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Lives of the Saints


Regina Martyrum Productions Theatre on Tape (27  titles)

Available once again!

We carry all of the titles in this renowned series of Catholic theatre on tape and are the Canadian distributor. Many of these stories are about saints and saintly people in the form of a high-quality audio production. They are thoroughly entertaining and instructive for children. Adults love them too!
  • AFLAME FOR SOULS– St. Anthony Mary Claret  

  • ANIMALS OF GOD #1– Three stories for ages 3 & up                             

  • ANIMALS OF GOD #2– 2 more stories for ages 3 & up 

  • APOSTLE OF THE MASTER-St. Jude

  • BODY AND SOUL-St. Joseph Moscati, Italian physician

  • CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS (good for boys age 9-14)

  • CLOAK OF ROSES/DAY THE ANGELS FELL-Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Michael & fall of Lucifer & the bad angels

  • DAUGHTER OF LIGHT - St. Philomena

  • DEATH RATHER THAN SIN–St. Dominic Savio, teen saint

  • EVANGELINE THE TALE OF ACADIA

  • GOD’S WILL BE DONE/THE WALL-Jonah & the Whale/ The Walls of Jericho 

  • HER HEART BELONGED TO GOD-St. Joan of Arc

  • IN THIS SIGN YOU SHALL CONQUER- Constantine & St. Helen

  • A LIGHT UNTO THE WORLD-St. Clare of Assisi

  • LILY OF THE EMERALD ISLE-St. Dymphna

  • THE MEDICINE OF GOD-Tobias & St. Raphael      

  • MODEL OF HUMILITY-St. Gerard Majella                  

  • NOBLE HEROINE OF CHARITY-St. Francis Xavier Cabrini

  • NO GREATER LOVE/TORCH FIRE-St. Valentine & Patrick                    

  • THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE NORTHERN PARTS-St. Margaret Clitherow during the English Reformation

  • THE POOR OUTCAST-  Blessed Margaret Castello, hunchback

  • RESURRECTION OF FR. BROWN—G. K. Chesterton

  • RECOURSE TO THEE-St. Catherine Laboure/Mir. Medal

  • STRENGTHENED BY GOD/GREAT DELUGE—King David & Noah and the Arc

  • THY TENDER MERCY #1-Our Lord’s Miracles

  • THY TENDER MERCY #2-More of Our Lord’s Miracles

  • VALIANT DAUGHTER OF AMERICA-St. Eliz. A. Seton

1 tape

$13.50 ea

3-9 tapes

$13.00 ea

10+ tapes

$12.00 ea


Butlers Lives of the Saints

Alban Butler’s monumental four-volume classic lives of the saints! This edition orig. published in 1926. Provides biographical account of 2,565 saints. Learn more about your patron saint, discover which saints to pray to for special requests, meet noble and heroic saints to name your children after or prepare yourself for daily Mass by reading the Saint's of the day. FOR EVERY CATHOLIC LIBRARY. Beautiful HARDBOUND Smyth sewn binding, deep green cover with gold leaf lettering and design.  Each volume contains over 400 pages! A real  treasure. Heirloom Quality. Also available in a softcover one volume abridged version.

4-vols hardcover

$130.00 set

1-vol  softcover

$29.95 ea


Perpetua's Choice

This is a true story from the year 201 A.D. taken from eyewitness accounts. With outstanding characterizations and an original soundtrack, the story of Perpetua, a young mother, unfolds. As a Christian under arrest, she may simply offer a sacrifice to the Emperor and she and her son can go home or... face the fate of other martyrs for their faith. An unforgettable and sometimes intense drama on audio CD.

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Audio CD

$12.95 each


Little Thérèse/Petite Thérèse

The life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus  especially written and illustrated for God’s littlest ones. It will warm the place in every soul where no-one ever grows old. This is a precious treasure for young and old. Everyone will come to a new spiritual plateau with this gem. Beautifully done on quality art paper, full color soul lifting illustrations. A must! English or French.

240 pp softcover

$20.00 ea


Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints

This is a treasured classic, now reprinted (Benziger 1878)! It was given approbation by His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. Each day of the year has a beautiful description of the saint for that day and a spiritual reflection to contemplate. The saints are depicted in a lovely pen & ink drawing. One of the BEST collection of saint books we carry!

