Catherine Gandeaktena died in 1673, held in such high regard that her priests believed she would immediately attain the bliss of heaven. Her wonderful story is scattered in the accounts of the Canadian Jesuits as well as the biographies of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. For the first time ever, they have been assembled here into a short readable biography of her life, with particular attention to the virtues that marked her passage from her childhood in the Erie and Oneida villages to her marriage, Baptism, and holy death.

A collection of traditional prayers and devotions to Saints Augustine and Monica, including commemorations, triduums, a litany, a chaplet, and other prayers. Also includes the traditional morning and evening prayers of the Augustinian Order.

Includes prayers and devotions to the saints of Roman Africa, such as St. Cyprian of Carthage, Perpetua and Felicity, Cyril of Alexandria, and the three African Popes. Also includes a Litany to the African Saints based on one composed at Carthage by Cardinal Lavigerie.

Featuring litanies, novenas, and prayers to and by the American Saints, this collection includes Elizabeth Ann Seton, John Neumann, Katherine Drexel, Kateri Tekakwitha, the North American Martyrs, Francis Xavier Cabrini and more.

Catherine Gandeaktena died in 1673, held in such high regard that her priests believed she would immediately attain the bliss of heaven. Her wonderful story is scattered in the accounts of the Canadian Jesuits as well as the biographies of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. For the first time ever, they have been assembled here into a short readable biography of her life, with particular attention to the virtues that marked her passage from her childhood in the Erie and Oneida villages to her marriage, Baptism, and holy death.

Journey with St. Katharine Drexel, the beloved Philadelphia heiress-turned-saint, as she recounts in her own words a 1922 trip through the Southwest and her visitation of the Navajo mission that she helped finance. Mother's first-hand perspective shines throughout, from her leaving the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, to all the other sights she observed on her trip: a view of the pueblos from the railroad car, the baptism of a dying Indian child, her tour of the school, and her encounter with medicine-man Hastin Yazhi. Features five photos taken on the journey and two contemporary maps.

A historically important contribution to black Catholic hagiography, Sister Mary Petra OSP's life of St. Benedict the Moor provides a great introduction to this beloved saint and is a historically important contribution to black Catholic hagiography. The son of slaves, Benedict endured prejudice from his peers, dissolution of his hermitage, and the menial work he assumed among the Franciscans, Benedict was eventually celebrated as the patron saint of Palermo and the Africans of the diaspora.

This novena to the Canadian Martyrs dedicates a day to each of the eight martyrs plus one to Our Lady of Martyrs, and features a historical account of each martyr, followed by a reflection and then a Collect and a prayer of petition.

This set of prayers honors the North American martyrs who died at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon near Auriesville, NY. It makes an excellent devotion for the three-day Pilgrimage to Restoration, with a historical accounts followed by reflections, a brief litany, and prayers honoring the martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.

This novena dedicated to the eight North American Martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha was written by Fr. Anthony G. Schirmann, SJ, consisting of a historical account of each martyr, followed by a reflection, a brief litany, and other prayers.