Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things
Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things
Imitation Leather – November 2, 2019
Price
$24.95
Publisher
Pauline Books and Media
Publication Date
November 2, 2019
ISBN-13
978-0819827432
Dimensions
4.7 x 0.7 x 6.4 inches
Weight
8.5 ounces
Description
Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSPxa0has a skull on her desk as a memento mori , a reminder of her inevitable death.xa0Thexa0ancient tradition of remembering death--encouraged by Scripture, early Church Fathers, and many saints--has changed her life and led to greater union with God. You can find herxa0tweets about memento mori and remindersxa0that we all arexa0going to diexa0@pursuedbytruth and pursuedbytruth.com
Features & Highlights
- A prayer book to help you to meditate on your death and all the Last Things in order to live for heaven.
- Memento mori--
- Latin for "remember you will die"
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- refers to the practice of meditation on one's inevitable death and the afterlife. Encouraged by Scripture and the saints, this ancient tradition can help you to manage the chaos of this world, grow closer to God, and focus on heaven. Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP is a religious sister at the forefront of the movement to revive this practice in the Church. She has written several resources to help people to incorporate memento mori into their daily lives. Her
- Memento Mori: A Lenten Devotional
- and the
- Memento Mori Journal
- have touched thousands of lives. Now she has compiled and written a beautiful prayer book to help people to meditate on death and the afterlife, traditionally called "the Last Things," in order to prepare for heaven. Meditation on the Last Things
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- death, judgment, hell, and heaven
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- is not a dark and depressing practice. Rather, the practice is hopeful and lifechanging. It helps people to take stock of their lives, grow closer to God, and to live with renewed purpose and fervor. May this practice open your heart to the work God wants to do in you and through you before your last day on earth, whenever that day might be. May God find us prepared!Features and benefits:* Prayer book written and compiled by a trusted religious sister * Elegant leatherette binding with silver edging and a black ribbon* Includes section
- Death: Prayers to Live and Die Well
- with prayers to Jesus, the Way of the Cross, prayers to live each day well, prayers for a good death, prayers for the dying, Marian prayers for assistance in life and death* Includes the section
- Judgment: Prayers to Prepare to Meet Jesus
- with penitential prayers, guide to the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, the Memento Mori Daily Examen, prayers for the dead* Includes the section
- Hell: Prayers to Combat the Powers of Darkness
- with formula for renewal of baptismal promises, Eucharistic prayers, the Rosary, spiritual warfare prayers* Includes the section
- Heaven: Prayers for Union with God
- with prayers of longing for heaven, prayers of praise to God, Marian prayers* Includes a selection of prayers in both Latin and English* Contains an explanation of indulgences* Prayer book has a
- nihil obstat
- and
- imprimatur
