Liturgy and Lector Resource

Oración de los Fieles* (Spanish edition of Prayer of the Faithful) contains sample prayers and suggestions for Sundays, holy days and other important days of the liturgical year. This large-print workbook in Spanish also provides practical tips for writing and leading intercessions that reflect the particular concerns of your community.

Also included:

• Special intercessions for cluster parishes
• Intercessions for the Church and the world, reflecting today's most pressing needs
• Examples for introductions and concluding prayers by the priest

Includes daily general intercessions with an invitation to prayer and a closing prayer, Scripture citations for the readings of the day.

Living Liturgy 2025 provides practical and engaging content from expert authors to enrich your communal prayer and ministry. Trusted by parishes around the country (and world! Living Liturgy offers scripture readings, insightful reflections, robust liturgical formation, and contextual background information for Sundays, solemnities, and additional feasts of liturgical and national importance. This best-selling annual resource is ideal for parish ministers, liturgists, pastors, planning committees, adult faith formation groups, and anyone who wishes to explore the connections between liturgy and life.

An entirely new resource created for each liturgical year, Living Liturgy gives your team the spiritual preparation they need to serve in their ministries, integrating daily living, prayer, and study in an inviting and easy-to-use format. Original art by Ruberval Monteiro da Silva, OSB, complements the text and invites further reflection on the gospel of the day. This indispensable guide deepens a liturgical spirituality and strengthens the worship experience for the whole parish.

Featured Content

• Reflecting on the Gospel
• Preparing to Proclaim
• Psalmist Preparation
• Making Connections Between the Readings
• Homily Points
• Model Penitential Act
• Model Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful)
• Liturgy and Music
• Living Liturgy
• Prompts for Faith-Sharing

ISBN: 9780814669440, 6944

Details: 328 pgs, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8
Publication Date: 07/15/2024

This edition of the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word contains the approved New American Bible text of the Readings for Mass on Sundays, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and Holydays for 2023, Liturgical Year A, in which the Gospel of Luke is the primary Gospel proclaimed.

A valuable introduction by well-known author Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM Conv. traces the historical tradition of Ministers of the Word, affirms the modern lector within that context, and provides practical tips. The Handbook also contains a commentary to help the lector or proclaimer of the Word to understand the reading being proclaimed, along with Pastoral Reflections.

There are four helpful appendices:

• Introduction to the Books of the Bible Read in the Three-Year Cycle
• The Responsorial Psalm
• Glossary and Pronunciation Guide
• Index of Biblical Texts

Bound in a flexible cover, the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word is an invaluable resource for all lectors or Ministers of the Word. Handbook for Proclaimers

Price subject to change

This edition of the  Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word contains the approved New American Bible text of the Readings for Mass on Sundays, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and Holydays for 2024, Liturgical Year B, in which the Gospel of Luke is the primary Gospel proclaimed.

A valuable introduction by well-known author Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM Conv. traces the historical tradition of Ministers of the Word, affirms the modern lector within that context, and provides practical tips. The Handbook also contains a commentary to help the lector or proclaimer of the Word to understand the reading being proclaimed, along with Pastoral Reflections.

There are four helpful appendices:

• Introduction to the Books of the Bible Read in the Three-Year Cycle
• The Responsorial Psalm
• Glossary and Pronunciation Guide
• Index of Biblical Texts

Bound in a flexible cover, the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word is an invaluable resource for all lectors or Ministers of the Word. Handbook for Proclaimers

This edition of the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word contains the approved New American Bible text of the Readings for Mass on Sundays, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and Holydays for 2025, Liturgical Year C, in which the Gospel of Luke is the primary Gospel proclaimed.

A valuable introduction by well-known author Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM Conv. traces the historical tradition of Ministers of the Word, affirms the modern lector within that context, and provides practical tips. The Handbook also contains a commentary to help the lector or proclaimer of the Word to understand the reading being proclaimed, along with Pastoral Reflections.

