Some Reader's resources

This page contains a collection of book title related to our Liturgical practices, and our faith journey together. You can use the initial letter list below to jump to a particular letter. Clicking on any book's ISBN number below will take you directly to the book on the Amazon site.

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Biblical Pronunciations

For lectors who can't figure out the correct pronunciation of biblical names, here is some help. I can't lay my hands on my copy of the book we used to keep in the sacristy right now, but this appears to be an equivalent edition.

It is a reasonably-priced book, but if you want a cheaper resource I have put a link on the Web Links resource page to a site that will give you pronunciations and even speak them for you. [David Trussler].

Lector's Guide to Biblical Pronunciations
Joseph Staudacher
Our Sunday Visitor, ISBN 0-8797-3990-8

Devotions for Men

Don't let the title put you off, this useful resource is entirely gender-neutral, and provides an excellent way for those of us with busy lives and flagging discipline to find a way to spend a few minutes of quiet reflection on a selected passage every day.

The format is 365 passages, each assigned to a day of the year. The author provides commentary on the spiritual significance of each passage, but you can draw your own conclusions [David Trussler]

The One Year Book of Devotions for Men
Stuart Briscoe
Tyndale House, ISBN 0-8423-1920-4

The Holy Man

Sharon Williams recommended this book to me and I loved it. From the book jacket: Each chapter of the book tells the tale of a pilgrim and his/her problem. There is the man who is incurably jealous of his wife, the grandmother who never receives thank-you notes from her grandchildren, the war veteran who can't forgive himself for the lives he took...These stories and others unravel the knots of everyday anxieties with profound ease, humor, wisdom, and elegance. Somewhere in the book you will find yourself. It can be read in a very short time but it will stay with you over the days to come [Gail Martin]

The Holy Man
Susan Trott
Riverhead Trade, ISBN 1-5732-2532-0

Lector's Guide

Copies of this are available from St Stephen's for lectors wishing to work on their delivery and understand the spiritual import of the passages they are reading.

There is also an OT pronunciation guide available, but I can't lay my hands on my copy right now [David Trussler].

A Lector's Guide to the Episcopal Eucharistic Lectionary
Frank Mulligan
St Mark's Press, ISBN 0-9618112-0-X