Books & Reading

  A beautiful embroidery of the symbol from the back of the Miraculous Medal is machine embroidered on the front of this quality book cover by the Sisters! This cover features a custom zipper pull, clear interior pocket , 4 pen/highlighter loops,...

  These quality book covers are sure to protect your missal for many years to come… and inspire devotion! A beautiful embroidery of the powerful Saint Benedict Medal is machine embroidered on the front by the Sisters! This cover...

  A beautiful embroidery of the spirit of True Devotion: "To Jesus through Mary" and the interwoven crowns of Jesus and Mary, is machine embroidered on the front of this quality book cover by the Sisters! This cover features a custom zipper pull,...

  A quality missal cover machine embroidered by the Sisters with an beautiful symbol of Our Lady! The letters A and M are interwoven for the words "Ave Maria" and a celestial crown hovers above.  This cover features a custom zipper pull,...

Ideal for those wanting to carry the New Testament and Psalms at all times for meditation and prayer. This handy volume will easily fit into a shirt pocket or handbag. It uses the same solid Douay-Rheims translation of the New Testament and Psalms as...

  Perhaps the most beautiful books of all time, "An Alphabet of the Altar" features an important aspect of the Faith for every letter of the alphabet. Each lavishly illustrated page is mesmerizing in its detail but even more so for its love of the...

  A wonderful manual and guide for the Christian mother, containing prayers and inspiration for a deeper spiritual life. Originally written in the late 1800s by a priest of the Capuchin order, this manual contains: Morning and Evening Prayers...

  A quality missal cover machine embroidered by the Sisters with the words: Adoro Te Devote (I Devoutly Adore You) and the symbol of a monstrance. This cover features a custom zipper pull, clear interior pocket , 4 pen/highlighter loops, and is...

  A beautiful embroidery of the spirit of Carmel , with the Carmelite logo machine embroidered on the front of this quality book cover by the Sisters! This cover features a custom zipper pull, clear interior pocket , 4 pen/highlighter loops,...

  Today's Catholics have fallen in love with Mother Mary Loyola's classic, "King of the Golden City," and for good reason: this delightful allegory about the King of Kings and his beloved Dilecta brings to life the truth and beauty of our Faith in...

  Whether you’ve been attending the Extraordinary Form of the Mass for years, or are merely curious about it, this guide is designed to open up the riches contained within the Mass to all. Inside, you will find a word-for-word English...

  The Manual for Marian Devotion will deepen your relationship with Mary and, in doing so, draw you closer to her Son. The primary purpose of this little work is to provide Catholics with a basic framework for understanding the Church's veneration...

  After the Bible, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis is the favorite book of Catholics throughout the world and has been the spiritual guide of the saints since it first appeared in 1418.This new, revised edition...

  An ornately illustrated compilation devotions to the many titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This book provides a short history and explanation of each devotion or apparition along with related prayers and beautiful illustrations. Also includes...

 This classic by St. Louis de Montfort is still considered to be the finest book ever written about the Rosary. This book has been read by Catholics all across the world for centuries. Secret of the Rosary discusses why the Rosary is the most...

As no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction...

  A Guide for Catholic Young Women by Father Lesance. Like the councils to young men, these were originally delivered in a series of conferences to "Girls in the Ordinary Walks of Life and In Particular, for the Children of Mary." The first part...

  The words "Ecce Panis Angelorum" (Behold the Bread of Angels) and the design of a monstrance are machine embroidered on the front of this quality dark rose colored book cover by the Sisters! This cover features a custom zipper pull, clear...

This beautifully illustrated full color masterpiece combines the life of Jesus with Stations of the Cross, as well as Novenas, prayers and devotions. Hardcover, 224 pages

  A daily remembrance of our forefathers in the Faith. Fr. Henry Sebastian Bowden wrote this powerful book so we will never forget the sacrifices of those martyrs who preserved and bequeathed to us our Catholic Faith. The heroic witness of the...

