First published in 1899, The Catholic's Pocket Prayer-Book is a devotional manual compiled from approved sources. This volume offers a selection of prayers, meditations, and liturgical texts designed for personal use, particularly by those unable to attend regular services. It bears the imprimatur of Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan, ensuring its conformity with Catholic doctrine.Michael Augustine Corrigan (1839-1902) was a prominent American Roman Catholic prelate who served ...

This book comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by each section. Stations of the Cross refers to a series of artistic representations, very often sculptural, depicting Christ Carrying the Cross to his crucifixion in the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and to devotions commemorating the Passion that use the series, often moving physically around a set of stations. The vast majority of Roman Catholic churches now contain such a series, typically placed at intervals ...

Considered by many to be the greatest single book of Marian spirituality ever written, True Devotion to Mary is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to Jesus Christ though the Blessed Virgin Mary. Beloved by countless souls, this book sums up the entire Christian life, showing a way of holiness that is short, easy, secure, and perfect—a way of life chosen by Our Lord Himself. In this beautiful and sublimely inspiring book, de Montfort explains the wonderful spiritu...

Substantiality -- N. substantiality, hypostasis; person, being, thing, object, article, item; something, a being, an existence; creature, body, substance, flesh and blood, stuff, substratum; matter &c 316; corporeity, element, essential nature, groundwork, materiality, substantialness, vital part.

The Traditional pre-Vatican II Little Office with devotional art and arranged to allow continuous use, minimizing the need to jump around.

Complete unabridged work of the author. A Treatise of the Saints' War against the Devil: Wherein a Discovery is made of that grand Enemy of God and his People, in his Policies, Power, Seat of his Empire, Wickedness, and chief design he hath against the Saints. A Magazine Opened, From whence the Christian is furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, helped on with his Armour, and taught the use of his Weapon: together with the happy issue of the whole War.

"The Discoverie of Witchcraft" by Reginald Scot is a seminal work that challenges the prevailing beliefs about witchcraft and magic during its time. Scot, a skeptic of witch hunts and the persecution of supposed witches, argues that the fear of witchcraft is rooted in superstition and ignorance. He meticulously examines various magical practices, exposing the tricks of conjurers and magicians, while advocating for a rational understanding of the world. His work is a call for reason and ske...

The purpose of this book is to bring together in one convenient volume some of the best devotional verse the English language affords, and thus to make available to present day Christians a rich spiritual heritage which the greater number of them for various reasons do not now enjoy. I have not hesitated to apply the term "mystical" to the material I have collected here, though I readily admit that fewer than half a dozen of the men and women who would be called true mystics in the strict ...

OUR LORD revealed that the place on earth where He most delighted to be, after the Blessed Sacrament, was "in the heart and soul of Gertrude, My beloved." Therefore, we do not wonder that among all the most remarkable women Saints of the Church, St. Gertrude is the one who carries the extraordinary title The Great. The Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great form one of the classics of Catholic writing. And although they would have to be classified as "mystical literature," their message is ...

John Donne (24 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets.This book contains two of his most famous works - "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions" and "Death's Duel".Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by John Donne, who dedicated it to the future King Charles I. It is a series of reflections that were written as Donne rec...

Your Special Annotated edition includes: + 12 brand new Illustrations from Agnes Sokolowski of places of rest,” the Hospice Series” + Essay on Extreme Unction – history, uses, modes, validity etc + Topical Bibliography since 1980 MLA 7th edition citations for easy Research This is the premier book to help a person prepare their Spirit to open up to the reality that they will soon be going home. For those involved in hospices or nursing a relative, t...

A famous book based on the theme of founding one's whole spiritual life on the lessons we learn from the Passion and Death of Jesus. Includes 31 meditations on different aspects of the Passion. Each meditation has 3 points, followed by a holy resolution to be taken and an example from the life of a Saint. The book also has many extras -- the Five Holy Wounds, visits to a crucifix, Mary Queen of Dolors, How to assist well at Mass, and more! Impr. 403 pgs,