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Saint Colum and the Crane
by Eva K. Betz

St. Columba of Iona was born in Ireland and lived during the 500s A.D. This Celtic saint spent most of his ministry in Scotland, where he founded a church and a monastery, of which he was the first Abbot, on the Isle of Iona. St. Colum so loved God’s creation in nature that one of the defining characteristics of monasticism at his Abbey was a deep appreciation for nature and the Holy Spirit’s presence in it. There are many tales of St. Colum interacting with and caring for the animals around him. St. Colum and the Crane is one of the best examples of his unending care for animals, especially birds. 

Through this story, your children will learn the importance of caring for God’s creation as seen in the life of St. Colum.

Saint Colum and the Crane is part of Eva K. Betz’s Saints and Friendly Beasts series, entertaining and educating children of all ages. Every book is fully illustrated and displays Charles Vukovich’s artwork on each page of these stories about the saints. 

Ages 5 to 10

Hardcover, size 8.25" x 6.7", 48 pages

The Life & Revelations of St Gertrude the Great
by St Gertrude the Great and the Religious of Her Monastery

Our Lord revealed that the place on earth where He most delighted to be, after the Blessed Sacrament, was "in the heart and soul of Gertrude, My beloved." Therefore, we do not wonder that among all the most remarkable women Saints of the Church, St. Gertrude is the one who carries the extraordinary title "the Great."

The Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great form one of the classics of Catholic writing. And although they would have to be classified as "mystical literature," their message is clear and obvious, for this book states many of the secrets of Heaven in terms that all can understand.

Recorded here are St. Gertrude's many conversations with Our Lord, wherein He reveals His great desire to grant mercy to souls and to reward the least good act. In the course of their conversations, He reveals wonderful spiritual "shortcuts" that will help everyone in his or her spiritual life. Moreover, the revelations of St. Gertrude the Great actually open a window onto Heaven, where we can see the specific ways in which prayer, good works, and liturgical celebrations on earth have very definite effects in Heaven among the Saints and Angels and even with God Himself.

The revelations of St. Gertrude were authorized by Our Lord (pp.536-537), and they have been published in many editions, in various languages; they have inspired both clergy and laity for centuries. Surely the present generation of English-speaking Catholics will profit equally from this new edition of The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great, who found such high favor with Our Lord that He chose to dwell in her heart in a special manner and to reveal to her many of the intimate secrets of His supernatural love for souls.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 592 pages

Essays of a Catholic
by Hilaire Belloc

Belloc turns his powerful mind, erudition, robust common sense and supreme confidence in the Catholic Faith to a host of topics, including The New Paganism, Legend, Usury, The Schools, The Two Cultures of the West, The Catholic Church and The Modern State, etc. Belloc predicted and explains the chaos we now witness.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 245 pages

Jesus and Mary
The Lives of Jesus and Mary and the Story of Fatima

What better way for your little one to grow closer to Jesus than through the words of His Loving Mother? In Jesus and Mary, children experience the story of Jesus and Mary in a unique way—from Mary’s own point of view.

This durable hardcover can withstand much usage, and be brought anywhere—into Mass, in the car, outside, around the house, and wherever else your child will want to read this book. It is small enough to easily pack up and bring anywhere, while big enough for growing fingers to handle easily. Every one of its 96 pages features a lovely full-color illustration, sure to engage your little one’s attention.

Jesus and Mary combines four books into one to provide an essential, enriching foundation for budding young lovers of Jesus through Mary. This combined edition of the books originally issued in 1953 includes:

• A First Life of Christ: the Virgin Mary touchingly tells the tale of the life of Christ. Through her eyes your little one will grow closer to Jesus and love Him as His mother does.
• Three Miracles of Jesus: retells “the miracle at Cana,” “Jesus walks on the water,” and “The loaves and fishes” with colorfully compelling full-page illustrations and detailed, easy to understand text.
• Hail Mary: This charming retelling of the story of Mary’s life shows why Catholics pray the Hail Mary.
• Our Lady of Fatima: An example of how Mary acts even in modern times, expressing her desire for us to love and honor her Son through prayer, penance, and the Rosary.

