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

By: Sean (ed.) Finnegan

Book Overview

With more than eight hundred of the best-loved prayers in English, this elegant collection of traditional and contemporary Catholic prayers is designed to help you develop a life of prayer both firmly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829413863
• ISBN13: 9780829413861
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Catholic Prayers

I love everything about this book...

Excellent compilation of traditional Catholic prayers

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.

Contents Wonderful - Binding Substandard

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.

Great Prayers - All in One

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.

A deeply spirit-filled prayer book

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.

Back to Basics

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.