Catholic Traditions and Treasures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Catholic Pocket Prayer Book (2 Book Set)

• Catholic Traditions and Treasures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
• Learn about everything from "Forty Hours" to "First Fridays" to unique devotions and more
• Informative, delightful compendium of the Catholic way of life
• Catholic Pocket Prayer Book
• Conveniently sized to fit into any purse or pocket
• Full of beloved prayers

New converts and cradle Catholics alike are often perplexed by the myriad of devotions, traditions, practices, and beliefs that the Catholic Church has accumulated over the past twenty centuries. Why pray to St. Anthony to find something lost? Why keep a St. Christopher medal in your car? Or why bury a statue of St. Joseph upside down! in your yard when selling your house?

In Helen Hoffner's lovingly-illustrated, encyclopedic Catholic Traditions and Treasures, you ll find succinct and sometimes amusing answers to these and hundreds of other questions. This delightful book explains the origin and nature of most of the common traditions of the Catholic Faith, as well as the source and meaning of many of the quaint and obscure ones.

From Forty Hours to First Fridays and from Holy Hours to Holy Days, you'll find in these pages an informative, delightful compendium of the Catholic way of life, including information about:

Novenas * Penance * Prayers for the Dead * First Fridays * Votive Candles * Religious Medals * St. Francis Statues * Bathtub Madonnas * Holy Cards * Crucifixes * House Blessings * Prayer Corners * Advent Calendars * Jesse Trees * Marian Apparitions * Vestments * Icons * Divine Mercy * The Sacred Heart * The Liturgical Year * Holy Days * Religious Orders * The Holy See * The Roman Curia * The Divine Office * Holy Oils * Genuflecting * Relics * Stations of the Cross * The Sacraments * The Angelus * Litanies * Patron Saints

and much more to acquaint you with the many wonderful treasures and traditions of the Catholic Faith!

Catholic Pocket Prayer Book

This is a book to take with you everywhere. Hundreds of traditional prayers are here, all in a compact and durable volume that slips easily into a purse or pocket.

Whatever the occasion - trouble at home, trouble in the world, or just a free moment in line at the bank - here are prayers that will bring you great spiritual comfort.

Also includes the new responses to the Mass, the Order of the Mass, a formula for Baptism for emergency situations, and instructions for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - Father Benedict Groeschel
• Basic Prayers
• The Blessed Trinity
• Litanies
• Marian Prayers
• Saints and Holy Ones
• Angels
• Mass
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Prayers throughout the Day
• Prayers throughout the Year
• Everyday Prayers
• Prayers for the Church and the World
• Sacred Scripture
• Basics of the Catholic Faith
• Notes (Sources for texts)
• Index
• Acknowledgments

• Author: Helen Hoffner
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 160

• Author: Jacquelyn Lindsey
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 272
• 3¼ x 4¼ inches