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Follow Me (A Stations of the Cross Book for Child)
Speak, Lord, I am Listening (A Scriptural Rosary Book for Child)
The Psalter of Jesus and Mary (A Rosary Book for Parent/Teacher)
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Speak, Lord, I am Listening A Rosary Book (2nd Edition)
64 Pages; Full Color [$12.00]
Now Available in Spanish. Click here for more information.
by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gus Muller
3 Times on the Catholic Best Seller's List for Children
as compiled by Catholic Book Publisher's Association
Includes Luminous Mysteries and Study Guide
This Scriptural Rosary prayer book presents the richness of the Sacred Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary in terms that children can visualize and understand. Gus Muller's watercolors use the full palette of color expression to explore the depths of the agony of Christ crucified and reach the heights of the Blessed Virgin Mary's glorious reign as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Christine Haapala's succinct and most apt meditation selections yield a wealth of spiritual insight into the mysterious events of the lives of Jesus and Mary. The Scriptures and watercolor illustrations coupled with the prayers of the Most Holy Rosary provide a rich meditation platform for teaching prayer and devotion to Jesus and Mary.
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Most Holy Rosary Slide Show from Speak, Lord, I am Listening watercolors
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Rosary slide show program from Speak, Lord, I am Listening provided FREE with purchase of 2 Speak, Lord, I am Listening Prayer Books and 100 Rosary English Prayer Bookmarks. [$48.50] Note: to substitute Spanish or Latin Bookmarks for English - call us at 888-652-9494.
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Speak, Lord, I am Listening - A Rosary Book [$12.00, sold individually] Order Book.
3 Times on the Catholic Best Seller's List for Children
as compiled by Catholic Book Publisher's Association
Includes Luminous Mysteries and Study Guide
This Scriptural Rosary prayer book presents the richness of the Sacred Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary in terms that children can visualize and understand.
Rosary Prayer Bookmarks [$24.50, sold in packages of 100] Order bookmarks.
Front of Bookmark: Includes a collage of pictures from Speak, Lord, I am Listening.
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Catholic School Principal used the Stations of the Cross Slide Show in her Lent Stations Program
Christine,
Since we do not have a church yet (our school actually shares our gym with the parish), we do Stations twice during Lent. Of course, students are encouraged to attend Stations in the evening at their own parishes. Since we don't have church, we do not have Stations on the walls and we cannot have the students walk from station to station.
So, projecting the images seems to work best for us.
We split our student body into two separate groups (we have a student population of approximately 600). We have K-4 come together and 5-8 come together.
We do have a built in screen to project on to. Teachers took turns reading the text from the book. I distributed the bookmarks to the students.
Faculty members thought the pictures were very appropriate and beautifully illustrated. I also received many comments on including the information on contemporary saints. I think the students liked that part also.
Karen
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Follow Me A Stations of the Cross Book [$10.00]
Christine Haapala and Gus Muller, authors of the CATHOLIC Best Seller Rosary Book Speak, Lord, I am Listening release their newest prayer book - again for Children of ALL AGES!!! Inspired watercolors and selections of God's Word introduce children to the suffering of our Savior Jesus Christ by walking each step with Him to Calvary. Along with each station is a heroically holy person who epitomized self-sacrifice, and, primarily, lived and died in the last century. May God bless you and may His mother bring you to her Son's cross where you can lay all your burdens down.
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Stations of the Cross Slide Show from Follow Me watercolros
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Download a sample of the PDF Slide Show.
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Follow Me - A Stations of the Cross Book [$10.00, sold individually] Order Book.
Inspired watercolors and selections of God's Word introduce children to the suffering of our Savior Jesus Christ by walking each step with Him to Calvary. Along with each station is a heroically holy person who epitomized self-sacrifice.
Stations of the Cross Prayer Bookmarks [$24.50, sold in packages of 100] Order bookmarks.
Front of Bookmark: Includes a collage of pictures from Follow Me.
Request Free Sample of the Prayer Bookmarks
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Catholic School Principal used the Slide Show in her Lent Stations Program
Christine,
Since we do not have a church yet (our school actually shares our gym with the parish), we do Stations twice during Lent. Of course, students are encouraged to attend Stations in the evening at their own parishes. Since we don't have church, we do not have Stations on the walls and we cannot have the students walk from station to station.
So, projecting the images seems to work best for us.
