Liturgy Training Publication

Children s Daily PrayerMargaret Burk and Vivian E. Williams Designed to be led by students, these short prayer services will deepen and enrich classroom prayer every day of the school year. For teachers, parents, principals, and religious educators, helpful introductions provide background on each liturgical season, along with advice on preparing the worship space and getting children involved in the service. Prayers are also provided for use at home, before meals, and at the end of the day to...

The gold foil stamp cover design that draws on the history of Christian art is as visually strong, simple, and elegant as it is theologically rich. Interior art portrays narrative illustrations significantly based in scripture and tradition. The cover and binding materials have been chosen for beauty and durability. The Smyth sewn case binding is of the highest quality available and the sturdy cover materials have a soft, luxurious, leather-like feel. The Lexatone double end sheets strengthen...

Children’s Liturgy of the Word 2020-2021A Weekly ResourceChristine Ondrla Scripture Backgrounds by Mary A. Ehle, phd Peg Ekerdt Jean Marie Hiesberger Biagio Mazza Mary M. McGlone, csj Abbot Gregory J. Polan, osb Denise Simeone George Smiga Paul Turner Season Backgrounds by Mary M. McGlone, csj978-1-61671-539-7 | Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | 272 pages | Language: EnglishThe essential guide for prayer leaders who facilitate a separate Liturgy of the Word with children on Sundays and Holydays of...

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® provides the ongoing instruction and advice that readers need. It assists them in preparing their assigned reading on specific occasions, and when they read the resource every week as a way of reflecting on and learning about the Scriptures, it strengthens their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives. This resource contains the readings in large print for practice (with suggestions for emphasis in bold),...

Book of the Names of the Dead, 2nd EditionHardcover | 9 x 12 | 128 pages Many churches have the custom of giving a place of honor to a book in which parishioners write the names of their dead. This is such a book that has been carefully prepared—in its dimensions, paper, binding, and art—to be both beautiful and worthy of its task. In most parishes, this one volume will be large enough to receive names over many years. This beautifully bound volume features a gold embossed cover, that matches...

Manual para proclamadores de la palabra® 2021Raúl H. Lugo Rodríguez Felipe de Jesús Legarreta-Castillo Raúl Duarte Castillo978-1-61671-546-5 | Paperback | 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 | 288 pages | Language: Spanish Manual para proclamadores de la palabra 2021 provides the ongoing instruction and advice that proclaimers need. It functions like a personal coach for each minister of the Word. Not only does it assist readers in preparing their assigned reading on a specific occasion, but when ministers of the...

Order of Christian Funerals, Ritual Edition: Hardcover The Church calls each member of Christ s Body Priest, Deacon, layperson to participate in the ministry of consolation: to care for the dying, to pray for the dead, to comfort those who mourn (Order of Christian Funerals, 8). Revised and updated, this edition of the Order of Christian Funerals, Ritual Edition includes the ritual texts for the Vigil and related rites and prayers, the funeral liturgy, the Rite of Committal, and the funeral...

NEW! From Liturgical Training Publications. Symbols of the four Evangelists grace the cover of this beautifully crafted work. 11.5" x 17.375" hardcover, stamped in 5 colors. Over 30 pieces of full color art inside. Highly readable type, gilded edges, ribbon marker.

Keeping the Seasons for Advent and Christmas 2020-2021 Bilingual Print and Digital Resources for Your Parish Edrianne Ezell 978-1-61671-544-1 | Saddlestitched | 8 1/2 x 11 | 8 pages | Language: Bilingual: English & SpanishThe core of the resource is the seven handouts, in English and in Spanish, one for each week of Advent and Christmas. On the front of each handout is a prayer, illustration, and a reflection on the Sunday Scripture. On the back is catechesis for each weekday-about the day's...

Many churches have the custom of giving a place of honor to a book in which parishioners write the names of their dead. This is such a book that has been carefully prepared—in its dimensions, paper, binding, and art—to be both beautiful and worthy of its task. In most parishes, this one volume will be large enough to receive names over many years. This beautifully bound volume features a gold embossed cover, that matches other ritual editions, for a place of reverence in the parish. On the...

This thoughtfully designed folder is a convenient way to store worksheets and handouts while also offering immediate access to basic Catholic prayers, concepts, and precepts. Printed in the folder are: - The parts of the Mass - The Ten Commandments - The Beatitudes - Basic Catholic prayers - The seven sacraments - Corporal Works of Mercy - Spiritual Works of Mercy This folder may be especially useful for people journeying through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, children in primary...

The Godparent Book: Ideas and Activities for Godparents and Their Godchildren All godparents hope to form a bond with their godchild, but following through as a life-long, faith-sharing companion to a child can seem like an overwhelming challenge. How does one begin to relate to children at all their ages? And how exactly does one share faith with a child? In The Godparent Book, Elaine Ramshaw is encouraging, reassuring, energizing, and resourceful. Building on the idea that godparent and...

