Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers [Hardcover]

Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2005

A very unique prayer book filled with inspiration and prayer for mothers of all ages. In addition to original and traditional Catholic prayer, this book is sprinkled with quotes from the saints and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and Pope John Paul II.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book was encouraged by Blessed Mother Teresa! Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote more than 20 letters to author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle. She encouraged her to write, "Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers" to share with other mothers around the world! Many of Blessed Teresa's poignant and tender quotes are included in this unique prayer book. The inspirational prayers and quotations in this delightful, compact, 4-color prayer book will encourage and strengthen all mothers in their special vocation. Containing both original and traditional prayers and inspiration for mothers of all ages, "Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers" makes a lovely and appropriate gift for a mom of any age, including expectant mothers, as well as a baby shower or baptismal gift.

From the Author

I sincerely hope that my book, "Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers" will inspire mothers and help them realize the greatness and sublimity in their vocation as mother. A mother's time is really not her own. She is inundated with the care of her family. I hope my book will help assist mothers to keep their thoughts lifted towards Heaven even as their hands are occupied with motherly tasks. God bless You!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor (IN) (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592761615
• ISBN-13: 978-1592761616
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Donna-Marie is a wife, mother of five children, catechist, TV host, and speaker who thoroughly enjoys her motherhood and considers it to be a sublime vocation. She is passionate about inspiring and encouraging other mothers along their journey through motherhood. She also writes about prayer, family issues, the Church, and the saints.

Donna-Marie was blessed to know Blessed Teresa of Calcutta for about ten years.They met more than a dozen times and shared a correspondence that spanned for ten years. She became a Lay Missionary of Charity (lay part of her Religious Order) and founded a branch of the lay Order. Blessed Mother Teresa wrote the Foreword for her book, "Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine Month Novena for Mothers-To-Be" (Crossroad Publishing, 2007). Blessed Mother Teresa endorsed her books: "Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers" (Our Sunday Visitor, Oct. 2005) and "The Heart of Motherhood: Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home" (Crossroad Publishing, 2006) as well, and encouraged Donna-Marie to write them and to write other books as well to help mothers, women, and families. Donna-Marie feels she should pass on the blessings that she have received from Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta to others and she does that through her writing, talks, radio and television.

Because Donna-Marie loves to inspire mothers, she created a series for EWTN television called "Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms" which she hosts. You can check that out on EWTN TV. Donna-Marie can't help but weave Mother Teresa's wisdom throughout her writings and talks. A DVD for Season One of Donna-Marie's EWTN series is available at EWTN and Donna-Marie's website. It contains the first 25 segments of the show.

Donna-Marie has received Apostolic Blessings from Pope John Paul II who has blessed her books. You can see some of her work on the Internet via parenting columns and inspirational writings. She writes for several magazines and newspapers, as well.

Autographed copies of Donna-Marie's books as well as her CD's and DVD's can be obtained through her website: www.donnacooperoboyle.com. Her other book titles include: "The Domestic Church: Room by Room: A Mother's Study Guide" (Servant Books) and "Grace Cafe: Serving Up Recipes for Faithful Mothering" (Circle Press, Oct., 2008), as well as "Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship" (Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Co.) and the most recent, "A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers" (Our Sunday Visitor, September, 2010), "Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa," (Ave Maria Press), and "Embracing Motherhood" (Servant Books).

Check out her website: www.donnacooperoboyle.com and her many blogs which can be accessed through her website. Retreats, events, and talks can be arranged by getting in touch with Donna-Marie through her website.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspirational Tool for Any Mother, January 12, 2006

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Lisa M. Hendey "Mom, Blogger, Podcaster, Author" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers (Hardcover)

A mother's daily list of "to do" items is seemingly endless, but there is one essential item that should top the others when a mother prioritizes her day: making time for prayer.

To this end, author and mother of five Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle has given both a gift and a "secret weapon" to mothers of every age with her new Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers (Our Sunday Visitor, September 2005, hardcover, 64 pages).

In our ever busier world, many mothers feel stressed out, overwhelmed, and at times separated from God. Cooper O'Boyle understands - and for this reason she took the time to write and compile a book for any woman looking to embrace and blossom in her role as "heart of the home". "Feeling compelled to help all mothers, drawing from my own spiritual experiences during my vocation of motherhood and spiritual lessons learned from Mother Teresa, I decided to write this book," shares Donna-Marie. She recognizes prayer both as a tool mothers need to embrace in order to have success and be fruitful in their vocation, and as a gift they will ultimately teach and pass along to their families.

Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers is diminutive enough in size to fit into a small handbag but superior enough in substance to change a mother's life. Every facet of the book, from its lovely design to its unique combination of both original and traditional prayer, combines to provide a book that is both inspirational and heartwarming.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aimed at a mother's heart, March 20, 2006

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Karen Edmisten - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers (Hardcover)

This beautiful little book is deceptively slim yet bursting with wisdom, original prayers, advice and the encouragement of one who knows.

Donna, a writer and mother of five, also seems to have peeked into my life. How does she know what a transforming vocation motherhood has been for me? In a reflection entitled "A Glimpse into the Future" she writes:

If a woman could get a glimpse at

What her world would be

When she becomes a mother,

She would be presented with the reality

That her innermost desires and life plans

would be altered or put on hold

because she would be inundated with the care of others.

If she was also allowed to glimpse the unending joy

she would receive as a mother,

There would be no pause to consider,

No hesitation, as she embraced the whole package,

Knowing in her heart that her children will become her life's desires.

And, in "The Rosary, One Decade at a Time" I see my life reflected: the ways in which our children change our prayer lives are to be celebrated, not bemoaned, and God understands when we do such things as say a halting Rosary and sprinkle bits of prayer throughout our days and our duties.

With quotations from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (who personally encouraged the author), John Paul the Great (who gave Donna his apostolic blessing), Scripture, and a variety of saints, this book is exactly the sort to keep by the bedside, on the prayer table, or in one's purse for the many times we, as mothers, need a boost, a bit of solace or an inspirational lift.

Finally, the book itself is lovely, with pages of pastels and florals that are calming and beautiful.

Donna Cooper O'Boyle speaks straight to a mother's heart, as she embraces her fellow moms with her uplifting and hopeful message of the salvific beauty of our vocation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pilgrimage of Motherhood, February 15, 2006

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Genevieve Kineke "feminine-genius" (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers (Hardcover)

Our Sunday Visitor has put together a handy and attractive book for mothers, which is a multi-faceted endeavor. But Donna-Marie, as a good writer and mother of five, knows well that mothers are also daughters and fellow pilgrims with their children, leading and learning all the while. This book will fit easily into a purse or diaper bag so that it can be read anywhere - offering its spiritual morsels for the nursing mother, the waiting-room mother, the car-pool mother, and the woman who at one sitting can hardly absorb more than the assurances that Mary is her mother, too.

Containing far more than initially meets the eye, the author covers the basics of prayer, the wisdom of the Church, and the essence of virtue in this challenging vocation, calling to mind the vision of holiness and spiritual meaning when all the reader can see are dishes, demands, and diapers. Ordinary life masks the beauty of the motherly vocation, but this little book reminds the reader of its true value on every page. This would be an excellent gift for new - or not so new mothers.