Showing posts with label Saint Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Books. Show all posts

Monday, June 30, 2014

Feasts & Seasons :: Our June Book Basket



At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings. I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection.

Month Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

 The Story of the Sacred Heart by Daniel A. Lord, S.J. - Originally post: The Catholic Child and the Sacred Heart

June 1st, St. Angela Merici (Trad.) (New – January 27th):


June 3rd, St. Charles Lwanga & Comps. (New, Trad./some places):



June 3rd, St. Kevin (Hist.):



June 3rd, St. Clotilde (Hist.):



June 6th, St. Norbert (New, Trad.):

June 9th, Our Lady, Virgin Mother of Grace:

June 9th, St. Columba (Trad./some places):



June 9th, St. Ephrem of Syria (New) (Trad. – June 18th):

June 10th, St. Margaret of Scotland (Trad.) (November 16th - New):
  • Margaret by Sister M. Juliana of Maryknoll (Neumann Press - preorder from TAN)
  • St. Margaret: Queen of Scotland (The Book of Saints and Heroes) by Andrew Lang



June 13th, St. Anthony of Padua (New, Trad.):



June 15th, St. Germaine Cousin (Hist.):

June 21st, St. Aloysius Gonzaga (New, Trad.):



June 22nd, St. Thomas More (New) (Hist – July 9th):



June 24th, Nativity of St. John the Baptist (New, Trad.):



June 29th, Sts. Peter & Paul; St. Peter the First Pope (New, Trad.) (St. Paul – Trad. – June 30th; see below for St. Paul book list):



June 30th, St. Paul, the Apostle (Trad.) (See June 29th)



Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (New – Saturday following 2nd Sunday after Pentecost):

Other Links for June:


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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Feasts & Seasons :: Our May Book Basket


At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings.  I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection.

Month Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary:

Mother's Day:


May 1st, St. Joseph the Worker (New. Trad.):

May 1st, St. Peregrine (Hist.):

May 3rd, St. Philip & James the Less (New) (Trad. - May 11th):



May 4th, St. Monica (Trad.) (New – Aug 27th):



May 4th, St. Florian (Hist.):


May 10th, St. Comgall:

May 10th, St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai (New):



May 12th, Blessed Imelda Lambertini (Hist.):

May 12th, St. Pancratius (Hist.):



May 13th, Our Lady of Fatima (New):


May 14th, St. Matthias (New) (Trad. – Feb. 24th):

May 15th, St. Isidore the Farmer (New, Hist.):

May 15th, St. John Baptist de la Salle (Trad) (New – April 7th):

May 15th, St. Dymphna (Hist.):

May 16th, St. Brendan the Navigator (Hist.):


May 19th, St. Dunstan (Hist.):

May 19th, St Ivo (Yves) (Hist.):

May 20th, St. Bernardine of Siena (New, Trad.):

May 21st, St. Christopher Magallanes & Comps (Saints of the Cristero Wars) (New):



May 22nd, St. Rita of Cascia (New; Trad./some places):


May 25th, St. Bede the Venerable (New) (Trad. – May 27th):

May 26th, St. Philip Neri (New, Trad.):


May 27th, St. Melangell:

May 28th, St. Germanus (Hist.):

May 30th, St. Felix I (Trad.):

May 30th, St. Joan of Arc (Trad./some places):

A Couple of our Read-Alouds for May:


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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Feasts & Seasons :: Our April Book Basket


At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings.  I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection.

This list just includes our Saint Books for April. You can find most of our Lent and Easter Picture Books here and a few more here. 


April 1st, St. Hugh (Hist.):

April 2nd, St. Mary of Egypt (Hist.):

April 3rd, St. Richard of Chichester:

April 4th, St. Benedict the Moor (New):

April 4th, St. Isidore of Seville (New, Trad.):

April 5th, St. Vincent Ferrer (New, Trad.):

April 7th, St. John Baptist de la Salle (New) (Trad – May 15th):


April 16th, St. Magnus of Orkney:
Note: I wanted to note that the story of St. Magnus is a pretty intense and one that we probably should have saved until the boys were teens before sharing it with them - they were only 6 and 7 at the time.  Nevertheless, the heroic life of St. Magnus made a strong impression and he has remained one of our oldest son's favorite saints ever since. You can see him dressed up as St. Magnus in 2007 here.

April 16th, St. Bernadette (Trad./some places) (New/some places – Feb. 18th):
I'm so happy that Saints for Girls will be back in print SOON!  This sweet book will be going in Rose's Easter basket this year. 


April 16th, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s Birthday:

April 21st, St. Alexandra (Hist.):

April 23rd, St. George (New, Trad.):

New additions to our collection this year:  (These will probably end up in one of the boys' Easter baskets after they arrive.)

April 25th, St. Mark:

April 27th, St. Zita of Lucca (Hist.):

April 27th, Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II :
With the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II coming up on Divine Mercy Sunday, we will be reading some stories about these two past popes! 

Have you ordered a copy of Our Holy Father, the Pope: The Papacy from Saint Peter to the Present yet? You can find a short story about John Paul II inside!  

New and Upcoming Releases that I've ordered to add to our collection:   

April 28th , St. Louis Marie de Montfort (New):

April 29th, St. Catherine of Siena (New) (Trad. – Apr. 30th):
April 30th, St. Catherine of Siena (Trad.) (See Apr. 29th)


April 30th, Blessed Marie of the Incarnation:



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Monday, March 3, 2014

Feasts & Seasons :: Our March Book Basket


At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings.  I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection.
This list just includes our Saint Books for March.  You can find most of our Lent and Easter Picture Books here and a few more here. 

March 1st, St. David of Wales (Hist.):

March 3rd, St. Katherine Drexel (New):

March 5th, St. Ciarán (Hist.)

March 6th, St. Colette:

March 7th, Sts. Perpetua & Felicity (New) (Trad –March 6th):

March 7th, St. Thomas Aquinas (Trad.) (New – Jan. 28th):

March 8th, St. John of God (New, Trad.):

March 8th, St. Senan:

March 9th, St. Frances of Rome (New, Trad.):

March 9th, St. Dominic Savio (Hist.):

Saints for Boys: A First Book for Little Catholic Boys

March 10th, St. Macarius (Hist.):

March 12th, St. Gregory the Great (Trad.) (New – Sept. 3rd):

March 14th, St. Matilda (St. Maud) (Hist.):

March 15th, St. Longinus (Hist.):

March 15th, St. Louise de Marillac (Hist.):

March 17th, St. Patrick (New, Trad.):






March 17th, St. Joseph of Arimathea (Hist.):

March 19th, St. Joseph (New. Trad.):


March 20th, St. Cuthbert:

March 21st, St. Benedict (New) (Trad. – July 11th):

March 24th, St. Gabriel, Archangels (Trad.) (New – Sep. 29th):

March 25th, The Annunciation (New, Trad.):

Tapestries: Stories of Women in the Bible (Note: Tore out one of the pages in this book.) 


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