New
converts and cradle Catholics alike are often perplexed by the myriad
of devotions, traditions, practices, and beliefs that the Catholic
Church has accumulated over the past twenty centuries. Why pray to
St. Anthony to find something lost? Why keep a St. Christopher medal
in your car? Or why bury a statue of St. Joseph — upside down! —
in your yard when selling your house?
In
Helen Hoffner’s lovingly-illustrated, encyclopedic Catholic
Treasures and Traditions,
you’ll find succinct – and sometimes amusing – answers to these
and hundreds of other questions. This delightful book explains the
origin and nature of most of the common traditions of the Catholic
Faith, as well as the source and meaning of many of the quaint and
obscure ones.
From
Forty Hours to First Fridays and from Holy Hours to Holy Days, you’ll
find in these pages an informative, delightful compendium of the
Catholic way of life, including information about:
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* Penance * Prayers for the Dead * First Fridays * Votive Candles *
Religious Medals * St. Francis Statues * Bathtub Madonnas* Holy Cards
* Crucifixes * House Blessings * Prayer Corners * Advent Calendars *
Jesse Trees * Marian Apparitions * Vestments * Icons * Divine Mercy *
The Sacred Heart * The Liturgical Year * Holy Days * Religious Orders
* The Holy See * The Roman Curia * The Divine Office * Holy Oils *
Genuflecting * Relics * Stations of the Cross * The Sacraments * The
Angelus * Litanies * Patron Saints
Product
Details:
- Hardcover
- 128
pages
- Size:
9.5” x 8”