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A Story of Saint Jerome
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Saint Dominic Savio
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A First Book for Little Catholic Boys
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Story of St John Bosco
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A Book for Little Catholics to Colour and Keep
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The Story of a Nun
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The Lion of Bethlehem
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
A Story of Saint Jerome
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God's Teenager
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.
Saint Dominic Savio
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Saint Eulalia
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
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Saints for Boys
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
A First Book for Little Catholic Boys
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Our Island Saints
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. AlbanSt. Augustine of CanterburySt. KentigernSt. Patrick
St. David of WalesSt. MoliosSt. Brigid of IrelandSt. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
St. Edward the ConfessorSt. Columba of IonaSt. Margaret of ScotlandSt. Hugh of Lincoln

Paperback, size 9" x 6", 204 pages, attractively illustrated
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Story of St John Bosco
Story of St John Bosco
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
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The Saints are My Friends
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
A Book for Little Catholics to Colour and Keep
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Stories of Don Bosco
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
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Illustrated Lives of Patron Saints for Girls
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 AnneSt AgnesSt Teresa of AvilaSt Rose of LimaSt Cecilia
St HelenaSt Bridget of IrelandSt Catherine of SienaSt Elizabeth of HungarySt Margaret of Scotland


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

Paperback, size 5.8" x 4.15", 240 pages
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My Book of the Church's Year

My Book of the Church's Year
by Enid M. Chadwick

“Quite simply, it’s the loveliest, most charming, and in many ways most clever introduction to the liturgical calendar I’ve ever come across. It is informed by a deep Catholic love for the seasons of the year, the feasting and fasting, the great holy days, the pageantry of the saints and their stories, the underlying rhythm that connects nature, culture, and sanctity.” - Peter Kwasniewski

Thoughly written and illustrated by Enid Chadwick, a High Church Anglican, the feasts depicted in this book differ only in very minor ways from the traditional Catholic calendar. Chadwick’s handsome illustrations are simple enough for young children, and yet at the same time full of complexities for those who are attentive, making My Book of the Church’s Year appealing to a wide range of ages.

Full colour reproduction of the original 1948 edition with a new Forward by Peter Kwasniewski.

Hardcover, size 9.5" x 6", 52 pages

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Pope St Pius X
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
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Little Therese
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
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Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
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
$10.00
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena
by F. A. Forbes

Saint Catherine of Siena's life was of such astoundingly glorious sanctity that even the great saints seem to pale in comparison to her magnificence. She was born to a merchant family in Siena in 1347 and dedicated her virginity to God at 7. Around then she also began to have visions of Christ in majesty. In her difficult teenage years, her desired path forward in steadfast religious devotion and stringent fasting was opposed by her family. To her mother's chagrin, she cut her hair to avoid suitors, following her own advice to "build a cell inside [the] mind, from which [one] can never flee." At 21, she experienced a mystical marriage with Christ and soon received the stigmata as well.

Catherine attempted to negotiate peace between Florence, Siena, and the Papal States; she made it her goal to save the papacy from crumbling, inducing the pope to return from Avignon to Rome. In addition, she wrote heavenly tracts, the seraphic wisdom and mystical doctrines of which made her centuries later declared a Doctor of the Church. In her last years, she was summoned to Rome to defend the papacy again when the Great Western Schism broke out. After all that, she died, worn down by her enormous stringencies, at only 33 years old.

In this short, popular biography for young and old alike, meet the saint who saved the papacy and married Christ, who bore His wounds and survived on His Eucharist. In short, meet the saint among saints, surely a "wise virgin of the number of the prudent."

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 110 pages, 6 Illustrations,
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Mary was Her Life
Mary was Her Life
The Story of a Nun
by Sr Mary Pierre, R.S.M.

Venerable Maria Teresa Quevedo 1930-1950. Maria Teresa Quevedo was a lively modern girl-a talented dancer, an expert swimmer, an outstanding tennis player, who devoted herself to generous works of sacrifice. Her life can be summed up by her own motto, "May all who look at me see you, O Mary."

