The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica - Hardcover

Raymond Arroyo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307588254 ISBN 13: 9780307588258

Publisher: Doubleday Religion, 2010

This precious collection gives readers a chance to experience the personal, daily, spiritual practice of Mother Angelica. Seen by millions each day on the television network she founded, Mother Angelica is one of the most trusted and beloved religious figures of our time. Her words of wisdom about the spiritual life have been broadcast throughout the world on EWTN and have become New York Times bestselling books. For Mother the act of prayer is an unceasing daily conversation with the Divine, one that has been a source of inspiration and solace for nearly seven decades.Now Mother Angelica shares a lifetime of her private prayers and devotions so that you can experience and utter the very words that have shaped her incredible life. This treasury of material, much of it never before published, includes: - A complete prayer journal composed during Mothers personal dark night of the soul - Handwritten meditations offered to her sisters - Two moving versions of the Stations of the Cross composed for her community - Devotions and petitions from her early religious life Throughout, Mother Angelicas humor, warmth, and wisdom shine through. More than a collection of prayers, this special volume is an intimate portrait of one of the worlds great women of faith. For devoted fans of Mother Angelica as well as for those just coming to know her, this inspiring guide will be a cherished companion along each step of the path to holiness.

From the Back Cover:

Following a string of three New York Times bestsellers comes the most powerful work of Mother Angelica, who shares publicly for the first time her most private thoughts and prayers. More powerful and intimate than any of her previous books, this is the book that her millions of admirers have been waiting for. In this special work, listeners are brought inside her spiritual life through her private prayers and reflections. More than a collection of prayers, The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica is an elegant celebration of one of Catholicism's great women. It is a chance for Mother Angelica's legions of admirers to embrace her spiritual legacy by actively using the words that shaped her life. In what will quickly become a cherished companion, listeners will have access to: original prayers by Mother Angelica, most of which have not been available to the public; stirring personal meditations crafted by Mother Angelica on everything from the Mysteries of the Rosary to the Stations of the Cross; and the private devotions---the prayers Mother Angelica has prayed throughout her life, many which are unique to her order and not readily available to the public.

About the Author:

MOTHER ANGELICA, born Rita Antoinette Rizzo, established Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1961. Twenty years later, she founded the Eternal World Television Network, which reaches more than 184 million TV viewers and radio listeners around the world.RAYMOND ARROYO is the news director and lead anchor of EWTN News. As host of the award-winning The World Over, he is seen in more than 148 million households each week. He is author of the New York Times bestselling biography of Mother Angelica and regularly appears on network and cable television and on radio.

• Publisher: Doubleday Religion
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0307588254
• ISBN 13: 9780307588258
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 193
• Editor: Raymond Arroyo