480 pp softcover

$28.95 ea


Secular Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz
250 Canonized and Beatified Lay Men, Women and Children. A monumental Lives of the Saints: people who lived and died as laymen and laywomen. No priests, nuns or monks here--people who often had to overcome incredible difficulties to achieve holiness or who had committed outrageous sins prior to their conversions. Fully indexed by topic. Purposely written to inspire and encourage lay people today. Unique in Catholic literature!
161 pp softcover

$46.95 ea


20 Tales of Irish Saints
by Alice Curtayne
Most people know of the great Irish saints St. Patrick and St. Brigid. But there are many other inspiring saints of Ireland that deserve recognition. Here are stories of Irish saints written so that children will find them easy to read. As well as St. Patrick and St. Brigid, includes: St. Gill, St. Brendan, St. Ciaran, St. Columcille, St. Columban, St. Finbarr, St. Finnian, St. Cormac and other great saints that reflect fervent faith and the Irish spirit.
161 pp softcover

$18.95 ea


In Garments All Red

This is the moving story of  St. Maria Goretti, the young Italian girl who died protecting her purity. She had the charity to forgive her assailant. An excellent model for today’s young girls. Must reading for ages 9 and up.

45 pp softcover

$9.95 ea


The Story of a Soul
One of the all-time favorite Catholic books. Teaches her "Little Way" of Spiritual Childhood. Sold many millions of copies worldwide and was instrumental in bringing down the "shower of roses" which St. Therese promised to send from Heaven. Great!

$12.95 ea


Saints Who Saw Mary by Raphael Brown
The stories of saints who had visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Includes St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius Loyola and St Teresa of Avila, St. Gertrude & St. Mechtilde, St. Bridget, St. Simon Stock, St. John of the Cross, St. Catherine Labouré. See also The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics by the same author. 

$34.95 ea


Jacinta's Story
A beautiful book is from the series "Your Child's Library of Innocence". Illustrated in full-color. Jacinta is one of the seers at Fatima, the story of which is retold in the book. Jacinta has not been declared a saint by the Church yet - she has the best advocate! Our Lady herself told her she would go to heaven and came to fetch her on her deathbed. She is incorrupt. Her cause is open but does she really need any further endorsement than the Blessed Virgin herself?
Hardcover

$17.95 ea


The 33 Doctors of the Church
Here are 33 chapters about the greatest minds and greatest Saints the Catholic Church has ever produced. Written in a down-to-earth style, The 33 Doctors of the Church is a book that will be loved and appreciated by everyone. This monumental study could easily become 33 small books. But here it is in one compelling volume!
softcover

$44.95 ea


The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude
The Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great form one of the classics of Catholic writing. And although they would have to be classified as “mystical literature,” their message is clear and obvious, for this book states many of the secrets of Heaven in terms that all can understand.

$34.95 ea


The Autobiography of St. Teresa Of Avila
Famous Carmelite classic in a wonderful traditional translation. Her spiritual struggles, vision of her potential place in Hell, mystical graces--yet she remained very down to earth. One of the most admirable women of all time!

$36.00 ea


St. Anthony Wonder Worker by Charles Warren Stoddard
A beautiful, popular life of the Patron of Lost Objects, a powerful intercessor, and the favorite saint of Catholics. Praised by St. Bonaventure for his zeal, and loved by St. Francis, he was the greatest preacher of the middle ages and one of the finest orators of all time. Includes the famous stories of St. Anthony and the Christ Child, St. Anthony and the Mule, preaching to the fishes, and more. Find out why the Church calls him the "Hammer of Heretics" and why his tongue is miraculously intact.

$10.95 ea


St. Bernadette Soubirous
by Abbe Francis Trochu
By far the best book on St. Bernadette and Lourdes. Beautifully illustrated with 69 photographs, including lovely photos of St. Bernadette's incorrupt body (she died in 1879). Our Lady told her, "I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the next." St. Bernadette will steal your heart! See also the very well done video (VHS) on our video page.

$29.95 ea


St. Francis de Sales
by Louise Stacpoole-Kenny
St. Francis de Sales is famous in the Catholic world for his personality, as well as for his writings and other accomplishments. When he was being considered for beatification, 5,000 witnesses testified to his heroic virtues and miracles. The Calvinist minister of Geneva said of St. Francis de Sales: “If we honored any man as a Saint, I know none more worthy than this man since the days of the Apostles."