Filled with the loving words of our Lady, this book will help your child grow spiritually closer to Jesus and become more like Him and His Mother, the two most perfect of our human race. 

Age range 2-10

Hardcover, size 7" x 5.75", 96 pages

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Latin Grammar
Grammar, Vocabularies, and Exercises in Preparation for the Reading of the Missal and Breviary
by Cora Carroll Scanlon, AM and Charles L. Scanlon, AM

"[Latin is the] language of wondrous spiritual power, transcending the boundaries of the nations . . . from which is removed." St. Paul VI, Sacrificium Laudis

Latin is the universal patrimony of all Roman Catholics. It is one of the three holy tongues nailed to Christ's Cross, along with Hebrew and Greek. Most of all, it is the native language of the city where the holy First-Enthroned Apostle Peter and the Pre-Eminent Apostle Paul shed their blood for the Lord—that is, Holy Rome. And so, throughout the generations, Latin has become the language of the entire Western Church, and, in virtue of Rome's being the seat of Apostolic authority, the universal language of the entire Catholic Church. For over 1500 years at least, all Western liturgy was conducted in Latin. It is the language that when prayed devoutly burns the demons, "the language of the angels," "the speech of the Christian centuries," and "something of priceless worth," as St. Paul VI called it on the eve of its abandonment in the Roman Church's liturgy. Truly, the loss of Latin is the loss of the resonant reminder of the martyrs of ancient Rome. But it is making a comeback, and you can partake of this immense heritage.

Serving as a consummate course in Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin Grammar contains lessons and readings from the Missale Romanum, the Breviarium Romanum, and the Biblia Vulgata. With 195 pages of grammar and a 130-page Latin-English glossary with all the words of the Missal and Breviary, this is a fantastic introduction to Church Latin that will cover all of the bases necessary. With this textbook in hand, you will be able to acquire the skills needed to participate in the perennial heritage of the Church of Rome and all of her daughters in the West. Truly this tongue is a pearl of great price in the treasure-house of the Church; Latin Grammar will grant you access.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 346 pages

Purgatory
Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints
by Fr F. X. Schouppe, S.J.

What lies hereafter? How shall we be saved if we are to be judged on every idle thought or act, on every word or deed? It is a truth of the Faith that the soul of every person who dies in the state of grace without having made sufficient expiation on earth for his forgiven sins will undergo the penal purification of Purgatory before entering Heaven. In Purgatory: Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints, Jesuit Fr. F. X. Schouppe presents the ancient Catholic tradition on Purgatory, explaining how its pains are great—greater than any suffering known on earth—how they are adapted to the past sins of each individual soul, how they can vary in duration from less than one minute to a period of several centuries, and how they manifest the infinite Mercy of God no less than His Justice, since a certain debt for the pain of sin is owed in order to become perfected in the Sacrifice of Christ, but for those who are imperfect at the point of death, Mercy provides a solution in Purgatory.

Fr. Schouppe compiles what the saints have said about Purgatory, relying on apparitions, visions, and revelations from the lives of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Gertrude the Great, St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, St. Lidwina of Schiedam, and others, who recount many occasions when God has allowed souls in Purgatory to appear on earth to plead for prayers, sacrifices, and Masses for their relief. Above all, Fr. Schouppe emphasizes first the wonderful relief which the souls in Purgatory receive from prayers, penance, almsgiving, and especially from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for them. These souls will have measureless gratitude upon their release, obtaining priceless benefits for their benefactors in return. Most important, Fr. Schouppe emphasizes that we must avoid Purgatory by growing in Divine Charity for God and others.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 476 pages

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
by Fr. Christopher Rengers, O.F.M.Cap.

Christ is the greatest preacher of all time; as He is the Eternal High Priest, so He is the Eternal Preacher of His own Gospel. And the greatest sermon He ever spoke was only seven short phrases, uttered from the pulpit of the Cross, as He hung dying the most agonizing Death in the history of the world.

