Our Favorite Saint Books

in which we celebrate All Saints Day by sharing some favorite works by and about saints - for young and old!

Welcome to Reading Revisited, a place for friends to enjoy some good old-fashioned book chat while revisiting the truth, beauty, and goodness we’ve found in our favorite books.

The Virgin Mary with the Apostles and Other Saints by Fra Angelico

Happy All Saints Day, readers!

Jessica Risma

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Kelsie Hartley

and I are taking a slight detour from regularly scheduled literary programming to share with you some of our best-loved books by and about our favorite saints on this high holy day!

• St. Francis by G.K. Chesterton

• Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

• Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset

• St. Thomas Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton

• Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot

• Edmund Campion: A Life by Evelyn Waugh

• Summa of the Summa by Peter Kreeft

• John Henry Newman by Ian Ker

• Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II by George Weigel

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Books By Saints:

• The Rule of St. Benedict

• The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena

• The Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus de Ligouri

• True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by St. Louis de Monfort

• Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

• Meditations on Mary, Our Mother by St. John Henry Newman

• A Letter Addressed to Rev. E.B. Pusey by St. John Henry Newman

• Loss and Gain by St. John Henry Newman

• The Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux

• The World’s First Love: Mary, Mother of God by Venerable Fulton Sheen

• Crossing the Threshold of Hope by St. John Paul II

• The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva

• He Leadeth Me by Servant of God Walter J. Ciszek

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Saint Books for Children

• Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges

• Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie de Paola

• Brother Francis of Assisi by Tomie de Paola

• A Boy Who Became Pope: The Story of Saint John Paul II by Fabiola Garza

• Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage by Carey Wallace

• Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions by Alexi Sargeant

• Princesses of Heaven: The Flowers by Fabiola Garza

• Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times by Meghan Bausch

• Saints for Boys: A First Book for Little Catholic Boys

• Saints for Girls: A First Book for Little Catholic Girls

Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

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December

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

January

Othello by William Shakespeare

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