Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers -Rvsd Edition

by: US Council of Catholic Bishops

As the title suggests this beautiful book consists of Catholic prayers and blessings for you and your family. Some of the blessings and prayers are thousands of years old, while others are newly written to address the needs of Christians in the third millennium.

Explore the rich treasury of the Catholic tradition of prayer with your family by picking up Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, Revised and Updated Edition.

This 2020 Revised and Updated Edition includes updates to match the current text of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, and offers a new translation of the Psalms taken from the Abbey Psalms and Canticles, translated by the Conception Abbey monks (Missouri). This refresh of our classic Catholic family prayer book will delight those who receive it. With a mix of both traditional blessings and prayers and newer prayers adapted to daily Christian life in the twenty-first century, this prayer book will be a consolation in all seasons.

Use this book to pray with family members at different moments and seasons of life:

• Share short daily prayers and the ritual of morning and evening family prayer;

• Gather for seasonal blessings that correspond to the Church’s liturgical calendar; and

• Offer prayers on the occasion of special life events such as graduations, birthdays, engagements, pregnancy and childbirth, as well as prayers for times of sickness and difficulty.

This resource also includes many intercessory prayers for the needs of the Church and the world, as well as traditional litanies to implore God’s grace for all.

Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers is the perfect gift for families with children, newly married couples, and first-time parents in baptismal preparation classes. This book would also make a wonderful gift for adults in faith formation preparing for initiation into the Catholic Church! Share this seasoned book of Catholic blessings and prayers with a friend, neighbor, or loved one today—and pray together with your family, at home or away from home, in person or over the phone!

Consider making this book a central part of your home and join your family to the prayer of the Universal Church.

Deluxe Trade Paperback
528 pages.
ISBN: 9781601376572