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The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is often overlooked and underutilized. Now is the time to respond to Our Lady's call to pray this chaplet fervently.
In these pages, you will discover how your own pierced heart can become a portal of grace that opens and transforms you into all that God wants you to be, allowing you to share in the mercy and love of Christ's Sacred Heart by uniting your sufferings to His.
Equipped with an enriched understanding of redemptive suffering, Dr. Joseph Hollcraft and Ruth Berghorst guide you in the practice of mental prayer with St. Alphonsus Liguori on the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary in response to Our Lady's request -- echoed in every contemporary Marian apparition -- to abide close to her heart and pray for the salvation of souls.
Key to obtaining the triumph of the sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Our Lady is calling upon the saints who are uniquely disposed to help us in the twenty-first century.
These include:
Praying the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is akin to entering Mary's classroom to comprehend what is often deemed incomprehensible. An important book in this classroom would be about Our Lady's Seven Sorrows and how to overcome temptations and trials as she did. Among the many sufferings she endured, these particular sorrows flowed from Satan's efforts to undermine her crucial role in our redemption. This book aims to acquaint Catholics with these vital sorrows -- and the advantages Our Lady has linked to this devotion.
Intercessory prayer is not something you have to do. It's something you are privileged to do. Indeed, praying for others is a beautiful way of thinking, acting, and living like Christ. Yet many people struggle with intercessory prayer because they lack a coherent understanding of what prayer is and because they're not well grounded in how to pray.
This inspiring book walks you through nine key steps to boosting your intercessory prayer's power and efficacy. Each step is paired with practical tips to help you implement the principle in your daily life, a patron saint to provide direction and encouragement on your journey, and prompt questions to guide meditations and journaling.
Armed with these tools, you can revitalize your prayer life and begin responding with confidence to those in need of your intercession. With this book's help, your Yes, I will pray for you! will have new meaning and potency, and you will have the ability to:
Bring a new intentionality and conviction to your intercessory prayer commitments
Engage more fully with the saving power of God's grace
Unleash immeasurable spiritual power upon those for whom you pray
Cooperate more completely with Him who desires to heal and save us
Devote yourself to praying for others often
Realize the full potential of your God-given power of intercession
The gift of Baptism is the gift of relationship.As Joseph Hollcraft reflects in A Heart for Evangelizing, it is this relationship which orders our hearts, minds, and actions toward eternal union with a loving heavenly Father. Hollcraft offers reflections on holiness and evangelization--the cornerstones of the Christian vocation--and applies these themes to nearly every aspect of life. Personal, theological, and spiritual formation are ardently encouraged in A Heart for Evangelizing.
About the author
Joseph Hollcraft is Adjunct Professor to the Avila Institute and host of the Seeds of Truth radio program. His writing has been featured in Catechetical Review and Homiletic and Pastoral Review. Hollcraft and his wife Jackie live in Chico, California with their children.
Endorsements:
Joseph Hollcraft¬ reveals that the advance of the Kingdom of God must begin first within our own hearts and then extend to those around us. Without this inner work of conversion and union with God, our efforts will yield far less than we would desire.
--Dan Burke, Author, founder of SpiritualDirection.com, and editor of EWTN's National Catholic Register
In a world of burgeoning textbooks and media, the reminder that catechesis is inescapably a personal task to which we are called, through a cooperation with the redeeming and educative work of the Persons of the Holy Trinity, is a timely and important one.
--Petroc Willey, Professor of Catechetics, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Evangelization is never about numbers, and never about programs. It's one heart setting another on fire. With this book Dr. Hollcraft helps us keep the home fires burning--even as we set the world ablaze with Christ.
--Mike Aquilina, Award-winning author of more than 40 popular books
Hollcraft wonderfully displays the tapestry of Catholic life and evangelization by weaving solid Catholic teaching, its application to the modern world, and clearly expressed examples that bring out the light and shadows of this beautiful picture.
--Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, Author, television host, and Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology