The Collegeville Prayer Of The Faithful

Words and Gestures in the Liturgy is a call to attentiveness. What do the various movements in the liturgy mean? How do words affect and effect liturgical actions? Antonio Donghi explains that these gestures emerge from the experience of prayer; they are a response to the invitation to relationship with God. This revised and expanded edition of Actions and Words: Symbolic Language and the Liturgy (1997) pulls readers into an active and knowledgeable participation in the worship of God.

In this series of prayers, Father Michael Kwatera draws on the readings, the significance of feasts, and other celebrations. The "Collegeville Prayer of the Faithful Annual" includes a CD-ROM of intercessions that can be easily adapted for parish use. Each prayer is provided in a Word file that allows users to easily personalize the intercessions for their own parish.

Drawing on the readings, the significance of feasts, and other celebrations, Father Michael Kwatera is attuned to the many ways we approach God and writes in language that is clear and attentive to the quality of spoken prayer. The fruit of this work is a set of texts that invites the community to draw near to God in prayer each week. Includes a CD-ROM of intercessions (each prayer is provided in a Word file) that allows users to easily personalize the intercessions for their own parish.

For all Sundays, Solemnities, Major Feasts, and Other Occasions Edited by Bishop Peter J. Elliott. This new edition reflects the themes of both Pope John Paul II and the vision of Pope Benedict XVI. The style of the prayers anticipates the dignity, accuracy, and quality of the new ICEL translation of the Roman Missal.

Provides prayers of the faithful for every Sunday and principal feast day of the three year liturgical cycle.

This helpful book for Year C provides celebrant's introductions, prayers of the faithful, and celebrant's closing prayers for each of the Sundays and solemnities of the liturgical year, as well as intercessions to be prayed on civil holidays, world and national religious observances, and days of honor. All are inspired by the liturgical season and Scripture. A CD-ROM containing all texts in the book is included for easy parish download, customization, and printing. Each set of intercessions contains a prayer for the sick, with a place to insert the parish's names of the sick, as well as an intercession for those who have died, with a place to insert the names of the dead. 8 = x 11 Paperback with CD-ROM. Also available for Year A and Year B.

Inspired by her daily contemplation and meditation on the Scriptures, Carmelite Sister Mary Grace Melcher offers this book of deeply meaningful prayers of the faithful for every day of the year. Cycles A, B, and C for Sundays and the two-year cycle for weekdays are all included. These beautiful intercessions echo the grace of the day indicated by the Scripture readings and have been prayed in her monastic community for years. Enrich your community's liturgy with these beautiful and inspiring intercessions. Mary Grace Melcher, OCD, is a cloistered Carmelite nun at the Carmelite Monastery of Terre Haute, Indiana. She has been a member there since1981.