This famous Novena guides the Catholic day by day in obtaining an increase of the priceless 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost. In 7 different ways these Gifts make the Christian soul responsive to the daily inspirations of the Holy Spirit, leading him to a profound respect for the things of God (Fear), to joy in God s service (Piety), to realization of the nothingness of this earth (Knowledge), to supernatural courage (Fortitude), to sure direction in spiritual decisions (Counsel), to penetration of the truths of the Catholic Faith (Understanding), and to a relish for the things of Heaven (Wisdom).
NOVENA TO THE HOLY GHOST makes it easy to approach the Holy Ghost to receive the abundant Gifts that He desires to lavish on souls.

This text represents a sort of customary or ordinal for the English court chapel in 1449, intended to govern the life of the 49 people, including choirboys, who were the staff of this peripatetic establishment. It was based on earlier drafts, and was sent to Alvaro Vaz d'Almada, a knight of the Garter, for the use of Afonso V of Portugal; it includes a copy of the English coronation rites.

Dominican priest Leo Thomas applies the wisdom of pastoral care to the ministry of religious healing. He does so with practical, concrete, step-by-step explanations of how to offer healing to those who are hurting. The book's goal is to show Christians-lay and ordained, Catholic and Protestant-how to minister together in a powerful way so that hurting people can experience the healing love of God who meets them in their need. The end of each chapter contains reflection questions to help readers bring healing into their own lives while deepening their spirituality. Also included are chapter summaries and a list of recommended resources that expand upon the subjects covered.

This illustrated workbook arises out of many years of leading retreats, study and quiet days on the theme of the cross in many contexts from an English Cathedral city to a South African township. The symbol of suffering and sacrifice, the cross also stands for the triumph of love over hate, life over death, hope over despair.
This includes complete outlines with prayers, readings, guided meditations and instructions for making crosses on the following themes: Crosses from around the world, Holy People, Holy Places & Crosses: Bridget, Francis, Andrew and others, Good Friday Pilgrims: living the cross, Making Crosses: yours and mine, Meditating with Crosses, and Following The Way of the Cross.

Inclusive language is a concern that resonates deeply with the sense of conversion and welcome to a community that is inclusive. This treatment is sensitive, respectful and is sure to raise consciousness.

This book of Catholic prayers for times of hardship, compiled by eminent prayer book editor William G. Storey, offers consolation to those who suffer sickness, pain, and loss, and reminds those who are dealing with hardship that God in Christ is ever present to them. These Catholic prayers, drawn from all parts of the Catholic tradition, include canticles and psalms from the Old Testament, hymns and passages from the New Testament, poetry and prose from many eras of Christian history, Catholic prayers of saints and mystics, and traditional Catholic prayers of the Church."Prayers of Christian Consolation" is a helpful resource not only for those who suffer, but also for anyone who ministers to them in their time of need.

Living Scripture captures the essence of each week's Scripture readings in an easy-to-read, easy-to-use format.

Are you ever at a loss for words during prayer? God encourages us to approach Him with confidence, yet often we don't know what to say. We wonder if we'll pray the "wrong" way-or we simply have no words at all. A Prayer for Every Occasion inspires readers with prayer prompts, tips on how to pray, and ways to grow a habit of prayer. Organized by occasion and need, this prayer book offers abundant prayer examples to share with others or pray privately, and includes: Prayers for when you're suffering Prayers during a waiting season Prayers for when you seek growth and transformation Prayers for weddings, funerals, births, and loss Prayers for graduations, praise, celebrations, and more Including beloved prayers from Scripture as well as historical prayers, this lovely gift book teaches us how to pray with passion and joy. With four-color and high-designed interiors, this book is a great gift for just about every occasion--birthdays, Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, a loved one grieving, a friend needing encouragement, or someone achieving a milestone. Written for veteran pray-ers as well as for those of us who find prayer intimidating, A Prayer for Every Occasion provides an overview of the most common elements found in well-known prayers-including the words of Jesus-to help us find new confidence in our prayer lives.

From the rich tradition of the Anglo-Saxon Church of the sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries, Benedicta Ward has selected prayers and passages for meditation from both Latin and Anglo-Saxon sources. The mixture of Latin and Celtic Christian cultures, distilled and appropriated by the Germanic Anglo-Saxons, produced a distinctive English spiritual tradition which embraced kings and princesses, abbesses and monks, cowherds and poets, soldiers and beggars, and birds and animals. It is possible through these passages to walk with these men and women as friends and see how their lives became filled with the life of Christ, in pain and desolation as well as in wonder, love, and praise. '

"Benedicta Ward is Reader in Spirituality at Harris Mansfield College Oxford, and a member of the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God. Among her many books are "The Venerable Bede, "and"High King of Heaven, Aspects of Early English Spirituality.

