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Seraphim and Cherubim
A Scriptural Chaplet of the Holy Angels [$8.00]
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by Christine Haapala, Author of the Best Selling Children's Scriptural Rosary Speak Lord, I am Listening
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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
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10 or more copies - 40% discount.
100 or more copies - 60% discount.
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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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Stations of the Cross
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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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The Most Holy Rosary
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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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| The Chaplet of Divine Mercy |
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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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