This book is the first full-length biography of Maria Teresa Quevedo that has been written in English. Teresita, as she was called by her friends and family, was a Spanish girl who was born in 1930 and who died in 1950 at the age of twenty. Throughout her life, Teresita was an inspiration and a delight to everyone around her as she calmly strove to exemplify Christian virtue in her everyday life.

Teresita tried to do everything perfectly. As a girl living with her parents, she was an obedient child. With her friends, she was not only respected but popular. As a sodalist, she gave evidence as being a born leader for Mary. As a tennis player, she was an expert. As captain of her basketball team, she consistently led the group to victory. At any young people's gathering which she attended, she was the life of the party. When Teresita entered the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, she did so because she desired to become a saint and to devote all her life to Jesus and Mary. But, in her own words, she wished to become a "little saint, for I cannot do big things." Teresita's cause for canonization is now under examination in the Sacred Congregation of Rites.

Hardcover, size 8.25" x 5.75", 250 pages
The Story of a Nun
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The Story of St Joseph for Children

The Story of St Joseph for Children
by Sister M. Eleanore, C.S.C.

Explains the story of St. Joseph beginning at the betrothal of Virgin to the Finding of Jesus in the Temple to St. Joseph’s death. Includes prayers to St. Joseph, the Litany of St. Joseph, and Hymns to St. Joseph. 13 illustrations. Written in clear language that a child can understand.

Booklet, size 8" x 5.2", 32 pages, Impr 1933

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Saint Bernadette
Saint Bernadette
A First Book for Little Catholics
by Father Gales

Beautifully tells the story of St. Bernadette, how she was born in a little town in Lourdes. How she met Our Lady many times and how Our Lady told her that she wanted a church built. 

Age range from 2-8

Paperback, size 6.3" x 5.2", 20 pages, Impr 1957

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A First Book for Little Catholics
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An Alphabet of Saints PB
An Alphabet of Saints
by Msgr Robert Hugh Benson

This book is a reproduction of the original 1905 impression made by Burns and Oates, London, England.

"The twenty-six SAINTS in this volume of rhymes
Lived in various places and various times;
But now they're together in Heaven, and know
All we think, say and do in the world here below;
And since all that you ask - if you pray for good ends -
Will be granted by GOD at the prayer of His friends,
You should call on these SAINTS in the days of your youth
For the Peace of the Church and the Triumph of Truth.
We hope, as these Rhymes are the best we can do,
That the SAINTS will be pleased, and that you'll be pleased, too."

Paperback, size 10.5" x 8.5", 30 pages

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The Man Who Dared a King

The Man Who Dared a King
by by Fr Gerald T Brennan

A long time ago - more than 400 years, in fact - there lived in far-off England a man who was not a great soldier, or a sea captain, or explorer but who was a real hero if there ever was one! He was St. John of Rochester and he is honored to this day as a very brave man! Here is why: he dared to say that the King of England was wrong! And in those days that was about the worst thing a man could do because everyone was supposed to believe that “The King can do no wrong!” However, King Henry VIII did do something that the people knew was wrong - yet no one dared to say it for fear of being punished as a traitor! No one, that is, except this John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester. He dared!

In this little story Father Brennan tells you all about him - what he did and why he did it and what happened to him. You’ll love this great and good man who had the courage to defy his earthly king because that king broke the laws of his heavenly King.

Booklet, size 8.4" x 5.3", 64 pages, Impr 1940

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Saint Therese
Saint Therese
A First Book for Little Catholics
by Fr. Gales

A short picture book on the life of Saint Therese. Teaches children about how St. Therese was visited by the vision of the Child Jesus and became a Carmelite nun at a young age to live out her life entirely for God.

Age range 2-10

Paperback, size 6.3" x 5.2", 32 pages, Impr 1957

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