Catholic Prayer Book
Hi,
I'm new to Verbum, but finding it an invaluable resource to explore the faith.
Can anyone please tell me if a book of traditional Catholic prayers exists within the Verbum world? It would be great to access a prayer book on my ipad through Verbum.
Thanking you in advance for any help,
Brian
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While not exactly what you are looking for the closest thing I can think of off the top of my head is
Missals of the Roman Catholic Church (3 vols.) (note this is sold only in base package but is found in foundation and higher https://www.logos.com/product/43561/verbum-foundation ).
-Dan
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Hi Dan,
Thank you for your help.
As you say, not quite what I'm after - I can understand why (it appears) there are no prayer books in Verbum, but it would be a useful addition and extend the functionality of the programme.
I've got a pocket sized edition of St Anthony's Treasury - a wonderful collection of prayers, and it would be great to find a similar collection useable from within Verbum.
I see you can import documents - I'll probably end up learning how to do that.
With kind regards,
Brian
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For the iPad I would suggest one of the other third party apps that have a wealth of prayers and devotions. Forum rules prevent me from naming my favorite here but you can find it in the iTunes app store. Starts with "L". Free, has everything.
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Hi Steve,
Thank you! Ipad updated accordingly.
Much appreciated.
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For the iPad I would suggest one of the other third party apps that have a wealth of prayers and devotions. Forum rules prevent me from naming my favorite here but you can find it in the iTunes app store. Starts with "L". Free, has everything.
Rhymes with gaudate? [:P]
If they ever add the Compendium to the Catechism, that has a number of the most common prayers in the appendices. But I cannot think of a current resource that would fit the bill. There is an Orthodox prayer book and an Episcopalian prayer book, but no Catholic one that I can see. I'd like to see the Handbook of Prayers from Midwest Theological Forum. There's a lot I'd like to see from MTF in Verbum. [:D]
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... the Handbook of Prayers from Midwest Theological Forum. There's a lot I'd like to see from MTF in Verbum.
I agree ... You should put this in the Suggestion Forum.
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Suggesting one you would really like from a publisher that has a standing relationship with Faithlife might be good too. Liturgical Press has: Catholic Prayer Book or (Benedictine Daily Prayer Again I am fairly sure this is not exactly what you are looking for but this is one I would very much love to see make it to Faithlife).
-Dan
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Prayers of the Faithful: For Sundays, Feasts, and Seasons in this pre-pub bundle Paulist Press Liturgy Collection (6 vols., currently under development, might be of interest to you.
-Dan
PS: No idea if this will be available for individual purchase after it's release but quite often these collections do get broken up for individual sale at some point
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Wow! Some great resources.
I'm in the UK so will check out UK-based Catholic e-tailers, but if necessary can pick something up from the US sites. The trouble is I can spend hours just browsing at the range that is available!
The benefit (to me at least) of having a prayer book integrated with Verbum is of course the ability to trace sources / references.
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These are not catholic but may offer you something useful...
Prayers for the Night
Lord, the noise of life is oppressing me,
the bother of life obstructing me,
the gossip of life overwhelming.
In the quietness of this evening hour, I ask you to close
my ears
so I may listen for silence,
close my eyes
so I may see your presence,
close my mouth
so that your words may speak to me clearly.
Calm my body, cleanse my heart,
and rest my soul,
that in waiting on you,
I may rest in you,
peacefully, quietly,
still.
Giles Harcourt
Dorothy M. Stewart, ed., Prayers for the Night (London: SPCK, 2011), 17.
Prayers for All Occasions
Open a space, O God
Open a space, O God,
where I may know you are near.
Open a space, O God,
where your trust may penetrate my heart.
Open a space, O God,
where hope may be renewed.
Open a space, O God,
where souls may touch
and kindness kindle compassion.
Open a space, O God,
when sinners may find release from the chains of guilt
and all may grow to rejoice in your love. Amen.
Ian Black, Prayers for All Occasions (London: SPCK, 2011), 148.
Prayers for Today
An endless Alleluia
‘Alleluia! sing to Jesus’, says the hymn.
Alleluia is my song today:
Alleluia for Jesus himself,
Alleluia for his redeeming love,
Alleluia for his resurrection glory,
Alleluia for his heavenly reign,
Alleluia for his body the Church,
Alleluia for his gift of eternal life.
There is nowhere I can stop with my Alleluias!
Lord, let my life be an endless Alleluia to your glory.
Frank Colquhoun, ed., Prayers for Today (London: Triangle; SPCK, 1989), 39.
It is a sad state of affairs that Verbum offers a lot of good catholic books on praying and prayer, but not for what you are looking for a collection of classic catholic prayers even though these seem more common to the RC world than the protestant world.
-Dan
PS: This is not a set of classic prayers but it might be a good resource for you:
Devotions and Spirituality Collection (4 vols.)
47 Allow Mary to hold you
Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God.… And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
Lk 2:27–28, 33–35
“… a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
Our grown children suffer from depression, bullying, eating disorders, divorce, loneliness, financial disaster.… The list could go on and on. But for a mother’s heart it is more than a list. It is the prospect of her child’s life swirling out of control, of the family’s attention and resources being swallowed up by the incalculable and unforgiveable. Mary’s heart, in the temple where she presented her Son to the Lord, was also shaken by the vision of what form that “sword” could take. She walked with her child through the joys and pains of his life, and stood before the “failure” and utter disappointment of the crucifixion. Mary, like every sorrowful mother, somehow had the faith to believe in her Son even as she held his dead body and laid it in a grave. To believe, yes, and with oh so much love to hold the image of his face in her heart. She, above all women, knows a mother’s sorrows. If you are sorrowing or you know a mother who is, pick up a life of the Blessed Mother, your rosary, the Scriptures, and allow her to hold you, as only a mother can, in your sorrow.
I take you, Mary, to be my mother. Walk with me in the joys and sorrows of my life. Amen.
Kathryn J. Hermes, Cherished by the Lord: 100 Meditations (Boston, MA: Pauline Books & Media, 2012), 102–103.
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Very nice, Dan.
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Not exactly traditional, but modelled after the Hours: There's Wright OSB's Christ, our Love for all Seasons. It is part of the Paulist Press Liturgy Collection. Doesn't seem to be available as a standalone.
Going East, there is Orthodox Daily Prayer.
And I second the idea of having Benedictine Daily Prayer (Revised) from Liturgical Press. Though I envisage some difficulty using an electronic copy of the book in Verbum or Logos. Such a book requires plenty of pages flipping, and multiple bookmarks help.
So here — a shout out for bookmarking function in the apps too? Not just one per document but many.
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