Advent 2011 Resources: Readings, Homilies, and Reflections

Several excellent Advent resources are just a click away. These resources offer simple ways to participate fully in the Advent season, week by week, as Christmas approaches.

EWTN
Advent 2011 devotionals

USCCB
Video, text, and audio readings and reflections

Mobile Gabriel
Mobile access to daily Scripture readings

American Catholic
Daily reflections for Advent
American Catholic blog

from Saint Ann's Media
Daily Mass





This treasury of prayers, now released on Kindle, will help you go to the Lord with courage and pray to receive God's grace.


Sometimes, the Pope said of prayers and devotions, one goes to the Lord "to ask something for someone;" one asks for a favor and then goes away. "But that," he warned, "is not prayer," because if "you want the Lord to bestow a grace, you have to go with courage and do what Abraham did, with that sort of tenacity."

This comprehensive treasury of Catholic prayer includes everyday prayers, devotionals, how to pray the rosary, litanies, the Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic prayers, prayers to prepare for confession, prayers to the saints, Marian prayers, family prayers, and more.


photo courtesy Per Ola Wiberg

The New Catholic Mass? There's an App for That!

Toronto, Canada (November 22, 2011) - The new English translation of the Catholic Mass? There's an app for that.

On Nov. 27, the first Sunday of Advent, Roman Catholic parishes around the world will begin using the new English translation.

The New Mass app by Cale Clarke, director of The Faith Explained Seminars (www.TheFaithExplained.com), for iPhone and Android devices, explains the changes in an attractive, easy-to-use interface. The New Mass is available now on the Apple App Store and Android Market.

Archbishop Thomas Collins of Toronto calls the app “Simply wonderful…great for helping Catholics learn about the new English translation of the Mass.”

Pauline Books and Media Releases iMassExplained App in Preparation for the Implementation of the Third Roman Missal

BOSTON, MA (November 16, 2011) - Pauline Books and Media and the Daughters of St. Paul are pleased to announce the release of their newest Catholic app: iMassExplained. Emphasizing the people’s parts at Mass, iMassExplained is a handy app to help you understand and follow the new translation of the Third Roman Missal.

The latest addition to Pauline Books and Media’s collection of Catholic apps offers users access to explanations of what is changing with the revised translation of the Mass, information to deepen their understanding of what we do at Mass and why, and brief reflections of the Holy Fathers on the importance of the Mass and what it can mean for their everyday life. The app—available for download through iTunes for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad—features:

* Clear, easy to follow format for learning and understanding the people’s parts of the new translation, as well as for use during Mass.
* Over 70 clear explanations positioned next to the texts they explain.
* Color-coded and easy to understand explanations for all ages, accessible by tapping on the highlighted words
* New translation changes marked in bold.
* Nine brief reflections on the meaning of the Mass in our lives from John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Leo XIII.

iMassExplained is a great tool for priests, pastoral ministers, music directors, teachers, catechists, and parents. A great app whether someone is thinking of becoming a Catholic, participating in RCIA, attending Mass regularly, or just plain curious.

iMassExplained is available for download on iTunes. For more information visit www.pauline.org/catholicapps.