There are four helpful appendices:

• Introduction to the Books of the Bible Read in the Three-Year Cycle
• The Responsorial Psalm
• Glossary and Pronunciation Guide
• Index of Biblical Texts

Bound in a flexible cover, the Handbook for Lectors & Proclaimers of the Word is an invaluable resource for all lectors or Ministers of the Word. Handbook for Proclaimers

Paperback | 6 x 9 | Language: English

Focus on Scripture each day of the year with Daily Prayer. This easy-to-use resource for group and individual prayer centers on a scripture reading each day, along with a reflection, a psalm, intercessions, and closing prayer. The book provides an introduction to Catholic prayer for those involved in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and an easy-to-use format for Catholics of all ages. It draws on the long tradition of lectio divina, providing a simple order of prayer for each day of the liturgical year.

As the perfect gift for parish volunteers, teachers, and catechists, it will aid each person in the parish to foster a practice of prayer, and can be used to begin or end parish meetings.

This concise, easy-to-use pastoral resource provides spiritual nourishment for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Rooted in the Sunday gospels, this indispensable aid invites reverent and prayerful preparation for liturgical ministry. Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion highlights the connections between the Word, Eucharist, and living in service of others. Ministers will find this resource to be formative for their own personal reflection and a helpful tool for facilitating prayer with people who are sick and homebound.

Living Liturgy for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion begins with the First Sunday of Advent 2024 and includes:

• Gospel readings for each Sunday and other significant liturgical celebrations
• Prompts for personal reflections and prayer
• A separate insert card with the Rite for Administration of Communion to the Sick by an Extraordinary Minister
• Inscription page for the minister name, ideal for commissioning ministers of the Eucharist
• Ministry prayers that correspond with the Music Ministers and Lectors editions of Living Liturgy, promoting unity among all liturgical ministers

ISBN: 9798400800566, 00566

Details: 160 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2
Publication Date: 08/15/2024

Inspire music ministers to confidently and prayerfully lead your community in song with Living Liturgy for Music Ministers. Dynamic content and an engaging team of contributors offer music ministers the spiritual preparation they need to be effective leaders of sung prayer. The Liturgy of the Word, and the psalm, will come alive in new ways for the entire worshiping assembly. Living Liturgy for Music Ministers begins with the First Sunday of Advent 2024 and includes:

• Suggestions for the psalmist spiritual preparation and prayer
• Readings and responsorial psalm for every Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and holy days of obligation
• Reflection on the day gospel reading
• Catechetical connections between the readings
• Ministry prayers that correspond with the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Lectors editions of Living Liturgy, promoting unity among all liturgical ministers

ISBN: 9798400800573, 00573

Details: 224 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2
Publication Date: 07/15/2024

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Ann Dickinson Degenhard Nora Malone Teresa Marshall Kristen Hempstead McGann Christine Ondrla Roseanne Masters Thomas

978-1-61671-504-5 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Kathryn Ball-Boruff Mary DuQuaine Tammy Garza Vicki Lopez-Kaley Nora Malone Lisa Mersereau Aileen Scommegna

978-1-61671-503-8 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Catherine G. Johnson Mary Kathleen Kelley, SSJ Maureen A. Kelly Nora Malone Christine Ondrla James Philipps

978-1-61671-502-1 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Supplemental Lectionary-Based Catechesis

Leisa Anslinger Kathryn Ball-Boruff Catherine G. Johnson Mary Kathleen Kelley, SSJ Nora Malone Jo-Ann Metzdorff Mary Patricia Storms Kyle S. Turner

978-1-61671-505-2 | Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week

Paperback | 8 1/2 x 11 | 336 pages | Language: English

Celebrating the Lectionary is a supplementary catechetical resource that helps you bring the richness of the Lectionary and the liturgical year into your catechetical program. It can be used in Catholic school programs, during the process of preparing children for Christian initiation, or as a supplement to a traditional basal text for Catholic school or parish religious education programs. It has been changed from a school year annual to now follow the pattern of the Lectionary. It includes sessions for every Sunday of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, Easter Time, and Ordinary Time), sessions for each day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and sessions for holydays, solemnities, and feasts so that you can use it in a variety of catechetical settings.

Each session is easily adapted to your specific needs and time constraints, with sessions designed so that you can lead class discussions and activities with minimal preparation and make use of the resources you have on hand.

Each session includes:

• Background information for the catechists
• Ways to connect the children's lives with the liturgical year
• Full text of the day's Gospel reading and an age-appropriate guided reflection
• Gospel-related activities
• A take-home page for the families to do during the week