6 Marian Helper • Summer 2025 • Marian.org Visit ShopMercy.org/b66 or call 1-800-462-7426. Father Joseph’s Picks Make your summer beach reading inspiring, encouraging, and undeniably Catholic with one of these choices, hot off the press! MY ABC’s WITH JESUS Verses by Mary Josephine; illustrations by Dona Fischer This is the portable, take-anywhere book that parents and grandparents have been waiting to read with their young children! Girls and boys can practice their alphabet in a fun and engaging way, with colorful illustrations and clever rhyming verses with a bonus: a lesson about the Catholic faith they are beginning to absorb. From “A” (Angel) to “M” (Mary), “O” (Offer) to “Z” (Zeal), with an extra lesson on trusting Jesus, the Divine Mercy, youngsters will find many reasons to smile, ponder, and be inspired. $6.95. B66-BABC NEW!BCAIC in their fullness — not just symbols, but God’s guaranteed grace! They are biblical, instituted by Christ and entrusted to His Church. In the Sacraments, it is Christ Who acts and by Fr. chris alar, Mic Why is the Catholic Church different from any other church? It has the seven Sacram ents communicates His grace! In this latest entry in his Explaining the Faith series of books, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, answers such questions as: Why do we baptize infants? Where is Confession in the Bible? Is my marriage valid? And many more! $16.95. B66-UNDB UNDERSTANDING THE SACRAMENTS: GOD’S GRACE GUARANTEED! NEW! By Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC and Patrick O’Hearn; Illustrations by Adalee Hude. Besides the graces of the Sacraments, God has another way for us to grow in faith from a mustard seed into a giant tree: a life of virtue, or good habits, which must be practiced daily if they are to increase. In this children’s book (with beautiful illustrations by Adalee Hude), authors Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, and Patrick O’Hearn describe 15 of the most important virtues for boys and girls, exploring how saints (including Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. Kateri Tekawitha, Bl. Carlo Acutis, and many more) lived them out. Color illustrations! $29.95. B66-VIRT VIRTUES OF THE SAINTS: 15 HEAVENLY HABITS FOR CHILDREN By Sr. Viktorija Plečkaitytė, MVS He was the renovator of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Poor; architect of a historic concordat between Lithuania and the Vatican; a professor; seminary rector; bishop; and archbishop, now on the road to sainthood. But what was Bl. George Matulaitis (1871-1927) really like, and how does he inspire us today? In this lively and revealing series of “sketches,” Sr. Viktorija Plečkaitytė, MVS, presents him in a new light. $16.95. B66-GEOR BLESSED GEORGE MATULAITIS: GLIMPSES OF A LIFE OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD NEW! NEW!
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