“Theories and philosophies about prayer abound, but when it comes to praying with the kids, we need a guide that is practical, simple, and easy to incorporate. This book is that guide, and I cannot recommend it highly enough!” --Leila Miller, Little Catholic Bubble  Whether you are just getting started with family prayer or looking to broaden your horizons, 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids can help, offering practical, kid-friendly guides to Christian prayer practices both ancient and new.  While not all of the prayer practices will become a permanent part of your family routine, trying out many different ways of praying will give your kids a great introduction to the wide scope of the Catholic prayer tradition. Along the way, you may find a handful of practices that become a part of your family's routine.   Features of 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids include: * Age-appropriate adaptations for young children, older kids, and teens. * Articles on a wide range of practices, including Liturgy of the Hours, Answering Jesus' Questions, Bite-Size Biblical Prayers, Blessing One Another, Contemplative Prayer, Daily Examen, Lectio Divina, Novenas, Adapting the Rosary for Kids, Grab-bag Prayers, and more. * "Talking Points" offers a quick explanation of prayer practices that might raise questions from your kids (for example, "Why do we pray for the dead?").  * "Learn more" connects you to the relevant section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other primary church documents. * An appendix that includes thirty-three common and useful Catholic prayers for easy reference.  Find online resources to accompany the ideas in this book, as well as additional titles in the Peanut Butter & Grace Guides for Catholic Families series, at pbgrace.com.

77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids

Religion & Spirituality

Windley-Daoust, Jerry J

Christian Books & Bibles

Gracewatch Media

The All Saints' Day Party

Maggie and Max can’t wait for the All Saints’ Day party: there will be games and candles and treats . . . and costumes! There’s just one problem: they can’t decide which saint to dress up as . . . and the party is just a week away! The siblings turn to their friends and family for help, and get introduced to six saints, each of whom had his or her own way of being holy: St. Martin de Porres, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Joseph, St. Josephine Bakhita, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Which saint will they be? It’s a surprise—you’ll have to read the story to see! Join Maggie and Max as they learn about what it takes to be a saint...and how each of us is called to be one.

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Peanut Butter & Grace

The Catholic Family Book of Prayers: A Treasury of Prayers and Meditations for Families to Pray Together

Do you want to introduce your kids to the richness of the Christian prayer tradition? The best way to do that is to pray with them, and now there’s a beautiful collection of Catholic prayers and meditations designed just for that purpose.Introducing The Catholic Family Book of Prayers: A Treasury of Prayers and Meditations for Families to Pray Together from Peanut Butter &amp; Grace. It’s packed with prayers, blessings, meditations, saintly wisdom, and artwork—all selected specifically for Catholic families to pray together.What makes this prayer book especially useful for family prayer? Here are some of its outstanding features:All the basic prayers Catholic kids should know, plus many more, both traditional and new…about sixty prayers in all.Step-by-step guides to leading your family in various forms of meditative and contemplative prayer, including lectio divina, the examen, imaginative prayer, an examination of conscience, the rosary, and more.Beautiful art on every spread, so even kids who can’t read will have a way to focus their prayer.Short quotes from the wisdom of the saints and Church teaching are scattered throughout the book, offering older kids and teens little nuggets about how to pray, as well as the historical and liturgical context of Christian prayer.Available in affordable digital and softcover editions, so that every child can have a copy, as well as hardcover and premium hand-bound editions—perfect for gift-giving.Among the prayers featured in The Catholic Family Book of Prayers are: Lasallian Practice of the Presence of God · Children’s Call to Prayer · St. Anselm’s Call to Prayer · Sign of the Cross · The Triple Sign of the Cross · Morning Prayer · A Short Morning Offering for Children · Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus) · Angel of God · Morning Offering · This is the Day the Lord has Made (Psalm 118:24) · Prayer of Saint Francis · Lorica of St. Patrick (St. Patrick’s Breastplate) · Pied Beauty · The Apostles’ Creed · The Lord’s Prayer (Our Father) · Hail Mary · Glory Be to the Father (Lesser Doxology) · Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Great Doxology) · Confiteor (I Confess) · Come, Holy Spirit · Te Deum Laudamus (God, We Praise You) · Anima Christi · Prayer to St. Michael · Consecration to the Holy Family · Intercessory Prayers · Let Nothing Disturb You · Giving Thanks · Canticle of the Sun (A Song of St. Francis) · Simple Blessings · Blessing of Persons · Blessing of an Object · Blessing for Someone Who Is Sick · Aaron’s Blessing · Eternal Rest · Bless us, O Lord · Come, Lord Jesus · For Food, Faith, and Friends · Blessed are You, Lord · Grace after Meals · Regina Caeli · Angelus · Fiat (Luke 1:38) · Memorare · Litany of Loreto · Fatima Prayer · Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina) · The Rosary · Chaplet of Divine Mercy · Invocations and Scriptures for Meditation · Christian Meditation · Contemplation · Lectio Divina · Imaginative Prayer · An Examination of Conscience · Praying with Sacred Art · Daily Examen · Canticle of Mary (Magnificat) · Canticle of Simeon · Phos Hilaron · Canticle of the Three Youths (Daniel 3:57-90) · Watch, O Lord · Children’s Bedside Prayer · Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep · Pope Francis’s Five-Finger Prayer · Psalm 23

