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12/31/2021

The promise of Christmas is Emmanuel, that God is with us. As we close another year, Jesus invites us to look back and reflect so we can discover and give thanks on how God, true to his Christmas promise, remained with us through every moment of 2021.

And armed with this reassurance may we then look forward with hope, joy, and zeal for what's to come. For what matters to us Christians isn't what may or may not come to pass, but that God's love is steadfast and faithful.

From our community to yours, we pray peace and blessings for a bountiful 2022.

"The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord let his face shine upon you,
and be gracious to you!
The Lord look upon you kindly
and give you peace!"

- The Society of St Paul Priests and Brothers of the USA Region

12/30/2021

Las situaciones que vivimos o las distracciones que se nos presentan hacen que se nos dificulte concentrarnos en la oración y encontrarnos con nuestro Padre amoroso. Esta obra será una excelente guía, ya que nos ofrece diversos consejos para orar por los hijos, por los enfermos, etc., acompañados de una oración transformadora que invoca al Padre en todo momento.

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The situations we live in or the distractions that come our way make it difficult for us to focus on prayer and meet our loving Father. This work will be an excellent guide, since it offers us various tips to pray for children, the sick, etc., accompanied by a transforming prayer that invokes the Father at all times.

CIEN CONSEJOS PARA ORAR MEJOR
por P. Guillermo Gándara, SSP

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12/30/2021

We live in a day and age characterized by an extraordinary amount of agitation and lack of peace. This tendency manifests itself in our spiritual as well as our secular life. In our search for God and holiness, in our service to our neighbor, a kind of restlessness and anxiety take the place of the confidence and peace which ought to be ours.

What must we do to overcome the moments of fear and distress which assail us all too often in our lives? How can we learn to place all our confidence in God and abandon ourselves into his loving care? This is what is taught in this simple, yet profound little treatise on peace of heart.

Taking concrete examples from our everyday life, the author invites us to respond in a Gospel fashion to the upsetting situations we must all confront. Since peace of heart is a pure gift of God, it is something we should seek, pursue and ask him for without cease. This book is here to help us in that pursuit.

SEARCHING FOR AND MAINTAINING PEACE: A SMALL TREATISE ON PEACE OF HEART
by Fr. Jacques Philippe

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Audiobook: https://www.stpaulsusa.com/SEARCHING-FOR-AND-MAINTAINING-PEACE-Audiobook-P1826.aspx

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12/29/2021

Magnificat is a spiritual guide to help you develop your prayer life, grow in your spiritual life, find a way to a more profound love for Christ, and participate in the holy Mass with greater fervor.

Every day, in a convenient, pocket-sized format, Magnificat offers beautiful prayers for both morning and evening drawn from the treasures of the Liturgy of the Hours, the official texts of daily Mass, meditations written by spiritual giants of the Church and more contemporary authors, essays on the lives of the saints of today and yesterday, and articles giving valuable spiritual insight into masterpieces of sacred art.

MAGNIFICAT - JANUARY 2022 ISSUE

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12/29/2021

Algunos misterios del Rosario que forma parte de este libro, incluyen versiculos de ciertos salmos bíblicos de protección; otros incluyen pequenas jaculatorias y oraciones breves, las cuales ayudarán a los lectores a abrir las puertas a la acción del Espíritu Santo.

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Some mysteries of the Rosary that are part of this book include verses from certain biblical psalms of protection; others include short ejaculations and short prayers, which will help readers to open the doors to the action of the Holy Spirit.

ROSARIO DE LIBERACIÓN Y ORACIONES: PARA SER PROTEGIDOS Y SALVADOS DE TODO MAL
por Gustavo Jamut y Diego Gonzalez Rivera

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12/29/2021

To come to know the Father is to come to know something of the very depths of God, an aspiration which Jesus gave birth to in his disciples. "Show us the Father," one of them asked him, "and we will be satisfied." His reply took them all by complete surprise: "He who has seen me has seen the Father." It is in Jesus himself that we come to know and recognize the countenance of God the Father.

This work will help us to make this discovery for ourselves. It introduces us into the mystery of the Father, and seeks to make the Father’s role in the whole of each human life known — most especially in the solicitude of his divine Providence. It underlines the meaning of prayer addressed to the Father and studies the problem of inaugurating a special liturgical feast in honor of "God, our Father." Most of all it opens our eyes to a new way of relating to him who wants to be approached, addressed and honored as our Father.

ABBA FATHER, WE LONG TO SEE YOUR FACE: THEOLOGICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE FIRST PERSON OF THE TRINITY
by Jean Galot, SJ

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12/28/2021

PRAYER | To the Holy Family by Pope Francis

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love, to you we turn with trust.

Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing.

Holy Family of Nazareth, make us mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Amen

12/28/2021

Este libro recoge los discursos y cartas más relevantes del Papa Francisco que abordan el tema de la pandemia de coronavirus. Hay 8 textos. El prefacio es del cardenal Michael Czerny, un padre jesuita como el Papa Francisco, que está a cargo del Departamento de Migrantes y Refugiados de la Santa Sede.

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This book collects the most relevant speeches and letters from Pope Francis that address the issue of corona virus pandemic. There are 8 texts. The preface is from Cardinal Michael Czerny, a Jesuit father like Pope Francis, who is charge of the Holy See’s Department of Migrants and Refugees.

LA VIDA DESPUÉS DE LA PANDEMIA (Life After the Pandemic)
por Pope Francis

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12/28/2021

PRAYER

O God, whom the Holy Innocents confessed and proclaimed on this day, not by speaking but by dying, grant, we pray, that the faith in you which we confess with our lips may also speak through our manner of life.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi. Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet: "A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more."

Matthew 2:13-18

12/27/2021

The Christmas season has just started! Celebrate this joyous season with our 40% off on all Christmas items from December 28.

Again, it's still Christmas. Gifts are still up for grabs.

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