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The complete set of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS in four volumes. Includes the current ST. JOSEPH GUIDE FOR THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code: GF400G) and INSERTS FOR THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code GF400I). Additional copies of the current ST. JOSEPH GUIDE FOR THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Product Code: GF400G) are available. Size 4 3/8 X 6 3/4. Blue, Red, Brown and Green imitation leather covers. Special Features. Readable 10 pt. Type. Printed in Two Colors. Includes Ribbon Markers. Gold-Stamped Spine. Stained Page Edging to Match Cover.

The inserts for THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS, in a large-format size, include the Common Texts, texts for Solemnities and Feasts, the Invitatory Psalms, Night Prayer, and an Outline of Each Hour and the Format of the Various Offices. All inserts are now laminated. Size 5 1/4 X 8.

The inserts for THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS include the Common Texts, texts for Solemnities and Feasts, the Invitatory Psalms, Night Prayer, and an Outline of Each Hour and the Format of the Various Offices. All inserts are now laminated. Size 4 x 6 1/4.

Currently Unavailable. This title is going through revisions and will be rereleased sometime in the future. New price and release date TBD. For information or to pre-order, please call.

Currently Unavailable. This title is going through revisions and will be rereleased sometime in the future. New price and release date TBD. For information or to pre-order, please call.

This handy-sized edition comprises prayers for midmorning, midday, and midafternoon. The individual may use all three or select the one set of prayers most suitable for the occasion or the hour of the day. In addition to private use during the course of the day, the prayers are also appropriate for group use at meetings, in classrooms, study sessions, etc. A selection of appropriate hymns is provided as well as a complementary psalmody for those who pray more than one of the Daytime Prayers. Printed in two colors. Size 4 3/8 X 6 3/4. Flexible maroon cover.

Real Leather Case with a Window slot to show a Holy card. Personalize your cover with any card of your choice. (Card not included) 7.3" x 4.75" x 1.9". Fits Liturgy of the Hours, Christian Prayer Book and some Bibles.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

For Cemetery plots. Size 12"x5" holds 100 deeds with stub record.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

The small edition has 100 pages, 1,800 entries. Size 6"x9 1/2". Heavy permalife ledger paper. Bound in black fabrikoid. Gold title. Most popular size book.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

Small Edition - Most Popular Mass stipend book 5 1/2" x8 1/2" - 1,000 entries. OA253

Desk Edition -- Popular for Rectory office use. 8 1/2" x 11" -- 2.500 entries. OA252

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

Standard Edition is 50 pages, 1,400 entries. 9"x14" Permalife ledger, indexed. Bound in green Spanish grain sides with red sturdiflex corners and back. Gold title and tooled cover.

Small edition is 6"x9 1/2" with 500 entries, 10 to a page. Heavy ledger paper. No index. Bound in black farbrikoid. Gold stamped.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

Combining in one book entries for 200 Marriages and 400 each Baptisms, First Communion, Confirmation and Deaths. 120 pages. Remey Permalife ledger, indexed. Bound in green Spanish grain sides. Gold stamped leather tabs locate each section. For the small parish or mission not requiring separate volumes.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

Although they are the lowest priced practical registers available, these 50 page, 9" x 14" books contain the same page as our better registers. Printed on Remey Permalife paper and indexed. Bound in black fabrikoid, blind embossed and gold stamped. Holds 500 entries.

Available in Marriage, Baptism, Confirmation or First Communion.

Hand sewn hardcover archival registers printed on acid free archival paper that with proper care will last indefinitely. Acid free paper is resistant to water damage and has high light fastness, this allows the pages to resist fading from exposure to sunlight over time.

Standard Registers are recommended for the average parish. These 100 page, 9"x 14" books are hand bound with green Spanish grain sides, red sturdy flex corners and back, gold titled and tooled. All Church Record Books are indexed and have printed numbered pages. Holds 2000 entries.

Available in Baptism, Marriage, Confirmation and Communion.

Pastoral Care of The Sick (Pocket Edition). Rites of Anointing and Viaticum. Handy pocket-size edition of the complete Rite for personal use. Contains all the features of the large-size edition, plus handy edge-marking index. Size 4 X 6 1/4. Green vinyl cover.