This beautifully bound, yet affordable, prayer book makes a superb gift for a special occasion. Features include: sewn pages with gold edges, a gold cross on the front, gold spine stamping, Family Record section (with certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage), three gold ribbon markers, and an attractive gift box. Includes Revised Common Lectionary.

The Oxford Book of Common Prayer, Economy Edition is a beautifully constructed and reasonably-priced prayer book, making it a perfect choice for wide distribution in schools and for use as a pew prayer book.
All Oxford Prayer Books are bound with the same attention to detail and commitment to quality that have made Oxford Bibles famous the world over. The Economy Edition includes the Revised Common Lectionary and covers are embossed with an elegant gold cross.
Well-constructed, compact, yet comprehensive, this prayer book is an inexpensive and cherished resource for Episcopalians everywhere.

The Oxford Book of Common Prayer, Economy Edition is a beautifully constructed and reasonably-priced prayer book, making it a perfect choice for wide distribution in schools and for use as a pew prayer book.
All Oxford Prayer Books are bound with the same attention to detail and commitment to quality that have made Oxford Bibles famous the world over. The Economy Edition includes the Revised Common Lectionary and covers are embossed with an elegant gold cross.
Well-constructed, compact, yet comprehensive, this prayer book is an inexpensive and cherished resource for Episcopalians everywhere.

A collection of prayer-meditations selected from worship services. Themes: The Mood of Celebration, No Man Is An Island, and Search Me, O God.

Centering Prayers is a collection of 365 daily prayers for moments of silence and meditation. Thousands of readers have been inspired by the love, warmth, and peace that radiate from these brief daily prayers that spring from the ancient Christian practice of contemplative prayer. Centering Prayers is: * A book of simple, gentle daily devotions to grow our awareness of God's presence * An invitation to find peace and stillness, to listen and just be * Ideal for centering your mind and heart at the beginning of the day, or at bedtime, to calm anxiety * An ideal gift for anyone who feels lost, doubting, or fearful, anxious, or needs reassurance of the intimate love of God * A helpful tool for letting the noise of the world recede and entering a prayerful space * Structured by the natural seasons of the year, and includes special prayers for holy days Rooted in Scripture and timeless Christian wisdom, these open-hearted prayers are rich in imagery, helping us connect with God as Living Water, Source, Sustainer, Living Gate, Love, Wisdom, Beauty, Strength in Life, Abba, Eternal Listener, Grace-giver, God of Gentle Power, Beloved Source of Security, and more. Centering Prayers is a perfect companion for a personal retreat, or to pray with others in community.

When we think about the intersection of religion and politics, few people think of liturgy. Yet it is the contention of many theologians that our liturgical texts and rituals have important implications for our public life together. The latest volume in the Radical Traditions series, Liturgy, Time, and the Politics of Redemption advances a timely conversation about the place of religious reasoning in public discourse by attending to the way the scriptures are liturgically performed in Jewish and Christian communities. It includes diverse examinations of liturgy, from Peter Ochs's contention that reciting Jewish Morning Prayer can reorient our view of the world to Oliver Davies's illumination of the silence of the cross through two Russian words for silence. Of interest to theologians, philosophers, and clergy, Liturgy, Time, and the Politics of Redemption brings Jewish and Christian thinkers into conversation, showing parallels in these traditions' liturgical reasoning and opening new possibilities for Jewish-Christian relations.

Looking for homily suggestions that faithfully represent the Scripture readings and offer hearers of the text practical applications for Christian life? "Homilies for Weekdays," the final of two volumes by Father Don Talafous, OSB, contains creative suggestions of what a homilist might say about the daily readings following the Lectionary cycle.

This extensive compilation for each day is a result of Father Talafous ' many years of experience in preparing homilies. Written on both a popular and pastoral level, these homily ideas may also serve as daily reflections or meditations on the Scriptural texts for readers interested in nourishing their Christian lives with Scripture.

