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The Manual of Prayers is a favorite of the students and faculty of the North American College in Rome as well as the lay faithful; the popular classic contains a wealth of prayers, litanies, novenas, and meditations. It also includes an extensive collection of prayers drawn from the Liturgy, writings of the saints, prayers of petition, chants, prayers before and after Holy Mass, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The table of contents has been expanded in this Third Edition, edited by Rev. Randy Soto, SThD. It includes “Reception of Baptism by a Person in Danger of Death”; “Profesión de Fe”; “Soneto a Cristo Crucificado”; “Act of Confidence in the Mercy of God”; “Litany of Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim”; Prayers for priests by Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI; and “Prayer for the Pandemic” by Pope Francis.