Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers
- ISBN13: 9781592761616
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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…. More >>
This book has different prayers for your kids life through difficult times, and easy times. It has prayers for wetting the bed, first day of school, first date, first day of college, and more.
Rating: 3 / 5
During the Christmas season, we focus on the Holy Family as the epitome of love and maternal sacrifice. The founder of the Lay Missionaries of Charity, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, with her new “Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers,” honors the moms who raised us all. Mothers don’t have the luxury many times for quiet contemplation as they are cleaning up after children, keeping the family on schedule and working on their own. As the introduction says, “A mother’s time is truly not her own.” The book offers a combination of original prayers and words from famous and influential pray-ers (including Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Pope John Paul II) under a variety of different topics: Precious Blessings, Holy Nurturing, First Teacher, Wisdom of the Saints, Your Life IS a Prayer, Seasons in a Mother’s Life among others. A great gift for the mom to be or the already mom – or your own mom. By: “Crux of the News”, Clarity Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 758, Latham, NY 12110-0758
Rating: 5 / 5
An old proverb states, “God could not be everywhere, so he made mothers.” A recently published, 64-page Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers, printed by Our Sunday Visitor, focuses on the unique spiritual challenge God places on mothers to be everywhere and everything for their children. Written by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, a member of St. Francis Xavier Parish and mother of five, the book has suddenly become one of the best-selling Catholic books of the year. Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers has been ranked by the Catholic Publishers Associations as one of its top ten books for October 2005, and the sales are continuing to grow. Mrs. O’Boyle was encouraged to write the book by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, who wrote an introduction: “My gratitude is my prayer for you that you may grow in the love of God through your beautiful thoughts of prayer you write and thus share with others…I pray it does much good.” Mrs. O’Boyle opens the book with an expression of God’s special relationship with mothers. “After all,” she says, “he enters into a partnership with them to create life.” While Mrs. O’Boyle frequently reiterates the need for prayer and the essential influence that daily prayers can make in one’s life, she recognizes the many other everyday challenges that a mother must face. She says it obviously would be “wrong to drop everything to kneel down and pray” when a baby is crying for attention, a sick child is in need of care or a family is waiting for dinner. “So how does a mother remain faithful to prayer and yet keep up with her work around the clock in the home? The key to inner peace for a mother is to find a balance between a prayer life and her duties and care of her family,” she says. Mrs. O’Boyle writes that a faithful mother soon learns that in order to survive, her life should become a prayer. That’s the clear and unmistakable message of the easy-to-read book, connecting the dailiness of life to various forms of prayer. She suggests and gives examples of three forms of prayerful expression: vocal, meditative and contemplative. The book is divided into 12 chapters, focused either on a particular aspect of mothering or contemplative prayer. Chapter titles include: Holy Nurturing, First Teacher, An Imitation of the Blessed Mother and Wisdom of the saints. Occasionally, there are commentaries and prayers where one might least expect them, such as a passage titled “In My Laundry Room.” Mrs. O’Boyle writes, “As I carefully fold my sheets, smoothing out the wrinkles, bringing corner to corner…Lovingly, I think of you, my Lord.” In addition to Mrs. O’Boyle’s reflections, the book is replete with prayers and quotations from such saints as Thomas Aquinas, Elizabeth Seton and Francis of Assisi as well as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Mrs. O’Boyle is a freelance writer for several Connecticut newspapers, [as well as magazines and Catholic publications]. She also founded, at her parish, a Marian Mothers group and a local branch of the Lay Missionaries of Charity. After submitting a copy of the book to Pope John Paul II, Mrs. O’Boyle received an apostolic blessing on her book from him. The book’s universal appeal to mothers may make it a perfect gift during almost any season and especially at Christmas. The book bears both a nihil obstat and an imprimatur. By John Bohuslaw, Features Editor Vol. 9, No. 12, December 2005 – The Catholic Transcript, The Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Hartford, CT
Rating: 5 / 5
This book has been such a great blessing to my motherhood, it keeps my heart and soul focused in a very special way to God, Our Lady and the saints and to the needs of my children. This book has been the perfect prayer manual companion to keep my heart soft and continually directed to my children and my eternal destination. And I know that it is only through daily prayer that it is possible. The prayers are written in such a way to speak to my heart as well as directing my petitions for my children’s heart and soul.
The book is artistically delightful, a little hardback book that can weather my handling of it and the occasional ‘pouncing upon’ by little chubby fingers and small enough to carry in the handbag.
The pages are filled with heart touching informal prayers, poems, quotes from the saints, lovely motherly thoughts, formal prayers we all know (The Memorare, St Michael prayer, prayer to St Therese etc.) Another important addition to this book is a ‘Spiritual Communion’ often mothers cannot get to daily Mass but they can unite themselves spiritually with the Lord. Finally, there is a reflection at the end of each chapter, good for meditation if you wish to add a ‘mini retreat’ to the end of your day’s or week’s prayers (whenever you have time to add it in.)
We all want as mothers, one book that offers us the most perfect prayers that really meet our spirtual and emotional needs – this is it.
Donna-Marie I understand, was particularly encouraged by Mother Teresa to write this book and this saint prayed for it as well. I’ve just finished reading “Come Be My Light” on the spiritual life of Mother Teresa and I can see Mother Theresa’s simple love and ‘signature’ in Donna-Marie’s writings, she obviously was greatly inspired by Mother.
I buy this book all the time to give as gifts to mothers when they have had a new baby or as a birthday gift for friends who have children. I know I am giving them the best little present ever! I can’t recommend this book enough.
If you would like to read more of my thoughts on this book and see how I use it daily, go and visit my blog: http://starrymantle.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-perfect-mothers-prayerbook.html You will also see pictures of the inside of this beautiful book.
Rating: 5 / 5
wonderful book of prayers for Mothers of all ages, each page touch my heart and my life in some spiritual way and helped guide my daily prayer and helped me to grow in faith as a mom.
Rating: 5 / 5