Daily Bread of the Word: Reflections on the Weekday Lectionary Readings by Albert Vanhoye, sj Hardcover | 6 x 9 | 768 pages | Language: English Daily Bread of the Word: Reflections on the Weekday Lectionary Readings is an English translation of Cardinal Albert Vanhoye’s reflections on the daily readings of lectionary, Il Pane Quotidiano della Parola: Commento alle letture feriali della Mess ciclo I e II (Daily Bread of the Word: A Commentary on the Daily Readings of the Mass, Year I and Year...

Year of Grace Calendar (Paper Notebook) Count the days and weeks of this liturgical year, reminded of Christ s prophetic spirit poured out on four great prophets, and on all God's people. LTP s circular display of the liturgical year makes its key features easily understandable. Everyone can see at a glance the liturgical seasons in their characteristic colors, Sundays on the outer rim, and the days and weeks radiating from the center, where the artist, Cody Miller, has portrayed Christ...

The Order of Baptism of Children, Ritual Edition The new translation of The Order of Baptism of Children was recently approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and confirmed by the Apostolic See for use in the dioceses of the United States of America beginning with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2, 2020) and mandated for use on Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020). The Second Typical Edition contains the following: Christian Initiation: General IntroductionThe...

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 288 pages | Language: English Nature both adorns and strips the fields and the garden, the woods and the city park, according to the seasons: adding or taking away color and texture, growth and decay, images of birth, death and rebirth. So, too, the Christian community adorns and strips its house according to the seasons of the liturgy’s calendar. We crown the year of grace with images and signs of the paschal mystery, to proclaim the coming fulfillment of the reign of...

Effective for training those new to the ministry and for rejuvenating the work of veterans, the book can be used by individuals or groups. It gives all sacristans the background and tools they need to pray, study, and serve in the liturgy. Now available in a second edition featuring updated texts from The Roman Missal. Inside you'll find a pastoral, inviting format and style, including: A basic theological and historical overview of the ministryCatechesis about liturgy, ritual, and symbolsWays...

Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eucharistic Theology from a Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Perspective HARDCOVER by Roch A. Kereszty, ocist This text places the Eucharist in the universal context of world religions and shows how the Eucharist is God's response to the universal human quest for the perfect sacrifice of expiation, thanksgiving, and communion. It not only discusses the explicit Eucharistic texts of the New Testament but also shows the role and meaning of the Eucharist within each...

Parents need support and care in helping to raise their child--not just with physical needs, but spiritual ones, too. Author Kara O’Malley is a parent of children pre-school age and offers her own wisdom in helping to raise faith-filled children. This resource enables parishes to provide parents with basic formation on the sacrament of Baptism and offer ways to begin cultivating a spiritual life at home during the early years before child begins formal religious education. Families will also...

The Daily Mass Readings: A Simple Reference Guide This portable booklet is a simple resource that anyone who follows, needs, or prays with the daily Mass readings can use every day from the First Sunday of Advent through the Saturday of the Last Week of Ordinary Time. This includes: Lectionary numbersBiblical citations for the First and Second Reading, Gospel, and Responsorial PsalmTitles of solemnities, feasts, and memorialsLiturgical colorsHoly Days of Obligation Can be used by: Liturgists,...

Look at the Light Words on Loss and Love from Sofia Cavalletti Patricia Coulter Order code: CGSLL | 978-1-61671-508-3 | Paperback | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 80 pages | Language: EnglishDuring times of suffering, loss, and grief, each of us needs companions who console and strengthen us. As Christians, we also need to understand our experience in light of our faith. At such times, Sofia Cavalletti offered her friend Patricia Coulter such guidance and encouragement. We will all benefit from reading the...

The Book of the Names of the Dead / Libro con los nombres de los difuntosHardcover | 9 x 12 | 128 pages | Language: Bilingual: English & Spanish Christian communities remember the names of their dead. This is especially true during November, a month traditionally known as the Month of All Souls. During this time, many faith communities have the custom of giving a place of honor to a book in which parishioners write the names of their dead. This is such a book. It has been carefully prepared—in...

Living the Lectionary, Year A Links to Life and Literature Geoff Wood Each Sunday we listen to God's word proclaimed in the assembly. We ask ourselves, what does this mean for my life and for our world at this time? How is the biblical word, as Psalm 119 suggests, a lamp to my feet and a light to my path? Geoff Wood combines examples from Western literature and his own personal life to help readers connect the Sunday readings for Lectionary Year A to their own experiences. Homilists, Bible...

The Catholic Handbook for Visiting the Sick and Homebound 2021 is the essential resource for lay ministers of care, especially extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. This portable, annual resource has been updated to include all the official rites a lay minister will need from the Book of Blessings and Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum to bring Holy Communion to as well as to pray and share the Gospel with those who cannot regularly worship with their parish...