Behold the Beauty of the Lord
Behold the Beauty of the Lord

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2007-09-15

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1594715092

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This twentieth anniversary edition (more than 111,000 copies sold) brings Henri J.M. Nouwen's writings on Eastern Orthodox icons to a new generation and adds to the Nouwen collection published by Ave Maria Press. With a foreword by Br. Robert Lentz, a well-known painter of contemporary icons, this classic Nouwen book invites readers to pray with four Russian icons with their eyes open by emphasizing seeing or gazing, which are at the heart of Eastern spirituality. Nouwen's meditations reveal his viewing of the icons not as decorations, but holy places. The book includes four full-color icons for private contemplation or meditation.

Art and Prayer
Art and Prayer

Author: Timothy Verdon

Publisher: Mount Tabor Books

Published: 2019-10-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781640604230

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"Prayer is natural for human beings, a spontaneous impulse common in all people. Yet, beyond instinct, there is a kind of prayer that's conscious and articulate, that we have to be taught. There is an "art of prayer," when faith and prayer become creative responses of creatures made in the image and likeness of their Creator relating to him with help of the imagination. Monsignor Timothy Verdon explores these essential interactions in this magnificent book. Explaining that images work in believers as tools teaching them how to turn to God, and aided by the illustrations of fine art throughout the centuries, Art and Prayer explores in detail how prayer can become the fruit of a sanctified imagination --- a way of beauty and turning to God." -- the back cover.

Pure Faith
Pure Faith

Author: Jason Evert

Publisher: Totus Tuus Press

Published: 2017-05

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 194457882X

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Authentic prayer begins when we realize that we do not know how to pray. But what do we do after this realization? Pure Faith is a hardcover devotional written to help people deepen their interior life so that they can encounter God on a daily basis. It contains prayers for every occasion, prayers before and after Mass and Confession, prayers to various saints, and a wealth of advice on how to develop a rich prayer life.

The Woman's Book of Prayer
The Woman's Book of Prayer

Author: Becca Anderson

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1633538028

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Increase Your Happiness Through Faith and Spirituality Prayer takes many forms: Sitting in silence, walking mediation, using prayer beads or folding your hands every night and talking to God are all forms of prayer. If you want something different in your life, you must pray a different prayer. We are constantly communing with the Divine throughout our daily lives―even in the most ordinary activities. The Woman’s Book of Prayer will show you all the ways you can pray, so that you can find the methods that work for you. Draw inspiration from a variety of sources: Comprised of both mindfulness meditations, prayer practices and selections of sacred texts, poems and blessings, The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, author of Prayers for Hard Times and Every Day Thankful, gathers words of encouragement, comfort and sustenance for women. From Peace Pilgrim to Psalms to Dolly Parton, this collection of power thoughts and purposeful prayers will help you get inspired, and more importantly, stay inspired. Change your life by changing your prayer: Author Becca Anderson credits her recovery from a serious illness to the power of daily prayer. But she had to change the way she prayed and set off on an exploration of the myriad methods people use and uncovering the world’s best prayers. The Woman’s Book of Prayer shows how to change your life by changing your prayer. By carefully and consciously choosing affirming thoughts and deliberately looking for blessings at every opportunity, you will literally create a new life for yourself. The Woman’s Book of Prayer will help you: • Discover how to focus on what you DO want, not what you don’t want • Learn how to make your prayers positive and affirming • find out how to get more of what you want in your life

The Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer

Author: Alan Jacobs

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0691191786

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"While many of us are familiar with such famous words as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," we may not know that they originated with The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. Jacobs shows how The Book of Common Prayer--from its beginnings as a means of social and political control in the England of Henry VIII to its worldwide presence today--became a venerable work whose cadences express the heart of religious life for many.The book's chief maker, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, created it as the authoritative manual of Christian worship throughout England. But as Jacobs recounts, the book has had a variable and dramatic career in the complicated history of English church politics, and has been the focus of celebrations, protests, and even jail terms. As time passed, new forms of the book were made to suit the many English-speaking nations: first in Scotland, then in the new United States, and eventually wherever the British Empire extended its arm. Over time, Cranmer's book was adapted for different preferences and purposes. Jacobs vividly demonstrates how one book became many--and how it has shaped the devotional lives of men and women across the globe"--.

YOUCAT English
YOUCAT English

Author: Christoph Schoenborn

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2013-02-18

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1681496445

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The internationally best-selling book, YOUCAT - The Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, explained to young people the meaning of their faith in language, style and design that has appealed greatly to them. Now YOUCAT - The Youth Prayer Book, helps them to live their faith and deepen their spiritual lives. The book includes modern, new prayers, along with traditional prayers, and the time-honored prayers of Holy Scripture. It also gives a lot of practical advice on how to pray: in the morning, in the evening, and in between; in sorrow or in joy. The prayer book is illustrated with many photos of young people from all over the world.

Praying Shapes Believing
Praying Shapes Believing

Author: Ruth A. Meyers

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1596272732

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2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Lee Mitchell’s great standard work on the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. As his student, protégée, and colleague, Ruth Meyers takes this classic work and updates it for the Church in its current era and for the future.

Catholic Prayer Book for Children
Catholic Prayer Book for Children

Author: Julianne M. Will

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781592760473

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Here are: - Beloved, traditional Catholic prayers- Original prayers that accurately reflect a youngster's daily concerns and experiences- A "how to" for offering his or her own prayers- The basics of the Catholic Faith: the Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, sacraments, corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and more- An age-appropriate "examination of conscience," and an introduction to the Mass and its major prayers.The Catholic Prayer Book for Children makes the perfect First Reconciliation of First Communion gift.This is the keepsake your child will keep.The prayers, lessons, and truths we never outgrow.