In The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Fr. Christopher Rengers, O.F.M.Cap., dissects the extraordinary wisdom that only the God-Man Himself could imbue in each of these words, parting instructions for His Church to be founded:

• "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." Luke 23:34
• "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Luke 23:43
• "Woman, here is your son . . . Here is your mother." John 19:26-27
• "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46
• "I thirst." John 19:28
• "It is finished." John 19:30
• "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Luke 23:46

Within this seven-sentence sermon, Our Lord has given us a pattern for our entire lives, united with Him in His Eternal Sacrifice of the Cross for us. Here are seven pieces of advice inconceivable not to heed—since they come from the Founder of preaching Himself. Let Fr. Rengers guide you through the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, and come to glimpse fathomless wisdom of God.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 96 pages

Saint John Masias
Marvelous Dominican Gatekeeper of Lima, Peru
by Mary Fabyan Windeatt

Read the life of a little known wonderworker saint in the New World—St. John Masias—as written from “The Storyteller of the Saints!”

St. John was a missionary to the New World, where he underwent many trials and had many adventures. He fought the devil himself, levitated, worked miracles, prophesied, and even held the hand of the Child Jesus! In his life, a million souls were freed from Purgatory, and uncountable graces were distributed through him. All these historical facts are retold in way that is perfectly suited to children and instills in them a love for the great adventure that is sainthood. In St. John’s story, your children with engage with the saint and his deep love for God and for others.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 156 pages, Impr., 14 Illus

Delightful Stories for Little Children
by Elizabeth Billings Stuart

Follow the adventures of Jackie Jinks, his cousin Cricket, Paws the cat, Rags the dog, and more of their friends in this fun collection of 20 tales. Delightful Stories for Children is an ideal book for young readers just beginning to read chapter books; it is easy enough for your child to read independently, but it is also great for reading aloud. Each of the book’s chapters is a stand-alone episode, which is perfect for reading a story or two at bedtime. Many of these episodes illustrate various well-known adages, making these tidbits of wisdom accessible to even the smallest youngster. Some of these include:

• “Birds of a feather flock together” (pg. 17)
• “Sweets to the sweet” (pg. 37)
• “A friend in need is a friend indeed” (pg. 50)
• “Love me, love my dog” (pg. 80)… and more!

This book brings a rascally, loveable gang of kids and their pets to life for an engaging 135 pages, with full-color vintage paintings and black-and-white illustrations. Its sturdy hardcover features a cute vintage design, making it an attractive addition to any children’s library. Originally published in 1920, this vibrant reproduction ensures that these stories will live on to delight yet another generation of children.

Hardcover, size 9" x 5.4", 142 pages

Eucharistic Miracles
And Eucharistic Phenomena in the Lives of the Saints
by Joan Carroll Cruz

"I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6:51-52)

There is no greater gift that God has given His Church than this: that the Eucharist is a visible sign of the self-sacrificing love that continues to save the world from sin.

On many occasions throughout the history of the Catholic Church, God has provided us with visible proof of the reality of the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

In Eucharistic Miracles, Joan Carroll Cruz documents 36 miracles that occurred from 800 A.D. to the present day. This book tells of consecrated Hosts that have turned to human flesh, bled, levitated, and have become hard as flint when received by a person in mortal sin. It details the official investigations that have been made into these miracles by scientists throughout the world, as well as the locations of the miracles that can still be venerated today. Eucharistic Miracles also recounts miraculous Eucharistic phenomena in the lives of saints: saints who lived with only the Eucharist for sustenance, experienced raptures, ecstasies, levitations, visions, locutions, and much more…

Photographs of the miracles, the churches they took place in, the art they inspired, and the people involved are included—these add the final touch to a comprehensive, detailed, and extraordinary overview of these Eucharistic miracles.

Eucharistic Miracles is a superb compilation of God's visible testimony of the truth of the Catholic Faith, proving the reality of one of its loftiest mysteries: the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 330 pages

The Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature
Books that Inspire a Love of Life
by Mitchell Kalpakgian

"Fairy tales clear the way for sanctity. They are the child's first morality play, clear-cut, no-nonsense black and white, good and evil, life and death—with a bit of fun thrown in to alleviate the pain." — Ethel Pochocki      

The wonders found in fairy tales and myths have enriched childhoods for centuries. 