Pastoral Care of The Sick (Large Edition). Rites of Anointing and Viaticum. This is the official version of the "Rite of Anointing of the Sick." Printed in two colors and large type. Includes ribbon marker. Size 6 X 8 3/8. Green cloth hardcover.

This handy-sized edition contains the abridged version of the Rites of Anointing and Viaticum in both English and Spanish for personal use. Includes a convenient edge-marking index. Size 4 X 6 1/4. Green vinyl cover.

Text by Inos Biffi. A beautifully illustrated overview of the Church's liturgical year, starting with Advent and ending with the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. The text features explanations of all the celebrations with their scriptural underpinnings and the richly-hued art, by Franco Vignazio, manages to combine a medieval style with a modern sensibility. Paperback cover.

The preparation of new priests for ministry currently faces closer scrutiny than at any time since the Reformation, and the importance of effective priestly formation has perhaps never been clearer in the entire history of the church. In Models of Priestly Formation, some of the world's leading experts on the topic consider priestly formation since Vatican II, explore current best practices internationally, and imagine what the future of such formation might look like. The book promises to become an essential reference for every person involved in priestly formation and for anyone interested in understanding better how it is carried out and how those who do it think about their task. The eBook edition includes four additional essays.

Edited by Salvador Ryan, Declan Marmion, and Michael Mullaney

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ISBN: 9780814664124
Details: 216 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 paperback
Publication Date: 08/15/2019

A deep strain of tribal politics is dividing societies around the globe. Organized religions are also coping with scandals, disappointments, and polarizing ideologies. The history of Christianity reveals that such frictions deeply wound the church. Fr. Richard S. Vosko recognizes that liturgical buildings are metaphorical expressions of the people of God. He proposes, in a relational way, that when all physical and psychological boundaries in a place of worship are removed people will discover a common ground. Building on theological foundations and design principles, Vosko envisions what an egalitarian "servant church" can look like. In a bold but thoughtful manner, he presents progressive insights into the fields of church art and architecture.

Author: Richard S. Vosko

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ISBN: 9780814684719
Details: 252 pgs , 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 paperback
Publication Date: 09/15/2019

Year of the Lord's Favor: A Homiliary for the Roman Liturgy: Volume 1, the Sanctoral Sycle by Aidan Nichols

This Homiliary provides a comprehensive guide to doctrinally based preaching for the entire Church year, presented in the Dominican tradition: a preaching of Scripture which takes doctrine as guide to the clarification of the Bible's main themes. Doctrine is necessary to preachers because in its absence the Scriptural claims and themes do not easily hang together. The grace the Word imparts always has a reference to the Mystical Body which mediates all the grace that is given by Christ as the Head. So, precisely as a fruit of grace, preaching is necessarily related to ecclesial awareness. Doctrine ensures that preaching does not fall short of its true dimensions-expressing the biblical revelation, the faith of the Church. Preaching about the lives of the saints is a partial exception to these principles-every saint throws light on some aspect of the mystery of Christ and the Church - and provides the subject matter of The Sanctoral Cycle, the first volume of Year of the Lord's Favour. The second, third, and fourth volumes of the Homiliary cover between them the Temporal Cycle of the Church of the Roman rite: the second volume furnishes texts for the Privileged Seasons-Advent, Christmastide, Lent and Eastertide; the fourth for Weekdays through the Year.

978-085244-791-8 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 222 pages | Language: English

Aidan Nichols, a Dominican of Blackfriars Cambridge, is surely the most prolific Catholic theologian writing in English today. Other titles from Gracewing include Catholic Thought Since Enlightenment, From Hermes to Benedict XVI and, co-authored, The Council in Question: A dialogue with Catholic Traditionalism. His new commentary on the Holy Rosary, Lessons from a Rose-Garden is also published by Gracewing. Aiden Nichols is a member of the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge.

Year of the Lord's Favor: A Homiliary for the Roman Liturgy: Volume 3, the Temporal Cycle Sundays through the Year by Aidan Nichols

This Homiliary provides a comprehensive guide to doctrinally based preaching for the entire Church year, presented in the Dominican tradition: a preaching of Scripture which takes doctrine as guide to the clarification of the Bible's main themes. Doctrine is necessary to preachers because in its absence the Scriptural claims and themes do not easily hang together.

