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Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers

The newly revised Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers is the perfect resource for parents and children to explore the rich treasury of the Catholic tradition of prayer.

Use Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers to

• Learn the "by-hearts"-the essential prayers that every Catholic child and adult need to know by memory
• Practice the simple form of the Liturgy of the Hours as a family
• Celebrate the feasts and seasons of the Church year in ritual and prayer
• Bless the sacramentals that are part of the Catholic tradition like the advent wreath, Christmas crache, Easter foods, and candles for the home
• Lead grace before and after meals
• Pray for family members
• Bless the home before a move and in times of trouble

Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers is the perfect gift for

• Families, especially those with children
• Newly-married couples
• Young parents in baptismal preparation classes

Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers includes prayers and blessings for many of the most important moments in the life of a family-pregnancy, a move, marriage, and death. Buy Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers by the case and save!

About the Revision

The USCCB undertook the revision of Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers for several reasons. The liturgical calendar was outdated. Booksellers had been requesting a more substantial binding, suitable for gift-giving. We wanted to include some of the newer prayers by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI as well as some prayers published by the USCCB. In addition, we added new prayers for stewardship, vocations, retirement, and the like. An entirely new thematic section of Scripture excerpts was added as well. The revision includes a Scripture index and a first line index to make it easier to use. As such, the revised text is substantially longer than the current edition. It will be bound in bonded leather with gold stamping, and colored end papers, and includes a presentation page. The Scripture excerpts used are taken from the Lectionary for Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours.