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The

Magnificat Readers FIRST Reader

St. Augustine Academy Press Homer Glen, IL

All textual content found herein has been taken from approved Catholic sources (having an imprimatur or other ecclesiastical approval) or, in the case of some poems and sheet music, material used was textually identical to copies found in approved sources.

With some exceptions, all sources used for this compilation are public domain; where this is not the case, fair use doctrine has been carefully observed.

This compilation is based on the recommended readings for each grade level as published in the Religion in Life Curriculum, published by the Marquette University Institute of Catechetical Research between 1933-1935.

Additional selections of interest were added from the same sources.

This compilation Š2019 by St. Augustine Academy Press.

Edited by Lisa Bergman.

Softcover ISBN: 978-1-64051-021-0

Contents A New Book

1

American Reader 1

The Creation Song of Creation

Cecil Alexander

3 4

The Child’s Song Treasury

The Creation God Made All Things

Berdice Moran 6

7

Misericordia Reader Primer

Excuses

Mary Dixon Thayer 15

Baby

George MacDonald 16

The Child on His Knees

Dear Angel

De La Salle Hymnal

Fr. Frederick William Faber 18

Beautiful Angel

19

Sisters of Notre Dame

I Wish I Could See the Bright Angel

Mary E. Mannix 20

The Children and the Angels

Mary E. Mannix 21

An Angel came to Mary’s House

S.S.N.D. 23

Prayer: “Infant Jesus, Bless Us”

23

Dear Little One St. Gregory Hymnal

Fr. Frederick William Faber 24

O Holy Night

De La Salle Hymnal

My Gift

American First Reader

A Christmas Song American First Reader

Lovely Infant, Dearest Savior Diocesan Hymnal

Why do Bells for Christmas Ring?

25 Christina Rossetti 26 Frances Chesterton 27

28 Lydia Avery Coonley 29

Out of Bounds

Father John B. Tabb

32

Like One I Know

Nancy Campbell 33

Christmas Night

Father Frederick William Faber 34

Christmas Carol

Sara Teasdale 36 Mary Mapes Dodge 38

The Children’s Christmas American First Reader

A Great Birthday

40

The First Christmas

42

The Birth of Our Lord

45

Glory to God in the Highest

47

American First Reader Corona Primer

Corona First Reader

Traditional French carol

A Love Song

Charles L. O’Donnell, C.S.C. 48

The Best Gift

49

The Shepherds

53

Rosary Reader Primer Ideal Catholic Reader 1

Gifts

Julia Johnson Davis 54

Simeon and the Holy Child

55

Corona First Reader

Our Lord and Our Lady

Hilaire Belloc 58

Two Mothers

59

Madonna

62

Rosary Reader Primer American Reader Primer

In Church

Mary Dixon Thayer 63

Finding You

Mary Dixon Thayer 65

The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees

The Wise Men

66

American First Reader

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Little Star

68

The Wise Men

69

The Story Father Told

70

New Home

90

The Holy Family

94

Misericordia First Reader Ideal Catholic Reader 1 American Cardinal Reader 1 Cathedral Basic Primer American Reader 1

He Wanted a Brother

Mary C. Austin

American Reader 1

Papa and Mama

96 99

Ideal Catholic Reader 1

The Garden

101

The Home of Jesus

103

St. Francis and the Birds

108

Beautiful World

114

American Reader 1 The Catholic Child 1 The Catholic Child 1 Corona First Reader

The Birds Jesus, Teach Me How to Pray Sunday School Hymn Book

Manners

Hilaire Belloc 116

117 118

The Catholic Child 1

A Child’s Prayer

Rev. John B. Tabb 119

Corona First Reader

Child’s Prayer

120

The Lord’s Prayer

121

The Catholic Child 1 The Catholic Child 1

Morning Prayer Corona First Reader

Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson 122

Samuel at Prayer

123

Ideal Catholic Reader 1

v

Good Morning

124

Getting Up

130

Breakfast

138

Good-bye

144

Helping Mother

146

Going to the Store

150

Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer

Thoughts

Mary Dixon Thayer 152

The Child on His Knees

Little Jesus

Francis Thompson 153 Mother Goose 158

Work and Play

The Catholic Child 1

At Play

Mary Dixon Thayer 159

For You

Mary Dixon Thayer 160

I Love You

Mary Dixon Thayer 161

Perhaps He Won’t

Mary Dixon Thayer 163

In the Morning

Mary Dixon Thayer 164

To Our Lady

Mary Dixon Thayer 166

Thanksgiving

Mary Dixon Thayer 168

Night and Day

Mary Mapes Dodge

The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Catholic Child 1

173

Mary’s Altar

174

Love of Jesus

175

Corona First Reader Ideal Catholic Reader 1

vi

Behavior at Mass

176

The Church

177

Quiet Children

183

Night Prayer

184

Good Night

186

I Love Father

187

Holy Family

188

When Jesus Was a Little Boy

189

Holy Family

190

The Home in Egypt

192

At Nazareth

195

Our Friend

197

Where Is Baby Jesus?

198

A Crown For The King

206

Prayer and Work

211

The Box from Uncle Jim

215

Father James

218

The Little Flower of Jesus

224

The May Crowning

231

Ideal Catholic Reader 1 Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer

American Cardinal Reader 1 The Catholic Child 1 American Reader Primer American Reader Primer American Reader Primer

American Cardinal Reader Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer

The Catholic Child 1 Rosary Reader 1 Rosary Reader 1 Rosary Reader 1

The Catholic Child Primer Rosary Reader 1

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A New Book A new book!

A beautiful new book!

Beautiful pictures, Beautiful stories, New games to play, New songs to sing.

What fun we shall have reading this beautiful book!

1

The Creation All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And order’d their estate.

The purple headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset and the morning, That brightens up the sky.

He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who hath made all things well. —Cecil Alexander 3

Song of Creation

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5

The Creation In heaven, up above Dwells the Father, God of love, He made the earth; He made the sky, The ocean wide, the mountains high, He made each flower and bird and tree, He made you, and He made me.

He sends the snow; He sends the rain; He makes the flowers bloom again; And when the earth is bleak and bare; He feeds the birdies everywhere. —Berdice Moran 6

God Made All Things Mary ran to Little Yellow Daisy.

She said, “Little Yellow Daisy, who made you?”

Little Yellow Daisy said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to Little Yellow Daisy and ran on.

7

Soon she saw Big Oak Tree.

Mary said, “Big Oak Tree, who made you?”

Big Oak Tree said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to Big Oak Tree and ran on.

8

Soon she saw Big Red Apple.

Mary said, “Big Red Apple, who made you?”

Big Red Apple said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to Big Red Apple and ran on.

9

Soon she saw Singing Brook.

Mary said, “Singing Brook, who made you?”

Singing Brook said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to Singing Brook and ran on.

10

Soon she saw Blue Cloud.

Mary said, “Blue Cloud, who made you?”

Blue Cloud said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to Blue Cloud and ran on.

11

Soon she saw White Lamb.

Mary said, “White Lamb, who made you?”

White Lamb said, “God made me.

God made me for you.

God made me because He loves you.”

Mary threw a kiss to White Lamb and ran on.

12

She ran home to her mother.

She said, “ Mother dear, who made you?”

Mother said, “God made me.

God made Father.

God made you, too.

God made all things.

He made all things for you.

He made all things because He loves you.”

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Mary said, ‘God made all things for me!

How good God is!

Thank You, dear God, thank You!”

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