We split our student body into two separate groups (we have a student population of approximately 600). We have K-4 come together and 5-8 come together.
We do have a built in screen to project on to. Teachers took turns reading the text from the book. I distributed the bookmarks to the students.
Faculty members thought the pictures were very appropriate and beautifully illustrated. I also received many comments on including the information on contemporary saints. I think the students liked that part also.
Karen
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Special Quantity Pricing 1 Poster $4.00, 10 Posters $10.00, 100 Posters $75.00
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A Rosary and Stations of the Cross Poster 17 1/2 by 23 1/2 ins.
Includes all 20 Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary and the 14 Stations |
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Seraphim and Cherubim
A Scriptural Chaplet of the Holy Angels [$8.00]
More information and order details.
by Christine Haapala, Author of the Best Selling Children's Scriptural Rosary Speak Lord, I am Listening
NEW TITLE!
48 full-color pages with 26 Angelic Illustrations, 6" by 6"
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Table of Contents
Rosaries or Chaplets? Just Pray Always
The Chaplet of the Holy Angels
First Angelic Decade: Angels of Adam, Abraham, and Moses
Second Angelic Decade: Angels of the Child Jesus, Our Lord and Savior
Third Angelic Decade: Angels of the Messiah, Jesus Crucified
Fourth Angelic Decade: Angels of the Risen Christ
Fifth Angelic Decade: Angels at the End of the Age
Novena of the Holy Angels
Litany of the Holy Angels
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In His Presence Seven Visits to the Blessed Sacrament [$7.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gustave Dore
This meditation book outlines SEVEN VISITS to the Blessed Sacrament. This prayer book can be used in one evening, such as, during the Holy Thursday Seven Church Pilgrimage. It can be used for seven consecutive days for a special prayer request. And, it can be used periodically, whenever you can spend time visiting Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
64 pages. 21 Gustave Doré Illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy. ISBN 0-9703996-8-5. 5 ½ by 8" $7.00
Quantity Discounts Available.
10 or more copies - 40% discount.
100 or more copies - 60% discount.
Call us at 888-652-9494.
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Inspiration and Meditation through Art and Literature
Pope Benedict XV's Encyclical on Dante "IN PRAECLARA SUMMORUM" (April 30, 1921) stated that "Among the many celebrated geniuses of whom the Catholic faith can boast who have left undying fruits in literature ... highest stands the name of Dante Alighieri..." [IPS, 1] Dante's Divine Comedy is organized on the basis of the number seven - the seven circles of Inferno; the seven terraces on the mountain of Purgatorio; and, the seven spheres of Paradiso. Three pictures from The Doré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy are included for each of the Seven Visits. The first picture is from Purgatorio and reflects on the particular vice we wish to eliminate. The next two pictures from Paradiso are one artist's interpretation of the beatific vision - God's promise of eternal life. Pope Benedict XV further said that while the Divine Comedy "uses various symbolic images and records the lives of mortals on earth, it has for its true aim the glorification of the justice and providence of God who rules the world through time and all eternity and punishes and rewards the actions of individuals and human society." [IPS, 4]
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Holy Thursday Seven Church Visits
The celebrations of the Sacred Triduum - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil - are the most solemn of the liturgical cycle. No time in the year reaches the heights that these days do. While we celebrate in every Mass the Paschal Mystery, the Triduum allows the Church to linger over the events of the last days of Christ's earthly life and the beginning of the New Creation in the Resurrection. ... The celebration of the Sacred Triduum is too awesome, too dense to understand unless we take time to ponder and consider it. One tradition associated with the pondering of the mystery of the Sacred Triduum is the custom of visiting the altars of reposition on Holy Thursday. ... The faithful go together from church to church, retracing symbolically the path of the Apostles as they descended from Mount Zion to the Garden of Gethsemane.
by Father Elias Carr, Society of St. Leopold from "Night with Christ" article in In His Presence
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Plan a Holy Thursday Seven Church Pilgrimage
Invite friends, family, and parishioners on this unique spiritual journey. Ask who might be interested in driving.
Identify the starting church, generally your home parish. Select six additional parishes (short driving distances) that would generally make a circular route from home church to other six parishes and return to home parish by midnight for closing prayer service.
Verify the seven churches have all-night adoration. Double check the location of adoration as it may be in a side altar or chapel. This will prevent wasting time looking for the adoration location or being disappointed because a parish is not participating in Eucharistic Adoration.
