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40 Days to Peace and Union with God journey in prayer through the daily gospels Year A - Gospel of St. Matthew

40 Days to Peace and Union with God journey in prayer through the daily gospels Year A - Gospel of St. Matthew

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In the tradition of his popular Bible study devotional The Better Part, Fr. John Bartunek offers these stirring meditations to guide you in the way of mental prayer―the prayer of the saints. This practical companion will help you actively engage in this essential form of prayer and cultivate a true friendship with Christ. It will also teach you to rest in God’s love and receive healing, grace, peace, and joy during this sacred season.

Fr. Bartunek’s brief, power-packed reflections, focusing on Lenten themes from true fasting to carrying your cross to overcoming fear and temptation, will help you structure your prayer, grow in faith, and experience renewal. They will also enable you to follow the Holy Spirit’s lead along the path to holiness, encounter the Real Presence of our Lord more fully, and cultivate a greater love of neighbor in your heart. Features include:

  • A three-step guide to daily mental prayer with short explanations
  • The “Five-R method” for meditative prayer (Who knew it could be so easy?)
  • Daily inspirations from Scripture and the saints to stir your thirsty heart in prayer
  • Reflections to help you develop a truly personal relationship with God
  • Introspective questions to help you converse with God and “go deeper” in your faith journey
  • Tips for persevering in prayer during difficult times and making resolutions


Every saint and renowned spiritual director throughout the ages has said the same thing: if we desire to become saints, we must spend time daily in meditation. This life-changing book will irrigate the soil of your soul and enliven your faith, giving you a heightened spiritual maturity and a greater share in the abundant life. This volume―the first of three―also contains a resource list, including a video series, for further spiritual direction and support.

5" Aaron - Shepherd Boy with Sheep - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Aaron - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" Aaron the shepherd boy with sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Balthazar King - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Balthazar - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale King Balthazar.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Children's Camel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Children's Camel - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale 2 pc. baby camel.  Polyresin.  Boxed.  

5" Elijah - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Elijah - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Elijah, Shepherd tending 3 sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Emma - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Emma - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Emma, Shepherdess.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Gabriel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Gabriel - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Gabriel, Shepherd with Sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Gilam - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Gilam - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Gilam, Viewing Man.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Gloria Angel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Gloria Angel - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Gloria Angel.  Hangs on stable.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Holy Family - creche pieces - Fontanini

5" Holy Family - creche pieces - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Holy Family figurines.  Classic style.  Jesus, Mary, St. Joseph.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Infant w/ Manger - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Infant w/ Manger - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Infant Jesus with Manger.  2 pc.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Isiah - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Isiah - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Standing Shepherd.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Jeremiah - Creche piece - Fontanini

5" Jeremiah - Creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Kneeling Shepherd with Sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Little Shepherd Angel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Little Shepherd Angel - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Little Shepherd Angel holding sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Maia - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Maia - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Maia, Sheep Tender.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Mary's Donkey - Creche piece - Fontanini

5" Mary's Donkey - Creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Mary's Donkey.   3 pc.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Matthew - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Matthew - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Matthew, Shepherd holding sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.

5" Melchior - Fontanini

5" Melchior - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale King Melchior.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Micah Shepherd Boy with Sheep - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Micah - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Micah, Shepherd holding a lamb.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Ox Seated - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Ox Seated - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale seated ox.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Paul - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Paul - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Paul, Shepherd with sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Rhoda - Creche piece - Fontanini

5" Rhoda - Creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  Rhoda, Shepherdess with sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" sheep - creche pieces - Fontanini

5" sheep - 5 total - creche pieces - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale set of 5 white sheep.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Silas -creche piece - Fontanini

5" Silas -creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Silas, Little Shepherd boy holding a lamb.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Michael - creche piece - Fontanini

5" St. Michael - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale St. Michael the Archangel.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" standing angel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Standing Angel - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Standing Angel.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Standing Camel - Creche piece - Fontanini

5" Standing Camel - Creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Standing Camel.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Standing Ox - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Standing Ox - creche piece - Fontanini

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Fontanini.  5" scale Standing Ox.  Polymer.  Boxed.  

5" Uriel Archangel - creche piece - Fontanini

5" Uriel Archangel - creche piece - Fontanini

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fontanini.  5" scale St. Uriel the Archangel.  Polymer.  Boxed.

