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.

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

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.

The sacrament of reconciliation and penance is one of the great helps to friendship with God and spiritual progress. This booklet advises on ways to prepare for confession -- a necessary step to making a good confession and avoiding the routine which can so easily creep into religious practice.

DOWN-TO-EARTH APPLICATION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II'S TEACHING "Christopher West's Good News About Sex and Marriage is splendid. Aptly subtitled Answers to Your Honest Questions About Catholic Teaching, it offers readers an easily readable, down-to-earth, and stimulating account of the reasons why the Church's teaching on sex and marriage is true, and, because it is true, `good news' for …

One of the best gifts you can give your child is a better understanding of the Catholic Faith. That's exactly what you'll do with this beautiful little book, The Seven Sacraments. Fr. Manousos has found an excellent way to explain the mystery of sanctifying grace to children in a profound and memorable way. The explanation, based on St. Thomas Aquinas, compares the natural development (from …

The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ by James Cardinal Gibbons The Faith of Our Fathers always has been an incredibly popular and successful book explaining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith and why we hold them. It delves into the historical background of virtually everything people find hard to understand about …

Benedict Baur Frequent Confession presents convincing and strong evidence for the benefits of frequent reception of the sacrament of Penance for the health and growth of the spiritual life of all faithful. "To win the battles of the soul, the best strategy often is to bide one's time and apply the suitable remedy with patience and perseverance."  So wrote St. Josemaria Escriva, the …

This booklet, arranged for communal participation is for the rite for several children or for one child.  The booklet has a place to record the details of the baptism (name, church, priest, parents, readings, readers, etc.) and the people's parts of the rite are printed in boldface type.

by Albert J. Nevins, M.M.; revised by Ann Ball What's in a name? Plenty, especially if it's a saint's name. Having the same name as a holy hero (or heroine) can exert a positive influence on your career, self-image, ideals, and aspirations...indeed, your entire life. That's why Christians from the first centuries on have taken a saint name at Confirmation as well as placing their children …

We are all at least a little bit reluctant about going to Confession, principally because none of us really wants to face the fact that he or she is not perfect. But a host of other reasons can also arise to suggest themselves to various people as to why they should not go to Confession. In this famous little booklet, Msgr. de Segur, an eminently popular French Catholic writer of the 19th …

Fr. John Laux Mass and the Sacraments is a brief but very thorough and extremely precise and interesting explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Seven Sacraments, Indulgences and the Sacramentals.  His explanation of the nature, institution and history of the Mass will prove enlightening to all but the very best informed of readers.  For there is not an important aspect of …

Dianne Ahern Today I Made My First Communion, is both a storybook and a keepsake book to commemorate a First Holy Communion. The storybook section uses the curiosity of children and a touch of 'who-done-it' drama to help a First Communion class develop an understanding of their faith. Best friends Maria and Riley venture into the church alone and a little unsure on their way to First Communion …

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.

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This pamphlet contains an abridged version of the prayers of Pope Benedict XVI that he wrote less than a month before he was elected pope for the Way of the Cross to be prayed at the Coliseum in Rome on March 25, 2005.

".The devil knows that, according to the promise Jesus Christ, they who receive Holy Communion worthily will not fall into his power but will obtain eternal life, and on this account he either tempts men to disbelieve the mystery, or he suggests every sort of pretext to keep them from receiving it. But he himself believes it and trembles. Would to God that all men had so strong a …

  In three separate sessions, from 1545 to 1564, the Fathers of the Church met in Ecumenical Council at a small town in the Austrian Tyrol, named Tridentum-in English, Trent. That meeting-the Council of Trent-produced a large number of canons and decrees, condemned the errors of the Protestant Reformation, and shown as a beacon to all the world. Of the twenty Ecumenical Councils of the …

This First Communion Blessed Trinity Missal and Prayer Book has a cross with a pries't hands holding a chalice printed on the cover.  The missal has the peoples' parts in bold print and has full color illustrations of the Mass, the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross.  In addition, it has a section of prayers, explanation of the sacraments, the Ten Commandments …

This Marian First Communion Boy's Missal is illustrated in full-color.  The Missal has a black pearlized cover and gold-edged pages.  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 …

Annulments are a complex issue. To some, both Catholics and non-catholics alike, it is synonymous with "Catholic divorce." Many questions abound regarding this issue, one which unfortunately touches the lives of many in the Church today. In this helpful book, canon and civil lawyer Edward N. Peters clears up some of the confusion by answering the most commonly-asked annulment questions in a …

