Bøger af Susan Tassone

WINNER OF 5 CATHOLIC MEDIA AWARDS! From Susan Tassone - best-selling, award-winning author and renowned "Purgatory Lady" -comes the first children's picture book about our friends the holy souls. New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls is an age-appropriate and engaging book for children ages 6-10. Susan is the author of 14 books and has spent more than 25 years helping millions of Catholics storm heaven with prayers to release the souls in purgatory. In her passion for this holy work, she now turns to children and provides a much-needed resource for strong catechesis on this important doctrine of the Faith. New Friends Now and Forever is the delightful story of twins Ben and Hope, who become "prayer pals" with Mr. Ray, an elderly friend from their parish. They agree to pray for each other and to help him pray for his departed wife. Along the way, Hope and Ben learn that purgatory is real and that it is nothing to fear because it is a special way God shows His love for us. And the best part? The children learn that the power of their prayers helps the faithful departed reach heaven and that those souls will intercede for them, becoming their "forever friends." With vibrant illustrations by Yorris Handoko, New Friends Now and Forever beautifully expresses the rich traditions, signs, and symbols of our Faith. New Friends Now and Forever has been granted an Imprimatur, so you can be sure it is true to the teachings of the Catholic Faith. Special features include: An important message for adults, encouraging them to teach children about purgatory.Seek-and-Find activities.Special prayers for the holy souls in purgatory.Help the children in your life realize the power - and the joy - that comes with praying for the holy souls in purgatory.

From Susan Tassone - best-selling, award-winning author and renowned "Purgatory Lady" -comes the first children's picture book about our friends the holy souls. New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls is an age-appropriate and engaging book for children ages 6-10.Susan is the author of 14 books and has spent more than 25 years helping millions of Catholics storm heaven with prayers to release the souls in purgatory. In her passion for this holy work, she now turns to children and provides a much-needed resource for strong catechesis on this important doctrine of the Faith. New Friends Now and Forever is the delightful story of twins Ben and Hope, who become "prayer pals" with Mr. Ray, an elderly friend from their parish. They agree to pray for each other and to help him pray for his departed wife. Along the way, Hope and Ben learn that purgatory is real and that it is nothing to fear because it is a special way God shows His love for us. And the best part? The children learn that the power of their prayers helps the faithful departed reach heaven and that those souls will intercede for them, becoming their "forever friends." With vibrant illustrations by Yorris Handoko, New Friends Now and Forever beautifully expresses the rich traditions, signs, and symbols of our Faith.New Friends Now and Forever has been granted an Imprimatur, so you can be sure it is true to the teachings of the Catholic Faith. Special features include:An important message for adults, encouraging them to teach children about purgatory.Seek-and-Find activities. Special prayers for the holy souls in purgatory.Help the children in your life realize the power - and the joy - that comes with praying for the holy souls in purgatory.

Susan Tassone presents the Diary's words of Christ and St. Faustina on his sorrowful Passion. The book will engage you in Jesus' horrific sufferings, giving you grace, light and strength to bear your own sufferings.

In her celebrated 700-page spiritual Diary, St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) tells of her many visions of Jesus and her conversations with Him. For years now, best-selling and award-winning author Susan Tassone has lived in the thrall of that spiritual classic, recently drawing forth from its rich mystical depths 365 meditations. Each meditation features Jesus' words to Faustina, to which Tassone has added a short original reflection and a prayer to help you hear and live by Jesus' words as if they had been spoken directly to you. From these pages, you'll discover the mercy, love, and compassion of the Lord that's available for you -- day by day, each day of the year. In Jesus Speaks to Faustina and You, you'll learn: --The amazing depths of Jesus' infinite, unfathomable love for you --Ways to heal your family through the mystery of God's mercy --How to develop stronger, deeper, more effective daily prayers --How to increase your awareness of and response to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit --How to overcome temptations -- all of them! --That purgatory is real, important ... and a blessing --How you can use the Divine Mercy Chaplet for all your needs, including overcoming despair, converting sinners, appeasing God's anger, comforting the dying, and finding solace in the midst of suffering --How to become a saint by learning from the Saint of Mercy, a woman who spent her life -- day by day -- learning about infinite love and the compassion of God, who is Divine Mercy --And much more!

