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Devotional Resources for Lent and Holy Week

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In Conversation With God - Vol. 2 - Lent and EastertideIn Conversation With God - Vol. 2 -
Lent and Eastertide
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This series is an excellent way to delve deeper into the readings you hear at Mass each day. The three short meditations are easy to fit into your day and give meaningful advice for how to make the words of Christ come alive in your life. Best of all, this book can be used year after year, since it contains meditations for all three cycles of liturgical readings! See the entire In Conversation series.

 

The Essential Lenten Handbook - Daily CompanionThe Essential Lenten Handbook Daily Companion
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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.

 

Lent and Easter Wisdom 4 Book SetLent and Easter Wisdom 4 Book Set
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The thought-provoking words of these four popular figures are supported by Scripture, a prayer, and a suggested activity for spiritual growth. This discounted set includes all four titles from the popular Lent and Easter Wisdom series. Titles also sold separately.

Lent and Easter Wisdom from Pope John Paul II
Lent and Easter Wisdom from Henri J. M. Nouwen
Lent and Easter Wisdom from Fulton J. Sheen
Lent and Easter Wisdom From Thomas Merton
 

Day by Day Through Lent - Reflections, Prayers, PracticesDay 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. Use these reflections as an opportunity to renew your spiritual self this Lent.

 

Symbols of Lent (Pack 25) Symbols of Lent Leaflet (Pack 25)
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Everyone knows that there is a season called Lent. But do we recall what each of those once-a-year Lenten rituals and symbols are about? This handy leaflet reminds us of the basics for celebrating Lent fully. It covers the history and meaning of ashes, the "40 days," purple vestments, penance, Stations of the Cross, the Scrutinies, palm branches, holy oils, and the Easter duty. An inexpensive and easy refresher course to hand all your parishioners during this important and solemn season each year.

 

The Lent-Easter Book The Lent-Easter Book
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A complete guide to the Lent-Easter season for teachers and parents, this big, beautiful book is bursting with projects, stories, prayers, and activities for children of all ages. Create meaningful family traditions, and celebrate the Lent and Easter season at home and in the classroom with handmade kid-friendly crafts, gifts, and recipes!

 

THE WAY OF THE CROSS

 

Benedict XVI - Way of the CrossBenedict XVI - Way of the Cross
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Experience for yourself the Way of the Cross that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI - wrote for this time-honored devotion held on Good Friday at Rome’s Colosseum. Designed to be a companion to best-selling John Paul II - A Marian Treasury, this beautifully illustrated book has 14 full-color art pieces by Dutch Symbolist painter Jan Toorop from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Netherlands.

 

Stations of the Cross - Stations of LightStations of the Cross - Stations of Light
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Take 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 are combined with a new devotion known as the Stations of Light, or Via Lucis. These moving, comforting, and challenging reflections that can be prayed privately or in community.

 

Stations of the Cross Shrine SetStations of the Cross Shrine Set
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A beautiful and rustic set of the Stations of the Cross for outdoor or indoor use. These are made of solid cedar wood and finished with cedar or walnut exterior grade stain. Each image is individually printed on metal plates which are then permanently fastened to the Shrine. These make great pieces for gardens, prayer paths, Church yards, or home chapels! Available sizes: 6x10, 8x13, 10x16.

 

The Pilgrimage Way of the Cross The Pilgrimage Way of the Cross
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The twenty stations of the cross in this volume are a creative blending of traditional stations along with new ones that reflect the complete Pascal Mystery of the Risen Christ. Beginning with the First Station of Christ's Baptism in the Jordan, along the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa, through his Crucifixion on Calvary, his Resurrection and concluding with the Twentieth Station of the Ascension, the reader is guided on a day-by-day pilgrimage experience of visiting the sites of the passion of Christ in and around the Holy City. The Pilgrimage Way of the Cross is abundantly illustrated with 25 original pencil drawings by the author, 30 photographs and 14 detailed maps that together enhance this book's lived experience of the ancient Holy City.

 

Way of the Cross Resources for Families & Children

A Family Centered Way of the Cross
Children's Way of the Cross
Let's Go - The Way of the Cross
Stations of the Cross 
The Passion for Children Glory Stories Coloring Book
The Stations of the Cross Coloring Book 
The Way of the Cross for Children
The Way of the Cross for Teens
 

LENTEN PAMPHLETS - EACH UNDER $2!

 

For Children

1. 40 Ways for 40 Days 
2. Celebrating Lent
3. Coloring Book About Lent
4. High Fives - Lent
5. Safe Fasting for Teens

For Adults

1. Catholic Parent Know-How - Discover the Riches, Lent
2. Daybreaks - Daily Reflections

3. Fasting - A Postive Approach
4. How to Celebrate Lent
5. How to Make an Examination of Conscience
6. Lenten Saints of the Season
7. Meditations for Lent 
8. Mi examen de conciencia
9. Mini-Meditations for Lent
10. Praying With Scripture During Lent
11. Un Neueveo Comienzo
12. What is the Triduum?

MASS READINGS FOR HOLY WEEK

Readings for Palm Sunday:
At the Procession with Palms
Mt 21:1-11
First Reading
Is 50:4-7
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
Second Reading
Phil 2:6-11
Gospel
Mt 26:14 - 27:66 or 27:11-54

Readings for Monday:
First Reading
Is 42:1-7
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14
Gospel
Jn 12:1-11

Readings for Tuesday:
First Reading
Is 49:1-6
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 
15 and 17
Gospel

Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

Readings for Wednesday:
First Reading
Is 50:4-9a
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34
Gospel
Mt 26:14-25

Readings for Holy Thursday:
First Reading
Ex 12:1-8, 11-14
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18
Second Reading
1 Cor 11:23-26
Gospel
Jn 13:1-15

Readings for Good Friday:
First Reading
Is 52:13 - 53:12
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
Second Reading
Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9

Gospel

Jn 18:1 - 19:42

Readings for Holy Saturday:
Reading 1
Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12,
 13-14, 24, 35
Reading II
Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,
 10-13, 15-18
Responsorial Psalm
16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
Reading III
Ex 14:15—15:1
Responsorial Psalm
Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18
Reading IV
Is 54:5-14
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13   
Reading V
Is 55:1-11
Responsorial Psalm
Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6   
Reading VI
Bar 3:9-15, 32
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11  
Reading VII
Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4
Epistle
Rom 6:3-11
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 
Gospel
Mt 28:1-10

Readings for Easter Sunday:
First Reading
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Second Reading
Col 3:1-4 or I Cor 5:6b-8
Gospel
Jn 20:1-9

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UPCOMING FEAST DAYS & HOLIDAYS

Feb. 22 - Chair of St. Peter, Apostle. This feast day commemorates the first Mass St. Peter celebrated in Rome.

March 3 - St. Katharine Drexel. Foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and Xavier University.

March 16 - Palm Sunday. This feast marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

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UPCOMING RELEASES

These items are currently available for preorder. They will ship as soon as they arrive in stock.

1. The Latin Mass Explained
2. Bella the Movie (DVD)
3. Gut Check

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Catholic Spotlight

This week on Catholic Spotlight hear an interview with Catholic motivational speaker and author Tarek Saab about his new book, Gut Check.

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