Description: Catholic Home : Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every DayFrom personal library. Pages clean with no tears. Slight shelf wear but overall in really good condition. For centuries, the Catholic Church has offered an abundanceof splendid traditions that extend religious and spiritual practice into dailylife. Now, Meredith Gould reintroduces these customs and rituals to modernRoman Catholics. Using the liturgical calendar, "The Catholic Home"provides familiar and new ways to celebrate each season and its special days.Gould reviews major holy days, select saints' days, familiar prayers, andsuggests meaningful ways to prepare as a family for such sacraments as Baptism,Confirmation, First Eucharist, and Matrimony. This book includes a concisehistory of each ritual and clarifies the meaning behind it by highlightingcelebrations of Catholic holidays from different parts of the globe. Yourfamily will learn to make Advent wreaths, Jesse trees, St. Lucy's crowns,King's cakes, All Souls altars, traditional foods, and participate in familydevotions. Throughout "The Catholic Home," Gould's down-to-earthpracticality and sense of humor give the activities she describes modernrelevance no matter how ancient their origins. Excerpts from the official"Catechism of the Catholic Church" are included to illuminate Churchdoctrine on matters of faith and ritual. This indispensable guide will appealto Catholics young and old and inspire beloved family traditions to be handeddown from one generation to the next.
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Publication Year: 2004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: Catholic Home : Celebrations and Traditions
Author: Meredith Gould
Publisher: Doubleday
Genre: Religious & Spiritual
Topic: Catholicism
