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Merry Christmas all! I was looking for your opinion. I received a twenty-five dollar gift card to the Basilica Gift Shop (:D) for Christmas, as well as some money. I don’t know what I should buy haha. So I’m looking for your opinion, what would you get?
 
Jacob21 said:
Merry Christmas all! I was looking for your opinion. I received a twenty-five dollar gift card to the Basilica Gift Shop (:D) for Christmas, as well as some money. I don’t know what I should buy haha. So I’m looking for your opinion, what would you get?
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I would say buy a statue. My aunt and I were shopping, and she found a little Sacred Heart of Jesus statue for 4 dollars! She got it for me for Christmas. It’s a nice little investement, and it’s something you can keep. She also bought me this gorgeous image of the Blessed Mother for my First Communion which my mom plans on giving to me when I leave the house.

-Jeanne
 
A statue is a good idea. I’ll have to see the selection down at the gift shop, but it is usually pretty good.
 
Yeah, I would look into statues. I would look into other art too, like frames & cards. The kool thing about cards is that some have prayers & they don’t cost much. I’d also see what kind of necklaces they have, since I still need to get some scapulars. Well I don’t know all the stuff they have, but I’d get stuff that I like & think would help me get closer to God.
 
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Yeah, I would look into statues. I would look into other art too, like frames & cards. The kool thing about cards is that some have prayers & they don’t cost much. I’d also see what kind of necklaces they have, since I still need to get some scapulars. Well I don’t know all the stuff they have, but I’d get stuff that I like & think would help me get closer to God.
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Do you have a crucifix in every room? How about an icon related to the basilica?
 
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Do you have a crucifix in every room? How about an icon related to the basilica?
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I think we may have a crucifix in every room. There’s a blessed cross above my door & I think every bedroom has something like that. What exactly do you mean by anything related to the basilica? I’m don’t know what store the op is talking about. I just know some religious stuff I wouldn’t mind having are some scapulars, art & books.
 
SANxJONERO said:
I think we may have a crucifix in every room. There’s a blessed cross above my door & I think every bedroom has something like that. What exactly do you mean by anything related to the basilica? I’m don’t know what store the op is talking about. I just know some religious stuff I wouldn’t mind having are some scapulars, art & books.
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Since the OP didn’t say which basilica, I said “related to the basilica” to mean an icon or relic in the name of the basilica.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Basilica_churches_in_North_America
 
I always lean toward books. Do you already have a bible? If not, a New American Bible study bible might be a good choice. The Great Divorce or the Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. Lives of the saints, especially some of the more recent ones. A CD of praise music. A silver Miraculous Medal or a St. Benedict’s medal and chain. A Divine Mercy picture and booklet with the prayers. A new rosary. A pamphlet of meditations on the mysteries of the rosary. A holy water font for your bedroom. A rosary CD.

Hmm… I’d need more than $25 for my wish list!
 
Thanks for all the responses everyone! I belong to St. Vincent Basilica Parish in western PA. The store has a good selection and I’ve been there numerous times. I have a Miraculous Medal that I wear that I bought at the gift shop, as well as a Benedictine Crucifix and Rosary. (The Basilica is staffed by Benedictine Monks; very traditional too! :)) If anyone is familiar with St. Vincent College and St. Vincent Seminary and Monastery this is the same place 🙂 I was thinking about the Liturgy of the Hours, what do you guy’s think?

Here’s the link to the Vocations site
stvincentmonks.com/

And here’s a virtual tour
stvincentmonks.com/tour.html
(Just click on the logo)
 
I would suggest that since this is a gift you go looking for something that you would not normally buy. If you get statues and crucifixes anyway, then this time get a book. If you always buy books, maybe look for a video. Go to a section of the store you haven’t been to before. Use this chance to broaden your horizons.
 
Yes I was thinking about getting the Liturgy of the Hours, does anyone have any experience with the LoTH?
 
I have been praying the morning prayer from LOTH for several years. I am going to work on including evening prayer this year.
 
Jacob21 said:
Would you say its hard to learn how to pray the LOTH?
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The complete LOTH costs about $150 and I understand requires learning how to flip around and find your way. What I have is an abridged version called “Shorter Christian Prayer” which I got for $10 online; they also sell them at my parish bookstore. I got used to the format in a few days and there is a lot in there, although at some point I would like to “graduate” to the fuller LOTH. You could try that as an introduction. I find it very rewarding. 🙂
 
Thank you! I’ve been really interested lately in the LOTH, especially because I want to pray with the Church and also because I’ve thought about the Priesthood.
 
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