Two people should test drive the seven visit route. Ensure there is sufficient time to make the circular route and return by 11:50 p.m. Make any necessary alterations to the travel route and have map directions printed for each vehicle.
Following Holy Thursday Mass, gather outside the church to begin your seven church visits. A two to three car caravan works the best. Decide which will be the "lead" car so all cars arrive about the same time at each church. Designate a "navigator," to help the driver efficiently drive from church to church. Select a "timekeeper" at the church so you don't lose track of time and fail to complete the seven visits. You will generally have about 7-10 minutes in each church for prayer and adoration. This will vary with travel times between churches.
Larger youth groups can participate in this spiritual journey and travel from parish to parish in buses.
Be respectfully quiet when entering and exiting as a group from the adoration room. "Group" prayer is discouraged since it will disturb the reverent silence. Bring a prayer book or journal. We highly recommend In His Presence as the meditations were inspired by the seven church visit.
Pray the Rosary or Chaplet of Divine Mercy, as you travel from church to church. Socialize with the other passengers and share thoughts about this spiritual experience. Passengers can switch between the cars and get to know one another.
This church pilgrimage can also be completed in a very small group (a couple of friends, mother/daughter or husband/wife) with only one car. If you live in a city, the churches may be within walking distance and you could plan this seven church visit pilgrimage on foot. |
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View 16-slide animated presentation of Follow Me A Stations of the Cross Book
Flip through the pages of Follow Me A Stations of the Cross Book 26 Page FLASH Presentation
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Follow Me A Stations of the Cross Book [$10.00]
Christine Haapala and Gus Muller, authors of the CATHOLIC Best Seller Rosary Book Speak, Lord, I am Listening release their newest prayer book - again for Children of ALL AGES!!! Inspired watercolors and selections of God's Word introduce children to the suffering of our Savior Jesus Christ by walking each step with Him to Calvary. Along with each station is a heroically holy person who epitomized self-sacrifice, and, primarily, lived and died in the last century. May God bless you and may His mother bring you to her Son's cross where you can lay all your burdens down.
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Speak, Lord, I am Listening A Rosary Book (2nd Edition)
64 Pages; Full Color [$12.00]
Now Available in Spanish. Click here for more information.
by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gus Muller
3 Times on the Catholic Best Seller's List for Children
as compiled by Catholic Book Publisher's Association
Includes Luminous Mysteries and Study Guide
This Scriptural Rosary prayer book presents the richness of the Sacred Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary in terms that children can visualize and understand. Gus Muller's watercolors use the full palette of color expression to explore the depths of the agony of Christ crucified and reach the heights of the Blessed Virgin Mary's glorious reign as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Christine Haapala's succinct and most apt meditation selections yield a wealth of spiritual insight into the mysterious events of the lives of Jesus and Mary. The Scriptures and watercolor illustrations coupled with the prayers of the Most Holy Rosary provide a rich meditation platform for teaching prayer and devotion to Jesus and Mary.
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The Psalter of Jesus and Mary [$4.00] Special Quantity Pricing: 25 copies $50.00
by Christine Haapala and
Illustrations by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
A Scriptural Rosary according to Psalms and Proverbs
Pocket size prayer book. This Scriptural Rosary presentation includes selections from Psalms and Proverbs with the prayers of the 20 mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. 96 pages and includes 45 illustrations from both the Old and New Testament.
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From Genesis to Revelation: Seven Scriptural Rosaries [$10.00]
by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Christine Parson
An Encyclopedia of Rosaries
This is the first Scriptural devotional Christine Haapala wrote. Now in 2nd edition, this is the most extensive collection of Scriptural Rosaries you will find in one book - Seven in All. One for each day of the week. Each Scriptural Rosary contains a thematic set of 150 Bible quotations that are specially selected to accompany and illuminate meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary from the books of the Old and New Testament. This is a prayer book you will love to use often.
This prayer book includes 15 original, unique drawings called Duplettes - Two Biblical Scenes drawn as One. Review the Art Here.
