Lenten Resources

A Light for My Path: Praying the Psalms on the Way of the Cross, Leader's Guide by Michael Ruzicki

Filled with practical advice for staging, preparing, and rehearsing the Stations of the Cross service, this Leader's Guide also offers tools for spiritual preparation and mystagogical reflection. Included on the CD-ROM are materials for promoting the service in your parish community through personalized invitations, pre-designed bulletin inserts, and a promotional video for your parish website. For those communities that may be interested in hosting a retreat centered on the Stations of the Cross, the Leader's Guide offers reflection questions, invitation flyers, and ideas for planning and hospitality. Music ministers will find this resource especially helpful as it includes sheet music for keyboard, guitar, C instrument, cantor, and SAB choir, along with recordings of the music for reference and rehearsal purposes.

The CD-ROM includes:

• Invitation flyers for your parish community
• Promotional video for your parish website
• Bulletin inserts to promote your service as a parish retreat, a single prayer service, or an opportunity to pray with other faith communities
• Invitation letters to involve your liturgical ministers and those in neighboring parish communities Catechesis and Formation
• Bulletin inserts reflecting on The Stations in History, the art in this book, and why we pray the Stations of the Cross
• Suggestions and ideas for praying the Stations of the Cross at home
• Reflection questions to encourage mystagogical reflection
• Order of Service
• Sheet music for cantor; soprano, alto, and baritone choir; guitar; keyboard; and C instrument
• Recordings of the Music ¦And much more!

978-1-61671-191-7 | Saddlestitched | 8 1/2 x 11 | 96 pages | Language: English

A Light for My Path: Praying the Psalms on the Way of the Cross by Michael Ruzicki

This fresh approach to the Stations of the Cross connects excerpts from the Book of Psalms to the Gospel accounts of Christ's Passion and Death. Perfect for use throughout Lent and especially on Good Friday, this order of prayer includes a pastoral reflection, a short Scripture reading, sung psalm responses, and original art for every station.

About A Light for My Path:

• Br. Mickey McGrath depicts the Stations of the Cross in a modern urban setting, using poignant images that resonate with the twenty-first-century disciple.
• Unlike artistic interpretations of the Stations of the Cross, Jesus is noticeably absent, inviting the participant to see and experience the Cross through his eyes.
• This edition of the Stations of the Cross relies on biblical foundations, especially the Book of the Psalms.

Thus, as you pray A Light for My Path, you will become more familiar with the prayers that Jesus said, along with many of the prophecies pertaining to his life and Death.

978-1-61671-190-0 | Paperback | 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 | 32 pages | Language: English

Glory in the Cross: A Journey through the Paschal Triduum by Corinna Laughlin

The Paschal Triduum is the heart of the liturgical year. This sacred season brings us more deeply into the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Paschal Mystery. This inspiring booklet provides a spiritual journey through the Three Days by exploring the rituals that take place on Holy Thursday evening, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. The questions at the end of each short chapter will help readers to glory in our Lord's Cross and live it in their lives.

978-1-61671-492-5 | Saddlestitched | 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 | 32 pages | Language: English

A Journey through the Three Days: Theological Reflections on the Paschal Triduum by Donna M. Eschenauer

This resource provides a spiritual journey through the Three Days of the Sacred Paschal Triduum. Each chapter reflects on the Triduum from a unique perspective and includes questions for discussion as an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the sacred mysteries of the Catholic faith. It illustrates the Triduum as the highest form of worship, ritually enacting human life and its set of relationships with God and each other. Donna Eschenauer clarifies and develops a theology of the Paschal Mystery as revealed through the rites of the Triduum, ultimately offering a foundation from which to understand all Catholic liturgy and to uncover its power to form Christian disciples.

978-1-61671-479-6 | Paperback | 6 x 9 | 96 pages | Language: English

Whether you have employees, colleagues, bosses, visitors or foot traffic of any type in your office, this gorgeous Crown of Thorns Desk Cross is sure to garner long glances from every visitor. The 7.5-inch wooden cross features a royal purple drape and a crown of thorns rich symbols of the Lenten season. The words, “He is Risen" is inscribed on the cross as a reminder of the meaningfulness of every believer's Lenten journey. This unique desk display is perfect to put on a shelf beginning Ash Wednesday through Good Friday. Ideal for office, and allows a creative presentation for your home, den, kitchen table centerpiece, religious education classroom, a focal point for church-sponsored Bible studies, book clubs, etc.

10" crown of thorns wall cross, it has a piece of fabric laid on the cross with a sign that reads He is Risen.

Catholic author and self-described recovering worrier Gary Zimak combines practical spirituality, daily scripture readings, and simple action steps to help you kick the worry habit as part of your Lenten renewal. He shows you how to let go of the anxiety-producing areas of life in order to find the lasting peace that comes from trusting God.

During the season of Lent, Catholics and other Christians frequently give up something they enjoy as a measure of penance or self-discipline and often fall back into old habits at the first Alleluia! In Give Up Worry for Lent!, Zimak offers fellow worriers practical, scripture-centered advice on how to relinquish the need to control the uncontrollable not just for Lent but for good and how to find peace in Christ.

