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Kristen in TN
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Hello all!
I am wondering if anyone knows of any good old saint books that use the old calendar. We attend the Extraordinary form of the Mass and they still use the old calendar. Almost all of the saint books we have use the new calendar. I am thinking about saint of the day type books here, Lives of the Saints, Saints for Young Readers Everyday and those types. If anyone knows of oldies, but goodies that are out of print, I would love to know about them. (I'm thinking that the two Jen M's would know of something here.)
Thanks so much and God bless,
Kristen in TN
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You are totally right, that the "Jen/Jenns" will have those titles at their finger tips  and I'm looking forward to them jumping in with that data.
In the mean time, many of the current editions, if they are reprinted from the 1960's or earlier, then tracking down the older editions gives you those traditional dates. For example I know that Lives of the Saints for Every Day of the Year, edited by Rev. Hugo Hoever, from the 50's would follow the traditional calendar dates.
I have the Lovasik "New Picture Book of Saints" (1962) from when I was a little girl. It doesn't list dates so any book like that is good - you just fill in that info using the calendar of choice as your reference point. There are others like that which don't list feast dates - just the stories.
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Hi Kristen!!
I have several suggestions, but the first two that come to mind:
::Saints for Young People for Every Day of the Year by the Daughters of St. Paul, 1984.
The title you mention, Saints for Young Readers Everyday is the revised version of this. All versions up to 1984 followed the older calendar. I'll send you a PM because I'm actually selling a set right now -- I've been looking for a hardback set for years like my mother had and FINALLY have one.
::Heavenly Friends: A Saint for Each Day by Rosalie Marie Levy, also printed by the Daughters of St. Paul.
Three others that are probably harder to find:
::Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Benziger Brothers. Most reflections taken from Butler's Lives of the Saints.
::Lives of the Saints For Every Day of the Year, Illustrated by Rev. Hugo Hoever, Catholic Book Publishing Company. The Copyright 1961-1955 has the old calendar. This was and the first Saints books were the ones I had growing up and well-loved.
::3 Volume Set The Lives of the Saints For Every Day of the Year by the Catholic Press, Copyright 1958. Lovely set, although I have to mention that for Marian feast days a saint is mentioned, not the Marian feast day (i.e., July 2 will not have the Visitation).
::12 Volume Set The Encyclopedia of Catholic Saints, Dimension Books, printed by Chilton Books, 1966. I wouldn't buy this for the illustrations, as they are just simple hand drawings, very modern looking. But this is a unique well-written series, each entry by a different author. Each day has one featured saint, but also lists other saints or feasts of that day.
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MaryM wrote:
You are totally right, that the "Jen/Jenns" will have those titles at their finger tips and I'm looking forward to them jumping in with that data.
In the mean time, many of the current editions, if they are reprinted from the 1960's or earlier, then tracking down the older editions gives you those traditional dates. For example I know that Lives of the Saints for Every Day of the Year, edited by Rev. Hugo Hoever, from the 50's would follow the traditional calendar dates.
I have the Lovasik "New Picture Book of saints" (1962) from when I was a little girl. It doesn't list dates so any book like that is good - you just fill in that info using the calendar of choice as your reference point. There are others like that which don't list feast dates - just the stories.
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Hey Mary, great minds! I love the Hoever book!
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Thank you Jen and Mary.
I was looking for specific titles so I would know what to search for. This helps a great deal.
Jen, I have sent you a message.
God bless,
Kristen in TN
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Hi Kristen!
I have a few more ideas for you to add to the already great books mentioned! Jenn mentioned the ones I knew of for younger kids. I'll throw in my picks for teens+. These would be great for your oldest boys...and you!
:: The Church's Year of Grace by Pius Parsch - fantastic set that covers the entire liturgical year, 1959. This is a 5 volume set and you can usually find it pretty easily on ebay and Amazon.
:: The Church's Year by Leonard Goffine - this is fairly large book that follows the old calendar and offers instruction and liturgical insight into many Saint's feast days, Holy Days and Solemnities, as well as every single Sunday of the Church calendar (following the old form - so next Sunday for the EF is the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, while the OF follows the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time....Father Goffine's book would discuss the readings from the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost). The front of the book has a helpful calendar of moveable feasts (up to 2040) and lists the immovable feasts by month. There is a nice explanation of the Church year following that and then the book moves on to cover the seasons of the Church year. It's very thorough and offers great insight on the saint/feast of the day. It lists the epistle, gospel, introit, collect of the Mass for the day
:: The Saint Andrew Daily Missal Bonaventure Pbulications - I can't recommend this missal enough. It isn't my favorite missal for following the Mass, but it is my favorite for reading along with the liturgical year and for morning prayers. Do note that it follows the 1945 rubrics, which is very similar to the 1962 rite, except for the Holy Triduum/Easter readings. Otherwise, the missal follows the old calendar. The morning prayers in this missal are exquisite, and the liturgical history, richness and explanations are deep and wonderful!
:: The Golden Legend by Blessed Jacobus de Voragine translated into the English by Granger (there are other English translators, Granger is the most recent), 7 volumes - follows the old calendar and contains several lives of the saints. Originally written in Medieval times (1260) it is full of very interesting symbolism. Some of the lives are available to read/preview through Fordham University. A 2 volume set has been reprinted, but I don't know (haven't compared) to see if this is a straight reprint of the first two volumes, or if this 2 volume set includes other saints lives from other volumes.
Not saints books as you requested, but not a far jump either, and I thought you might like to know about these:
St. Augustine Academy Press has been reprinting all of Mother Mary Loyola's books as well as a number of other beautiful, old treasures. Like Bethlehem books, I have just about everything they offer and love it all!!! Be aware that some of the books have been completely re-typeset and these are my preference for ease in reading. Some of the book are scanned in copies of the original. It's a high quality scan and certainly readable, but you will note the older (less easy to read fonts). They specify that clearly for each book so you can decide if you have a preference. One of the reasons I mention them is to keep your eyes open for a book they are in the process of reprinting::: Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Benziger Brothers
:: With the Church by Mother Mary Loyola, Kenedy and Sons - Mother co-authored this book with Father Thurston, who assisted her with many of her publications. I can't wait to see this one when it is reprinted! As well as those books, you might really enjoy a couple I was looking through last night as I was working on my Advent plans:
:: Heroines of Christ by Joseph Husslein, S.J., Ph.D., Bruce Publishing (1949) - Exquisite writing in this little book! It's actually a compilation of several different authors, each having a written a narrative story on a particular female saint of the Church. An example: The Maid that Conquered - Lucy, by Francis Anglim.
:: Little Lives of the Great Saints by John O'Kane Murray - stunning set of lives contained here and the writing is so superior! I use these as read alouds for the entire family! I believe TAN has reprinted this. The Imprimatur on my old book is 1880 and is hand written. It may be in the public domain too if it's that old!
:: Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs by Father Francis Weiser, 1952, Harcourt, Brace and World - This is a reference book really, not meant to be read aloud, but it has so many interesting bits of history and liturgical significance I can't help myself in mentioning it. It follows the old calendar. There are several other Francis Weiser books like this, they're all worth collecting but this is my favorite.
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Thanks Jen. I sure do appreciate all you do.
God bless,
Kristen in TN
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Kristen,
Hillside Education offers a free pdf Catholic Mosaic booklist for those following the traditional liturgical calendar.
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