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The Book of Catholic Prayer: Prayers for Every Day and All Occasions

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I own quite a good collection of Catholic prayer books for the last ten years, but none of them has ever been compiled the way this is done. Imagine you have a comprehensive liturgy of the hours which is formal prayers found in the same volume with other classic and yet, contemporary prayers from the heart. The rosary devotion prayer is what I like best. I contemplated the Glorious Mysteries just last week while I was in church with thism prayer book. I experienced a sense of deep peace that I rarely felt before as I contemplated on the msyteries. It has all to do with the fine writing of Father Finnegan. Thank you Father, for giving us such a beautiful collection of prayers. I intend to lug it wherever I go, in fact I am lugging it along to my office already. The hardcover version is a bit bulky anyway, the publisher should consider publishing softcover versions.

This may very well be the best prayer book in 50 years. The wealth of devotions provided, including a simplified scheme for daily prayer, will amply meet and even surpass the needs of anyone serious about developing an improved prayer life.

However, the British edition, published by Canterbury and called A BOOK OF HOURS AND OTHER CATHOLIC DEVOTIONS, is printed on superior paper and in a sturdy vinyl binding with a ribbon marker. The Loyola edition, here listed, is clunky, is printed on poor quality paper in feint print and has cheap, cardboard covers.

This is a truly wonderful prayer book, but please buy the British edition, not the American one. It will last for years and will become a true companion in prayer.

Contains more than 800 prayers, including the Liturgy of the Hours. In a time when prayer is most needed, this book may be around for a century.

The Book of Catholic Prayer is one of my most used prayer books. I bought this book because it included the Psalter or Liturgy of Hours, which is the Prayer of the Church. It's not exactly like the Breviary that priests use or the official Liturgy of Hours, rather it is a modified version but unlike books like Christian Prayer which only have Morning and Evening Prayers, but this has the seven times of the day when we are called to pray. There are also sections for everyday prayers, devotions, prayers for different occasions, litanies and recommended reading. This book is not really one you would like to tote around (the size is the only disadvantage I see). It's usefulness compensates for its bulkiness.

As the Disabilities Host on BellaOnline, I believe you would like this book. I have many prayer books,but this book has everything for every occassion. It's a comforting book with lots of power.

I found a lot of infomation in this book useful. Some of the infomation in the book is hard for me to understand. I do recommend this book to anyone who want to learn the different Catholic Prayers