These pages bring you a beautiful collection of spiritual treasures drawn from the celebrated Diary of Catholic visionary and mystic, St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938).Arranged by an award-winning and best-selling Catholic author Susan Tassone into a handy, day-by-day form, these selections from Faustina's writings on Divine Mercy revealed to her over the years in mystical conversations with Jesus himself will help you do what Jesus told Faustina he wants you to do: trust completely in His mercy and show mercy to others.By means of these daily readings, you'll come to know and be enriched by St. Faustina's Secrets of Sanctity, awakening in you the qualities of Divine Mercy that Jesus himself infused into Faustina's soul: mercy (of course), but also trust, humility, and peaceful acceptance of God's will for you.Since her death just over 80 years ago, St. Faustina has been a source of strength and inspiration for millions of souls across the globe, including St. John Paul II who canonized her in the year 2000. Today, she can begin bringing you, too, the strength and inspiration you need.In Day by Day with St. Faustina, you'll learn how to:Grow daily closer to Christ in the Eucharist.Use your suffering to help others, including the souls in purgatory.Grasp the striking details of Faustina's mystical experiences, prophecies, and revelations and discover what they mean for you in particular.Soon you'll begin to experience in your soul the graces that were poured into hers.You'll find yourself becoming, like Faustina, an Apostle of Mercy, teaching others by word and example about the infinite love and compassion of God, who is Divine Mercy.

';Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.' Jesus to St. FaustinaThroughout her Diary, St. Faustina speaks of Jesus' call for the conversion of souls. Through prayer and sacrifice, the Lord calls us all to strive for our own conversion and for the conversion of the whole world.Perhaps you've tried everything to draw your friend or family member back to faith in God. In St. Faustina Prayer Book for the Conversion of Sinners, bestselling author Susan Tassone shows you how to place the lives of all you love into God's merciful hands. Known worldwide as leading the ';purgatory movement' Susan invites you to learn how to live the message of conversion daily to avoid purgatory and to become more faithful in praying for others.';St. Faustina Prayer Book for the Conversion of Sinners is a muchneeded treasure which allows us to glimpse the mercy of God and his call to conversion. I pray that all who read this book will be touched by Gods love and experience the grace needed to follow Jesus more closely as his disciples' Cardinal Sen Patrick O'Malley OFM Cap. ';Use the St. Faustina Prayer Book for the Conversion of Sinners faithfully to pray for relatives and friends and apply it to yourself to help with your own growth in holiness.' Greg Erlandson Editor in Chief, Catholic News Service ';This is a great book to help you pray for others but it's more than that. Filled with prayers and inspiration for the continual daybyday conversion of our own hearts it's a book for each one of us.' Vinny Flynn author of Mercy's Gaze

Let the saints inspire you to intercede for the holy souls in purgatory!Throughout the ages the devotions, prayers, and practices of the Communion of Saints have been offered up on behalf of souls in purgatory, the "e;Church Suffering."e; The saints' ardent desire to intercede for the holy souls impelled them to pray ceaselessly for their eternal rest.This inspiring book shows how you can join the saints in this act of divine charity, thereby attaining spiritual gifts for acts done for the souls that cry out to us for relief."e;Over the years, Susan Tassone has been tirelessly writing and teaching about this revered tradition of praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Her meticulous research and attention to both historical and spiritual detail has helped many to understand more deeply the value of this singular devotion and selfless way of prayer. She has brought a whole new dimension to this devotion, seeing it through the spiritual writings and traditions of saints throughout the centuries."e; -- Cardinal Ivan Dias

The months following the death of a loved one are an especially difficult time. Thirty-Day Devotions for the Holy Souls offers comfort to those who are grieving and gives them a personal and powerful method of praying for their departed family member or friend.Day by day, here are:Prayers and meditations that console the one who mourns and assist the one who has died Scriptural passagesReflections from Church Fathers, saints, and theologiansAnswers to the most commonly-asked questions about purgatory

A new way to pray for the Holy Souls in PurgatoryGiving the Holy Souls in Purgatory an indulgence is "the highest act of supernatural charity," says Pope Saint John Paul II. What better way to pray for them than by adapting our favorite devotional tradition - the Rosary?This little book slips easily into your pocket, so it can go with you anywhere you have time to pray. Susan Tassone points out the Scripture passages that relate to those awaiting their release into heaven. As you pray, you'll come to a deeper understanding of Purgatory. There's simply nothing else like this book. Make praying for the Holy Souls a regular part of your devotional life.