Sister Lucia Finding herself inundated with constantly repeated questions concerning the apparitions and the visionaries, the message they received and the reason for some of the requests contained in that message, and feeling that it was beyond her to reply individually to each questioner, Sister Lucia asked the Holy See for permission to write a text in which she could reply in general to …

This bestselling and beautifully illustrated book covers the lives of 52 saints. Ages 6-9.

Mary Alice Dennis M ost renditions of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, France in 1846 deal primarily with the Apparition itself. This book tells the remarkable story of the Apparition and its message, but it addresses the whole subject of La Salette from the viewpoint of the life of Melanie Calvat, the young girl seer, showing her to have been extraor-dinarily graced …

Fr. P. Henry Matimore, S.T.D. The purpose of this beautiful book is to acquaint our children with biographies that will have some particular influence on the development of their characters. Each story has been planned as a real character training project, not merely as a reading lesson, to inspire admiration for faith and religious heroism. "To accomplish this purpose, we have endeavored to …

This book contains the New Testament stories of Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter, John, James the Greater, James the Lesser, Matthew, Jude, Judas, Stephen, Paul, Philip, Mark, and Luke.  

Butler's Lives of the Saints - the Complete Standard Edition - in Four Volumes This monumental work was first compiled in the 18th century by Alban Butler and was later partially revised by Herbert Thurston, S.J., early in the 20th century. When Father Thurston's death interrupted work on the second revision, the massive editorial undertaking was assumed by the noted English scholar and …

St.  Gerard Majella, the Wonder-Worker and "Patron of Expectant Mothers," is a major, major Saint of the Catholic Church. Though he died of tuberculosis at only 29 and though he was only a lay brother, he achieved great sanctity, such that his religious superiors attested that he had not only not committed any mortal sins, but that they could not detect that he had ever been …

Little Lives Of The Great Saints John O'Kane Murray, M.A., M.D. A great Lives of the Saints containing five to thirty pages on 33 of the most famous Saints of the Church, from the beginnings through the 18th century including the Blessed Mother, St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Christopher, St. Cecilia, St. Agnes, St. Basil the Great, St. Monica, St. Jerome, St. …

A beautifully illustrated prayer-book containing thirty prayerful reflections with the Saints for each day of the month. Every prayer is written out of deep love for and devotion to the Saints who are our guides to and intercessors with Jesus.

La plegaria a los santos es algo poderoso. En Santos para cada ocasión el lector encontrará ayuda para cualesquiera que sean las pruebas por las que tenga que pasar – sean éstas grandes o pequeñas. El autor presenta 101 santos patronos de distintos continentes, culturas y épocas – desde santos que fueron contemporáneos de Cristo, a modernos patronos como padre Pio y santa Faustina Kowalska. …

Bernadette:  Our Lady's Little Servant Hertha Pauli Vision Books   This is the story of the girl to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared as "a little young lady" and revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. Bernadette Soubirous lived with her family in the abandoned jail of the little French village of Lourdes, never dreaming that the very name of Lourdes would one day bring …

Anne de Guigne (1911-1922) began life as a difficult child-proud, bossy and strong-willed.  But a profound change took place in her at age 4, and for the rest of her life the "little tyrant" turned all the resources of her heart and will to the practice of perfect obedience. This book describes the turning point in Anne's life, her First Holy Communion at age 5, her intimate love for Our …

Conversation With Christ . The practicality of St. Teresa's teaching about mental prayer shines through in this wonderful synopsis of her writings about it--something she said "the whole world could not purchase." Learn how we should pray, in order to grow in the spiritual life.

The Confessions of St. Augustine remains one of the most moving and thought-provoking conversion stories of all time, more than 1500 years after it was originally written. It is the story of a wayward son living a sinful life who finds himself called to God. Through the intercession of his mother, St. Monica, he found his way (slowly) to the Catholic Church. Eventually he became a bishop and a …

St. Jude Thaddeus St. Jude's life is obscure, but this inspiring booklet tells all that is known. Apostle, cousin of Our Lord and martyr with St. Simon in Persia, St. Jude is the one whom Catholics most often turn to in desperate cases. Tells how he worked miracles, defeated 2 magicians, converted thousands (including kings), and was martyred.

Francis Johnston Crippled at the age of fourteen when she jumped out of a window to escape from a rapist, Alexandrina da Costa (1904-1955) spent her years after twenty as an invalid, living in the small Portuguese town of Balasar. Like Therese Neumann, she suffered the Passion of Christ on Fridays in expiation for sins. Her spiritual director considered Alexandrina to be a second St. Margaret …

Novenas Favoritas a los Santos Rev. Lorenzo G. Lovasik, S.V.D. Spanish version of the popular FAVORITE NOVENAS TO THE SAINTS. La versión en Español más popular del libro favorito de Novenas a todos los Santos.

APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES "We just found out there's a plot to kill you!" blurted out one man among the little group of Christians as they stumbled into the house of Saul (who later would become known as Paul). "The murderers have been hired, and the Damascus authorities have agreed to look the other way," put in another breathlessly. For a moment there was silence from Saul. "Well, what are you …

Thoughts of Saint Therese Brief quotations from The Story of a Soul,Counsels and Reminiscences, and her letters, arranged under 20 different topics. Shows her greatness of soul and that she was no Saint by accident. Beautiful and suprising.

Novena In Honor Of Mary, Queen of Apostles Tarcila Tommasi, FSP This brief book has an explanation of what novenas are and a nine-day novena to Mary.