Update
Unfortunately the book is not updated to the recent gospels, but it is very good reference.
Blessed Be God
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by Frs. C. Callan & J. McHugh
3-1/4 x 6-1/16" (8.2 x 15.4 cm)
754 pp. leather softcover
Blessed Be God has been the most popular Catholic prayer book in America for generations. Newly reprinted in a deluxe pocket-size edition that closely resembles the original specifications, this edition includes high quality features such as a bonded leather softcover, rounded corners, sewn binding, gilded page edges, a marking ribbon and more. Along with the usual array of traditional morning and evening prayers, litanies, novenas, Stations of the Cross, and prayers for the sick and dying, it also includes rare devotions for holydays, special feasts, Holy Week, Paschaltide, Ember Days, Rogation Days, days of the week, seasons of the year, and months of the year. In addition, prayers for eucharistic devotion have been included such as a holy hour and the famous Forty Hours’ adoration once practiced in every parish church! This reprint is current with the traditional 1962 Missale Romanum with a table of movable feasts good through 2041!
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Posted by Robert Suspanic on 3rd Sep 2024
Unfortunately the book is not updated to the recent gospels, but it is very good reference.
Posted by Denise on 29th Mar 2023
This has been a wonderful addition to my collection of books. I have ever ordered it for a loved one who wanted a copy of his own. A treasured sacramental destined to become a family heirloom.
Posted by Janet Mathea Jensen-O'Malley on 8th Sep 2021
Such a wonderful prayer book, containing prayers to help me discover a closer life with our most precious Jesus Christ, our Father, the brightness of the Holy Spirit, love of our Mother and the angels and saints.
The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I use it several times daily to attain a more consecrated life. Thank you dear sisters!
Posted by Vincent J. Pia on 26th Apr 2021
This edition of Blessed Be God: A Complete Catholic Prayer Book is a faithful reprinting (2020) of the 1961 edition, originally printed by P.J. Kenedy & Sons, New York. This is NOT a low-quality scan of the original, rather it is a beautifully printed and bound reissue, offering all of the prayers and rites included in the original. For several years now I've been using original/vintage copies of Blessed Be God dating back to 1925; this edition faithfully duplicates the content and illustrations of those original editions. The binding and paper are strong, and it holds up extremely well to daily use - and you will want to use it daily! One of my favorite sections from Blessed Be God is the section of prayers for the Forty Hours' Devotion which, in this day and age, is rarely (if ever) included in prayer books. It is a wonderful devotion which my parish happens to host each year, and having these prayers on hand has become a blessing to me. Bottom line: Blessed Be God is a prayer book you will not regret purchasing; and is one within which I feel all Catholics will find something of tremendous value to their lives and their faith.
Posted by Gabriela Guadalupe Lopez on 26th Jan 2021
This prayer book is the perfect size for my side bag. I bring it everywhere. It has all the prayers I know and so much more. The moment I got it, I opened to my favorite prayer. I will treasure this always. Thank you Sisters.
Posted by Elizabeth on 10th Jul 2020
I love this little prayer book so much that I carry it in my purse. It has so many lovely devotionals in it for making visits to the Blessed Sacrament, or reading while I wait in line somewhere, or even if I forget my missal for weekday Mass. My little sister, too, loves it so much that I bought one for her for Christmas.
Posted by Cathy Herndon on 2nd Jan 2020
What a wonderful prayer book. This book is a must have for any Catholic. Being a Catholic Post-Vatican II, I had no idea what beautiful treasures the laity had. Beautiful art from a time long past, so much better than the modern drawings in most current books. I’m truly enjoying this all in one addition to my library.
Posted by MHorton on 1st Aug 2015
I ordered Fr Lasance's "Prayer-Book" from the Sisters first, and it has spoiled me for any other. It is not as pretty and the print process is a bit rough. However, it is so jam packed with beautiful prayers, including an introduction that is so moving and filled with the Holy Spirit, I am afraid no other will ever meet my spiritual expectations like it does. It has many traditional prayers not seen since Vatican II, plus the Mass, Rosary, Devotions to Mary, the Stations of the Cross,The 40 Hours Devotion, Litanies...there is so much packed into the 700+pages, God must have helped! Plus it is a sturdy little hardcover book that will withstand rougher handling. It can be picked up and put down without fear of "messing it up" all day long. The little work horse of a prayer book is also a perfect size for the jacket pocket or slipping into a backpack, which I wouldn't do with "Blessed Be God".
I don't want to discourage anyone from buying "Blessed Be God" because it *is* very nice and filled with wonderful prayers. It looks just like an old traditional, nice Missal. It is very well made and very pleasing to the eye. I do recommend it...just not as my first recommendation.
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