound in Real Leather, gilded edges, and colorful ribbon markers! This 21st Century edition of the traditional Missal of the Tridentine Rite is published with an Imprimatur. (A guarantee from the Church that the publication is free from moral or doctrinal errors.) This is the only complete Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962 approved by the Church! …

It's finally back! One of us at Roman Catholic Books picked up this World War II-era prayer book from a used book dealer. It could have fit easily into a shirt pocket. There is a scribbled note inside the front cover, obviously written by a young Marine. It reads: "Friday, Confession, 1630-1900." Cardinal Farley was archbishop of New York at the time, and his imprimatur appears, of …

Understanding the Scriptures is designed for the sophmore grade level.

This Organ Edition is in a loose-leaf binder for easy page-turning.  The hymnal consists of three major sections:  the Order of the Mass; musical settings for the Ordinary of the Mass; and a selection of about 160 of the most beautiful hymns ever written.

The work here presented "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 Spiritual Life. (1) Purification - we must reform that which has been deformed in us by sin. (2) Imitation - we …

This ribbon bookmark has 8 ribbons and a green marker with simple cross design.

Lent, the season of preparation for Christ’s Resurrection at Easter, is for many Catholics a special time of prayer, fasting, and renewed spiritual focus. There is no other period in the liturgical year that so completely draws our attention to the things of God, and to the great themes and traditions of Christianity. The Essential Lenten Handbook provides everything readers need for a richer …

Send Me Your Guardian Angel Fr. Alessio Parente, O.F.M., Cap. This touching book contains a narrative of various encounters Padre Pio had with angels during his life. The stories reveal much about the nature of the angels and the holiness of St. Pio. The author was St. Pio's assistant for many years and witnessed many of the incidents recorded here first-hand.

Due to extraordinary demand, the Breviarium Romanum is back in reprint and the publisher anticipates that copies will be available once again in September 2008. The additional delay is due to printing delays at the printer in Europe.

Edited by Rev. James Socias More features, at a lower price! This single volume is the complete source of the Bible passages and prayers that form the rich tapestry of our Mass. The Daily Roman Missal presents the liturgical year's worth of Sacred Scripture, allowing the faithful to follow and delve further into the Church's holy celebration. This new edition is updated with the guidelines of …

The Sign of the Cross by Bert Ghezzi This inspiring volume by acclaimed writer Bert Ghezzi will help you to reclaim the life-transforming power and blessing of the ancient prayer known simply as the sign of the cross. Bert Ghezzi makes an astounding claim for the sign of the cross: This simple, familiar gesture is actually a powerful prayer. When we trace it on our body, we stir up the new …

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 …

This coloring book about Easter has pages about Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, the Second Sunday of Easter and Easter Customs.  It is a good way to introduce young children to the greatest feast of the Catholic Church.

A wartime prayerbook written for dangerous days like ours - made to fit in pocket or purse Our parents before us understood that strife is rarely far from even the best of us, and they girded themselves for warfare, actual and spiritual. Among the wisest of men who shepherded them was Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who won their hearts with his warm, engaging broadcast personality ... but in secret …

When the first American edition of the Catechism came out, it was an unexpected national bestseller.  Why?  Maybe it was because this book, in an age filled with doubts, teaches with authority.  it isn't an interpretation of what Catholics believe; it is what Catholics believe.  Here in one volume is the whole teaching of the Church, undiluted and uncompromised. These …

This is Pope Benedict XVI's new encyclical, released in Rome on November 30, 2007. This edition, in book form, will be available in January, 2008. The encyclical is accessible and easy to read, theologically robust for the first three quarters of the letter and then concluding with a very deeply moving and profound message! A must read for every Catholic.

The Liber Usualis ("The Usual Book") is the most complete book of chant (square-note notation) you can buy for the Tridentine rites. The book contains all of the chant for every feast of the year as well as all special services such as burials, weddings, blessing of Holy Oils, ordinations and benediction. The volume also contains the common chants for the Divine Office and the …

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 …

Though a must for every sacristy, the Ordo is also indispensable for the clergy and laity alike who follow the traditional (1962) Roman Mass and Divine Office. Taking into account the various rubrics that regulate the universal liturgical calendar (cf. Rubrics of the Roman Breviary and Missal), the Ordo automatically implements these on a daily basis, thereby taking the question out of what …

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 …

Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli Little Things Mean a Lot How do you show your mommy and daddy that you love them?  Do you give them a hug?  Bring them flowers?  Tell them you love them? God wants to know that you love him, too.  So how do you show God you love Him?  In lots of little ways. By visiting the church even when it's not Sunday. By bowing your head …

The Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church. Each volume contains all of the texts for praying with the Church at different times of day. The Liturgy of the Hours, while required for the clergy, is for the laity as well and since Vatican II has been especially encouraged. Now in large type, the complete set of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS in four volumes. Special …

This beautifully illustrated  St. Joseph Children's Missal is a newly released edition of the 1959 missal for the Tridentine (Pre-Vatican II) Rite.  In addition to the Mass, it has: Gospel Stories for Sundays and Feast Days Vestments and Objects for Mass Vestment Colors Daily Prayers Prayers for Confession Prayers for Holy Communion Stations of the Cross The Holy Rosary

This poster features a semi-circle of the 7 sacraments with the Holy Eucharist in the center. The backside features a word-search, short explanation of the sacraments, and a worksheet.

Sign Of The Cross Explore the mystery of the ancient gesture that invites the Cross of Christ into our lives   Millions of Christians around the world use the sign of the Cross—and have done so for centuries—as a gesture of blessing. It is practiced when alone, during worship, before sleep, upon waking, before eating, before travel, and many other times throughout the day. But, what does …

What the Gospels don't reveal about Christ's suffering, science does. The Gospels reveal only the barest essentials about the physical sufferings of Our Lord. But in this mind-opening book, Dr. Pierre Barbet relies heavily on his close analysis of the Holy Shroud of Turin to recreate every stage of the Passion with heart-rending precision and detail. The result: a minor classic of spirituality …

A convenient, practical collection of chant repertoire for the parish choir. Contains the complete Order of Mass, seven of the chant masses and the Requiem, four sequences, and 40 hymns, canticles, and psalms drawn from the most familiar repertoire. Imprimatur: J. Thomas, del. ep., Tornaci, March 1, 1978

This Marian First Communion Girl's Missal is illustrated in full-color.  It has the following: The Mass The Church Year Favorite Gospel Stories Reconciliation Sations of the Cross The Rosary The Sacraments The Ten Commandments The Precepts of the Church Memory Prayers A Visit to Church My Own Prayers Personal Record Family Record Prayer Before a Crucifix

Grouped into five sections (Symbols, Simple Neums, Rhythm, Special Neums, and Modes), Square Notes clarifies the basics of Gregorian chant.  Every fundamental of chant is covered with a short explanation followed by written exercises to be done in the workbook - fill in the blank, identifying notes, writing notation, drawing rhythmic waves, and much more. 

And possible only with the gracious permission of Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York. A facsimile reproduction of the 1960 altar Missal for priests. Contains a sticker to add St. Joseph to the Canon of the Mass as approved in 1962. “In a discussion with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger recently, I asked His Eminence for his assessment of the future of the 1962 Missal as an approved …

Libro Catolico de Oraciones Edited by Rev. Maurus Fitzgerald, O.F.M. GIANT TYPE. Contains many favorite prayers—for every day, to the Blessed Trinity, to Mary, and to the Saints. Este libro contiene muchas oraciones favoritas para todos los días, a la bendita Trinidad, la sagrada Virgen María y todos los Santos.

Many Catholics avoid the Sacrament of Reconciliation simply because they don't remember how to confess their sins. They simply don't know what to say and are too embarrassed to ask. How to Make a Good Confession , the newest pamphlet from Our Sunday Visitor, gives Catholics those words, describing the actions and responses for each step of the sacrament. It also serves as a practical guide to …

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 …

This is the complete diary of St. Maria Faustina.  It chronicles the events in her life, including the words of Our Lord and the Blessed Mother, extensive footnotes, and many pictures.

This guidebook was prepared particularly for your children between 9 and 13 years old. It is fully illustrated and simple in approach to make it interesting and easy reading for a child.  It explains the meanings of sin, Confession, and Penance; and how to prepare oneself for a good Confession. Encourage the child to make a thorough examination of  conscience before going to …

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 …

The Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church. Each volume contains all of the texts for praying with the Church at different times of day. The Liturgy of the Hours, while required for the clergy, is for the laity as well and since Vatican II has been especially encouraged. Each volume has a black leather cover with gold-edged pages and five ribbon markers. The …

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 …

Our Moral Life In Christ is designed for the senior grade level.

This book by Albert J. Nevins, M.M. has been revised and updated.  Choosing a name for your child?  Choosing a confirmation name?  This two books explain the meaning of each name, then tell the story of a saint who bore that name.  Useful references, but also instructive and entertaining reading.

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