A Classic Christmas with Mark Forrest

A Classic Christmas with Mark Forrest

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International Irish Tenor, 13 Christmas songs

Advent A Family Celebration Prayers & Activities for Each Day

Advent A Family Celebration Prayers & Activities for Each Day

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Advent is the perfect season to begin praying as a family! Its wealth of traditions, such as the Advent wreath, the Advent calendar, and the Jesse tree, can be the perfect focal point for prayer. Advent: A Family Celebration will delight both children and adults with its ability to relate Scripture and prayer to real life events. Each day's meditation, designed to be said after the lighting of the Advent wreath, features a Scripture passage based on the Mass readings. A reflection and prayer then relates the Bible passage to a story or event. Two sets of meditations are written -- one for very young children and another for older ones. Prayers for all three Sunday cycles are also included. In addition, the book includes special Scripture passages and prayers to say each day while decorating the Jesse tree.
Advent Calendar - A King for All

Advent Calendar - A King for All

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Nativity story with corresponding picture behind each window
Glitter on calendar
Vermont Christmas Company exclusive design

Advent Calendar - Adoring Santa

Advent Calendar - Adoring Santa

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Countdown to the birth of Jesus with this Advent Calendar featuring art by Michael Adams.

  • Each calendar includes 24 flaps that open to reveal a small picture and Bible verse that tell the Christmas story
  • Value priced to be a perfect giveaway for school, family and friends.
  • Comes with a red envelope.
Advent Candle Kit - 100% Beeswax

Advent Candle Kit - 100% Beeswax

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Advent is a time of Penance and Preparation.

This popular kit will help your family prepare for the Advent season in a truly appropriate manner and draw your children closer to our Lord by teaching them about the real meaning of Advent and Christmas. So, this year, why not start a new family tradition and make your own Advent candles?

Each kit makes four 8 inch tapered candles (3 violet and 1 rose) from 100% pure beeswax. The candles are very easy to make, smell heavenly when burned, and are sure to delight you children all Advent long. The kit also includes a detailed information sheet on the beautiful symbolism of beeswax candles, directions for how to make your own Advent wreath, and a reproducible Advent prayer sheet.

Recommended for ages 13 and up. Wreath and pine branches not included.

Advent Candles Set 3 Purple & Pink

Advent Candles Set 3 Purple & 1 Pink

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Set of traditional Advent candles includes 3 purple and one pink candle. 10" wax tapers, 7/8" base. Made in U.S.A.

The Advent wreath is the traditional centerpiece of the Christmas season. A candle is lit on each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas. Three candles are purple and one is rose or pink. The first candle represents hope. The second candle peace. The pink candle, generally lit on the third Sunday of Advent, represents joy. The final candle signifies love.

Advent Candles Set [5 candles] 3 purple, 1 pink, 1 white

Advent Candles Set [5 candles] 3 purple, 1 pink, 1 white

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Set of 5 Advent candles includes 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white candle. 10" wax tapers, 7/8" base. Made in the U.S.A.

The Advent wreath is the traditional centerpiece of the Christmas season. A candle is lit on each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas. Three candles are purple or blue and one is rose or pink. The first candle represents hope. The second candle peace. The pink candle, generally lit on the third Sunday of Advent, represents joy. The fourth candle signifies love. Some Advent wreaths include a fifth white candle signifying "Christ" which is lit at Christmas.

Advent Nativity Candleholder

Advent Nativity Candleholder

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Advent - "the coming" - refers to the four-week season of preparation for the coming of Jesus on Christmas Day and the anticipation of His coming again. Advent begins the Sunday nearest November 30 and continues until December 24. Advent is a time to pray, a time to wait, and a time to hope.

The Advent wreath is the traditional centerpiece of the Christmas season. Many observe this holy season by lighting candles each of the four Sundays in Advent. Three of the candles are purple (or blue), reminding us to pray and serve others lovingly to help prepare the way for Jesus. The candle for the third Sunday of Advent is rose-colored. This color symbolizes our joy as the birth of Jesus draws near.

Our Advent candleholder has a beautiful rendition of the Nativity and is the perfect centerpiece for any home, and comes gift boxed for easy gift giving. 

