Mary has been known by many names-Blessed One, Queen of Peace, Gracious Advocate-each one reflecting a particular aspect of her character or a role she played in the foundation of the Christian faith. But it is her role as mother of Jesus that most captures our imagination. Author Heidi Hess Saxton offers a collection of meditations that sketch an evocative portrait of Mary and her life as a woman of faith. 
The book allows us to follow Mary's life from childhood to her assumption into heaven and imagines some of the seminal moments of her life. From holding the infant Jesus' hand on the night of His birth to watching Him die on the cross, the book reveals the great love and deep sadness that Mary felt for her son. Each meditation is introduced by a scripture passage that provides biblical and historical context and closes with a prayer. By allowing us a glimpse of Mary's humanity, Saxton gives us the opportunity to deepen our relationship with both mother and Son.

With Mary in Prayer: Meditations and Guidance from the Life of Mary

Religion & Spirituality

Saxton, Heidi Hess

Christian Books & Bibles

Loyola Pr

Book by Boyce, Kim, Saxton, Heidi Hess

Touched by Kindness: True Stories of People Blessed by Compassion

Boyce, Kim

Vine Books

Includes moveable feast days for the Advent and Christmas seasons. In celebration of the canonization of one of the Church’s newest saints, Servant Books is proud to present this small book of meditations for the seasons of Advent and Christmas, including special feast days associated with those seasons. Mother Teresa’s life and writings, marked by a spirit of humility, simplicity and love, encourage readers to quiet their hearts as they prepare to receive the Lord. The book includes a foreword by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, whose friendship with Mother Teresa has been captured in several of her bestselling books. Heidi Hess Saxton’s Advent with St. Teresa of Calcutta captures the humble yet faith-filled spirit of this great lady of Calcutta. Each day of the Advent seasons, readers are invited to pray, and to consider what they might offer the Lord as their gift to him during this Christmas season. St. Teresa’s example calls readers to consider how they might love more deeply, surrender more completely, and let go of all the things they do not need, so there is more room to receive from the Lord all he wishes them to have. For those who wander in darkness, St. Teresa of Calcutta is a true patron of joy yet to be discovered.

Advent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Daily Meditations

Servant

“Thoughtfulness is the beginning of great sanctity,” observed Mother Teresa, one of the most beloved Catholic women of all time, popularly acclaimed a saint in her own lifetime. This small book of daily reflections for Lent and Holy Week celebrates the humility, charity and devotion of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, canonized on September 4, 2016, and the Missionaries of Charity—including the four sisters martyred in Yemen in March, 2016. The penitential season of Lent is the prelude to Easter, the most resplendent season of the liturgical calendar. On Ash Wednesday, we receive the incinerated ashes of the palms that marked the start of the previous year’s Holy Week. In so doing, we are mindful of the perpetual cycle of dying and rising, darkness and light, sin and redemption. On Easter Sunday, we rejoice in the new life to which we have been raised and transformed. With her canonization on September 4, 2016, the writings of Saint Teresa of Calcutta are especially appropriate as we ponder these eternal mysteries—and how we are to live them out in our own lives. Our daily offerings of work and prayer, the intentional giving of ourselves, delights the One who loves us. Each sacrifice, however great or small, presents an opportunity to die to ourselves so that the love of Christ might shine more brightly in us. Our witness—like that of St. Teresa and her sisters—can be a transforming force in the world. And that change begins within. Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta offers a short Scripture passage for each day, a brief meditation with a quote or story from the life of this remarkable woman, plus reflection questions and a short prayer to begin or end the day. Read alone or with a small group, this is a helpful resource for reflecting upon the mercy of God—and modeling the generous heart of this saint from Calcutta in our own lives.

Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Daily Meditations

Throughout the Church's history, holy men and women have found that one of the best and most reliable ways to get close to Jesus is through the Eucharist. By reading and sharing their stories in our families, we can imitate Jesus in a very important way, extending his mercy again and again, that the kingdom of God might shine a little more brightly in the world. Stories of the Eucharist invites families to celebrate the transforming power of the Eucharist in our lives by exploring Eucharistic miracles and saints who had deep devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus. This book celebrates in word and illustration forty people and events that reveal how Christ has bestowed graces and even miracles on his people through the Eucharist. As you read these stories from the span of Christian tradition with your family, you will experience in a new way the power of the Eucharist and teach your children to open their hearts to the greatest mystery of our Faith.

Stories of the Eucharist: A Family Treasury of Saints and Seekers

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