Find a Saint Book, best Catholic Children Books
This video by a sister of St. Paul, does a wonderful job explaining some the saint books she likes and which books she started with on her journey to the Catholic faith.
The video quality isn’t the best but the content is was worth spreading on authors such as Louis de Wohl, and saints such as Maria Goretti, St. Therese, St. Bernadette and more.
Beatification of John Paul II from Vatican New Service:
Hero of the Hills by Mary Fayban Windeatt
The story of St. Benedict.
This is a great story to Read Aloud together as a family or hand off to a child who reads chapter books. It especially makes a good read for those with children who are reluctant in doing their school work.
The book Hero of the Hills draws you right in at the very beginning as young Benedict wants to leave school and go off and become a hermit. His 50 year old nurse/house keeper who has been put in charge of him won’t let him get away that easily. She insists that this hermit will have a house keeper and a home cooking. She begins the journey with St. Benedict trudging through the wilderness of Italy with him. This book is so easy to read yet not childish, you and your children will love finding out more of this fascinating saint. How he struggled living in a cave at 17; his many miracles that include raising a boy from the dead. How he fights with the devil that only he can see but everyone else can hear too. How he went from living in a cave as a hermit to becoming an Abbot of several monasteries and so much more all within a book that not more then about 150 pages.
Here are some locations and prices where you can find the book.
Search title: Hero of the Hills, price $8.45
St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills: Price $9.95 from Ignatius Press links directly to book.
Search for title: Hero of the Hills from Catholic Books and Gifts price:$9.95
Catholic Free Video Collection
You may want to check out my free video collection it includes many Catholic subjects and saints. Plus other educational videos all free.
Hidden Treasures
You may not need this information now. However bookmark this page to use during the liturgical season of advent.
Way of the Cross for Children (stations of the cross)
Teach yourself how to defend your faith that your children will be able to defend theirs.
Bible Christian Society – Catholic laymen website.
Saints podcast fun to listen to day or night.
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
During the month of June we celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The feast day falls on June 11th, this year 2010.
Prayer and novena prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph.
O glorious Saint Joseph,
faithful follower of Jesus Christ,
to you we raise our hearts and hands
to implore your powerful intercession
in obtaining from the benign heart of Jesus
all the helps and graces necessary
for our spiritual and temporal welfare,
particularly for the grace of a happy death
and the special favor we now request…
(State your request here.)
O guardian of the Word Incarnate,
we feel animated with confidence that your prayers
in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
O glorious St. Joseph,
through the love you bear to Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name,
hear our prayers
and obtain our petitions.
Amen.
DAY ONE
O great St. Joseph,
with feelings of unlimited confidence,
we beg you to bless this novena that we begin in your honor.
“You are never invoked in vain” says the seraphic St. Theresa of Jesus.
Be you then to me
what you have been to that spouse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and graciously hear me as you did her.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY TWO
O blessed Saint Joseph,
tenderhearted father,
faithful guardian of Jesus,
chaste spouse of the Mother of God,
we pray and beseech you to offer to God the Father,
His divine son,
bathed in blood on the Cross for sinners,
and through the thrice holy name of Jesus
obtain for us of the eternal Father
the favor for which we implore your intercession…
(State your request here…)
Amid the splendors of eternity,
forget not the sorrows of those who pray,
those who weep;
stay the almighty arm which smites us,
that by your prayers and those of your most holy spouse,
the Heart of Jesus may be moved to pity and to pardon.
Amen
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY THREE
Blessed St. Joseph,
enkindle in our cold hearts a spark of your charity.
May God be always the first
and only object of our affections.
Keep our souls always in sanctifying grace and,
if we should be so unhappy as to lose it,
give us the strength to recover it immediately
by a sincere repentance.
Help us to such a love of our God
as will always keep us united to Him.
Amen.
O glorious St. Joseph,
through the love you bear to Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name,
hear our prayers
and obtain our petitions.