Advent Ring - Gold [7"- 8" in Diameter]

Advent Ring - Gold [8.5" in Diameter]

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Use this simple but stylish wreath by itself or dressed with fresh greens and other decorations. Ring diameter approx. 8 1/2", overall width 10 1/2". Candles sold separately.

Advent Votive Candles, 3 pink, 1 purple

Advent Votive Candles, 3 pink, 1 purple

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Advent - "the coming" - refers to the four-week season of preparation for the coming of Jesus on Christmas Day and the anticipation of His coming again. Advent begins the Sunday nearest November 30 and continues until December 24. Advent is a time to pray, a time to wait, and a time to hope.

Many observe this holy season by lighting candles each of the four Sundays in Advent. Three of the candles are purple (or blue), reminding us to pray and serve others lovingly to help prepare the way for Jesus. The candle for the third Sunday of Advent is rose-colored. This color symbolizes our joy as the birth of Jesus draws near. On Christmas Eve a white Christ candle is lit along with the other four.

Perfect for use at church or home, these votive candles may be displayed in Advent wreaths or added to your own creations. The set includes 3 purple candles and 1 rose candle.

Advent with Our Lady of Fatima

Advent with Our Lady of Fatima

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Spend this Advent with Our Lady of Fatimaand with six saintly souls who were particularly devoted to her: St. Teresa of Calcutta, St. John Paul II, Fr. Andrew Apostoli, and the Three Shepherd Children to whom Mary appeared in 1917!

In these spiritually-rich pages, award-winning Catholic author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle brings you powerful prayers and readings guaranteed to shield you from the annual holiday sales frenzy that, during the holy season of Advent, distracts even sincere believers from preparation for the coming of the Christ Child.

These wise pages are sure to draw you closer to Our Lady of Fatima and her gracious messages of peace and hope. For these Advent prayers and readings are all rooted in Mary's 1917 messages to Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia (the three young Fatima visionaries); and in the personal Fatima devotions of three of our holy contemporar

Advent Wreath - Lego Brick Kit [contains 48 bricks]

Advent Wreath - Lego Brick Kit [contains 48 bricks]

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This set features 48 genuine LEGO® bricks. "Light" the candles to mark the weeks of advent. Don't forget the rose candle is for the third week!  Each candle is made out of several bricks, so you can even make them shorter as the weeks of advent go by.  Dimensions 3" W x 1.5" H.  Ages 6+.

Advent Wreath -Greens/Pine Cones - Green Candle Holders

Advent Wreath -Greens/Pine Cones - Green Candle Holders

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This classic Advent wreath is a traditional mix of holiday greens and natural colored pine cones. Durable construction ensures this wreath can be used year after year. Wreath diameter measures approximately 11". Gift Boxed.  Candles sold separately.

Advent Wreath Purple Ribbon w/Greens & Gold Candle Holders

Advent Wreath Purple Ribbon w/Greens & Gold Candle Holders

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Purple is the traditional color of the Advent season. This popular design is highlighted with purple ribbons and pine cones. Durable construction measures 11". Gift Boxed.

The Advent wreath is the traditional centerpiece of the Christmas season. A candle is lit on each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas. Three candles are purple and one is rose or pink. The first candle represents hope. The second candle peace. The pink candle, generally lit on the third Sunday of Advent, represents joy. The final candle signifies love.

Candles Sold Separately.

An Advent Book of Days

An Advent Book of Days

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A Book of Days to nurture and inspire your soul this Advent

An Advent Book of Days tells the stories of all the characters and creatures that make up the Christmas story, with daily prayers and reflections based on their experiences. Fully illustrated in color, this rich seasonal companion combines the bible, history, art and legend to explore the story of the incarnation. For each day of Advent, we meet a character caught up in the drama of the nativity, from the archangel Gabriel to the ox and ass in the stable. We discover what their portrayal in scripture reveals about them, how they have been understood in history, what folk legends have accrued around them, and what their stories offer for faith and devotion today. This is a book to engage all the senses and the imagination, to be enjoyed slowly and to shed new light on the most famous and familiar story of all. Step into the tradition of visio divina inspired by the medieval tradition of the illuminated book of hours, and celebrate the many aspects and persons of the Christmas story through the centuries.

This little book overflows with blessings. An Advent Book of Days is a fresh compliment to the well-beloved and familiar Christmas story. Thoughtfully put together, it welcomes the reader in like a warm friend, delighting and encouraging him along the way.

