Prayerbooks

Handy guide that facilitates use of the large-type edition of CHRISTIAN PRAYER (Product Code: 407/10), the one-volume LITURGY OF THE HOURS, by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the year.

This beautifully designed and produced planner has been compiled by Catholic mothers for Catholic mothers, with several brand-new features in 2023!

This is the ideal planner to help a busy Catholic family stay organized and keep the important thing at the center—their faith. It is beautiful, practical, and faith-filled!

The Catholic Mothers Planner 2023 features:

• Spiral binding for ease of use
• Beautiful, full-color floral design inside and out with gold foil on the cover
• 2023 monthly calendar pages with saints’ feast days
• Monthly reflections on women in the Bible
• 2023 weekly planner—each week is a double-page spread broken into morning, afternoon, and evening for easy planning and to-do list creation
• 2-year at-a-glance calendar
• Inspirational quotes from saints and Scripture
• Headings newly designed in a beautiful, more readable font
• Family activities and recipes focused on celebrating saints’ days through the year
• Start and end dates for special novenas
• Color-coded months to help keep track of which month you’re in
• Sunday reading references for the whole liturgical year
• Prayer section with beautiful traditional prayers
• And much, much more!

Details of the planner:

• Approximately 8.5 x 7.75 inches
• 288 pages
• Full-color throughout
• Spiral bound

Handy guide that facilitates use of the large-type edition of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the period specified.

Handy guide that facilitates use of THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS by providing clear, accurate references for each day of the period specified.

In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized the great 20th century visionary of Divine Mercy, Sister Faustina Kowalska, and proclaimed the Sunday after Easter to be celebrated annually as Divine Mercy Sunday. In 2006, Pope Benedict stressed that "Divine Mercy is not a secondary devotion, but an integral dimension of Christian faith and prayer." Now Pope Francis has proclaimed an extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which will begin on December 8, 2015. These three Popes have made it very clear that Divine Mercy is a major part of the Christian faith, and now this powerful new book reveals why.

Best-selling author Vinny Flynn continues his popular "7 Secrets" series with a book that brings him back to his roots. Vinny was one of the original editors of the official English edition of the actual Diary of St. Faustina, and he has written and edited a vast number of the Divine Mercy materials that are used today.

Through his "secrets" of Divine Mercy, Vinny shows how Divine Mercy is not just another worthy "private devotion"; it is the key devotion, the umbrella devotion over everything else. Every other devotion in the Church, every ritual, every activity, every teaching is under that umbrella of Divine Mercy. It’s all there to help us understand and enter into Divine Mercy. He shows us how everything in our lives can become more meaningful, more powerful, more life-changing once we really embrace the gift of Divine Mercy ― the overflow of love from the Holy Trinity.

In this compelling and timely book, Flynn draws from Scripture, the teachings of the Church, and the Diary of St. Faustina to not only reveal the heart of Divine Mercy, but to offer you an invitation and a road map so that this mercy can transform your life.

If you're not yet convinced of the impact Divine Mercy can have on your life, if you've never heard of this message and devotion, or if you're curious to learn more about it, this book is perfect for you. It shows us all how to respond to the call of Pope Francis "to live lives shaped by mercy", and benefit greatly from the "Year of Mercy".

In this powerful book, Fr. Ezra Sullivan, a Dominican professor at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, reflects on the inestimable gift and responsibility of the priesthood.

Utilizing the examples and teachings of the saints, Fr. Ezra explores how "fathers of souls" should shepherd their flocks with God's self-giving authority and why the Church needs strong, masculine priests to form her children on the road to Heaven. You will learn how to foster devotion to God the Father, how Our Lady is crucial for the sanctification of priests, why St. Joseph is a priest's model, and how to employ the angels and the saints to intercede for priests. You will be heartened as you see how Abraham's spiritual fatherhood reveals the spiritual fruitfulness of God and His priests.

You will also learn about the Pelagian temptation and how those who overwork are more susceptible to it; ways to overcome "functionalism" and worldly concerns; and why the Holy Eucharist and administering the sacraments devoutly are central to a priest's identity.

Additionally, you will gather spiritual and practical tips on attaining union with the Holy Spirit to avoid "Christian Stoicism" and "spiritual adultery", and you will gain a new appreciation for how priests were raised to a supernatural dignity by virtue of their ordination to act in persona Christi.

Alter Christus squarely looks at common pitfalls of priestly sin, shows how a priest can arm himself for the spiritual battle, and gives tips on how to avoid the trap of self-deprecation or despair over one's sins. You will discover how prayer is necessary for union with Christ and a shield from evil; and how a priest's prayer helps to accomplish God's plan for saving the world.

Other absorbing, practical topics covered by Fr. Ezra include:

• The four keys to powerful preaching
• Two virtues to cultivate when combatting a "Messiah complex"
• Why you should never become a "buddy Jesus"
• How love is irreplaceable in a priest's life
• St. John Vianney's heroic gift of self and witness of humility as a parish priest
• What Hell will be like for unrepentant and sinful priests
• What Heaven will be like for holy priests

Every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old. - Matthew 13:52

Aquinas Press® is proud to present this Augustine Series of books, inspired by treasured pre-Vatican II books and tracts. Editors searched for meaningful texts and then updated them,revising theology, liturgy, Scripture, and language as appropriate and adding full-color illustrations, while keeping the original spirituality of the book intact.

• Jesus desires communion with His people every moment of the day. Time with Him is our greatest treasure! This distinctive prayer book includes devotions, prayers and aspirations to help the reader spend intimate time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
• 48 pages

Size: 3-1/8" x 5" H

 Offers prayers to help readers connect with God's healing power, both directly and through the intercession of Mary and the Saints. Includes over 40 prayers for specific needs.

Our Aquinas Press® best-selling prayer books feature treasured Catholic devotions, including Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Consecration to the Sacred Heart, the Rosary of the Virgin and many more.

Where did you learn to pray?

At your mother's knee? From the nun or brother who taught your religion class? Has your understanding of prayer matured since then, or do you simply pray, year after year, as you were taught as a child?

No wonder most people have so many erroneous notions about prayer. No wonder our prayers are still far from what they should be!

This remarkable book offers practical ways you can improve your prayers today and grow closer to God. The topics include:

How to pray well even when your heart is empty

Determining the prayer schedule that's right for you

St. Francis of Assisi - the five words that gave this holy man an entire night of contemplation

The saints: why all Christians should pray to them - and with them!

Spontaneous prayer - why it can be less genuine than formal prayers

"Vague cosmic worship" - has it crept into your prayers?

The Rosary - just how much of it should you be saying?

The posture of prayer - should you pray sitting, standing, or kneeling? It makes a difference!

Family prayer: practical hints to make yours even better

The Psalms, adoration, liturgical prayer…and much more!