Grow closer to the Lord this Advent and Christmas as you lift up your voice in song using this unique and inspiring devotional. From timeless hymns and classics to carols you remember from childhood, Let Heaven and Nature Sing will inspire you to embrace the spirit of the season as you await and prepare for the coming of our Lord and Savior. In just a few minutes each day, immerse yourself in prayer and reflection, guided by the lyrics and music of such seasonal hymns as “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” “Ave Maria,” “La Guadalupana,” “O Come, Divine Messiah,” “Dona nobis pacem,” “Silent Night,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “What Child Is This?,” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” With eighteen different songs and various renditions of each, there is something for everyone in this distinctive new devotional that will have you meeting Christ in words, in silence, and in songs—both familiar and new to you. An audio recording of each hymn is easily accessed via a QR code at the end of each devotion, and the complete lyrics of each song are printed in the back of the book for easy reference. Rooted in the spirituality and traditions of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the founding community of the University of Notre Dame and Ave Maria Press, this book is affordably priced for individual and bulk purchases by Catholic parishes, schools, and other institutions.

Christmas Joy provides stories, wisdom and experiences about finding one's soul in the midst of holiday busyness. The baby and small child serve as guide to the soul and help the adult to enter into the full presence of Christmas Spirit. Christmas Joy celebrates the worth-ship of the Christ Child as the heavenly icon of divinity touching earthly reality. Heaven and nature sing together in response.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

THE STORIES: SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU. Sister Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of its various forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. One of them, a precocious little boy named Tho

A cycle of poems for all of life's seasons - moving through the seasons of the church year, from the expectancy of Advent through to the start of the next year. These poems take the reader on a journey to find where the holy meets the everyday in our lives.

The Care Plan is interaction book between you and God. I did it this way so you would learn to develop an intimate relationship with Christ. Finally, at the end of the book, I felt the need to include a daily care plan for morning, afternoon, evening, and bedtime to get you in the habit of checking in and out with Christ all through the day. This care plan was originally just for me, and once I began to do the work, discipline myself in the Lord, and read my Bible every day, people notice the difference even my mother noticed it. And that’s what I want for all of you – CHANGE! But in order for that to happen, you must get ready to do the work. Change will not happen if you don't.. Get The Care Plan—it will change your life Open The Care Plan—it’s got you covered from A to Z Do The Care Plan—work toward change, keep evolving, keep growing. IS with YOU!

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Few people know that “Joy to the World” – the world’s most popular Christmas song – wasn’t written for Christmas at all. Isaac Watts wrote it in imitation of Psalm 98. That psalm has nothing to say about the coming of the Messiah as a child; it is instead about the Messiah who comes in glory, and righteousness, and victory over evil, to judge the world and comfort the faithful. In other words, Isaac Watts meant “Joy to the World” as a spiritual reflection on Christ’s soon-to-be, expected, triumphant return to earth. This book explores this theme with selected readings from elsewhere in the writings of Watts, as a way of preparing our hearts for Christmas morning.