Resource Books and Ornaments

Children’s Liturgy of the Word provides liturgy preparation pages and liturgy guides for every Sunday and Holy day of Obligation. Each liturgy guide includes words of dismissal for the priest celebrant, an open and closing prayer, petitions for the Prayer of the Faithful, and the full text of an interactive homily/reflection that connects the Word to the life experiences of children.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word allows the power of the liturgy to act on children, facilitating their growing relationship with God and allowing them to testify to their own experiences of God’s presence. Instead of following a traditional classroom model of a lesson followed by an activity or game, this resource closely follows the structure of the Liturgy of the Word being celebrated in the main assembly, as stipulated by the Directory for Masses with Children and the introduction to the Lectionary for Masses with Children. This resource makes leading a liturgically appropriate celebration of the Word easy, even for inexperienced leaders.

Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 272 pages

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 encourage family prayer throughout the week. With Children’s Daily Prayer, you can form your students in the rich tradition of Roman Catholic prayer, guiding them as they become acquainted with the rhythms and rituals of Catholic worship.

Scripture readings from the evangelist for the year have been selected to help children become familiar with important Scripture stories and themes. In addition, there are prayers for before meals and at the end of the day, as well as prayer services for the liturgical seasons and special feasts, and reproducible prayer services for children to take home to their families to celebrate occasions when they are not in school.

Instructions for parents on using the book with their children at home, and how to set up a prayer space are included.

Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 368 pages

The 2023 Cathedral Christmas Ornament features the angel detail.

From the Makers of the Official White House Christmas Ornament

Made in the USA

3.2 inches x 3.4 inches

The WORKBOOK can provide the ongoing instruction and advice that readers need. It includes these helpful features: pronunciation assistance, sense line format, lectionary numbers for each set of readings, margin notes that point to the logical divisions in the passages and bolded words help the reader know when to stress important sections and concepts. Everyone appreciates having this Workbook at home.

MANUAL PARA PROCLAMADORES DE LA PALABRA prepares Spanish-speaking readers to proclaim the Scriptures by providing them with Scripture commentary, advice for proclamation, large print readings for practice, and pronunciation skills. It is a great resource for proclaiming the Word of God in liturgical celebrations and ongoing formation when studied each week.

Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 304 pages

Living Liturgy™2024 provides practical, sound, and inspiring content from expert authors to enrich your parish liturgy and ministry. This best-selling annual resource is ideal for parish ministers, liturgists, pastors, planning committees, and RCIA programs. A unique and robust formation program, Living Liturgy™ offers the readings, plus insightful reflections and contextual background information for Sundays, Solemnities, and additional feasts of liturgical and national importance.

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.

Paperback, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8, 328 pages

An essential and trusted resource to help you prepare the liturgy for all seasons of the liturgical year, each Sunday, solemnity, feast, memorial, optional memorial, and seasonal weekday! If you are a priest or deacon, liturgist or worship team member, religious educator or looking for more information about Catholic liturgy, this publication will be an invaluable tool! Reflections on the Lectionary texts for Sunday, Year B, and Weekday Year I, ideas to enhance the choice of music and the liturgical environment, prayer texts. Helpful tips for homilies, catechesis and liturgy preparation.

Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 416 pages

Alone or in a group, find a deeper understanding of the Sunday Scriptures for Year B in At Home with the Word / Palabra de Dios. It includes readings, insights from Scripture scholars, and action steps for individuals, families, RCIA, and small faith groups, plus prayers for weekday readings.

Liturgy and Appointment Calendar 2023

8 x 10

This Catholic liturgical calendar is for the First Sunday of Advent 2022 to the First Sunday of Advent 2024. The 2024 Year of Grace Calendar is for Sunday Year B and Weekday Year I.

The calendar is designed to grace homes, parish offices, sacristies, and classrooms. Available in poster size (26 x 26) and notebook size (17 x 11). Available in English and Spanish.

THE YEAR OF GRACE 2024 LITURGICAL CALENDAR

Daily Prayer is the perfect companion for your spiritual journey. Versatile and easy-to-use, this trusted resource has assisted Catholics of all ages in deepening their faith and prayer life for over a decade. Daily Prayer follows an order of prayer for the liturgical year from the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2023, through Saturday, November 30, 2024. This resource is a great resource for personal reflection and can also be used to begin or end parish meetings and formation sessions, rooting your family ministry in the rhythm 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. For each day, Daily Prayer offers: a psalm, a reading from the daily Mass, a brief reflection, prayers of the faithful, and a closing prayer.

Paperback, 6 x 9, 400 pages

Prepare for the coming of Christ with this popular and inviting annual guide. During the especially busy Advent and Christmas seasons, this book offers brief, down-to-earth reflections that bring prayer and Scripture into everyday life in a thought-provoking and lasting way. Through Susan Swetnam’s reflections on lectionary readings from the weekday and Sunday Masses, readers will grow in their understanding of the word of God. This book will help busy people achieve their goal of enriching their prayer life during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.

Paperback, 4 x 5¼ x ¼, 96 pages

Prayerfully journey through Lent with fresh and meaningful reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance.

Available in English or Spanish

Paperback, 4 x 5¼ x ¼, 104 pages

There is no better season to renew one’s relationship with God than Easter, the most joyful days of the Church’s year. Rejoice with these inspiring reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations can help you embrace, live, and share the good news of the great Paschal mystery.

Available in English or Spanish

Paperback, 4 x 5¼ x ¼, 112 pages

The Catholic Handbook for Visiting the Sick and Homebound 2024 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 pray and shrare the Gospel with those who cannot regularly worship with their parish community.

These rites include: Communion in Ordinary Circumstances, Communion in a Hospital, Viaticum Outside Mass, Blessing of a person Suffering from Addiction, Blessing for the Victim of a Crime, Blessing of Parents after a Miscarriage, Visits to the Sick, Pastoral Care of the Dying. The full Gospel text from Sunday Mass is provided along with an explanation of the reading that lay ministers can read to those they visit. The explanations have been written with the needs of the sick in mind. Available in English and Spanish.

Paperback, 6 x 9, 240 pages