**Of interest to lay presiders as well as to clergy.
This new revision of New Sunday & Holy Day Liturgies contains a lot of new material, including new homilies. There are two additional major improvements.
The first of these is a better Scripture Note focussed on ensuring that they convey the essence of the readings.
The second improvement concerns parts of the Mass such as the Introduction, the Confiteor, the Prayer of the Faithful, which are now more closely related to the particular feast (or Sunday) that is being celebrated.
**Of interest to lay presiders as well as to clergy
This new revision of New Sunday & Holy Day Liturgies contains a lot of new material, including new homilies. There are two additional major improvements.
The first of these is a better Scripture Note focussed on ensuring that they convey the essence of the readings.
The second improvement concerns parts of the Mass such as the Introduction, the Confiteor, the Prayer of the Faithful, which are now more closely related to the particular feast (or Sunday) that is being celebrated.
This book offers 26 funeral services, each on a specific theme – half of them written to refer to the phase of life at which a person died. The book also includes four Remembrance Liturgies, as well as four Rites of Committal, 12 Prayer Services, and 16 Reflections, many of which did not appear in the earlier work.
**Of interest to lay presiders as well as to clergy.
This new revision of New Sunday & Holy Day Liturgies contains a lot of new material, including new homilies. There are two additional major improvements.
The first of these is a better Scripture Note focussed on ensuring that they convey the essence of the readings.
The second improvement concerns parts of the Mass such as the Introduction, the Confiteor, the Prayer of the Faithful, which are now more closely related to the particular feast (or Sunday) that is being celebrated.
In these pages, the reader will come to appreciate how the extended reading of passages from the Old Testament, in the light of the Paschal Candle, creates a sense of expectancy.
Flor McCarthy offers a book built around what happens when a storyteller visits a small community. The 33 stories which the visiting storyteller shares with the people he visits, prompt a range of responses and insights among the listeners.
A lifelong student and teacher of Scripture responds to the Year of Mercy and to the document by Pope Francis, The Face of Mercy, by looking closely at the theme of mercy in the Bible.
With Reflections for Saints' Days, by Vincent Ryan, O.S.B.
Liturgies for Weekdays: Lent is designed to help towards celebrating Lent fruitfully.
Liturgies for Weekdays: Lent provides for each weekday Mass of Lent The book includes an introduction, a Scripture note, reflections which can be the foundation for a homily, prayer of the faithful and a a brief concluding prayer/reflection.
Discover the timeless wisdom of the Dominican spiritual tradition as priest and scholar Paul Murray explores the interconnectedness of prayer, study, and preaching. With insights from the masters of the Order of Preachers, this book challenges readers to embody the power of God's love in their own lives, bridging the gap between Christian tradition and secular culture.