From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Zimak guides you to ponder a scripture passage and to apply it to your own life by following four simple steps:

• read
• reflect
• respond
• pray

As you continue to meditate on scripture and practice the simple action steps at the end of each reflection, you will find it easier to replace old worries with new messages of hope and to change your life forever.

Author: Gary Zimak

Format: Paperback

Pages: 160

Trim size: 5 x 7 inches

ISBN: 978-1-59471-881-6

On-sale date: January 25, 2019

Using vignettes set in or near his monastery in downtown Newark, New Jersey, Benedictine monk Albert Holtz helps us to see that the Easter mystery, which can often seem abstract and distant, is in fact present all around us. As we accompany him through the fifty days of the Easter season, we listen in on his intriguing interactions with local street people and his inner-city high school students-an insider's look at what goes on in a monk's heart as he chants Vespers to the sound of police sirens. Anyone wishing to deepen his or her experience of the Easter mystery will find this a valuable and engaging book.

Paperback 152 pgs , 5 x 7 
Publication Date: 01/22/2019

Bishop Serratelli invites you to journey with those who were with Jesus in His last hours. You may be like Peter one day, and like Judas, Simon, Mary Magdalene, or Our Lady on another. This Lenten book provides a deeper appreciation for God's eternal saving love.

Size 4-3/8 x 6-3/4 Pages 96

John Paul II's Biblical Way of the Cross

In 1991, Pope John Paul II introduced a new Bible-based interpretation of the Stations of the Cross. This devotional guide invites readers to prayerfully walk in solidarity with Jesus on his agonizing way of the cross from his last torturous moments in the Garden of Gethsemane to his death and burial.

Now with full-color station images from previously unpublished paintings by Michael O'Brien, this booklet creates an ideal resource for individual or group devotional use, particularly during the Lenten season.

Author: Amy Welborn, Michael Dubruiel

50 Books per Box

5.5" x 8.5" booklet

32 pages

January 1, 2009

Lenten Healing: 40 Days to Set You Free from Sin

Lenten Healing offers a twist to traditional Lenten fasting: instead of giving up chocolate, give up your sin. This daily Lenten devotional offers a unique approach to fasting, helping you reexamine the psychological and spiritual roots of sin in your life while sharing reflections and prayer exercises for overcoming sinful habits and acquiring virtuous ones.

Author: Ken Kniepmann

192 pages

January 5, 2018

My Daily Way of the Cross Folder. Measures 3 3/8" x 6 3/16" folded. 100 per box.

The Way of the Cross by Thomas Wichert. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

The Way of the Cross for Young Christians. Illustrated Stations of the Cross booklets with 36 pages. Measure 4" x 6". 50 per box.

Easter Joy(Rattle Book) from Catholic Book Publishing is part of a series of books that combines a rattle with a small board book to appeal to God's littlest ones. The playful illustrations in Easter Joy will delight little eyes as they see the Easter Story come to life in bright and vivid colors. The soft sound of the rattle will keep little ones enthralled and smiling.

The Story of Easter (St. Joseph "Carry-Me-Along" Board Book). Author(s): George Brundage. Ideal book for young children. A sturdy book that will stand up to wear and tear, it provides clear, simple text to introduce children to events surrounding the death and Resurrection of Jesus. With full-color illustrations and a "carry-along" handle. Size 6 X 8 1/2.

Resurrection Eggs helps Easter come to life in little hands. Each of the twelve colorful plastic eggs holds a different memory-grabbing object to take Jesus' journey to the cross and beyond. Interactive and easy-to-use from home to classroom to neighborhood hunt. Each box contains: 1 durable plastic egg carton, 12 plastic eggs (one is empty), 11 unique objects to illustrate the Easter story, 1 bilingual booklet (English and Spanish) that connects the eggs to the story

The Risen Christ is peaceful and glorious. This piece is an essential figure for the Resurrection Scene display. All Fontanini pieces are made of resin and come in a gift box for easy storage. Story cards explaining each figure's role in the nativity scene are also included.

Alexander the Centurion is a vibrantly colored statue featured in the Crucifixion scene. All Fontanini pieces are made of resin and come in a gift box for easy storage. Story cards explaining each figure's role in the nativity scene are also included.

Marcus the Soldier is a stoic and strong figure. He is the one keeping guard at the Crucifixion scene. All Fontanini pieces are made of resin and come in a gift box for easy storage. Story cards explaining each figure's role in the nativity scene are also included.

Mary Magdalene is depicted as humble and in awe in this piece. It is a wonderful statue to display as part of the Resurrection scene. All Fontanini pieces are made of resin and come in a gift box for easy storage. Story cards explaining each figure's role in the nativity scene are also included.

This sorrowful, yet graceful statue of Mary is a perfect piece to display as part of the Crucifixion scene. All Fontanini pieces are made of resin and come in a gift box for easy storage. Story cards explaining each figure's role in the nativity scene are also included.