The grace the Word imparts always has a reference to the Mystical Body which mediates all the grace that is given by Christ as the Head. So, precisely as a fruit of grace, preaching is necessarily related to ecclesial awareness. Doctrine ensures that preaching does not fall short of its true dimensions-expressing the biblical revelation, the faith of the Church. The second, third, and fourth volumes of Year of the Lord's Favour cover between them the Temporal Cycle of the Church of the Roman rite: this third volume furnishes texts for Sundays through the Year; the second for the Privileged Seasons-Advent, Christmastide, Lent and Eastertide; the fourth for Weekdays through the Year. Preaching about the lives of the saints provides the subject matter of the first volume of the Homiliary.

978-085244-793-2 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 180 pages | Language: English

Aidan Nichols, a Dominican of Blackfriars Cambridge, is surely the most prolific Catholic theologian writing in English today. Other titles from Gracewing include Catholic Thought Since Enlightenment, From Hermes to Benedict XVI and, co-authored, The Council in Question: A dialogue with Catholic Traditionalism. His new commentary on the Holy Rosary, Lessons from a Rose-Garden is also published by Gracewing. Aiden Nichols is a member of the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge.

Year of the Lord's Favor: A Homiliary for the Roman Liturgy: Volume 4, The Temporal Cycle Weekdays through the Year by Aidan Nichols

This Homiliary provides a comprehensive guide to doctrinally based preaching for the entire Church year, presented in the Dominican tradition: a preaching of Scripture which takes doctrine as guide to the clarification of the Bible's main themes. Doctrine is necessary to preachers because in its absence the Scriptural claims and themes do not easily hang together.

The grace the Word imparts always has a reference to the Mystical Body which mediates all the grace that is given by Christ as the Head. So, precisely as a fruit of grace, preaching is necessarily related to ecclesial awareness. Doctrine ensures that preaching does not fall short of its true dimensions-expressing the biblical revelation, the faith of the Church. The second, third, and fourth volumes of Year of the Lord's Favour cover between them the Temporal Cycle of the Church of the Roman rite: this fourth volume furnishes texts for Weekdays through the Year; the second for the Privileged Seasons-Advent, Christmastide, Lent and Eastertide; the third for Sundays through the Year. Preaching about the lives of the saints provides the subject matter of the first volume of the Homiliary.

978-085244-794-9 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 252 pages | Language: English

Aidan Nichols, a Dominican of Blackfriars Cambridge, is surely the most prolific Catholic theologian writing in English today. Other titles from Gracewing include Catholic Thought Since Enlightenment, From Hermes to Benedict XVI and, co-authored, The Council in Question: A dialogue with Catholic Traditionalism. His new commentary on the Holy Rosary, Lessons from a Rose-Garden is also published by Gracewing. Aiden Nichols is a member of the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge.

Connecting the Liturgy with Our Lives: Print and Digital Resources for Faith Formation by Kathy Kuczka

Through images and stories that come from daily experiences, these faith formation inserts provide insights on the parts of the Mass, gestures and postures that are part of the liturgy, rites and symbols, and the liturgical year. As parishioners read these short pieces, they will relate to the mysteries we celebrate at Mass. Parishes will want to distribute these pieces during particular seasons of the liturgical year The 63 inserts can be downloaded from the CD-ROM or from the resource's website.

978-1-61671-485-7 | Book with disk | 8 1/2 x 11 | 80 pages | Language: English

Effective Preaching: Bringing People into an Encounter with God edited by Michael E. Connors

Effective Preaching: Bringing People into an Encounter with God is a practical collection of essays, featuring leading preachers, homilists and homily instructors. Compiled by Michael E. Connors, CSC, the Director of the John Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame, this imaginative book focuses entirely on the practical side of Catholic preaching. It will provide imaginative, hands-on, tested advice to help homilists develop preaching effectiveness, using techniques that will turn satisfactory preaching into exceptional preaching. This practical resource will be essential for priests, permanent deacons, seminarians in homiletics classes; retreat leaders, RCIA catechists; all who preach.

978-1-61671-486-4 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 224 pages | Language: English