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The Suffering Servant's Courage (2nd Edition with Luminous Mysteries) [$8.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gustave Dore
Align your sufferings with those of Christ and His Blessed Mother
This prayer book integrates poignant Sacred Scripture verses about courage and fortitude, the prayers of the twenty mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, and 28 illustrations from the inspired artistry of the 19th century Catholic illustrator Gustave Dore. Perfect meditations for everyone who wants to pray and unite their sufferings with the sufferings of Christ. |
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His Sorrowful Passion Scriptural Chaplets of Divine Mercy [$7.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Albrecht Durer
In this prayer book, the author integrates Sacred Scripture meditations with the prayers of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. There are two Scriptural Chaplets: one chronicles Jesus' Passion and the other features the Seven Penitential Psalms. The woodcuts of the 15th century Catholic artist, Albrecht Durer, illustrate this book.
Companion Book to Time for Mercy Prayer CD.
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The Sanctity of Life Scriptural Rosary CD [$17.50]
2nd Edition includes the Luminous Mysteries
All 20 Mysteries!!! 2 hours and 21 minutes of prayer, song, and music. Like a conversation with God, His message from over 200 specially selected Sacred Scripture verses is intertwined with the prayers of the Most Holy Rosary.
God's Message of the dignity and sanctity of life evokes a profound understanding and belief in His promise of eternal life. Gentle, piano music enhances meditation. More information... |
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Time for Mercy A Scriptural Chaplet of Divine Mercy [$15.00]
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Composer Nancy Scimone sings to her new melody of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, while Brother Leonard Konopka, MIC, prays the Seven Penitential Psalms. An instrumental Scriptural Chaplet of Divine Mercy is also included His Sorrowful Passion is the companion book for this devotional CD.
This recording is perfect for meditation whether in the car or at home.
Pray a Decade
Meditation Song: Thy Heart Immaculate
Instrumental Scriptural Chaplet
Pray another Decade
NEW Chaplet Melody -- Presented at Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration at the Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Free Copy of the Sheet Music to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (PDF Format)

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The Most Holy Rosary
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"A prayer so easy and yet so rich deserves to be rediscovered ... Rediscover the Rosary in the light of Scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives." Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 43, Pope John Paul II, Oct. 16, 2003 |
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View 18-slide presentation featuring the Glorious Mysteries from Speak, Lord, I am Listening A Rosary Book for Children
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Speak, Lord, I am Listening A Rosary Book (2nd Edition)
64 Pages; Full Color [$12.00]
Now Available in Spanish. Click here for more information.
by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gus Muller
3 Times on the Catholic Best Seller's List for Children
as compiled by Catholic Book Publisher's Association
Includes Luminous Mysteries and Study Guide
This Scriptural Rosary prayer book presents the richness of the Sacred Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary in terms that children can visualize and understand. Gus Muller's watercolors use the full palette of color expression to explore the depths of the agony of Christ crucified and reach the heights of the Blessed Virgin Mary's glorious reign as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Christine Haapala's succinct and most apt meditation selections yield a wealth of spiritual insight into the mysterious events of the lives of Jesus and Mary. The Scriptures and watercolor illustrations coupled with the prayers of the Most Holy Rosary provide a rich meditation platform for teaching prayer and devotion to Jesus and Mary.
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The Psalter of Jesus and Mary [$4.00] Special Quantity Pricing: 25 copies $50.00
by Christine Haapala and
Illustrations by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
A Scriptural Rosary according to Psalms and Proverbs
Pocket size prayer book. This Scriptural Rosary presentation includes selections from Psalms and Proverbs with the prayers of the 20 mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. 96 pages and includes 45 illustrations from both the Old and New Testament.
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The Sanctity of Life Scriptural Rosary CD [$17.50]
2nd Edition includes the Luminous Mysteries
All 20 Mysteries!!! 2 hours and 21 minutes of prayer, song, and music. Like a conversation with God, His message from over 200 specially selected Sacred Scripture verses is intertwined with the prayers of the Most Holy Rosary.
God's Message of the dignity and sanctity of life evokes a profound understanding and belief in His promise of eternal life. Gentle, piano music enhances meditation. More information... |
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The Suffering Servant's Courage (2nd Edition with Luminous Mysteries) [$8.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gustave Dore
Align your sufferings with those of Christ and His Blessed Mother
This prayer book integrates poignant Sacred Scripture verses about courage and fortitude, the prayers of the twenty mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, and 28 illustrations from the inspired artistry of the 19th century Catholic illustrator Gustave Dore. Perfect meditations for everyone who wants to pray and unite their sufferings with the sufferings of Christ. |
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From Genesis to Revelation: Seven Scriptural Rosaries [$10.00]
by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Christine Parson
An Encyclopedia of Rosaries
This is the first Scriptural devotional Christine Haapala wrote. Now in 2nd edition, this is the most extensive collection of Scriptural Rosaries you will find in one book - Seven in All. One for each day of the week. Each Scriptural Rosary contains a thematic set of 150 Bible quotations that are specially selected to accompany and illuminate meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary from the books of the Old and New Testament. This is a prayer book you will love to use often.
