Saints' lives for children

Saint Eulalia
by Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger

Dom Gueranger notes in his Liturgical Year that St Eulalia is one of the five virgin saints whose feast are prominent during Advent, the others being St Bibiana, St Barbara, St Lucy, and St Odilia.

This little book brings to life the courageous martyrdom of St Eulalia with beautiful watercolour illustrations by Jane Spencer.  Written by Prudentius in the 4th century, the hymn was included in the traditional Mazarabic liturgy of Spain.

Enjoy gathering your children around you every 10th December and read this heroic story of the valiant maiden of Christ.

Booklet, size 8" x 4.75", 30 pages

Saints for Girls
A first book for little Catholic Girls

Saints for Girls is a beautiful treasure for little Catholic girls with saint stories they will love, remember, and admire. It contains illustrations on every page, with over half in full color.  This title is suggested for pre-schoolers through second graders.

Saints included in this edition are: Genevieve, Elizabeth, Frances Cabrini, Helena, Brigid, Teresa of Avila, Thérèse of the Child Jesus, and Bernadette.

Hardcover, size 7" x 5.75", 104 pages

God's Teenager
Saint Dominic Savio
by Alexis Cardinal Lepicier

Catholic youth today feel the need of a “classroom saint” of their own - a patron whom they can look up to for guidance and inspiration, whom they can turn to in prayer. Such a patron the Church offers us today - Saint Dominic Savio. Privileged to be the pupil of Saint John Bosco, a veritable giant of sanctity, Dominic soon learned to walk hand in hand with him on the path to holiness, matching his childish stride to his and forming himself into a “little Giant” of sanctity. May his banner always flame with the motto that was the inspiration of his life - Death Rather Than Sin.

Booklet, size 7" x 5", 68 pages, Impr.

The Lion of Bethlehem
A Story of Saint Jerome
by Brother Roberto, C.S.C.

Saint Jerome was born around 347 A.D in a province of the Roman Empire. He received a good education, and he was an excellent student. One day, he had a vision where he seemed to hear the voice of Jesus say, “You are a follower of Cicero—not of Christ.” After this vision, he devoted himself to prayer and studying the Bible. Jerome devoted 20 years of his life to translating the entire Bible into the everyday Latin of the people. He also wrote commentaries on the books of the Bible. Reading this story can encourage us to follow in the footsteps of Saint Jerome, who pursued holiness, studied the Bible, and helped others to gain a better understanding of the Bible.

Level 3

Paperback, size 9" x 6", 143 pages

Story of St Dominic
by Br Ernest, CSC

Dominic de Guzman was born in a big castle where he lived with his parents and 2 brothers. Both of his brothers also became priests. This saint was ordained as a priest in 1195 and wanted to become a missionary. But God had other plans for him. Through St Dominic we received the devotion we now call the Rosary!

Level 1

Paperback, size 8" x 6", 30 pages

A Story of St Joseph
by Brother Ernest, C.S.C.

St Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus. As a carpenter he worked hard to support his family. His selfless devotion to Mary and Jesus makes him a model for all. Reading this story can encourage us to follow in the footsteps of St Joseph, who listened to the word of God, devoted himself to Mary and Jesus, and humbly worked to build up God's kingdom.

Level 1

Paperback, 30 pages

Saints for Boys
A First Book for Little Catholic Boys

Saints for Boys is compiled especially for little Catholic boys preschool-age up through the second-grade level with over forty illustrations in full color—one on every page. These stories will be loved by little Catholics and will remain in their hearts and memories for years.

Saints included in this edition are: Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincent de Paul, Dominic Savio, Francis of Assisi, the Archangel Gabriel, Joseph, Patrick, Benedict, and Michael the Archangel. Also included are some special and important first prayers.

Originally published: Guild Press, 1961.

Hardcover, size 7" x 5.75, 104 pages

Our Island Saints
by Amy Steedman

Gentle stories for children of saints who lived their lives of service in the British Isles during the Middle Ages.

