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The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The
Church needs saints to show it how to live out its calling.The
witness of the lives of the saints is a powerful testimony to the
reality of God's plan and the possibility for truly following it in
one's life. So often, we do not see this witness. We see hypocrisy
and mediocrity among Christians. That is why we must look to the
saints -- the ones who really followed the words of Christ and let
them be carried out fully in their lives. The saints also give us a
reason to hope. Saints were not born; they were made through a life
of cooperation with God's grace despite many difficulties,
weaknesses, and temptations.This book, written from a Catholic
perspective, provides an overview to the lives of the saints
celebrated the entirety of the Roman calendar. It covers the whole
Church year, and makes for inspirational spiritual reading any time
of the year, providing an introduction to the patron saints for
many walks of life. Included are the Blessed Virgin Mary and St.
Joseph, Apostles like St. Peter and St. Paul, early martyrs like
St. Perpetua and St. Felicity, early evangelizers like St. Patrick,
medieval giants such as St. Thomas Aquinas, American saints such as
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John Neumann, and many others.
The Catholic Prayer Book is ideal for a Catholic individual who
wishes to look up a prayer quickly. This book features over fifty
of the most popular Catholic prayers and an introduction to
Catholic prayer by Jeremiah Vallery. Enjoy an electronic database
of traditional Catholic prayers for multiple occasions including
Morning Prayer, Evening Prayers, Prayers at Mass, Prayers for Holy
Communion, The Stations of the Cross, and more.
From a life of self-indulgent vanity, the calling of God
transformed the life of Inigo Lopez de Loyola beyond imagination.
From the time of conversion, St Ignatius, Father of the Jesuits,
sought only the will and glory of God. Today his spirituality
continues to influence both Christians and non-Christians around
the world, the legacy of a humble man who epitomized the motto of
his order throughout his life. This holy, self-aggrandizing man
turned his back on the self-indulgences of courtly life, seeking
only God's approval and taking his word out onto the streets and to
the sick and the poor. His ministry was his life and if all of
life's activities represent the opportunity for prayer, as Ignatius
fervently believed, then no life epitomized this more than that of
Ignatius of Loyola. Following in the steps of Saint Ignatius,
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected Pope Francis I on
March 13, 2013 and is the first Jesuit pope.
One part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of
Saint Padre Pio is an essential for any Christian. The foundation
for Padre Pio's work in the world was love. His love of God became
intertwined with his love of humanity so that the two became
inseparable and unwavering. Padre Pio is notable not for his
erudition or even his teachings, per se, but for the man he was and
the intercessor he continues to be. Pio gave himself to Christ as a
spiritual victim for the souls of sinners. With sweetness,
humility, and good cheer, he brought everyone who encountered him
closer to Christ. People who met him understood immediately that
they were in contact with a Christlike figure. Those who attended
his Mass and saw his union with the divine felt as though they had
witnessed in person Christ's Passion on the Cross. During his
lifetime, Padre Pio brought vast numbers back to devotion to
Christ, and, as he himself foretold, in death he has been able to
do still more.
Christian Writing Decoded provides the reader with a detailed
history and analysis of the most important Christian writings. The
Didache was rediscovered in the Monastery of the Holy Sepulcher in
Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) in 1873 by the Metropolitan
Philotheos Byrennios, who would later become the Greek Orthodox
Archbishop of Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey). This manuscript is the
sole extant copy of the complete work in Greek and was written in
1056 by a scribe named Leon. The Didache's guarded but judicious
approach to itinerant figures may be a reminder for us to be
tolerant of outsiders who seek Jesus in truth, even if their ways
are different from ours-as long as they do not teach us to alter
our own practices. This book provides an original history and
analysis of The Didache coupled with an appendix that includes the
Christian writing.
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