Liturgical Press

The Order of Celebrating Matrimony, Second Edition, produced with the beauty, quality, and affordability our customers have come to expect.This volume features:an elegant, durable, and wipe-clean cover with a simple image that expresses the rich meaning of the sacrament, stamped in gold and silver;prayer texts set in easy-to-read, two-color type on natural, high-quality paper;three sturdy ribbon bookmarks;silver-gilded page edges that further esteem the text visually.Hardcover ...

Ministry Of Communion-Spanish 2nd Edition The Communion Ministry offers practical advice and vital theology for Eucharistic ministers. Updated with the latest liturgical laws and regulations, this book is an excellent guide for both people who serve God's people and those who help them prepare for ministry. Father and Doctor Michael Kwatera, OSB, a monk from St. JohnΓÇÖs Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, has been a graduate and university-level liturgy teacher and a liturgy practitioner in...

The Order of Baptism of Children Second Edition, HardcoverDetails: 192 pgs , 7 1/4 x 10 1/2Publication Date: 01/06/2020 A handsomely bound, gold and silver-stamped book, The Order of Baptism of Children, Second Edition, contains the texts for the new, revised order plus the optional rites including the Order of Baptism within Mass. It features the official ritual for several children and one child; parts clearly marked for the celebrant, parents, and godparents; an explanation of the...

Intercessions For The Christian People, Cycles A, B, C Gail Ramshaw, EditorFifty liturgical scholars Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran have authored these intercessory prayers for each Sunday of the three-year cycle to expand the resources available to local pastors. The authors have been guided by the traditional pattern of prayers of the faithful. All language is inclusive. 216 pgs , 6 x 9 ...

When Other Christians Become Catholic Paul Turner, STD Paperback, 184 pgs , 6 x 9 Each year, many adults who have never been baptized become Catholic. In the United States, these adults are outnumbered by baptized Christians of other denominations who seek to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church. In the minds of many Catholics’indeed, in many parish preparation programs’there is little difference between the two groups. Baptized and catechized Christians are often placed in...

Homilies For Weekdays Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials Don Talafous, OSB, PhD Homilies for Weekdays: Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials is a requested and welcome addition to the first two volumes of weekday homilies by Father Don Talafous, OSB. Here, he offers creative homily suggestions for solemnities, feasts, and obligatory memorials that fall on weekdays. Readers will deeply appreciate the faithful representation of the Scripture readings and their practical applications for Christian...

Homilies For Weekdays Year II Don Talafous, OSB, PhD 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 first of two volumes by Father Don Talafous, OSB, contains creative suggestions of what a homilist might say about the daily readings for the two-year Lectionary cycle. This extensive compilation for each day is a result of Father Talafous many years of experience...

Light For My PathSpiritual AccompanimentDom Bernardo OliveraBoth a reflection and a practical guidebook on spiritual accompaniment, or direction, Light for My Path does not sidestep such delicate issues as: the relationship between authority and spiritual direction, how to discern the vocation of a person with a homosexual orientation, and the presence of delusions along the spiritual journey. Dom Bernardo Olivera also makes a distinction between spiritual direction and sacramental confession,...

Father Brown completes his look at the great seasons of the liturgical year, making the rich insights of modern biblical exegesis conveniently available to all, with this volume for the season from Easter to Pentecost. During this season the Church reads consecutively from the Acts of the Apostles, recounting the external life of the Church after Pentecost. The accompanying readings from the Gospel according to John portray the internal life of Christian disciples and promise a coming...

All ministers of Communion will want to have and use these official texts for bringing the Eucharist to the sick. Also useful for the confined person to read in preparation for receiving the Eucharist.4" x 7", 48 pages.

A portable liturgical card for extraordinary ministers newly revised with text from The Roman Missal, Third Edition and printed in two colors on a heavy paper stock. 8 pgs.

What author John J. Pilch did for our understanding of the Sunday readings in his best-selling Cultural World of Jesus Sunday by Sunday series, he now does for the readings of the Triduum and Easter Sunday. Preachers, liturgy planners, musicians, and lyricists will discover the cultural context and meaning of the three Scripture readings for each day. All who participate in the Triduum and Easter Sunday liturgies will gain a deeper understanding of the Scriptures and their application to...