In between "Once upon a time" and "happily ever after" we embark on adventures that seem an eternity away from our everyday lives, and yet through these adventures we are brought back to the innocence and beauty of the truth. In The Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature, journey through a treasury of well-known fables and folk tales, as well as others not so well known, and discover the wisdom hiding within them.

In an age that rejects moral absolutes and repudiates the whole idea of intrinsic evils, children's literature restores the meaning of good and evil, beautiful and ugly, and normal and abnormal, helping us see the nature of our world more clearly than we ever have before.

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 185 pages

Freemasonry - Mankind's Hidden Enemy
With Current Official Catholic Statements
by Br. Charles Madden OFM, Conv. 

The Church has faced many threats in her lifetime, from both within and without. In the last two hundred plus years, however, one threat in particular has posed the most insidious trials for Holy Mother Church: Freemasonry. This shadowy, secretive organization appears in modern times to be little more than a country club, and yet in fact it has been the spearhead of a diabolical policy of secularism, irreligion, and atheism for generations now, exerting great influence in politics and civil society.

This book covers the hidden, divisive, and profoundly deicidal and anti-Christic agenda of the Freemasons and masonic movements throughout the past centuries. Quoting Leo XIII's encyclical Humanum Genus (1884), this book proves that Freemasonry remains a significant danger to Catholicism today. Also provided are current magisterial statements affirming the condemnation of Freemasonry and all it stands for, as well as forbidding all entry into this dangerous and diabolical cult.

This second edition includes chapters on the relationship between the Masons and the mafia and a ceremony of the "30th degree" of Freemasonry that involves trampling on the papal tiara. All Catholics need to know the evils of this ideology and how deeply, utterly it despises Our Lord and His Holy Church.

Paperback, size 8.25" x 5.5", 96 pages

A Tale of Death and Glory
The Acts of St. Sebastian and His Companions
by St Ambrose of Milan

In his illustrious life, Saint Sebastian of Rome was the senior commanding officer of the elite forces for the greatest military power on the planet—the Roman Empire. By his glorious death, he became a commander in the greatest military power in the universe—the communion of saints of the Roman Catholic Church.

Throughout the Church’s history, countless martyrs have offered their lives to Christ rather than deny Him. One of the most revered is Saint Sebastian, and for this, his name appears in the Roman Canon. A native of Milan, Saint Sebastian was the primus pilus, the senior centurion of elite soldiers in the Roman army who commanded eight hundred of the best soldiers in the world’s greatest military at the time. Taking the same ethic for the spiritual battle as he did for the empire’s battles, Saint Sebastian worked tirelessly and inconspicuously to strengthen other Christians, especially during the cruel persecutions and martyrdoms of the third century.

The heroic examples of Saint Sebastian and his companions inspired others to follow the Lamb of God, even to the point of death, giving their lives as holocausts to the one, true living God rather than worship devils. It is only fitting that another great saint from Milan, Saint Ambrose, detailed the courage and fidelity of these brave soldiers. A Tale of Death and Glory will compel you to stay firm in your faith amidst the growing threats of persecution from secular authorities and to seek heaven with renewed vigor, for “this earthly life passes quickly, like a fleeting dream.”

Hardcover, size 7" x 5", 104 pages

Guidance to Heaven
by Cardinal Giovanni Bona

Amid the shortness and uncertainty of life, Guidance to Heaven shows why we should live in anticipation of and preparation for death. Cardinal Bona advises us not to live in such a way that we are afraid to die because we are unprepared; but rather, realizing that death is our grand entrance into true life, we should make it our life's work to get ready. This spiritual text has been compared to the Imitation of Christ for its simplicity, clarity, and potency of doctrine, which befits the Cistercian formation of the author. And yet Cardinal Bona, a consummate liturgist and classicist, cannot fail to exude some of that scholarly erudition in his writing on the ascetical life. His Guidance to Heaven is short and powerful, coming from the heart of a man dedicated to the Lord in prayer and humility.