Through Scripture, the documents of Vatican II, the teachings of Pope John Paul II, and the lives of the saints, candidates for Confirmation are prepared to spread and defend the faith by their words and actions. Activities in the student text include writing articles, conducting interview, researching lives of saints, and expressing the truth of the faith in an informed way. Imprimatur: John …

Angela Carol The great Archangel Raphael is the Angel of Marriage, of Healing, of Happy Meetings, of Joy and of Travel. This booklet gives the Scriptural background about St. Raphael, plus famous prayers to use in invoking his aid. St. Raphael identifies himself as "one of the seven who stand before the Lord." (Tobias 12:15). He brings blessings for both body and soul, a fact demonstrated in …

Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. This full-color illustrated book is a perfect guide for young children in making a good confession.  It explains the method of receiving the Sacrament, plus it has a good examination of conscience based on the 10 Commandments.  Also included are prayers to be said after Confession.

Today I Made My First Reconciliation Dianne Ahern Today I Made My First Reconciliation , is both a storybook and a keepsake book written to help children, their friends, and their family to love and practice this Sacrament. Best friends Maria and Riley just seem to get deeper and deeper into trouble after they accidentally break a window then lie to their parents about it. Their guilt makes …

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 …

This is a collection of G. K. Chesterton's provocative writings on a subject close to his heart-the family, and the corresponding themes of men and women, children, sex, marriage and divorce. The family was a central element in Chesterton's vision, a unifying theme of his literary work. His eloquent defense of the sacredness of the home is even more applicable in our times because of the …

Adrienne von Speyr Hans Urs von Balthasar calls this "one of her most central works". She discusses the moral and practical aspects of the sacrament in great depth. Some of the many areas covered include conversion, scruples, contrition, spiritual direction, laxity, frequency of confession, the confessions of religious and lay people, even the confessions of saints. One of the most …

Lawrence G. Lovasik This guide gives faithful Catholics all the essential ingredients of a stable and loving Catholic marriage and family - ingredients that are in danger of being lost in our turbulent age. Using Scripture and Church teachings in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format, author Fr. Lawrence Lovasik helps you understand the proper role of the Catholic father and mother and the …

This girl's first communion missal is remeniscent of old fashioned missals that are seldom seen today. The missal features a pearlized cover with a gold clasp and a real crucifix on the inside cover - not a picture.

This First Communion Blessed Trinity Missal and Prayer Book has a young girl on the cover and gilt edges.  The missal has the peoples' parts in bold print and has full color illustrations of the Mass, the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross.  In addition, it has a section of prayers, explanation of the sacraments, the Ten Commandments and much more.  A very nice …

Communion of the Sick A valuable service booklet for Extraordinary Ministers, the text is set both in English and Spanish. Includes all appropriate readings as well as a series of beneficial pastoral instructions and guidelines. Commentary, history, and appendices are written by the renowned Rev. Joseph M. Champlin. Printed in large type and in two colors.

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.

This Marian First Communion Boy'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

The Second Vatican Council says, "We ought to try to discover a new reverence for the Eucharistic mystery. Something is happening that is greater than anything we can do. The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is the font from which all her power flows." This profound statement about the Eucharist stands at the center of this book by Cardinal …

An illuminating, reassuring explanation of the Catholic Church's teachings on confession and forgiveness by the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Hail, Holy Queen. Jesus told his first clergy, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In Lord, Have Mercy, Scott Hahn explores the sacrament of reconciliation and …

Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. This full-color illustrated children's book is the perfect guide to help a young child understand the Holy Eucharist.  The book begins with explaining what a sacrifice is by using examples from the Old Testament and works its way through the Eucharist and its place in the Mass.  

This wonderful and practical little booklet explains clearly and thoroughly how to make a good Confession-but in much greater detail than covered in most catechisms. It includes an Examination of Conscience (plus a discussion of lax, scrupulous and doubtful conscience), contrition and its necessary qualities, the purpose of amendment and its necessary qualities, avoiding the near …

Kimberly Hahn Foreward by Scott Hahn Kimberly Hahn invites all families to embrace Catholic teaching on life issues. With personal testimony and practical advice, she shows that God's design for union and procreation in marriage--far from being a rigid, burdensome law--is really a truth that allows us to be all we were created to be.

