St Helen

Picture Book of Saints #04
by Fr Lawrence G. Lovasik

St. Joseph Picture Book Series, Part 4 of 12 books on the "Super-Heroes of God"--commonly known as Saints--by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to 15 of the most well-known Saints. Among the features of this book are:

• a full-color illustration of each Saint
• short, easy-to-understand lives of the Saints that offer a window on what made them so special in the eyes of God
• the feast day for each Saint in accordance with the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church

Saints included in this edition are:

St. Sebastian of Rome	St. John of God	St. Angela Merici	St. Cyril and Methodius
St. Louise de Marillac	St. John Nepomucene	St. Rita of Cascia	St. Joachim
St. Boniface	St. Alphonsus Liguori	St. John Vianney	St. Dominic
St. Helen	St. Barbara	St. Nicholas of Myra

Paperback, size 7" x 5", 32 pages

Illustrated Lives of Patron Saints for Girls
by Mary E Mannix.

Learn about the interesting lives of some of your favorite female saints, some of the great things they accomplished, and how they became saints!

Includes in lives of:

St Anne	St Agnes	St Teresa of Avila	St Rose of Lima	St Cecilia
St Helena	St Bridget of Ireland	St Catherine of Siena	St Elizabeth of Hungary	St Margaret of Scotland

10 different saints and a short story averaging 24 pages per saint.

Paperback, size 5.8" x 4.15", 240 pages

The Young People's Book of Saints
Sitxty-three Saints of the Western Church from the First to the Twentieth Century
by Hugh Ross Williamson

Sixty-three Saints of the Western Church from the 1st to the 20th Century Saints are the men and women who best love Christ and His Church.

They may be kings or queens, statesmen or soldiers, scholars, visionaries, workmen or beggars. They teach us the real meaning of human history, and they show us how to live in any walk of life or set of circumstances. 

Many of these saints were martyrs, killed in periods of persecution. Others died trying to bring the knowledge of Christ to pagan tribes. Yet others built up the Church through their example and their teaching, but were never called upon to shed their blood.

St James the Greater	St Denis	St Helen	St Ambrose of Milan	St Germain
St Patrick	St Genevieve	St Brigid of Ireland	St Benedict	St Gregory the Great
St Columba of Iona	St Hermengild	St Isidore of Seville	St Aiden	St Audry (Etheldreda)
St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne	St Giles	St Boniface	St Eulogius of Cordova	St Swithun
St Wenceslaus	St Wolfgang	Sts Henry & Cunegund	St Edward the Confessor	St Benno of Meissen
St Gregory VII	St Norbert	St Bernard of Clairvaux	St Thomas of Canterbury	St Hildegard
St Hugh of Lincoln	St Francis of Assisi	St Dominic	St Anthony of Padua	St Elizabeth of Hungary
St Willebold	St Louis IX	St Albert the Great	St Thomas Aquinas	Bl Ramon Lull
St Elizabeth the Peacemaker	St Catherine of Siena	St John Nepomucene	St Bernadine of Siena	St Joan of Arc
St Jerome Emiliani	St Thomas More	St Ignatius Loyola	St John of God	St Francis Xavier
St Teresa of Avila	St Peter Canisius	Bl Edmund Campion	St Camillus de Lellis	St Vincent de Paul
St Alphonsus Liguori	St Benedict Joseph Labre	The Cure d'Ars	St Bernadette	St John Bosco
St Therese of Lisieux	St Pius X	St Frances Xavier Cabrini

Paperback, size 9" x 6", 239 pages

Relics from the Crucifixion
Where They Went and How They Got There
by J. Charles Wall

The Jews usually burned the crosses used by the Romans after executions but following Jesus' crucifixion they quickly threw the Cross in a ditch to get it out of sight before the feast of Passover. That preserved the True Cross, and memory of the events preserved its location.

Disgusted with continued Christian veneration of the spot, pagan Roman Emperor Hadrian erected on the Cross's burial site a statue to Venus, hoping thereby to obliterate their memory. It didn't work.

Indeed, because of the statue, when the Empire became Christian, St. Helena knew the exact spot where she would find the very Cross on which Christ died. All relics from Christ's crucifixion have a similarly fascinating story, all of which are told here in this 1910 work by the enterprising Catholic investigator Charles Wall.

Among the things you'll discover in these pages:

• The miracle that revealed to St. Helena which of the three discovered crosses was that of Jesus.
• The horse's bit made from a nail of the True Cross, and the successes it brought the horse's rider.
• The nails and why there are so many in existence today. A history of the fortunes the Crown of Thorns to those who held them, and a list of towns where thorns are found.
• Where, in 1492, workman accidentally discovered again the actual board on which "King of the Jews" was written.
• The modest Frenchman who saved a holy nail from profanation during the French RevolutionDrawings of the spear of Longinus, and reports of its later use in battles.
• Relics of Jesus' actual blood from the Crucifixion: and why it makes sense that some still exists.
• The veil of Veronica, Christ's seamless robe, and much more!

Paperback, 144 pages

Saint Helena and the True Cross
by Louis de Wohl

Set against the colorful background of power struggles in imperial Rome and battling Roman legions, this is the exciting story of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, who found the Cross of Christ in Jerusalem. This book for young people paints a vivid portrait of a remarkable woman who overcame every obstacle with faith, hope, perseverance-- and a healthy dose of ambition. In this 29th book in the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, Louis de Wohl, known for his masterful storytelling, describes the amazing events that led to the conversion of Helena and the rise to power of her son. He also recounts the vision Constantine experienced on the eve of a pivotal battle and his subsequent legalization of Christianity in the fourth century.The story dramatically concludes with St. Helena's final accomplishment- her dangerous and miraculous expedition to the Holy Land.

Paperback, 190 pages