Giovanni Cardinal Bona was born in 1609 in Mondovi, Piedmont, Italy, near the border with France. He became a Cistercian monk at the age of 15, exhibiting an extraordinary erudition in his studies, as well as exceptional humility and sanctity. His qualities led him to be called as a prior, then abbot, and finally superior general of the Cistercians in Rome. While there, he served humbly and fervently, declining even offers of the episcopate, and hoped to retire into a life of study: instead, he was made a consultor to the Holy Office. When he became a cardinal, his extreme simplicity shone forth: his lifestyle did not change at all, and all of his surplus wealth he donated to needy priests at the Missionary College in Rome.

Let the words of this holy man reach you and bring you to an ever-greater zeal for pursuing the Lord in preparation for death.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 188 pages

Fory Dreams of St. John Bosco
From Saint John Bosco's Biographical Memoirs
by St John Bosco

These fascinating dreams involve prophecy and reading of hearts, with a powerful spiritual message. Includes: To Hell and Back, Two Boys Attacked by a Monster, The Snake and the Rosary, and many more. These dreams led to many conversions and will instruct, admonish and inspire today!

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 240 pages

The Curé of Ars
Patron Saint of Parish Priests
by Rev. Fr. Bartholomew J. O'Brien

At the time of his death in 1859, over 100,000 people a year visited the little village of Ars, northwest of Lyons, France, and its beloved parish priest, St. John Vianney—known everywhere as the "Curé of Ars." Today over 500,000 people a year visit this simple farming town in the middle of France, where they come to see the incorrupt body of one of the greatest saints in the history of the Church and to visit in prayerful meditation the simple parish church where the holy Curé converted thousands and reconciled to Jesus Christ and His Church tens of thousands of souls.

Yet this is a most improbable story, for here is a saint who, with only two years' formal education before entering upon his priestly studies, had the greatest difficulty passing his examinations and becoming a priest. He had enormous troubles with Latin, as well as other subjects, and he at one time was obliged to give up priestly studies as a result of being drafted for military service (his brother at length volunteered in his stead). And even when he was ordained, he was given one of the poorest, most remote, and most run-down parishes in all of France. But within a few short years, he had reformed his parish and his town, in the process establishing such a reputation that the world began to seek him out to confess to him, witness his preaching, and hear his Masses. Finally they beat a path to his door, coming from all over France and even other nations. He heard confessions 16 to 18 hours a day, healed the sick, divined knowledge of the past and future, and mortified himself to an inhuman degree. The Devil himself once revealed to St. John Vianney that if there were three men like him alive at one time, the diabolical kingdom would be destroyed. Just four years after his canonization in 1925, Pope Pius XI named him "Patron Saint of Parish Priests."

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 144 pages

Imitation of The Sacred Heart of Jesus
by Rev. Peter J. Arnoudt, SJ

Recommended to us as even better than The Imitation of Christ. Jesus speaks to the reader - through the author, of course - in short, easy-to-understand chapters that are filled with wisdom. Thereafter the soul speaks to Jesus. 

This book thoughtfully covers every way in which we can perfect ourselves through devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Not only that, but it warns us against every pitfall we face in the daunting task of attaining holiness. It includes important chapters on:

• The dissatisfaction worldly goods provide
• Salvation and the Sacred Heart
• Perfection and imitation of the Sacred Heart
• Cleansing of mortal and venial sins
• Sanctifying grace
• Jesus’s life and the Sacred Heart
• Jesus’s suffering and the Sacred Heart
• Unity with the Sacred Heart

Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 576 pages, Impr.

Saint Monica (C. 332-387)
Model of Christian Mothers
by F. A. Forbes

No one can love quite like a mother, as the Virgin Mary attests. And no one quite imitated the Mother of God's sorrowful love of her sinful children as much as St. Monica, whose daily tears for her son Augustine bore the fruit of a magnificent Doctor of the entire Church and a pillar of the Latin tradition. Truly, St. Monica was a suffering mother, even a martyr for the cause of her son's salvation; and as the Blessed Mother Mary is the cause of our salvation by giving birth to God the Word, so is Monica the mother of many souls in Christ by giving birth to the great Father Augustine, whose teachings have saved many.