This prayer book includes 15 original, unique drawings called Duplettes - Two Biblical Scenes drawn as One. Review the Art Here.
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Time for Mercy A Scriptural Chaplet of Divine Mercy [$15.00]
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Composer Nancy Scimone sings to her new melody of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, while Brother Leonard Konopka, MIC, prays the Seven Penitential Psalms. An instrumental Scriptural Chaplet of Divine Mercy is also included His Sorrowful Passion is the companion book for this devotional CD.
This recording is perfect for meditation whether in the car or at home.
Pray a Decade
Meditation Song: Thy Heart Immaculate
Instrumental Scriptural Chaplet
Pray another Decade
NEW Chaplet Melody -- Presented at Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration at the Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Free Copy of the Sheet Music to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (PDF Format)

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His Sorrowful Passion Scriptural Chaplets of Divine Mercy [$7.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Albrecht Durer
In this prayer book, the author integrates Sacred Scripture meditations with the prayers of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. There are two Scriptural Chaplets: one chronicles Jesus' Passion and the other features the Seven Penitential Psalms. The woodcuts of the 15th century Catholic artist, Albrecht Durer, illustrate this book.
Companion Book to Time for Mercy Prayer CD.
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Chaplet of Divine Mercy in English and Spanish
NEW Spanish Bookmark
Front: Includes a collage of pictures from Speak, Lord, I am Listening and Follow Me.
Back: Includes Divine Mercy prayers and the Our Father, Hail Mary and Apostles' Creed.
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In His Presence Seven Visits to the Blessed Sacrament [$7.00] by Christine Haapala and Illustrations by Gustave Dore
This meditation book outlines SEVEN VISITS to the Blessed Sacrament. This prayer book can be used in one evening, such as, during the Holy Thursday Seven Church Pilgrimage. It can be used for seven consecutive days for a special prayer request. And, it can be used periodically, whenever you can spend time visiting Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
64 pages. 21 Gustave Doré Illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy. ISBN 0-9703996-8-5. 5 ½ by 8" $7.00
Quantity Discounts Available.
10 or more copies - 40% discount.
100 or more copies - 60% discount.
Call us at 888-652-9494.
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Inspiration and Meditation through Art and Literature
Pope Benedict XV's Encyclical on Dante "IN PRAECLARA SUMMORUM" (April 30, 1921) stated that "Among the many celebrated geniuses of whom the Catholic faith can boast who have left undying fruits in literature ... highest stands the name of Dante Alighieri..." [IPS, 1] Dante's Divine Comedy is organized on the basis of the number seven - the seven circles of Inferno; the seven terraces on the mountain of Purgatorio; and, the seven spheres of Paradiso. Three pictures from The Doré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy are included for each of the Seven Visits. The first picture is from Purgatorio and reflects on the particular vice we wish to eliminate. The next two pictures from Paradiso are one artist's interpretation of the beatific vision - God's promise of eternal life. Pope Benedict XV further said that while the Divine Comedy "uses various symbolic images and records the lives of mortals on earth, it has for its true aim the glorification of the justice and providence of God who rules the world through time and all eternity and punishes and rewards the actions of individuals and human society." [IPS, 4]
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Download this Seven Church Visits Information in PDF format.
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Holy Thursday Seven Church Visits
The celebrations of the Sacred Triduum - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil - are the most solemn of the liturgical cycle. No time in the year reaches the heights that these days do. While we celebrate in every Mass the Paschal Mystery, the Triduum allows the Church to linger over the events of the last days of Christ's earthly life and the beginning of the New Creation in the Resurrection. ... The celebration of the Sacred Triduum is too awesome, too dense to understand unless we take time to ponder and consider it. One tradition associated with the pondering of the mystery of the Sacred Triduum is the custom of visiting the altars of reposition on Holy Thursday. ... The faithful go together from church to church, retracing symbolically the path of the Apostles as they descended from Mount Zion to the Garden of Gethsemane.
by Father Elias Carr, Society of St. Leopold from "Night with Christ" article in In His Presence
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Plan a Holy Thursday Seven Church Pilgrimage
Invite friends, family, and parishioners on this unique spiritual journey. Ask who might be interested in driving.