  A beautiful embroidery of the spirit of Carmel , with the Carmelite logo machine embroidered on the front of this quality book cover by the Sisters! This cover features a custom zipper pull, clear interior pocket, 4 pen/highlighter loops,...

Salvation and spiritual perfection should not be sought haphazardly; a strategy is needed to win the battle for our souls. The Spiritual Combat, first published in 1589, provides timeless guidance in spiritual discipline. St Francis de Sales (1576-1622)...

  The School of Jesus Crucified – The Lessons of Calvary,  Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus   The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ is the great source and foundation of the spiritual life.  Father Ignatius, a...

  Thérèse of Lisieux was so taken by this book that it spurred her entry into the convent. "Reading this book was one of the greatest graces of my life," she says in her autobiography. "The impression I received from it is too sweet...

  Have you read some of our excellent books from Mancipia Press? In an effort to spread the word and do our part in the new evangelization, you can now get the 3-book Mancipia Collection for a great price! The Collection includes: "Bread of...

  The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: The Mystery of Christ's Love by Father Michael Mueller, CSSR Few Catholics have anywhere near an adequate appreciation for the glory and splendors of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass—the central aspect of...

In this book, authored and illustrated by Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O. Praem., the Virgin-Martyr herself shares the splendid account of her short life: from the first moment she fell in love with God to her final moment on earth, when she laid down...

  The ever increasing interest in the Liturgical Traditions of the Church gives rise to the need for adequately trained altar servers, and what better way to assist than to resurrect this classic! This famous handbook is an invaluable resource for...

  Mother Mary Loyola's masterful retelling of the story of the Life of Christ is appealing to all ages, and is well-calculated to inspire a deeper love of Our Lord and bring us closer to Him. It is much more than a life of Christ. In many respects...

  In her Story of a Soul, St. Therese relates how influential her family life was in forming her spiritual life. Now, the canonization of her parents Louis and Zelie and the cause for the beatification of her sister Léonie speak volumes for...

  Many books have rightly been written on the Holy Mass, the application to a particular time and place of the Eternal Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross of Calvary. None, however, conveys the power and all-consuming majesty of the Divine Liturgy of...

  150 years after this great saint and Doctor of the Church was born into the world, the publication of this revised edition enables us to live in her company and enjoy her holy conversations and counsels. When we read her words with faith, her...

This is the definitive life of Saint Catherine Laboure, the humble Sister who was privileged with apparitions of Our Lady. Through her, Our Lady had the Miraculous Medal made and promoted, which became a source of tremendous graces and conversions...

The Passion of Jesus and Its Hidden Meaning,  by Father James Groenings, SJ   Our Lord’s Passion and Death are explained with vivid detail.  Excellent meditations on the facts related in Scripture about the sufferings of...

  Written by Cardinal Humberto S. Medeiros, this book made Our Lady of Fatima known to the world! Written shortly after the apparitions, the account here relies on the living memory of eyewitnesses and on the words of Lucia herself, who had...

Though nothing historical is known of her, she was declared a Saint in 1837, only 35 years after discovery of her relics. Here is the whole incredible story, plus many accounts of her tremendous favors and miracles. Another St. Jude to call on in our...

  The spiritual wisdom of Saint Benedict has endured for centuries and quite literally shaped Western culture from its inception. Tenets of the order, like its motto and Saint Benedict’s Rule, are just as influential for lay people as they...

  Truth is stranger than fiction. And nowhere in literature is it so apparent as in this classic work, the Autobiography of a Hunted Priest. This autobiography of a Jesuit priest in Elizabethan England is a most remarkable document and John Gerard,...

Over 40,000 Frenchmen were executed for holding fast to the Catholic Faith and objecting to the worst excesses of the Committee of Public Safety. The bloodlust of the time staggers the imagination, and the campaign against the Church was as diabolical...