Also available "Homilies for Weekdays: "Three-volume set

"Don Talafous, OSB, PhD, serves as alumni chaplain for Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, and is the author of "The Risk in Believing" and "A Word for the Day," published by Liturgical Press. ""

Composed on the occasion of the poet's near-fatal bout with typhus in 1623, the Devotions contains the essential germ of John Donne's mature thought, embodied in obscurely structured verse/prose divisions. Because of its seeming digressiveness, critics have struggled to understand this most significant of Renaissance texts as a whole. Kate Gartner Frost, however, shows that the Devotions, which combines odd bits of natural history, personal life-data, quotations from scripture, and descriptions of unpleasant medical nostrums with personal religious outpourings, is a unified work belonging to the tradition of English devotional literature and spiritual autobiography from Augustine onward. Frost examines how Donne patterned his work on models and structures that allowed the blending of chronology, experience, anecdote, and insight into the fullness of extended metaphor reflecting the human condition. Donne's use of biblical typology is treated, as well as his adherence to a poetics rooted in pre-Copernican cosmology, which relies on underlying spatial structures. Finally, Frost reveals the actual numerological structures present in the Devotions and addresses the problem of discursive reading in relation to spatially organized premodern works. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Allen Kardec believed that the ability to communicate with the spirit world was hindered because man did not know how to pray. This belief inspired him to write a collection of prayers accompanied by instructions for their appropriate use. Many worldwide have found these prayers to be an essential tool for communicating with spirits on a positive level. Mr. Kardec's original work was in French. As interest in Spiritualism grew so did the acceptance of his beliefs, which lead his works to be translated into other languages. My sole purpose in authoring this work was to create a more comprehensive English version of this highly effective tool in order for it to reach a broader audience. My hope is that this work will open for many more the gateway to true spiritual understanding.

Combines the three bestselling volumes from the time-honored Prayers That Avail Much series.

• Contains powerful prayers from the Word of God that makes it easy to face any situation!
• Is an exquisite gift of classic tradition that is sure to enrich every home

The Word of God is the most valuable gift one can give. Now the amazing three-book treasury of Prayers that Avail Much, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, are available in one book in the classic richness of genuine leather.

Share the power of praying Scriptures with those who are closest to you. Learn how to pray in even the most difficult circumstances and see God do extraordinary things through the promises in His Word! This invaluable resource is a legacy to cherish for years to come and a necessity for every family library. Readers and their loved ones will never be without the power of biblical prayer as they add this elegant keepsake to their family heritage.

2006 Catholic Press Association Award Winner

After suffering an eclipse during the post-Vatican II liturgical reform, popular piety has regained its vital role in the spiritual life of Catholics. In response to its re-emergence, the Congregation for divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued the "Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy" on December 17, 2001. The "Directory" was written for bishops and their collaborators as a pastoral guide addressing the relationship between liturgy and popular piety. "Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines, A Commentary" by Peter C. Phan provides a chapter-by-chapter commentary on the "Directory," summarizing its contents, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, and offering suggestions on how devotional practices can be implemented in the United States. For liturgists, religious educators and students, pastoral leaders, and other interested Christians, this volume is helpful toward promoting a vigorous and authentic devotional life in the community, while respecting the preeminence of liturgical worship.

"The Commentary" begins with a preface by Peter C. Phan and an introduction by James Empereur, entitled Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines." Chapters in Part One: "Emerging Trends: History, Magisterium, Theology" are *Liturgy and Popular Piety in a Historical Perspective, - by Mark R. Francis; *Liturgy and Popular Piety in the Church's Magisterium, - by Peter Fink; and *Theological Principles for an Evaluation and Renewal of Popular Piety, - by Nathan Mitchell. Chapters in Part Two: "Guidelines for the Harmonization of Popular Piety with the Liturgy" are *The Liturgical Year and Popular Piety, - by Keith F. Pecklers; *Veneration of the Holy Mother of God, - by Joyce Ann Zimmerman; *Veneration of the Saints and Beati, - by Rail Gomez; *Suffrage for the Dead, - by Peter C. Phan; *Shrines and Pilgrimages, - by Ana Maria Pineda. Concludes with a bibliography that presents the most significant recent writings on popular piety and liturgy, by Robert Brancatelli.

"Peter C. Phan, PhD, is the Ignacio Ellacuria Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University.""

Eight years of inspired work by a committee of more than 30 musicians and pastors, all leaders in African American worship and gospel music, have resulted in this compendium representing the common repertoire of African American churches across the United States. For the first time in an African American hymnal, traditional hymns and songs are notated to reflect performance practices found in the oral tradition of the black church in America. At a time when such traditions are falling victim to modern technology, this book strives to preserve this rich heritage for future generations. Presented are litanies for "Fifty-Two Sundays of Worshipful Celebration" outlining an African American church year, including such special days as Martin Luther King Sunday, Elders' Day, Mother's Day, and Men's Day. Also included are 52 responsive scripture readings from the Old and New Testaments and an extensive index that includes scriptural and thematic cross-references.

- Compact size goes anywhere
- Affordable price puts resource in the price range of many
- Prayers and Scripture passages arranged by topic
- Follows a daily prayer format
- Created without dates for perpetual use
- Prayers from the Daily Office
- Psalms
- Hymns and canticles
- Scripture readings
- A brief summary of the Christian faith from Luther's Small Catechism