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The Essential Lenten Handbook
Daily Companion
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Lent, the season of preparation for Christ’s Resurrection at Easter, is a special time of prayer, fasting, and renewed spiritual focus. There is no other period in the liturgical year that so completely draws our attention to the things of God, and to the great themes and traditions of Christianity.
The Essential Lenten Handbook provides everything readers need for a richer experience of the 40 days before Easter. Whether one wishes to follow a traditional program of Lenten devotion centered around prayer, a "modern" program that focuses on Scripture readings, a family model that brings loved ones together for a shared spiritual journey, or a unique devotional program, this all-in-one resource is an invaluable reference and the quintessential compact guidebook to all of the basic Lenten practices of Catholicism.
The Essential Lenten Handbook covers a wide range of topics, including:
- A short history of Lent
- Traditional Lenten hymns
- The penitential nature of Lent
- Prayers of confession and reconciliation
- Stations of the Cross
- A Rule of Life for Lent
- Lenten prayers to Christ and the Blessed Mother
- Daily meditations for cycles A, B, and C
- A glossary of Lenten terms
- plus much more!
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 The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ -
Leather Gift Edition
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Probably the most famous book ever written on the Passion, it is actually the transcription of a series of visions by a great mystic and stigmatist recently beatified by the Church. Full of fascinating details concerning every aspect of the Passion, the Last Supper, the Descent into Hell, Our Lady, the Apostles and the people, places and cultural background surrounding these momentous events - many of them verified by recent scholarship - this book was a powerful influence on Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ. One of the most powerful devotional books in all of Christian Literature. Click here to read the preface. (PDF)
This edition has been freshly re-typeset from an older, traditional edition and printed on high quality, acid-free paper. The cover is bound in genuine, highly-durable, Moroccan leather with beautiful ornamental gold blocking on the front and the spine. Size - 5.5" x 8".
See also the Catholic Classics 4-book Leather Gift Editions set.
 Stations of the Cross - Stations of Light
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The Stations of the Cross - Stations of Light takes you on a one-of-a-kind pilgrimage from Christ's sentencing to His death to His resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday. The traditional Stations of the Cross as well as the new devotion known as the Stations of Light, or Via Lucis, are moving, comforting, and challenging reflections that can be prayed privately or in community. Hear an interview with the author on CatholicSpotlight!
 Day by Day Through Lent - Reflections, Prayers, Practices
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In his own efforts to "keep Lent" and develop a more intimate dialogue with the Lord, Father Lowery has compiled a collection of rich reflections based on the biblical readings for each day of Lent. He offers simple, heartfelt prayers to help you reflect more deeply on the Word of God. To help you apply the Word to daily life, Father Lowery presents down-to-earth practices that will help you express your love for God and neighbor in concrete, practical ways. Use these reflections as an opportunity to renew your spiritual self this Lent.
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 Stations of the Resurrection
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Christians enter into the sufferings of Christ each year during Holy Week through various devotions and liturgical services. This unique approach to the “stations” encourages us to take the next step and enter into the joy of those who were privileged to witness the Risen Christ. In this handsome book, fourteen stunning icons of the Risen Lord are accompanied by meditations and prayers. These images invite us deeply into the mystery and power of the Resurrection. This is an attractive gift or personal prayer book.
 Woman, Why Are You Weeping?
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We do not have video or photographic records of Jesus' life, nor do we have a definitive biography - only glimpses offered in the gospels. Even though Christ remains one of the most frequently written about figures in all of history, it is impossible for us to understand the mystery of his life. As we approach the Lenten season, author John Timmerman invites readers to walk upon ground that God has provided for coming to know his Son.
In this book, meditations for every day of Lent examine several Biblical names and titles given to Jesus that help reveal him in images we can comprehend and that give insight into the meaning of the cross and the resurrection. Each day contains a creative explanation of one name or title for Jesus, followed by quotes from Scripture and a prayer. All who seek to follow the Lord more closely will appreciate these reflections.
 First Fruits of Prayer - A Forty-Day Journey through the Canon of St. Andrew
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Join Frederica Mathewes-Green on a guided retreat - ideal for the Lenten Season - through the classic Great Canon, a wise, ancient, Orthodox text that will enrich your experience of spirituality and prayer.
First Fruits of Prayer will bring readers of all denominational backgrounds into the prayer experience of first millennium Christianity through immersion in this fascinating text, a poetic hymn written in the eighth century. This extraordinarily beautiful work, still chanted by Eastern Christians every Lent, weaves together Old and New Testament Scriptures with prayers of hope and repentance.
This insightful book offers readers an opportunity to walk through a classic text from the Christian East in a series of forty prayerful readings with accompanying commentary and questions for further reflection.
Fulton Sheen Lent Book Set
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has encouraged and educated millions of Americans over the years. Now, his words of wisdom can help you have a more fulfilling Lenten season. In this Lent Book Set we have compiled three books and one booklet that contain Archbishop Sheen's meditations, sermons, and insight to the holy season of Lent. Book titles include:
Seven Words of Jesus and Mary - Lessons on Cana and Calvary - This amazing book analyzes the relation between the seven recorded words that Mary spoke in the Gospels and seven last words of her Son as He hung on the cross.
The Cross and the Beatitudes - Lessons on Love and Forgiveness - This classic work brings together Christ's Sermon on the Mount with his Seven Last Words.
Lent and Easter Wisdom from Fulton J. Sheen - Covering the traditional themes of Lent — sin and salvation, death and Resurrection, sorrow and hope, ashes and lilies - these 50 passages and accompanying mini-prayers offer readers a practical spiritual program as a retreat from the cares and concerns of a secular world view.
Lenten Meditations with Fulton J. Sheen - The reflections in this little booklet are drawn from Archbishop Sheen's best-selling books. Each quote is paired with a complementary Scripture verse focusing on the themes of the season--sacrifice, repentance, suffering, prayer, humility, peace--and more. |