Identify the starting church, generally your home parish. Select six additional parishes (short driving distances) that would generally make a circular route from home church to other six parishes and return to home parish by midnight for closing prayer service.
Verify the seven churches have all-night adoration. Double check the location of adoration as it may be in a side altar or chapel. This will prevent wasting time looking for the adoration location or being disappointed because a parish is not participating in Eucharistic Adoration.
Two people should test drive the seven visit route. Ensure there is sufficient time to make the circular route and return by 11:50 p.m. Make any necessary alterations to the travel route and have map directions printed for each vehicle.
Following Holy Thursday Mass, gather outside the church to begin your seven church visits. A two to three car caravan works the best. Decide which will be the "lead" car so all cars arrive about the same time at each church. Designate a "navigator," to help the driver efficiently drive from church to church. Select a "timekeeper" at the church so you don't lose track of time and fail to complete the seven visits. You will generally have about 7-10 minutes in each church for prayer and adoration. This will vary with travel times between churches.
Larger youth groups can participate in this spiritual journey and travel from parish to parish in buses.
Be respectfully quiet when entering and exiting as a group from the adoration room. "Group" prayer is discouraged since it will disturb the reverent silence. Bring a prayer book or journal. We highly recommend In His Presence as the meditations were inspired by the seven church visit.
Pray the Rosary or Chaplet of Divine Mercy, as you travel from church to church. Socialize with the other passengers and share thoughts about this spiritual experience. Passengers can switch between the cars and get to know one another.
This church pilgrimage can also be completed in a very small group (a couple of friends, mother/daughter or husband/wife) with only one car. If you live in a city, the churches may be within walking distance and you could plan this seven church visit pilgrimage on foot. |
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Hand-Tied Rosary by Alison [$13.00] Hand-tied 5-decade Rosary in special packaging for gift giving.
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Tie Dye TOP SELLER. - A red, blue, yellow, green, purple, and orange rosary.
Blessed Blue A BEST SELLER. - Three different shades of blue intertwined to reveal a beautiful rosary.
Angel Wings - A white rosary intertwined with a hint of gold. A perfect gift for First Communion or Holy Matrimony.
Black - A pure black rosary.
Cana-A purple intertwined with white and navy. Reminds us of the Jesus' first miracle.
Divine Mercy - A red and white rosary. A perfect gift for praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
Mary's Roses - A variegated red rosary.
Sanctity of Life - A baby blue, pink, and white rosary. A perfect companion with The Sanctity of Life Scriptural Rosary or a gift to new or soon to be new parents.
Springtime - A green rosary intertwined with white, yellow, and blue.
Sunburst - A variegated yellow rosary.
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| "He who sings well, prays twice." St. Augustine |
| The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, writes in his letter to artists The Way of Beauty, "In song, faith is experienced as vibrant joy, love and confident expectation of the saving intervention of God. Our hearts and voices join with the Blessed Virgin, in beautiful music with a Catholic message.!" |
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Best of Sacred Music [$17.50] Double CD Collection: Nancy Scimone
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CD 1 - ORA PRO NOBIS
WINNER of the 2002 UNITY Awards
Best Sacramental Album of the YearSongs of Love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Great hymns from the the richness of Catholic tradition, including
Thy Heart Immaculate
Sing of Mary
Lord of All Hopefulness
Gounod's Ave Maria
Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest
Immaculate Mary
O Sanctissima
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CD 2 - PANIS ANGELICUS
Songs of Love to Our Eucharistic Lord
Musical food for the soul hungering for greater love of Christ, with beloved traditional hymns honor our Eucharistic Lord, including
Panis Angelicus
Soul of My Saviour
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Adoro Te Devote
O Salutaris Hostia
O Lord I am Not Worthy
Pange Lingua
Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus
83rd Psalm
Beautiful Jesus
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THE QUIET PLACE Nancy Scimone [$15.00]
Psalms and original lyrics arranged for orchestra in a gentle blend of inspirational and jazz styles.
I Will Sing Your Strength
As the Deer Thirsts
In the Loveliness
Taste and See
The Quiet Place
The Lord is My Shepherd
Rest in God Alone
He Heals the Brokenhearted
Tender Mercies
You Are the Potter
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