Includes 12 stories of:

St. Alban	St. Augustine of Canterbury	St. Kentigern	St. Patrick
St. David of Wales	St. Molios	St. Brigid of Ireland	St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
St. Edward the Confessor	St. Columba of Iona	St. Margaret of Scotland	St. Hugh of Lincoln

Paperback, size 9" x 6", 204 pages, attractively illustrated

A Story of St John Bosco
by Br Ernest, CSC

John Bosco was born in Italy in 1815. As a young boy he learned to juggle and do magic tricks. the children enjoyed watching him perform. As he entertained them he would have the children say the Rosary if they wanted to see more of his performance. After becoming a priest he opened a school for boys and started a religious order known as the Salesians to continue this important work. Reading this story can encourage us to follow in the footsteps of St John Bosco who devoted his life to teaching others about God.

Level 1

Paperback, size 8" x 6", 30 pages

The Saints are My Friends
A Book for Little Catholics to Colour and Keep
by Sr Mary St. Paul of Maryknoll

Most pages have a beautiful line drawing and story on the same page. Tells all about God’s special friends, the Saints!

Booklet, size 8.5” x 11”, 32 pages

Stories of Don Bosco
by Peter Lappin

These stories, selected from the hundreds of anecdotes which crown this remarkable man's life, were selected for their interest and readability. They trace the life of St. John Bosco from his earliest years to his death and, through the events of his life, bring out in vivid fashion the development of his character and spirit. Readers of all ages will find these stories, told by a master storyteller, highly entertaining and instructive.

Paperback, size 8" x 5", 264 pages

Illustrated Lives of Patron Saints for Girls
by Mary E Mannix

Learn about the interesting lives of some of your favorite female saints, some of the great things they accomplished, and how they became saints!

Includes in lives of:

St Anne	St Agnes	St Teresa of Avila	St Rose of Lima	St Cecilia
St Helena	St Bridget of Ireland	St Catherine of Siena	St Elizabeth of Hungary	St Margaret of Scotland

10 different saints and a short story averaging 24 pages per saint.

Paperback, size 5.8" x 4.15", 240 pages

Pope St. Pius the X
by F. A. Forbes

Few men have had the nigh unimaginable privilege and definitely unconscionable weight of duty as those who have occupied the Throne of St. Peter as the Supreme Pontiff and Pastor of the Universal Church; even fewer have exercised that office in so tremendous and saintly a manner as Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, the son of poor peasants who became one of the most formidable occupants of the papal office of all time. Born in 1835 to a village postman and his wife, Giuseppe worked hard to gain an education in Latin and basic liberal arts. In 1850, he was given tonsure by the Bishop of Treviso; he was ordained priest in 1858. After becoming a parochial vicar and arch priest and later various other offices in the diocese, he was named Bishop of Mantua. In 1893, Leo XIII made him Cardinal-Patriarch of Venice. In 1903, at last he arose to the vocation God had had in mind for him from the beginning: he was elected Pope of Rome.

His pontificate was as immense as his personal holiness impelled it to be; he chose as his motto to "Restore all things in Christ." To this end, he promoted various liturgical reforms, such as lowering the typical age for First Communion to seven, the age of reason, and reforming the Liturgical calendar to allow more Sundays to take precedence over Saint days. In addition, he commissioned a revision of the Breviary and promoted the restored use of Gregorian Chant. Of greatest importance, however, was his doctrinal crusade against Modernism, which he aptly labeled the "synthesis of all heresies." He opposed it on all fronts, making it his personal mission to root out the error of errors that has since led to perdition. If only Catholics had heeded his calls for reform earlier!

Nothing, however, can take away from the life of this saintly Successor of Peter. It is undoubted that he is one of the greatest; Pope Saint Pius X will show you why. His odor of sanctity has never waned in the intervening years since his passing into eternal beatitude. Even in death, the Pious Pope remains a Rock of the Faith, a Servant of the Servants of God, a Holy Father to us all.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 184 pages

Little Therese
by Fr Pere Carbonel, S.J.

"Children, this book is for you." Written by Pere Carbonel, S.J., "all of the details herein were given to him by the Sisters of Therese. It will tell you about the life of a child like yourselves who became very dear to Our Lord, and who has been placed by the Church in the ranks of Saints."

