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Living with Christ provides a wide variety of resources that help to nourish your daily spiritual life, putting the richness of the Christian spiritual tradition at your fingertips. Use these for your personal growth, for your reflection and prayer, and for sharing your faith with others in your family, household, or community.
Each issue features:
- The complete Order of the Mass, including all four Eucharistic Prayers, with the responses of the assembly highlighted in bold print
- Each day’s assigned Scripture readings from the official liturgical calendar of the U.S. bishops, and all prayers for the Mass of the day
- This Week in Focus, brief reflections on each Sunday’s readings and how they relate to our lives
- Living with Christ This Week, an overview of the weekday readings and how they guide our “living with Christ” for the week, and a brief suggestion on how to use that Sunday’s psalm response as a prayer mantra for the week
- General intercessions, inspired by the readings, which can be used with your daily prayer
- Responding to the Word, helpful encouragement each day that includes an observation about the scripture readings, a question for your reflection, prayer, journaling or dialogue with others, and a brief prayer starter
- The Scriptures This Month, biblical background and insights, exploring the meaning of some aspect of the Scripture readings being proclaimed on the Sundays of that month
- Guide for the Journey, offering advice on the spiritual life, taken from the writings of saints and spiritual masters
- Wisdom from our Friends, insights about the spiritual life from well-known contemporary writers like Sr. Joyce Rupp, Fr. James Martin, Sr. Melannie Svoboda, Mitch Finley, and more
- Engaging articles, explaining the Church’s sacramental life, liturgical seasons, and devotional practices in terms of their relevance for your growth in Christ
- Helps for prayer, including resources for morning and evening prayer for you to pray individually or with members of your household, a small group of friends, or your parish community
- Two complete Praying with the Scriptures meditation resources each month with reflections, prayers, and helpful questions to use individually or when gathering with others to share your spiritual journey
- Sacred art for prayer and reflection, inviting you to use the beautiful cover art of each issue as a way to deepen your appreciation of God’s presence through the rich treasure of Christian art
- Suggestions, resources, and activities for use by the members of your family, household, or community, including simple rituals that help consecrate your daily life together
- Songs and hymns to be used for prayer and reflection, available each month for download from our Daily Music webpage
When you put all these features together,
Living with Christ becomes your most helpful daily companion for developing a scripturally-grounded, Eucharist-centered spirituality that you can share with others.