Prayer Books & Devotionals

Mother Mary Loyola

Coram Sanctissimo: Before the Most Holy

      Forty Hours.One Guide.In these meditations before the Blessed Sacrament, Mother Mary Loyola's distinctive style skillfully guides the reader toward prayerfulness without supplying any preformulated prayers.From Catholic World, May...

Mother Mary Loyola

Confession & Communion

    We have recently retypeset this popular book as a purse-size prayerbook to make it easier to bring to church! Those who frequently avail themselves of these Sacraments will appreciate this devotional aid which presents a fresh perspective...

Mother Mary Loyola

Trust

      This last of Mother Mary Loyola's full-length works is an object lesson in learning to trust implicitly in God for all things, especially when it is most difficult to do so.  Who better than she to lead us on this path--having...

Mother Margaret Bolton

A Way to Achievement

In this life, all of us invariably meet with obstacles and problems.  To overcome these difficulties can seem like an impossible task, especially if one has not developed habits of self-discipline, positive thinking and perseverance in faith...

Sister Mary Philip

The Sacred Heart and Mine in Holy Communion

The Sacred Heart and Mine in Holy Communion is a wonderful set of brief meditations on the titles of the Sacred Heart, suitable for Communion or visits to the Blessed Sacrament.  Sister Mary Philip entered the Bar Convent in 1905, during Mother...

Mother Genevieve Gallois

The Life of Little Saint Placid

      Mother Genevieve Gallois began life as a violently anti-clerical artist in turn-of-the-century Paris, but after a spritual crisis, she entered a Benedictine convent and dedicated her life to prayer and religious art.  In her...

Mother Mary Loyola

Blessed are they that Mourn

      By the early years of the twentieth century, Mother Mary Loyola had cemented her reputation as one of the best Catholic writers of her generation, but the First World War prompted her to write a book of consolation for the...

Lisa Bergman

Seven Visits

The tradition of visiting seven churches after attending the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday hearkens back to 1553, when, as a countermeasure to the hedonistic celebrations of Carnevale, Saint Philip Neri began gathering the faithful to...