Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Forgotten Catholic traditions to aid your spiritual life

Why pray to St. Anthony
to find something lost?





Why keep a St. Christopher
medal in your car?





Why bury a statue of St. Joseph
(upside down!) in your yard
when selling your house?





New converts and cradle
Catholics alike are often perplexed
by the myriad of devotions, traditions,
practices, and beliefs that the Catholic
Church has accumulated over
the past twenty centuries.


How can we understand these
many practices and devotions?





In these pages,
Dr. Helen Hoffner explains
how the treasures and traditions
of our Faith remind us of our roots
and also lead us toward our
heavenly destination.


With lovingly-illustrated,
encyclopedic pages you’ll find
succinct, and sometimes amusing,
answers to hundreds of questions
relating to Catholic practices.



Author Helen Hoffner


This delightful book explains
the origin and nature of most of the
common traditions of the Catholic Faith,
as well as the source and meaning of many
of the quaint and obscure ones.


From Forty Hours to First Fridays
and from Holy Hours to Holy Days,
you’ll find in these pages an informative,
delightful compendium of the
Catholic way of life.





Among the many traditions
and treasures explained are . . .
  • Advent Calendars  
     
  • The Angelus  
     
  • Bathtub Madonnas  
     
  • Crucifixes  
     
  • Divine Mercy  
     
  • The Divine Office  
     
  • First Fridays  
     
  • Genuflecting  
     
  • Holy Cards  
     
  • Holy Days  
     
  • Holy Oils 
     
  • The Holy See  
     
  • House Blessings  
     
  • Icons  
     
  • Jesse Trees  
     
  • Litanies  
     
  • The Liturgical Year  
  • Marian Apparitions  
     
  • Novenas  
     
  • Patron Saints
     
  • Penance  
     
  • Prayer Corners  
     
  • Prayers for the Dead  
     
  • Relics  
     
  • Religious Medals  
     
  • Religious Orders  
     
  • The Roman Curia  
     
  • The Sacraments
     
  • The Sacred Heart
     
  • St. Francis Statues  
     
  • Stations of the Cross  
     
  • Vestments  
     
  • Votive Candles
     
  • And more!


Catholic Traditions and Treasures:
An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Written by Helen Hoffner
Illustrated by Deirdre Folley
Hardback — 144 pages


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One of the greatest
treasures of our Catholic Faith
is the Communion of Saints.





Their lives and writings are
powerful sources of inspiration
and support on our journey
to Heaven.





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to read the saints' writings?





My Daily Visit with the Saints
makes it easy to stay close to the
holy men and women who have
gone before you.


Meditations from over
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ranging from anger to mortal sin
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In strong, clear voices the
saints left us these prayerful
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sudden temptations, and lucid answers
to sharp questions about the Faith.


This rich volume will serve
you as a deep catechism, a spur
to conscience, and a call to prayer.


Let your daily visit with God’s
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a strong new spirit of piety and devotion,
and bring you the everlasting consolation
known only to those who stay close
to Jesus in all that they do.

 



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