Little Book Of Saints - Volume 4

Saints/Children/Primary

Meet some wonderful friends of God! Read the stories of eleven holy men, women, and children of different times and places. Each story is accompanied by an invitation to imitate a special virtue of that saint. Includes feast days!

In this book you’ll meet: Blessed AndrÊ Bessette Saint Teresa of Avila Blessed Miguel Pro Saint Katharine Drexel Saint Moses the Black Saint Rose of Lima Saint Francis Xavier Saint Gianna Molla Saint John Neumann Blesseds Jacinta and Francisco Marto

Meet more holy friends in Little Book of Saints, Volume 1 Little Book of Saints, Volume 2 Little Book of Saints, Volume 3

$4.95 U.S.

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Little

Book of Saints Volume 4

Written by Susan Helen Wallace, fsp Illustrated by Tom Kinarney

auline BOOKS & MEDIA Boston

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wallace, Susan Helen.

Little book of saints / written by Susan Helen Wallace ; illustrated by Tom Kinarney.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-8198-4527-2 (pbk.)

1. Christian saints--Biography--Juvenile literature. I. Kinarney, Tom. II. Title.

BX4658.M75 2005

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n this book you’ll meet eleven saints and blesseds. Saints and blesseds are good friends of God, and they’re our friends, too. We can ask them to help us become more like Jesus, the Son of God. We can ask them to pray for us and with us.

Have fun learning about these new friends!

Contents

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Blessed André Bessette

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Saint Teresa of Avila

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Blessed Miguel Pro

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Saint Katharine Drexel

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Saint Moses the Black

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Saint Rose of Lima

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Saint Francis Xavier

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Saint Gianna Molla

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Saint John Neumann

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Blesseds Jacinta and Francisco Marto

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Blessed André Bessette André was a brother in the Congregation of the Holy Cross. He became the doorkeeper at their college.

André never forgot a dream he once had. He Blessed André saw a big church. What lived from 1845–1937. could it mean? He prayed to Jesus and Saint Joseph.

He was born in Canada.

They helped him to We celebrate his understand that he should feast day on build that church. Many January 6. people asked Brother André to pray for them. Miraculous healings kept happening. Now there is a beautiful church in Montreal. We know it as Saint Joseph’s Oratory.

Brother André, help me to love and honor Saint Joseph as you did.

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Saint Teresa of Avila Teresa was pretty and happy. She loved to pray. Then she grew to be a teenager. Suddenly she wasn’t so interested in praying anymore! After a few years, though, Teresa began to think more about Saint Teresa lived Jesus and how much she from 1515–1582. loved him. She decided to She was born in become a Carmelite nun.

Spain.

Jesus often spoke to her in We celebrate her her heart. He asked her to feast day on start new convents. He October 15. also asked her to help other nuns and priests to follow his teachings. Teresa was a great leader.

She was always faithful to Jesus and to his Church.

Saint Teresa, please help me to remember to pray often.

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Blessed Miguel Pro Miguel wanted to be a priest. But there was trouble in Mexico. The leaders didn’t want anyone to be Catholic. Miguel had to leave. Finally he became a priest in Belgium.

Then Father Miguel went Blessed Miguel home to Mexico. He lived from disguised himself.

1891–1927.

Sometimes he dressed as a He was born in beggar or a street cleaner.

Mexico.

He said Mass in secret. He We celebrate his brought Holy Communion feast day on into people’s homes. Then November 23. the police caught him and put him in prison. Mexico’s leaders gave the order to shoot him. Father Miguel was very brave. He said, “Long live Christ the King!”

Blessed Miguel, please teach me to be faithful and brave.

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