Born in 333 to Berber Christian parents in North Africa, St. Monica married a pagan Roman official of the town of Tagaste. He seems to have been a cruel husband, but St. Monica bore her suffering with patience and ministered to other unhappy wives in the city. She had three children, the oldest of whom was Augustine. For a long time, Monica's pagan husband held out against their baptism. While Augustine was away studying at Carthage, however, the first fruits of Monica's tears blossomed: her husband became a Christian. He soon died, and St. Monica vowed to be a celibate widow and not remarry. However, her son Augustine was to cause her more pain than her husband ever had.

When he returned from Carthage, Augustine was a Manichean heretic, which sent Monica into tears of woe that persisted for seventeen years while he languished, moving between lustful living and heretical teachings. She followed him to Rome and then to Milan, a beleaguered and mournful mother crucified by the impious infidelity of her son. At last, under the auspices of St. Ambrose of Milan, she saw her son converted and even baptized after almost two decades of his waywardness. Soon after, she died in Ostia on the return trip to North Africa, exhausted by her years of supplication finally fulfilled. Her cult took a long time to become popular, but her relics eventually found their way to the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Rome.

In this short biography of an illustrious saint, find the moving and inspiring story of a mother so dedicated to her Faith and to her son that she spent her life in tears for both. Those tears were not in vain, and they produced bountiful fruit in due season.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 115 pages, 4 Illus

Saint Teresa of Avila
by F. A.Forbes

Saint Teresa of Avila, mystic, Carmelite reformer, and Doctor of the Church, is one of the greatest people to ever walk the face of the Earth—and even one of the greatest saints. Her position as a spiritual master is uncontested and, as this short, readable biography will attest, her life was one of astounding sanctity and humility.

Such was the soul of the great St. Teresa of Avila, reformer of Carmel. In her youth, Teresa had all but forced herself to become a nun, and in the ensuing years she would also make many other courageous decisions. Her life would include remarkable mystical graces, fears of delusion by Satan, a vision of her potential place in Hell, many travels to found new Carmelite convents, work with other great Saints and dealings with difficult persons, and more. She was zealous in mortification and frequently exerted herself to the point of illness. She experienced interior visions (i.e. without sensory manifestation) of Our Lord, levitations, and other graces, including the famous transverberation, where her heart was mystically pierced by a lance borne by a seraph.

But Teresa's principle work in life was to reform the Carmelites; she traveled all about Spain establishing new convents and, with St. John of the Cross, men's monasteries. Throughout all of her reform work, her attitude was joyful, saintly, and profoundly charismatic. The same personality shines through in her works on mystical theology, all of which are masterpieces, but the greatest of which is The Interior Castle, a guide of the spiritual journey of the soul through seven "mansions" of spiritual progress.

This is the story of St. Teresa of Avila, a woman of great heart and immense common sense, one of the most remarkable women in the history of the world. She reformed Carmel—thus making the Carmelite Order into a mother of saints—and leaving a tremendous mark on the Catholic Church even to this day.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 120 pages, 5 Illus

The Autobiography of Saint Margaret Mary

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is one of the most extraordinary visionaries in the history of the Church. As the apostle of devotion to the Sacred Heart, her visions not only have full validation as authentic in virtue of their papal approval and her canonization, but have also experienced universal adoption in the Church with the promulgation of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and widespread promotion of the First Fridays devotional practice, as well as the Thursday night Holy Hour. Her fascinating life is detailed in these pages, written by her own hand—a rare gift to the Church indeed.

Devout from youth, St. Margaret Mary vowed at a young age to become a nun, but she delayed until she was 24 and could no longer withhold herself from Christ. She suffered much in her life, but she was gifted with visions of Our Lord, visions which became the basis of her promotion of the Sacred Heart devotion. In addition to the harsh (and at times seemingly excessive) penances she placed on herself, she received opprobrium from her sisters, who doubted the authenticity of her visions and mission, and much opposition from others in the Church, too. Through it all, her mission from the Lord's Sacred Heart triumphed, and she became the ultimate advocate of the furnace of Divine Charity beating for souls in Our Lord's breast.

For anyone who wishes to know more about the Sacred Heart of Jesus and how to adore It, The Autobiography of Saint Margaret Mary—the source—is one of the best ways.

Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 150 pages