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Writings set forth from the pen of St. Francis of Assisi, perhaps the most diverse and well-known of all Saints today, his popularity breaching the walls of both creed and culture. Flowers from the Garden of Saint Francis for Every Day of the Year contains 365 admonitions and inspirations from this great Saint and other notable Franciscans. Often written for the aid of the monks and nuns under his authority and care, they still, however, hold much wisdom easily applicable and directed towards priests, religious, and the lay person of this day. As the compiler of this work so aptly states, St. Francis “was inspired by God, six hundred years ago, to rekindle in His Church the spirit of humility, simplicity, poverty, detachment from the world, and ardent love of our crucified Redeemer.” This is the great work of our beloved Saint, and it shines through in his writings!

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The First American Sister of Charity: Elizabeth Bayley Seton is a picturesque and moving account of the life and work of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized a saint. She was born into high society during some of the most stirring times our country has ever known, the time of the Revolutionary War. Raised staunch Episcopalian, she was devout and true to her faith. Marrying young, she and her husband, William Magee Seton, refined, cultured, a true gentleman, set out joyfully to raise a family. Sadly, tragedy struck, financial losses caused his health to suffer and William was struck by the dreaded tuberculosis. The couple traveled to Italy seeking to restore his health by a sea voyage. Unfortunately, he died in Italy, unable to recover his health. However, while there the greatest gift was given Elizabeth, she gained the Catholic Faith, which became as balm to the soul of the grieved young widow. Returning to the U.S., Elizabeth answered the calling within her heart to further give her life to God, sacrificing all and working tirelessly to establish schools in New York and Maryland, and was the first to found a congregation of Religious Sisters in the United States, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. She spent the rest of her days leading and developing the new congregation. This book gives beautiful detail to life of this American Saint, an excellent read!

1 Hour and 32 Minutes.

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In Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales, the beloved Doctor of the Church and master of spiritual direction, gives us a great treasure trove of insights. “How can the soul persevere in piety in the midst of affliction? How should we conduct ourselves when suffering interior trials? How can we profit from our own faults?” St. Francis answers these and many more questions in this extensive volume. Pere Huguet has gathered together some of the more poignant insights and suggestions contained in the voluminous writings of Saint Francis de Sales and organized them under more than eighty chapters. They are sure to bring comfort to the weary, and lend most helpful advice to all of us, who can all profit from such wise counsels to guide us along the way to Heaven.

10 Hours and 31 Minutes.

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The timeless classic that has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years, Confessions of St. Augustine, tells the story of his long struggle with faith, and ultimate conversion. Starting with his early life, education, and youthful indiscretions, and following his ascent to influence as a teacher of rhetoric in Hippo, Rome, and Milan, Augustine is deeply honest about his proud and ambitious youth. In time, the dazzle of his early loves grow cold and the luster of worldly success fades, leaving him feeling the depths of inner emptiness. It was at this time that a leading to Christ and the Faith takes hold, eventually leading to conversion and the abundant flourishing of a new life. St. Augustine’s insights into human nature are incisive and relevant for the contemporary reader, a timeless classic that will persist as long as humanity continues to long for meaning in life and peace of soul.

13 hours and 38 minutes.

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Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was a prolific author of fiction, apologetics, and devotional works, best remembered for the apocalyptic novel Lord of the World. He was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. In 1903 he became a prominent convert to the Roman Catholic Church from Anglicanism, and in 1904 he was ordained a Catholic priest, over time rising to the title of monsignor and appointed a supernumerary private chamberlain to Pope Pius X. Confessions of a Convert is the Monsignor’s personal story of his journey to the Catholic faith, containing comparisons between Catholicism and the Anglican religion, and ranks among his best works. It’s no exaggeration to call it a minor classic. The book concludes with a stretch of melodic prose recording the author’s jubilant response to the incarnational Catholicism he encountered in the Holy City. “A sojourn in Rome means an expansion of view that is beyond words,” he writes.

3 Hours and 49 Minutes.

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Conceptions of Divine Love was written by St. Teresa with the idea of explaining and reflecting upon the meaning of certain words and phrases found in the Book of Canticles, commonly known as the Song Of Solomon or Song of Songs. Typical of the writings of the great mystic, the sublime reflections on the contemplative life in this title share a great affinity with her thoughts in The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection. Such a lover of God as St. Teresa of Avila could not help but be inspired by the sublime depths of the mystical conceptions mined from the within the most ardent and luxuriant love-song contained in the world’s literature. She often had the occasion, in the Divine office, to read passages from the Book of Canticles, and, dwelling upon these as she did, with loving thought, she desired to make the results of her meditations known to others.

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Come Rack Come Rope is a tale of the struggles and sufferings of Catholic Recusants (Catholics who refuse to convert to the Church of England) under Queen Elizabeth I of England. In this story of deep tragedy and terror Msgr. Benson portrays the conflict between natural, tender human passion and divine love, and its heroic resolution worked out in the hearts of the two principal characters, Robin Audrey and Marjorie Manners. The two young people, only seventeen, and secretly engaged, struggle with many emotions and trials as did any faithful Catholic in that age of English History, but when they both come to the belief that God would have them give up their earthly love for each other for a deeper calling to His service, their mettle is tested, and their love is transformed into a deeper, more spiritual love as they undertake the work God calls them each to. Robin goes abroad to become a priest and returns as a covert outlaw to minister the sacraments to the recusant Catholics in his homeland. Margaret becomes the hostess of a safe-house and covert chapel from which priests may come and go in safety. Adventures abound and emotions run high in this classic tale of Catholic life in Elizabethan England.

A note to Parents: Some portions of Come Rack Come Rope are very intense and difficult to read, but integral to the story.  As the author notes in a preface, however, it is in fact an accurate description of Catholic experience at the time. Please exercise caution with the age appropriateness of this book.

14 Hours and 10 Minutes

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Collected together here are some of the most popular and well-known prayers and works of St. Patrick that have come down through the ages.

St. Patrick’s Breastplate – one of his most well -known works, is attributed to St. Patrick and his disciples. It contains some Celtic pagan elements (historically this is not unusual, prayers most often do contain the influence of the era or culture in which they are written ), but is definitely a Christian prayer asking God for protection through daily life.

A Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus – a letter he wrote to the soldiers of Coroticus–also Christians–who had raided parts of Ireland and taken away prisoners who were Christians and sold into slavery. The letter is a wonderful demonstration of Patrick’s rhetorical fire. The contents of this letter are just as autobiographically revealing of his character as the Confession.

Confession – A short autobiography in which he tells of being abducted by Irish pirates from his home in England ,sold into slavery, and taken to Ireland. After six years, during which God really moved in His heart and converted to the Faith, he escaped and returned to his family. During his time back in England he was ordained, and soon heard God calling him back to Ireland to bring souls to him. His works there spread like wildfire, baptizing thousands of people, becoming the true “Apostle of Ireland”

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Go through the year in the footsteps of the saints! This excellent volume emphasizes one virtue for each month with quotes and stories from the lives of the saints, helping teach and inspire that particular virtue in us. For January, Perfection; February, Humility; March, Mortification; April, Patience; May, Meekness; June, Obedience; July, Simplicity; August, Diligence; September, Prayer; October, Confidence; November, Charity; and December, Union. As  Pope Clement I said,  “Those who follow the saints, will themselves become saints.” Make this year A Year With the Saints!

12 Hours and 22 Minutes

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