Guard the ones still here. Rescue the ones already gone.
A family runs in both directions across the veil — the grandchild asleep down the hall with nothing over the bed, and the mother already beyond it who may be waiting on you now. Both are owed something, and both duties were once handed down and then quietly let fall. Here are both field guides — what to do for the living before you turn out the light, and what to do for the dead before it is your own hour.
Apart, both would be $104
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Both Guides, One Set
The whole duty to your family, in one hand — the living and the dead, set down in plain steps. Click a guide to read more about it.
Guard the Children
Protecting the young from spiritual harm — at home, at night, and down the bloodline.
- Bless your grandchild's room tonight, in plain order.
- The prayer over a sleeping child your grandmother knew.
- Recognize and break a tie that runs down the bloodline.
Rescue the Holy Souls
What you can still do for the loved ones you've lost — and how to meet a good death yourself.
- Have a Mass offered for them this week — and why it reaches them.
- The forgotten indulgences and prayers for the dead, in order.
- Prepare your own good death, in a state of grace.
You Did Not Imagine It. Something Was Set Down, and You Felt the Absence.
No one here will tell you to be afraid. These are only the quiet questions a serious Catholic finds waiting for them at eleven at night, after the house is finally still.
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There is a holy water font by your door that went dry around the time the children left — and you have walked past it dry for longer than you would say aloud.
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Your grandmother knew the words to say over a sleeping child. No one taught them to you, and now there is no one left to ask. They are in the guide, in order.
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There is a light under a child's door tonight, and nothing on the wall above the bed. The room can be blessed before you turn out the light — the rite is set down step by step.
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You had the Masses said when she died. Three, perhaps. A soul in purgatory cannot pray for herself — she waits on the living, and she may be waiting on you tonight.
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If you died tonight, in the state you are in right now — has anyone been told what to do for your soul? A good death is prepared for, not hoped for.
None of it asks you to be afraid. It asks you to do the thing that was once simply done.
The Whole Duty, in One Hand
Both guides. One payment. Yours to keep. The living and the dead — the whole of what was handed down, and then let fall.
Both guides delivered instantly, for $29 less than apart.
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Read both guides, bless the room, offer the Mass. If the set is not exactly what is promised — drawn from the tradition, set down in order, usable the same night — write to us within 30 days and we return every cent. No questions. The risk is ours.
From the Readers
"I came for the one about the children and I am glad I took both. The week I blessed my granddaughter's room, I also had a Mass offered for my late wife. It felt like one act, not two. The whole duty, exactly as they put it."
"Sober, dignified, and entirely from the tradition — no fear-mongering, no theatrics. I gave the set to my son and his wife when their first was born. It is the kind of thing my grandmother would have simply known."
"Two short, ordered guides that tell you exactly what to do and where it comes from. I keep one by the door and one by the prie-dieu. Worth far more than $75."
Quiet Questions
Because it is one duty, turned toward two sides of the same veil — the children still here and the souls already gone. Most readers find the half they did not buy was the half they needed. Together they are $75 instead of $104.
Both digital guides (PDF), delivered instantly after checkout: Guard the Children, and Rescue the Holy Souls. Read them on any device, or print them to keep by the door and by your prayers.
Yes. One payment of $75 for both guides. No subscription and no recurring charge. The downloads are yours to keep.
It is an independent publication, drawn from his public teaching and the Catholic tradition he defends — the Roman Ritual, the doctors of the Church, the saints. It does not put words in his mouth and is not affiliated with him or any diocese.
You are covered by a full 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee on the set. If it isn't everything promised, write to us within 30 days for a complete refund — no questions.
This Is a Digital Set (Two eBooks)
The Whole Duty is delivered as two instant digital downloads (PDF) — readable on your phone, tablet, computer, or e-reader, and printable to keep. No physical books are shipped. Your downloads are available the moment you order, and are yours to keep.