James Cardinal Gibbons was Archbishop of Baltimore when he asked Mother Loyola to write this story of the Life of our Lord. As a revered author himself—and considering the number of such stories available even then—we can only imagine the admiration he must have held for Mother Loyola's rare talent for narrative.
She does not disappoint. Beginning with Creation itself, Mother Loyola unfolds the history of Salvation, to show how all God's dealings with mankind prepare the way for the coming of the Redeemer. This paves the way for a Life of Christ that bears the weight of understanding not merely what Our Lord did, but Who He is, why He came, and why He must be both God and Man. After all, the end goal of this monumental undertaking is not just to familiarize children with the events of the Gospel, but to anchor their faith in Our Lord's Divinity and draw their hearts to Him in personal love.
As always, she brings each scene to life with such vivid detail that children will feel almost as if they were following the dusty paths our Saviour trod.
Now enhanced with an abundance of contemporary engravings and lithographs, this newly typeset edition is an invaluable means of impressing upon the minds of young children the reality of our God become Man.
This book is also available in Spanish!
5.5" x 8.5" paperback 460 pages
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Customer Reviews
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Beautiful illustrations
Great book..the text is amazing and very much a meditation. And the illustrations are fantastic.
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5
This has got to be one of the best books ever written . Simple and sweet but yet with such unsuspecting depth. I think I have already purchased at least 10-15 copies for friends and relatives. Everyone has the same reaction - magnificent.
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Excellent!
To really love our Lord we must know Him. How better to come to know Him than to read His life? As with all of Mother Loyola's books, her writing is captivating and easy to understand. She effortlessly draws out the lessons of the catechism through the gospel stories. My 13 year old read this and loved it as much as I did. Another Treasure!!
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5
This is such a moving and inspiring book but as said so simply put. I think I have bought almost 15 copies for friends with all the same reactions, it will make you fall in love with Our Lord. The only thing I would change is the cover.