Since the time of Martin Luther, many have claimed that the Catholic Mass is an unbiblical practice, that it repudiates the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ on the cross of Calvary as expressed in the book of Hebrews. Still others have denied that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. Do these criticisms have any validity? A thorough investigation of Scripture and history reveals that the …

Jump right into this hilarious new book on enjoying and celebrating Catholicism in a whole new way! Both a comical read, as well as an indispensable resource for observing the Feast Days of the Saints, The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living is for anyone who is interested in celebrating the history and humor behind the Catholic Faith. Consisting of selected historical sketches of the …

Today I Was Baptized Dianne Ahern Today I Was Baptized tells a heartwarming story of an infant baptism that includes short essays about the sacrament of baptism, its origin and traditions. There is also room for you to record the story of your baby's baptism. The book is beautifully illustrated and one that you are sure to want as a keepsake of this special day.

General Directory for Catechesis Congregation for the Clergy United States Conference of Catholic Bishops An essential companion of the Catechism of the Catholic Church , the General Directory for Catechesis provides religious educators, teachers, and catechists with a single point of reference for all aspects of catechetical instruction, for content and pedagogy, as well as for methodology. …

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 …

This treasured keepsake album is a special way to help a child remember the first time he or she receives the Eucharist. Memories of the people, prayers, reflections, photos, mementos and activities leading to and celebrating a child’s First Communion Day are beautifully bound in this sturdy treasury.

National Directory for Catechesis United States Conference of Catholic Bishops After years of collaboration, study, and writing, the National Directory for Catechesis is expected to be released in the spring of 2005. A companion to the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC), it builds on some of the core themes of the GDC like catechesis’ relationship to evangelization and worship, and …

Joseph D. White, Ph.D. All the information you need to be a first-rate catechist. Catechesis is one of the most important jobs you can take on. Fortunately, you don't need a doctorate in theology. What you do need is a thorough grounding in the Catholic Faith which is exactly what you'll get from this book. Here's a thorough, concise, and easy- to- understand summary of the Faith . It follows …

Oscar Lukefahr, C.M. Forward by Archbishop Justin Regali Provides am overview of the Catholicfaith in an easy-to-understand format that touches on the important elements of belief and practice. Includes activities and questions for both inidividual and group discussion - perfect for RCIA. Contents Foreward Introduction Part I. Belief Part II. Worship Part III. Christian Life Part IV. Prayer …

Scott Hahn Mike Aquilina There are no "self-made" success stories in the spiritual life. No do-it-yourself kits for aspiring saints. That's why Living the Mysteries is ideal for a family member, friend, or fellow parishioner who recently received the sacraments of initiation - baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist. That's why it's perfect for a lifelong Catholic, too. The early …

This Marian First Communion Girl's Missal is illustrated in full-color.  The Missal has a white pearlized cover and gold-edged pages.  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 …

The fallen nature of man and tendency toward sin is a reality that has lost credibility of late. But for John Henry Cardinal Newman "Original sin became to me almost as certain as that the world exists, as the existence of God." Far from being the breaking of arbitrary and external laws, the author shows us that sin damages not only our relationship with God, but affects the …

Pontifical Council for the Family This practical document is meant for those preparing for marriage as well as those involved in preparing a couple for marriage. Sections include the importance of marriage preparation, the different stages of preparation from childhood within the family to the immediate preparation before the weddding and some comments about the actual marriage celebration.

My Confession Book is a little classic from 1958 that has assisted many children with their First Confession as well as with their subsequent Confessions. Boys and girls who use this book will receive wonderful help with making a careful Examination of Conscience in accord with the Ten Commandments, hhavingtrue sorrow for their sins, making a firm Purpose of Amendment, and remembering what to …

The Hidden Manna: A Theology of the Eucharist By  Fr. James T. O'Connor In this in-depth study, Fr. O'Connor lets the breadth and richness of the Church's Tradition speak for itself. He presents and comments on substantial excerpts from the major sources of the Church's Tradition extending all the way back to apostolic times. Focusing on the doctrine of the Real Presence, he follows the …

Quizzes to a Street Preacher are 10 pamphlets on subjects people most often ask about the Catholic religion.  They are written by Fathers Rumble and Carty of Radio Replies Press fame, experts in the field of apologetics and convert-making (Father Rumble was himself a convert).  Each one is a 32-page, vest-pocket booklet of questions and answers that are brief, economically …