"It is my hope that these reflections, whenever they are read, will help us to discover new depths in the Christmas story, to deepen our faith, and perhaps even to learn something new or unexpected; because over two thousand years, the story of Christmas has become filled with unexpected delights arising from Scripture, history, legend and faith." --Gregory Kenneth Cameron

Aquinas's Lenten Meditations

Aquinas's Lenten Meditations

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There's a multitude of Lenten meditation books but only one that's packed with the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas. Journey through Lent with the Church's greatest philosopher-theologian. This unrivaled spiritual master will guide you in encountering Our Lord and experiencing the type of fruitful Lent that he often experienced.

You will relish this magnificent treasury of sixty-three of Aquinas's Scripture-based sermons specially selected for the holy season. From Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, you'll learn how to deepen your prayer life, conquer temptation, resist the evils incurred by sin, and equip yourself for spiritual battle.

In the straightforward, logical language for which he is famous, Aquinas shows you how to detach yourself from the things of this world and refocus on the things above, reflecting on Our Lord and Our Lady as models.

You will learn the importance of fasting to the preservation of chastity and how to perform acts that will increase your humility and purity. As you contemplate the example of Our Lord on the Cross, Aquinas will help you weed out vices and cultivate virtues to prepare for the joys of Heaven.

Let the Angelic Doctor assist you in overcoming idleness and fostering a deeper devotion with stirring reflections on:

Ways in which the Blood of Jesus is precious and salvific
The confidence we should place in Our Divine Friend, even in sickness, suffering, and pain
How Our Lady suffered and how she personifies charity, patience, humility, obedience, and detachment
Why the pain suffered by Our Lord was the greatest pain possible in this life
Jesus' fourfold humiliation on the Cross -- and the fourfold exaltation it merited Him
How Christ manifested all virtues on the Cross, the "pulpit from which He taught all mankind"

Also included are forgotten or little-known traditional feast days, such as the feast of the Holy Lance and the Nails of Our Lord and the feast of the Holy Winding Sheet.

You will find rich meditations on Christ's Passion and reflections for each day of Holy Week. Best of all, you will discover the greatest love story of all time: the Father who offered His only Son, and the Son who underwent every suffering and sacrificed His life for our redemption.

There’s a multitude of Lenten meditation books but only one that’s packed with the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas. Journey through Lent with the Church’s greatest philosopher-theologian. This unrivaled spiritual master will guide you in encountering Our Lord and experiencing the type of fruitful Lent that he often experienced.

You will relish this magnificent treasury of sixty-three of Aquinas’s Scripture-based sermons specially selected for the holy season. From Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, you’ll learn how to deepen your prayer life, conquer temptation, resist the evils incurred by sin, and equip yourself for spiritual battle.

In the straightforward, logical language for which he is famous, Aquinas shows you how to detach yourself from the things of this world and refocus on the things above, reflecting on Our Lord and Our Lady as models.

You will learn the importance of fasting to the preservation of chastity and how to perform acts that will increase your humility and purity. As you contemplate the example of Our Lord on the Cross, Aquinas will help you weed out vices and cultivate virtues to prepare for the joys of Heaven.

Let the Angelic Doctor assist you in overcoming idleness and fostering a deeper devotion with stirring reflections on:

  • Ways in which the Blood of Jesus is precious and salvific
  • The confidence we should place in Our Divine Friend, even in sickness, suffering, and pain
  • How Our Lady suffered and how she personifies charity, patience, humility, obedience, and detachment
  • Why the pain suffered by Our Lord was the greatest pain possible in this life
  • Jesus’ fourfold humiliation on the Cross - and the fourfold exaltation it merited Him
  • How Christ manifested all virtues on the Cross, the "pulpit from which He taught all mankind"

Also included are forgotten or little-known traditional feast days, such as the feast of the Holy Lance and the Nails of Our Lord and the feast of the Holy Winding Sheet.

You will find rich meditations on Christ’s Passion and reflections for each day of Holy Week. Best of all, you will discover the greatest love story of all time: the Father who offered His only Son, and the Son who underwent every suffering and sacrificed His life for our redemption.

Ascension Lenten Companion Journal YEAR A

Ascension Lenten Companion Journal YEAR A

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God wants to give us more. This daily prayer resource will help readers discover what it is that God is offering them this coming Lent. Each day, they’ll get:

  • a word,
  • a scripture passage,
  • a short meditation,
  • and a prayer prompt

These will guide them to rediscover a lived personal relationship with God as they journey through Lent.