Did you know God has written you a letter? It’s “hidden” in the sacred Scriptures. The Scriptures are God’s word for his people, the Church. But he also uses them to speak a special word to every person who seeks him there.This prayer journal is all about learning to “read” God’s letter to you in the Scriptures, using an ancient prayer method known as lectio divina. In the pages of this journal, you’ll get a crash course in lectio divina, and then you’ll have a chance to practice it yourself.What will God say to you?What will you say back to God?This prayer journal is meant to help you enter into a real conversation with God—a conversation between friends.Lectio Divina for Teens: Reading God’s Messages to You is part of the MISSION:CHRISTIAN Meditation Journal series, which introduces young people to meditative prayer through a guided journal format. Lectio Divine for Teens includes seven journal exercises with pre-selected Scripture texts, plus seven blank guided journal entries and an extensive list of Scripture texts to choose from. The 12-page introduction presents lectio divina as a form of meditative prayer, and a way for teens to grow in friendship with God. It walks readers through the four steps of lectio divina and places it in historical context.The seven guided meditation sessions provide readers with the following pre-selected readings: Isaiah 55:6–11 (“Seek the Lord”); Exodus 14:10–14 (“Exodus from slavery to freedom”); Ben Sira 6:5–17 (“True friendship”); Luke 1:46–56 (“Mary’s song”); Mark 10:46–52 (“Bartimaeus meets Jesus”); Matthew 6:25–39 (“Depend on God”); and 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 (“Love”). The full text of each reading is provided right in the journal. In addition, the introduction walks readers through the process of lectio divina using Psalm 23, and a list of additional Scripture texts is provided in the back of the book so that readers can choose their own readings for the seven blank guided journal entries. The colorful, beautifully designed interior provides a warm and welcome space for reflection and prayer.

Lectio Divina for Teens: Reading God's Messages to You (MISSION:CHRISTIAN Meditation Journals)

MISSION:CHRISTIAN

This beautiful First Communion journal is full of fun ways for Catholic kids to prepare for, remember, and live out their First Holy Communion. With its colorful design, prayers, devotions, special activities, and quotes from the saints and Scriptures, the My First Communion Journal can be used both before and after the child's First Communion day.Key features include:
<ul>
<li>Pages for kids to record memories of their First Communion, and for friends and family to write special messages to the communicant.</li>
<li>Activity pages that invite kids to explore the Eucharist in terms of gift and gratitude, service and sacrifice.</li>
<li>Space for kids to write memories of their First Confession, plus a way to keep track of the times they receive the sacrament of Reconciliation.</li>
<li>Profiles of four child saints and blesseds, focusing on each one's unique First Communion experience...plus pages for kids to imitate the child saint's spiritual practices.</li>
<li>Quotes and wisdom from the Bible, the saints, the popes, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.</li>
</ul>The My First Communion Journal is a fun way to supplement any sacrament preparation program, or to offer children and their parents a period of mystagogy following initiation into the sacrament.

My First Communion Journal (Journals for Catholic Kids)

Religions

The Stations of the Cross for Children was designed especially for younger children, with colorful illustrations and simple text that introduces them to the Passion of Jesus Christ on their level. Each station takes about two minutes to complete, including about thirty seconds of silent prayer. Optional prayers and Scripture references for each station offer a variety of ways to adapt and expand The Stations of the Cross for Children for older kids. The opening and closing prayers place the Passion in the larger context of Jesus' mission...and every Christian's call to continue that mission in the world today.

The Stations of the Cross for Children

The Luminous Mysteries helps kids say the rosary with their families because the full text of every prayer is printed on each page, paired with beautiful sacred art illustrating the mystery being contemplated…nearly 90 works of classic and contemporary art in all. Think of it as a “printed rosary,” where each page stands for one bead…except the “beads” are works of sacred art! Each decade features a Scripture-based introduction to the mystery being prayed. The Luminous Mysteries: An Illustrated Rosary Book for Kids and Their Families is part of The Illuminated Rosary series. Kids love The Illuminated Rosary series because now they can fully participate in the family rosary; parents love it because it makes praying the entire rosary as a family not only possible, but enjoyable, too!

The Luminous Mysteries: An Illustrated Rosary Book for Kids and Their Families (The Illuminated Rosary)

Daoust, Mark P.

The Sorrowful Mysteries: An Illustrated Rosary Book for Kids and Their Families (The Illuminated Rosary)

Arts & Photography

Daoust, Mark

Religious

The Complete Illuminated Rosary helps kids say the rosary with their families because the full text of every prayer is printed on each page, paired with beautiful sacred art illustrating the mystery being contemplated¿nearly 90 works of classic and contemporary art in all.Think of it as a “printed rosary,” where each page stands for one bead¿except the “beads” are works of sacred art! Each decade features a Scripture-based introduction to the mystery being prayed.The Complete Illuminated Rosary includes the Joyful Mysteries, the Luminous Mysteries (“Mysteries of Light”), the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries.

The Complete Illuminated Rosary: An Illustrated Rosary Book for Kids and Their Families (The Illuminated Rosary)

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