What do you use every day?

Here is a sample of the prayer books is use every day and no, I do not lug them all around.

From left to right:


Manual of Prayers - This contains every prayer imaginable! This book is really meant for seminarians and priest but it is a keeper for us lay folk too. I love it!


Liturgy of the Hours - This is a must have for all those wanting to bring their prayer life to a whole new level! This is the psalms and readings that the whole Church prays at the same time ( hypothetically speaking) The Pope, your bishop, your priest, deacon, traditional nun ( which I hope is still out there), seminarian, consecrated virgins, third orders and many more of the church hierarchy pray the same thing that you are saying! But please note that not every one has the exact same copy. Some priest and religious decide to pray the post conciliar version of the Divine Office. This is completely fine due to the fact that the Holy Father's motu proprio covers this branch of the liturgy. So the rule of thumb; if you want to pray the office in common make sure to ask what version the community is using. You can acquire this version from Catholic Book Publishing.


Daily Roman Missal - This is a must have for every catholic home! This treasure contains the whole mass in Latin and English ( Novus Ordo Missae) and the mas readings for the whole year including all major feast of the liturgical year. What makes this even more valuable is that this is perpetual meaning that this will last until the good Lord calls you home. This version is printed by Midwest Theological Forum which is a publishing branch of Opus Dei.

The Way by St. Josemaria and the New Testament ( translated from the Vulgate. original confraternity edition) - These are my favorite books to have in my pocket and my bedside. The Way contains inspirational short readings from all the necessities of the spiritual life. The New Testament is the confraternity edition which is still being printed! This contains a reading from the New Testament for every day of the year with a two year cycle. So in about a year or so you would have read the whole New Testament! This is a translation from the Vulgate meaning you know it is the closest to the original used in the early days of the church. Both of these can be ordered from Midwest Theological Forum

Stations of the Cross by St. Josemaria. Words can not describe the power written in this book by St. Josemaria!






I never leave the house without these three items! My L.O.T.H, my rosary and The New Testament.