Rebuilding My Collection of Books

           I was thinking of what should I post next here in my blog. Two weeks ago I was able to put my collection of Catholic books in my cabinet. We moved here in Bulacan about 2 months ago. Little by little we are able to organize and put our things in their proper place.

During the pandemic I was able to buy a few Catholic books that are hard to find in a local bookstore. I am rebuilding my collection again. I am regretting that I disposed my collection of Roman Catholic books when I joined a Protestant (independent Baptist) group in 2011. I started collecting those books when I was still a young girl. I got interested in religious books when my aunt gave me a Lives of Saints book from St. Paul's Bookstore. I also love the magazines of my aunt, The Life of St. Agnes, St. Thomas Moore and St. Rita of Cascia. They were all bought from St. Paul bookstore by the Daughters of St. Paul and Society of St. Paul (priests). 

Here are some of the titles that I have collected again since the pandemic. I also included my journals which I wrote when I was still a teenager. 

List of My Collections:

1. Imitation of Christ

2. Understanding the Scriptures - Scott Hahn

3. The Way, The Furrow, The Forge - Saint JoseMaria Escriva 

4. Divine Mercy in My Soul - Diary St. Faustina

5. 33 Days to Morning Glory

6. 33 Days to Merciful Love

7. Concsecration to St. Joseph

8. Saint Stanislaus Papcynzski

9. The Bible from a Scratch

10. Relationships: a Mess Worth Making (A protestant self help book)

11. See How She Loves Us

(50 Approved Apparitions of Mary)

12. The Family of God - Scott Hahn

13. Understanding the Divine Mercy - Fr. Chris Alar

14. The Blue Scapular (Scapular of the Immaculate Concepcion)

15. Deliverance Prayers - Fr. Chad Ripperger

16.Lives of Saints

17. 10 Wonders of the Rosary

18. The Secret of the Rosary

19.Miraculous Medal - Pendant of Power

20.Exorcist volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Fr. Jocis Syquia

21.Catechism of the Catholic Church

22. God's Great Miracle and Worker St. Anthony of Padua

23.The Student's Catholic Doctrine

24. More Precious Than Gold (Book about relics)

25. The Exorcist Files

26. Story of a Soul - Diary of St. Therese of Lisieux

27. Old Catholic Digest (1 copy)

28. 30 Favorite Novenas

29. The New American Bible

31. The Parables of Jesus

32. The Catholic Assembly Book

33. Christian Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours

34. Through the Mysteries of Light 

35. Reasons to Believe - Scott Hahn

36. An Exorcist Explains the Demonic - Fr. Gabrielle Amorth

37. Rome Sweet Home - Scott and Kimberly Hahn

38. Mga Tula Ni Sta. Teresa de Jesus (Poems of St. Teresa of Avila)

39. Blesseds and Saints Carmelites

40. The Catholic Church has the Answer

41. Healing Moments - Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD

42. Hark the Herald How the Bible Tells Us When Jesus Was Born - Fr. Gerardo R. Tapiador

43. The Meaning of Akita

44. Moments - Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD

45. The Greatest Treasure (Considerations on the Daily Mass) - Rev. Joseph L. Chiavarino

46. Pieta Prayer Booklet

47. The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics - by: Raphael Brown 

48. Hark the Herald 2 - The Story of the Manger of Jesus Christ - Fr. Gerardo R. Tapiador

49. St. John Mary Vianney the Cure of Ars (A Parish Priest for all the World)

50. Strength in Darkness (wisdom from St. John of the Cross.

51. The Gospel of Love According to Juan/a 

52. Yeshua Son of Man 

53. My First History of the Church

54. The Seven Sacraments

55. Church Fathers by Pope  Benedict XVI

56. True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Monfort

57. Catherine of Siena: A Life of Passion and Purpose

58. 100 Eucharistic Miracles

59. 101 Questions and Answers on Saints

60. Bernadette

61. The Diary of St. Gemma Galgani

62. The Wisdom of the Saints on the Eucharist

63. The Exorcist Files II

64. Catholic Handbook of Deliverance Prayer (Revised Edition with 12 New Prayers) - Fr. Jose Francisco C. Syquia

65. A Vatican Journey: Fifty Milestones

66. Francis

67. Hope: The Autobiography (Pope Francis)

68. Beginnings of the Filipino Dominicans (Fr. Rolando dela Rosa, OP)

69. Practical Theology (Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Aquinas) - Peter Kreeft

70. Catherine of Siena: A Life of Passion and Purpose

71. Talambuhay ni Sto. Domingo de Guzman - Fray Jigs Villaflores

72. St. Dominic, A Saint for Impossible Causes - Fray Jigs Villaflores

(updated list: May 21, 2025)

Catholic Saints Relics

            I have known about relics when I attended the feast day of St. Rita de Cascia's feast day and St. Anthony de Padua after attending the holy mass. We were allowed to kiss the relic. 

What are relics. They are the mortal remains of a saint or someone you considered to be a holy person. For us Roman Catholics, they are a source of inspiration especially to our faith. They have been a source of miracles and an advancement of faith. 

It is forbidden to buy 1st and 2nd class relics as states in the Canon law. If you mistakenly bought one without the knowledge that it is it is forbidden. You should immediately talk to your parish priest. I read that you can give these relics to the church for safekeeping, for it really belongs to them, not for individuals like us. We are allowed to have 3rd class relics (items that has been placed and has touched a first or a second class relic) and mementos from the place of saints or the place that the Holy Family has trod upon. For example it is not wrong to have a piece of soil rock. I also have a St. Michael rock from Mount Gargano in Italy which I obtained from a seller who was referred to me by a brother tied to a religious store in the U.S.A who brings relics to the faithful. The relic is free according to him. Only the case of the relic and the material of it is the one that you need to pay.

I thank God for these tangible things that has been left by his holy and faithful men and women. These things brings us more closer to Him and has helped us experience his love and miracle.