Ritual category: 1070 books

In his The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Martin Luther set forth a reconsideration of the sacramental Christian life that centered on the word. His thesis is that the papacy had distorted the sacraments with its own traditions and regulations, transforming them into a system of control and coercion....

From the Upanishads by Charles Johnston This short book contains translations from three crucial Upanishads, the Katha, Prasna and Chhandogya (Khandogya in SBE). The elegant, lucid translation makes this a delight to read.

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live forever. "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in...

The Theogony of Hesiod translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White "Theogony" is a historical narration covering a long era which starts with the appearance of the first men in the mountains, and ends with the post-Zeus epoch. "Theogony" was a very important work for the ancient...

With a new subject and scriptural index, as well as a short abstract on Nikolai Gogol as a religious personality, this reedited commentary on the Divine Liturgy—the primary public worship service of the Orthodox Church—is as practical as it is mystical. Gogol, one of the most prominent Russian...

Eucharist is a detailed history of the Christian Eucharistic formularies. Bouyer gives a thorough analysis of the Jewish meal prayers, the berakoth, to which he traces the origins of the eucharistic rite, and ends with the recent addition of new eucharistic prayers to the Roman rite. He also includes...

Under the veil of everyday life, there is a frisson, an opening in the rock of physical stability, where many unusual people can be found.  Within the pages of this little book, there exists a variety of eclectic persons from all walks of life and of different cultures, each of whom weave the...

A liturgical resource book that covers the months of November, December and January. It includes prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections, liturgies and meditations for the major Christian festivals of All Saints', Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, as well as for Remembrance, Blue Christmas,...

Many ancient legends in circulation, either through verbal story-telling, ancient script or paintings, have assisted the human race in understanding the complex world we live in, even if they have been embellished over the years. They have helped us form societies and have given people reason to live,...

First an expression of black urban youth, Hip Hop music continues to expand as a cultural expression of youth and, now, young adults more generally.  As a cultural phenomenon, it has even become integral to the worship experience of a growing number of churches who are reaching out to these groups....

Obedience and submission to God come from a desire to be justified in the eyes of God, not man. Obedience means not only to obey but to hear. Obedient Christians display the fruit of faith, imitating God and Christ in humility and holiness.In this book, best-selling author Margaret Scown unravels a walk...

Holy Bible (Multilanguage) Volume 1 'Holy Bible - Multi Language' is Supports Twenty Eight languages. They are :- Albanian Bible Breton Bible (NT Gospels) Chamorro Bible (Partial) Croatian Bible Danish Bible Dutch Bible Esperanto Bible Finnish Bible French Bible German Bible Italian Bible Manx...

The Traditional Catholic Daily Missal for the Latin Mass totally in order! No back and forth flipping, no excessive clicking, no complex calculating what Day it is - just click the date and pray the Holy Mass. Super easy. Original Latin followed by the English translation! Follow and learn...

Jesus Forgives My Sins explains the sacrament of penance in language children in the primary grades (grades 1-3) can understand. Can be used as a supplement to formal classroom preparation or shared with the child before the school lessons begin.