The Rural Life Prayerbook

By Alban Dachauer, S.J.

Close to the Land, Close to God

A pioneer bishop of the American West once noted: "There is something almost sacramen­tal about the life of the rural fam­ily." Back when many of our grandparents and great-grandparents still worked on farms and ranches, an association now called Catholic Rural Life published The Rural Life Prayerbook (1956) to provide them spiritual support.

TAN Books now offers a new edition, with the original illustrations, of this charming collection of traditional prayers and blessings especially for those who live close to the land--not just rural farmers and ranchers, but also those in the cities and suburbs who labor lovingly in gardens and greenhouses, or in caring for animals.

Here you'll find:
- Prayers for planting time, harvest, and rain
- Prayers for protection from fires, floods, and destructive pests
- Blessings for gardens, fields, pastures, wood lots, orchards, and vineyards
- Blessings for animals, barns, stables, mills, wells, and vehicles
- Blessings for foods, feed, seed, flowers, and wine
- Devotions in honor of St. Isidore the Farmer and St. Joseph the Worker
And much, much more.

Beautifully bound, The Rural Life Prayerbook is a devotional gem that makes a perfect gift for every lover of growing things.

Features include: Gold embossed cover, Green & Red ribbons, Printed end sheets, Original illustrations, Red-edged pages, Hardcover

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161890678X
• ISBN13: 9781618906786
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Tan Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 5.9"