$17.95 ea


St. Francis of Paola
God's Miracle Worker Supreme
by Gino Simi & Mari Segreti
A Saint who cured the sick, raised the dead, prophesied, walked on water, influenced 7 Popes and 5 Kings, founded an order having almost 500 monasteries, and was canonized in just 12 years.  A saint that is practically unknown outside Italy and France but was so feared by the devil that his remains were dug up and thrown into the Seine river by French revolutionaries! Totally incredible!

$12.95 ea


St. Joan of Arc
by John Beevers
The 17-year-old Saint, who, summoned from her small farm in the north east France by heavenly voices, in 15 months defeated England, saved her country, crowned its king, and changed history, yet was burned as a heretic. 500 years later, she was canonized and became the Patron Saint of France. A seemingly unbelievable story that really happened!

$20.95 ea


The Life of St. Francis of Assisi by St. Bonaventure
A biography about a saint by a saint! Written shortly after his death, this is the Franciscans' official biography of their great founder. His unusual vocation, life, miracles and greatness--all portrayed briefly, with love and honesty.

$16.50 ea


St. Jude Thaddeus
Helper in Desperate Cases
In desperate and "hopeless" circumstances, the Faithful have always turned to the sure help of St. Jude Thaddeus - Apostle, cousin of Our Lord and martyr for the Catholic Faith. This powerful Saint is invoked in cases of extreme need, grievous illness, poverty, and when circumstances seem hopeless. Plus, he is a special defender of (and helper in regaining) purity. St. Jude has obtained remedies and comfort for countless people who have turned to him in prayer. Besides many interesting traditions about St. Jude, this booklet also contains the entire text of the Epistle of St. Jude with an explanation of this little-known New Testament book. Also included are famous, powerful prayers and novenas to St. Jude.

$3.50 ea


St. Lydwine of Schiedam
by J. K. Huysmans
Another unbelievable but true story of a great saint. St. Lydwine was bedridden from the age of 15 when she broke a rib while skating. She endured a lifelong illness which was recognized to be of supernatural origin. Her body became covered with sores and abscesses and virtually came apart into three pieces–symbolically representing the condition of the Church at that time. She ate no food except Holy Communion and experienced many mystical phenomena. An incredible story of one of the most heroic victim souls in the Church who actually changed history through her sufferings.

$15.95 ea


Blessed Margaret of Castello
by
Fr. W. R. Bonniwell
Margaret was born deformed, midget, blind, lame and ugly. Her wealthy parents, embarrassed by her, hid her away to prevent anyone from knowing about her. When she was older, they took her to a town and abandoned her. They had her walled up in a cell beside a chapel for 14 years. Ever humble and holy, Margaret simply accepted this inhuman treatment as the will of God. Miracles abounded and she was recognized for the saintly person she was. Her body is incorrupt. Her inspiring story shows that even a person born with the greatest of challenges, one who wouldn't have been allowed to be born today,  can be blessed by God. It also serves as a testimony against our purely human judgment. 

$15.95 ea


St. Philomena Powerful With God by Sr. Marie Helene Mohr
The early Roman virgin-martyr whose bones were discovered in 1802. She immediately began answering prayers, with so many favors and miracles being granted that she was raised to sainthood by Pope Gregory XVI--becoming the only person recognized by the Church as a saint solely on the basis of her powerful intercession, even though nothing is known of her except her name and the evidence of her martyrdom. A great intercessor for all needs and a favorite of the Curé of Ars! Despite great devotion to her and many miracles, she has since been removed from the calendar but her traditional feast day is August 11th.

$17.95 ea


St. Rita of Cascia
Saint of the Impossible
by Rev. Joseph Sicardo
One of the most popular Saints in the Church for centuries, St. Rita is known as the "Saint of the Impossible" because of her amazing answers to prayers, as well as the remarkable events of her own life. Desirous of being a nun, she instead obeyed her parents and married. Her husband was cruel, and caused her much suffering, to which she responded with love and prayers and eventually converted him. After the death of her husband and two sons, Rita was able to enter a convent, where she devoted herself to prayer and penance. She abandoned herself totally to God, diminishing herself as He increased in her. An inspiring story of a soul completely resigned to God's will.

$12.95 ea


Wife, Mother, Mystic
by Rev. Albert Bessieres
The life of Bl. Anna Maria Taigi, a Roman housewife and mother of 7, who saw in a mystical globe of light the past, present and future, also the fate of the dead. Visited by Cardinals and Popes for advice, her body remains incorrupt! Who says a woman living in the world can't be a saint?

