Dear Saint Anne, Send Me a Man

Dear Saint Anne, Send Me a Man
Author: Alice La Plante
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2002
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780789306555

This delightfully whimsical guide to finding love through the aid of the saints contains more than 50 rituals to remedy a wide range of romantic woes. 50 illustrations.

Good St. Anne

Good St. Anne
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Tan Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780895556417

St. Anne, the beloved Mother of Our Lady and Grandmother of Our Lord, has proved herself a heavenly helper for every need. She is especially invoked as Patroness of Mothers, Comfort of the Sorrowing, Mother of the Poor, Health of the Sick, Patroness of the Childless, Help of the Pregnant, Model of Married Women and Mothers, Protectress of Widows and Patroness of Laborers. 73 pgs, PB

Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us
Author: Clare La Plante
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1999-11-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0440508657

Dear St. Antony Come around Something's lost and can't be found It's three A.M. and you're wide awake. Worrying. You may seek solace in snacking, or in a late-night call to your best friend. The problem is, even your closest friends need to sleep, and, let's face it, the snacking only adds to the worries. Where's a worrier to turn? To the patron saints, that's who. According to centuries-old tradition, a host of heavenly helpers is standing by, ready and eager to take a personal interest in you. Heaven Help Us shows you how to take your petitions straight to the top--to the martyrs and holy men and women who can intercede according to their particular areas of expertise: --Is true love eluding you? Light a candle to St. Anne on a Tuesday night --Are you suffering from a sore throat? Bake bread for St. Blaise --Is your wallet feeling light? Donate coins to St. Expiditus Categorized by anxiety for easy reference, and filled with lively biographies of dozens of saints as well as step-by-step instructions for performing the long-established rituals to enlist their aid, Heaven Help Us has the remedies to cure all your modern-day woes.

Love, Luck, and Lore

Love, Luck, and Lore
Author: Theresa Hoiles
Publisher: Conari Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1609258479

Most cultures and societies around the world have their own unique methods for finding love. For instance, in Genoa, Italy, a yearly celebration commemorates the generosity of Count Fieschi of Lavagna who, in 1240, threw a party with a 30-foot cake. Townsfolk remember him with a parade and a little romance: they pin to their clothing a piece of paper--blue for men, white for women--on which a specific word is written. When they find someone wearing the same word, the couple is given a piece of cake. And the rest is up to them! This charming practice and many others can be found in Love, Luck, and Lore. In this little book of love, Theresa Hoiles and Elizabeth Carr have collected celebrations and spell rhymes, fortune-telling tricks and food charms to help you snag that guy you've seen at the local coffeehouse. Try putting a two-leaf clover in your shoe as you say this rhyme:A clover of two, put it in your right shoe. The first young man you meet, In field, street, or lane, You'll have him or one of his name. Or make an apricot love sachet by placing some dried apricots and cloves in the center of a circular piece of cloth and tying it up with ribbon long enough to wear around your neck. The tantalizing aroma should draw potential lovers your way, leaving men weak in your wake. Sure, you can try a more scientific approach to dating, following rules written by someone with a Ph.D. in Interpersonal Relations from Boring U. But that's no fun! Use these carefree and whimsical approaches, quirky prayers and incantations, to appeal to higher voices and spirits and bring that love into your life!

The Way of the Rose

The Way of the Rose
Author: Clark Strand
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0812988957

What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary? “This book could not have come at a more auspicious time, and the message is mystical perfection, not to mention a courageous one. I adore this book.”—Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit Before a vision of a mysterious “Lady” invited Clark Strand and Perdita Finn to pray the rosary, they were not only uninterested in becoming Catholic but finished with institutional religion altogether. Their main spiritual concerns were the fate of the planet and the future of their children and grandchildren in an age of ecological collapse. But this Lady barely even referred to the Church and its proscriptions. Instead, she spoke of the miraculous power of the rosary to transform lives and heal the planet, and revealed the secrets she had hidden within the rosary’s prayers and mysteries—secrets of a past age when forests were the only cathedrals and people wove rose garlands for a Mother whose loving presence was as close as the ground beneath their feet. She told Strand and Finn: The rosary is My body, and My body is the body of the world. Your body is one with that body. What cause could there be for fear? Weaving together their own remarkable story of how they came to the rosary, their discoveries about the eco-feminist wisdom at the heart of this ancient devotion, and the life-changing revelations of the Lady herself, the authors reveal an ancestral path—available to everyone, religious or not—that returns us to the powerful healing rhythms of the natural world.

Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters

Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters
Author: John & Therese Boucher
Publisher: The Word Among Us Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1593254407

No one ever stops being a mom or a dad. So when our children become adults, we still worry about them—and want to care for them. One way we can still care for them is to lift them up in prayer. When we do so, God’s love for them—and for us—is unleashed. We are able to replace our concern with a love that comes from the heart of God. Our Father moves mountains of worry and discouragement, leaving new refreshment and delight in its place. This book is designed for parents who want to pray for their adult sons and daughters with the kind of power that makes a real difference in matters of the heart. This book: Gives parents hope, encouragement, and a renewed commitment to pray and to relate lovingly to their adult sons and daughters. Addresses the desire to be a better parent and shows how parents can best pray for specific needs. Provides questions for reflection and sharing at the end of each chapter as well as instructions for a particular prayer skill that will help readers grow as a loving parent.

The Saint Book

The Saint Book
Author: Mary Reed Newland
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1979
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780816402106

Brief sketches of more than 55 saints, arranged by the dates of their feast days, focusing on personal details and factual incidents of their lives.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593193539

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.