Truly, a child to set as ones inspirational role model, St. Therese will help and encourage you to be patient, to bear your troubles bravely as she did, and to trust in Our Lord. 

Hardcover, size 8.25" x 5.75", 196 pages

Saint Aelfed Of Rievaulx
by Paul Diemer, OCSO

Here we have a beautifully re-told life of the remarkable saintly St Aelred, the great Cistercian who died in 1167. Young and old still learn joyfully from him today.

Ages 12+

Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 40 pages, Illustrations

The Life of Dominic Savio
by St John Bosco

"The Life of Dominic Savio" has often been called Don Bosco's best work. However, the success of the book is to be found first in the striking personality of the subject and secondly in the author's keen penetration of his boyhood holiness. Being the lad's confessor, Don Bosco was able to probe the boy's soul to its depths; as an experienced educator he could analyze the inner workings of his mind and heart. Besides this, there was such a bond of sympathy linking both author and subject in a common holiness that the reader is forced to admit, "This is the life of a saint written by a saint!"

Paperback, size 8" x 5", 147 pages

Saint Vincent de Paul
by F. A. Forbes

The Apostle of Charity

St. Vincent de Paul, called the Apostle of Charity, stands as a monument in the life of the Church. He transformed utterly how both the Church and the secular world (copycatting the former) undertook the infrastructure of organized charitable action. Far from doing social work for social work's sake, St. Vincent de Paul sought out the good of souls both temporally and spiritually, as his massive labor and remarkable life attest.

Born to a peasant family, he was ordained in 1600. In 1605, he was captured and taken to Tunis by Turkish pirates as a slave, but he escaped after two years, having converted his master. Later he became the almoner of the French queen, Marguerite of Valois. He performed peasant missions for ten years, eventually gathering a group of priests to go with him; these conferences also involved performing charitable works. Much of his work included going to the convicts in French galleys—ships for transporting prisoners. The prisoners endured squalid conditions, and Vincent took care of both their temporal and spiritual needs, converting many. In time, he founded the Vincentians (known as Lazarists in Vincent's time), a society of priests who gave conferences and spiritual retreats for seminarians, priests, and the laity, especially in the poor peasant regions of the country. As part of his work, he also established seminaries all over France, eventually taking control of 11 seminaries!

He also founded his Daughters of Charity in 1629, mainly for noblewomen who would care for the poor and destitute. Eventually, young women were enlisted to form a legitimate religious order, who would visit prisons, hospitals, and slums to care for tens of thousands of poor, including eventually 4,000 orphan children; 40,000 poor of Paris; and thousands more in rural, war-torn regions of France. The works of charity these sisters undertook included especially soup kitchens and providing some useful means of work for the poor. St. Vincent's concern also reached the poor slaves of Barbary, whose fate he once had shared, and his missions cared for or ransomed up to 30,000 of them. Finally, St. Vincent's works of charity also included occupying himself with caring for Irish and English Catholic refugees and burying many dead from the 30 Years War.
 

Never neglecting his duties as a priest only for social work, he also undertook to fight the Jansenist heresy in France, ultimately inducing 85 bishops to convince the pope to condemn the errors of the Jansenists. He also acted as spiritual director to many congregations of religious women and sent missionary priests to go to the Roman countryside, Genoa, Savoy, the Piedmont, Ireland, Scotland, the Hebrides, Poland, and even Madagascar. His prayer, modesty, humility, piety, and asceticism were intense and marked despite all his manifold exertions.

Such was the soul of the Apostle of Charity, St. Vincent de Paul. This is the story of the great saint who put charity onto an organized basis and thus transformed not only Paris but the history of the Catholic Church and the world, its imitator.

Paperback, size7" x 4.25", 120 pages, Impr, 5 Illus

Flame of White
Life of St Pius X
by William Hunterman

A biography of St. Pius X for ages 12 and up. The lessons given us by the life of the only Saint-Pope in over 500 years are in his poverty, charity and burning zeal for souls that should animate all of us. The purpose of this biography is to widen the circle of boys and girls, men and women who know him better and love him more.

Hardcover, size 8.25" x 5.75", 269 pages