(State your request here…)
DAY FOUR
Saint Joseph, pride of Heaven,
unfailing hope for our lives,
and support of those on earth,
graciously accept our prayer of praise.
You were appointed spouse of the chaste Virgin
by the Creator of the world.
He willed that you be called “father” of the Word
and serve as agent of our salvation.
May the triune God who bestowed upon you heavenly honors,
be praised forever.
And may He grant us through your merits
the joy of a blessed life
and a favorable answer to our petition.
(State your request here…)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY FIVE
O holy St. Joseph,
what a lesson your life is for us,
ever so eager to appear
so anxious to display before the eyes of men
the graces that we owe entirely to the liberality of God.
In addition to the special favor for which we plead in this novena…
(State your request here…)
grant that we may attribute to God the glory of all things,
that we may love the humble and hidden life,
that we may not desire any other position
than the one given us by Providence
and that we may always be a docile instrument in the hands of God.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SIX
O glorious Saint Joseph,
appointed by the Eternal Father
as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ,
the comfort and support of His Holy Mother,
and the instrument in His great design
for the redemption of mankind;
you who had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary,
and of dying in their arms,
be moved with confidence we place in you,
and procure for us from the Almighty,
the particular favor which
we humbly ask through your intercession…
(State your request here…)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SEVEN
O faithful and prudent Saint Joseph,
watch over our weakness
and our inexperience;
obtain for us that prudence which reminds us of our end,
which directs our paths and which protects us from every danger.
Pray for us, then, O great Saint,
and by your love for Jesus and Mary,
and by their love for you,
obtain for us the favor we ask in this novena…
(State your request here…)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY EIGHT
O blessed Joseph,
to whom it was given not only to see
and to hear that God whom many kings longed to see and saw not;
to hear and heard not;
but also to carry Him in your arms,
to embrace Him, to clothe Him,
and to guard and defend Him,
come to our assistance and intercede with Him
to look favorably on our present petition.
(State your request here…)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY NINE
O good Saint Joseph, help us to be like you,
gentle to those whose weakness leans on us;
help us to give to those who seek our aid,
succor that they may journey unafraid.
Give us your faith,
that we may see the right shining above the victories of might.
Give us your hope that we may stand secure,
untouched by doubting, steadfast to endure.
Give us your love that as the years increase
an understanding heart may bring us peace.
Give us your purity that the hour of death
finds us untouched by evil’s breath.
Give us your love of labor
that we shirk no lot in life that calls us for honest work.
Give us your love of poverty so that we live contented,
let wealth come or go.
Give us your courage that we may be strong;
give us your meekness to confess our sins.
Give us your patience that we may possess the kingdom
of our souls without distress.
Help us, dear Saint,
to live that when life ends
we pass with you to Jesus and His friends.
O Glorious Saint Joseph,
hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
St. Anthony Bookmark – Free Download
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Unfailing Prayer of Saint Anthony
Download and print for free St. Anthony book markers. Print out 4 bookmarks per sheet. It is best to use cardstock when printing. Download Here
Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrated June 19th
Today mark the Feast of the Sacred Heart – hear are a couple of my most cherished prayers.
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Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Merciful Jesus I consecrate myself today and always to your Most Sacred Heart. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I implore that I may love you more and more. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I trust in you! Sacred Heart of Jesus I believe in your love for me. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like your Heart. – Amen
Novena to the Sacred Heart
Oh Most Holy Heart of Jesus fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with a lively sorrow for my sins I offer this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your Will. Grant good Jesus that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the mist of danger, comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do and the grace of a holy death – Amen
Videos on St. Anthony of Padua
Learn about the history of Saint Anthony of Padua through videos.
St. Anthony’s Feast Day is June 13th. He died in 1231 in Padua, Italy.
He was born in Lisbon, Portugal
He was Cannonized a saint by Pope Gregory IX and is the Patron Saint of Italy and Portugal.
This Video comes with a music background pictures and mostly text written about St. Anthony.
One minute video summarizing St. Anthony’s Conversion and life.
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