This companion is accompanied by supplemental videos that can be found online as well as on the Ascension Lenten Companion DVD.

Features:

  • Paperback
  • 108 pages
  • Matte lamination cover
Bambinelli Sunday A Christmas Blessing

Bambinelli Sunday A Christmas Blessing

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Alessandro is staying with his grandparents, who run a small shop that sells figures for the presepe (Nativity scene), while his parents look for work in another country. To help with the boy's loneliness, his grandfather encourages Alessandro to make his own figure of the baby Jesus. They will bring that figure to Rome in two weeks to have it blessed by the Holy Father on Bambinelli Sunday. Through the events that occur in the time leading up to receiving the blessing in St. Peter's Square, Alessandro comes to see his world in a new way, and receives the best surprise of all in the end.

This book for children ages 7-10 tells a wonderful story about sharing, comfort, generosity, and forgiveness through the lens of a long-standing Italian tradition. The beautiful illustrations and timeless story make this a treasure Advent and Christmas resource for generations to come.

Bienvenido Jesus resucitado-reflexiones de cuaresma y Pascua para la familia

Bienvenido Jesus resucitado-reflexiones de cuaresma y Pascua para la familia

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Bienvenido, Jesús Resucitado ofrece una reflexión bíblica y una dinámica para todos los días de Cuaresma que anima a las familias a PENSAR, DAR, AYUNAR Y ORAR. Estas dinámicas ayudarán a su familia a que durante la Cuaresma incluyan la Escritura y la meditación en su vida cotidiana. Con el pasar de los domingos, su fe se irá fortaleciendo e irán descubriendo el verdadero significado de este periodo.

Welcome Risen Jesus
Lenten and Easter Reflections for Families

Welcome Risen Jesus offers daily reflections and thoughts that encourage families to THINK, PRAY, ACT based on words from Scripture. These exercises are designed to engage your household during the Lenten season by tying Scripture and reflection to your daily life. With each passing Sunday, your family's faith will grow stronger, and the true meaning of this season will be discovered.

Brother Francis: Let's Learn about Lent

Brother Francis: Let's Learn about Lent

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"The Let's Learn About" series is designed for elementary-school aged children, covering important aspects of our Catholic Faith! "Let's Learn about Lent" teaches children the significance and meaning of the season of Lent. Beautifully illustrated in full color, this book is a wonderful way to help children understand the importance of this very special season.

Cardinal Zen's Lenten Reflections

Cardinal Zen's Lenten Reflections

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"The merciful Lord has given us one more year. Let us take it seriously as the last chance. We should not take the risk of delaying." -- Joseph Cardinal Zen

Lent is a time of preparation and renewal through prayer, mortification, and charity. With candor and compassion, Joseph Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong explains how you can open your heart to grow in love of God to make this your most fruitful Lent ever. These eighteen Lenten meditations, collected from His Eminence's homilies and pastoral letters during a time of social and political tension, will fortify you to face the temptations that beset you so as to choose consistently the light of life.

Also included are thirteen stirring Easter themed reflections. With Cardinal Zen journeying with you, you will find the path to healing amid suffering and discover as never before the glory of resurrected love.

In this volume, you will discover:

  • God's wedding gift to you -- and your response
  • Five attitudes to cultivate to become a cheerful giver
  • How to restore your amazement and awe in the Paschal Mystery
  • Ways to make your Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter celebrations more meaningful
  • What you must do to be saved and embrace God's healing and liberating power
  • Seven lessons on the road to Emmaus that will transform your life
  • These beautifully crafted reflections will give you renewed fervor in your devotion to Jesus, our Savior, who wants to take you to a higher level. You will find out how to live in true imitation of the Good Shepherd and how to love your neighbor with a mother's heart. Through Cardinal Zen's wisdom, thought-provoking questions, and unique perspective, you will see as never before how Jesus' messages in the Gospels affirm the dignity of the human person.

    As His Eminence reveals the mystery of the cross, you will learn what it means to have the faith of a child and experience the comfort and tenderness of the Holy Spirit, especially in times of persecution and suffering. You will also perceive the steps to take to follow God's call, and, with the man healed of blindness, come to say, "I went, I washed, I was able to see."