$14.50 ea


St. Rose of Lima
by Sr. Mary Alphonsus
First canonized Saint of the New World. Exquisitely beautiful, she refused to marry, practiced heroic charity and severe penances while living at home as a 3rd Order Dominican. She cared for the sick, obtained miraculous cures and became a mystic. She was canonized only 54 years after her death and is one of the Church's most popular Saints.

$23.95 ea


St. Martin de Porres
Apostle of Charity

by Giuliana Cavallini
The close friend of St. Rose of Lima, he became a Dominican lay brother at 15 and spent his life helping those in need. Many great anecdotes telling how he raised the dead, multiplied food, cured the sick, healed wounded animals, visited those in need through bilocation, did extreme penance and gained the name of Apostle of Charity, patron of social justice, father of the sick and poor and helper in hopeless cases. The Dominican Order's official biography of him. Truly inspiring!

$23.95 ea


The Life of St. Anthony Mary Claret by Fanchon Royer
Incredible Spanish bishop. In 35 years he preached 25,000 sermons, wrote 144 books, and had 14 attempts on his life. In 6 years alone he confirmed 300,000 and validated 9,000 marriages. Prophesied, read people's hearts, worked miracles.

$22.50 ea


 

Melanie And the Story of Our Lady of La Salette by Mary Alice Dennis
Most renditions of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, France in 1846 deal primarily with the apparition itself. This book also includes the whole subject of La Salette from the viewpoint of the life of Melanie Calvat, the young girl seer, showing her to have been extraordinarily graced all her life and most likely a saint. Melanie was an unloved and abused child whose only playmate was her "Little Brother" – actually Jesus, appearing to her as a little boy. Covering also Melanie's remarkable experiences as a shepherdess, her adolescence, and the apparition and its aftermath, the book then describes Melanie's frustrations with defending the message, which came under vicious attack from some quarters, her struggles to carry out Our Lady's wishes and her homeless wandering till the end of her days. It also includes some details of Maximin Giraud, the other seer, who had a similar difficult life. Bonus booklet: The Secret of La Salette (the full text of the secret). Shows that the problems of our day had their roots in events set in motion over a century ago.
Both

$20.95 set


Angels & Devils
by Joan Carroll Cruz
This has to be the most thorough book about the Angels yet written in modern times. Here, the bestselling author Joan Carroll Cruz expounds upon the traditional definitions and delineations of the Angels, asking and answering virtually every conceivable question about them. Among the many recent books about Angels, this has to be one of the very best, if not the very best yet.

$22.50 ea


We also carry the entire sets of 20 M.F. Windeatt and 24 Vision saint books for children.

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AN EASY WAY TO BECOME A SAINT

(taken from An Easy Way to Become A Saint by Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, TAN Books & Publishers, pages 3-4)

"The great St. Anthony, the abbot, who had spent long years in the desert undergoing extreme penances, aware of how important the virtue of humility is in the spiritual life, asked God to make him humble.

In answer to his prayer, the Almighty directed him to visit two ladies in a neighboring city who, although simple and unpretentious in their manner of life, were, so God told Anthony, holier than he who had spent long years in the practice of rigorous penance and unceasing prayer.

On entering their home, the Saint sought to discover the secret of such remarkable holiness; asked them many questions as to their fasts they made and the like so that he might imitate them.

He was not a little surprised to learn that they did nothing exceptional. They observed the fasts of the Church; they said their prayers devoutly; they gave what little alms they could afford; they frequented the sacraments, heard daily Mass and practiced ordinary Christian virtues [not so ordinary in our times - our comment].

What impressed the Saint most was that they loved God very simply but very sincerely. God was the great reality in their lives. They did all their actions for love of Him. They performed their daily duties, seeing God in all they did. They accepted what happened to them, joys as well as sorrows, as coming directly from His hand.

That was all, but it sufficed to explain to the Saint the secret of their wonderful sanctity, viz., they performed their duties well and they loved God.

There are thousands of such hidden, ordinary saints in the Church now, as there have been at all times". 

This is the same secret that the great Saint and Doctor of the Church, St. Thérèse of Lisieux (re)discovered centuries later in her "little way" to become a saint.

Why is it that we keep forgetting that all God wants us to do is to love Him above all else and accept His will gladly without complaint?  (NOTE: this is the true definition of humility; to surrender your own will to God's will.)

 

 

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