Biblical and liturgical texts make up this booklet, illustrated with woodcuts by Clemens Schmidt. Used at home and in the parish assembly, this publication has been a favorite for decades. Pages: 32Size: 6 x 3.75

Through illness, recovery and uncertainty, The Way of the Cross in Times of Illness provides comfort and healing. An ancient devotion of the Church, following the Stations strengthens, encourages, and brings spiritual understanding as the reader joins Jesus' walk to Calvary. These meditative and insightful prayers will open your heart to a healing journey and the companionship of the Holy Spirit. Reflecting on each Station, from the first condemnation to death up to the tomb, will help those...

What does the paschal mystery mean in the context of the rite - past and present - and in Christian life and death?Students of the liturgy and preachers will find in these pages a thoughtful examination of the mystery of Easter. Father Cantalamessa, the preacher to the papal household, is in full command of both the scholarly and the pastoral implications of the Easter rite. From his words you will gain the insight to articulate this mystery within the liturgy and within life so that it will...

Give Us This Day Daily Prayer, Monthly Publication Give Us This Day is an invitation to pray daily. Whether you have five minutes or a half hour, Give Us This Day supports your desire to pray with: Daily inspiration from the lives of saintly witnessesInsightful, relevant reflections on ScriptureSimplified daily prayer for morning and evening Give Us This Day is a monthly publication centered on the Word of God. Drawing inspiration from a multitude of voices, it provides a relevant and...

Anthony Marett-Crosby, Editor The Benedictine Handbook is a lifelong companion for oblates, associates, and friends of the Benedictine communities. Many people who visit communities for retreats and quiet days look for help in integrating into their daily lives some of the things they see and experience. This handbook will help people follow the Rule of Benedictas it explains the essential elements of Benedictine spirituality. It provides information on the spread of the Benedictine movement,...

Who would not relish the opportunity to read two-thousand-year-old letters? These four of the seven "catholic letters" are addressed not to any specific church, as are Paul's epistles, but to the church in general. Giving us valuable insights into early Christianity, they insist on the need to join good works with faith, present Jesus' sufferings as the model for enduring persecution and warn against intruders intent on undermining traditional faith and morals.Far from being mere exercises in...

The Gospel According To LukeVolume 3by Michael F. Patella, OSBLuke continues to challenge our lives. Focusing on Jesus and his earthly ministry among the early church, Michael, F. Patella, OSB, opens the Gospel of Luke to the 21st-century reader.Patella presents literary, textual, and historical criticism in a readable manner to give readers a solid background for the Lukan Gospel. A brief introduction informs reader of Luke's literary technique, Luke as an evangelist, and other historical...

New Collegeville Bible Commentary Two-Volume Old and New Testament Set Daniel Durken, OSB, Series EditorPaperback; 2608 pgs , 6 x 9 Concise and accessible, this two-volume paperback set includes individual volumes of the complete Old Testament and New Testament in the popular New Collegeville Bible Commentary series. Written by an array of respected scholars, the commentaries collected in these volumes bring expert insight into the Old and New Testament to Bible study participants, teachers,...

This commentary will enrich any reader's understanding of the heart of the Christian faith: the passion and resurrection of Jesus. Binz shows the differences in the four accounts and the reasons behind those differences. Text segments are followed by appropriate commentary. Pages: 120Size: 8.5 x 5.5

Which came first: a coherent Passion story or the Gospel of Mark? Contemporary biblical scholarship is divided over this issue of how, exactly, the Passion story developed. Whatever the shape of the story prior to Mark, it must have been imprinted with Christian experience as well as historical memory. Mark, in turn, felt free to retell and reinterpret that story for his own time and place. The Passion of Jesus was not only a story from the past but also, in the sufferings and hopes of the...

A Ritual for Laypersons Rites for Holy Communion and the Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying176 pgs , 4 1/2 x 6 3/4This book conveniently gathers in one place those rites at which a layperson may preside in the absence of a priest or deacon. Included are Holy Communion outside Mass; pastoral care of the sick; pastoral care of the dying; a selection of readings, responses, and verses from Sacred Scripture; and prayers for the dead and mourners. Now with changes to prayers as reflected in The...

Book of Gospels, gold stamped cover, rich paper, gilt edged. 9 3/4" x 13 3/4"