Celebrating the Word


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Celebrating the Eucharist


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Discovering is a comprehensive parish religion curriculum for adolescents, grades six to eight. Each section comprises a student booklet and an accompanying teaching guide which is bound with a student booklet.




Guide for Celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours


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Throughout the history of the Church, Christians have consecrated time by pausing at various moments throughout the day to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office. Day after day, hour after hour, Christians unite their hearts with Christ and his Church as they pray the Divine Office. This book will assist parish communities and groups of Christians who wish to gather to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.




Celebrating the Mass


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Father McBride extends to all an earnest invitation to know and love the Mass more deeply. The Catechism calls the Eucharist "the heart and summit of the Church's life" (1407). Certainly we are called to participate as fully and enthusiastically as possible. Along with the official texts of the Ordinary of the Mass are Father McBride's enlightening explanations. Also included are: The scriptural and historical background of the Last Supper. The tremendous significance of the Eucharist and what really happens. All four Eucharistic prayers, how they differ in focus and what elements remain the same. The liturgical sights and sounds, altar vessels, furnishings, and vestments. An ideal prayer companion, Celebrating the Mass is a convenient guide for all who seek a better understanding of this, our most sacred banquet and to celebrate more profoundly the great mystery of love we call the Mass.




Celebrating the Rites of Adult Initiation


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Essays about the Scrutinies, the Rite of Acceptance, taking a new name and more.




Celebrating the Word


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Following the pattern for Services of the Word laid down in Common Worship and the Church of Ireland Prayer Book, this resource puts flesh on the bare bones and offers a complete set of services for use throughout the Church's year. Material is provided for 22 services, from General Forms to seasonal occasions, including Advent, Christmas, Mothering Sunday, Easter, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Harvest, All Saints, Remembrance, Christ the King, services of reconciliation, and celebrations of new ministry. Texts are given for every part of the service: Preparation, Greeting, Acclamation, Penitence, the Ministry of the Word, Affirmation of Faith, Intercessions, The Lord's Prayer, Blessing and Dismissal.




Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Winter Holidays


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Offers prayers, sources, rituals, and stories to help understand and celebrate the Jewish holidays.




Celebrating the Seasons


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Daily readings from Christian spiritual masters -- from Basil the Great to Evelyn Underhill -- for devotional use all year long.




Celebrating the Mass


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