This beautifully illustrated hardcover edition of Mother Mary Loyola's classic 1911 title is the perfect gift for a First Communicant—and a little treasury of Catholic prayer and practice that a child can continue to use long afterward.
This little 4" × 6" pocket gem contains far more than a collection of daily prayers. Its simple Morning and Night Prayers distill elements of the Church's traditional daily prayer into a form little children can make their own, while two different sets of meditations for the Mass help them understand and participate in the Holy Sacrifice, accompanied by illustrations showing what the priest is doing at each stage. However, she doesn't teach the child merely to watch the priest… She tells the child that Jesus wants his prayers joined to His.
Mother Loyola's excellent examination of conscience is geared especially toward children, and sections on Confession, Holy Communion, Benediction, serving Mass, and the everyday practice of virtue make this a remarkably complete companion for a young Catholic's spiritual life.
Add Mother Loyola's warm, childlike simplicity, devotional stories that foster loving obedience, gorgeous full-color illustrations, and a beautifully produced hardcover with printed endsheets, and you'll be wishing you had such a book as a child!
Please note: The Little Children's Prayer Book was originally published in 1911, and we have preserved Mother Loyola's text, rather than adapting it to subsequent liturgical changes. Thus, the portions dealing with the Mass correspond most closely to the Traditional Latin Mass, and the illustrations depict the priest celebrating ad orientem. Mother Loyola does not, however, simply reproduce the prayers of the Missal; much of her instruction explains the meaning of the Mass and gives children their own prayers and meditations for its various parts. Consequently, this book can be used just as fruitfully by children attending the Ordinary Form.
4.5" x 6.25" hardcover 144 pages
Read more about the story behind how we came to republish this book on our blog!
Customer Reviews
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A book that will stay open
My 5 year old daughter wanted a picture missal to use at our Sunday and daily Latin Masses, but she was frustrated that all the little glued-binding paperback picture missals we have won't stay open without holding them open. If she ever has to put her book down for a moment, she loses her place. She doesn't want to have to fight with a book to hold it open. So I searched for a hardcover book with a more traditional binding because I knew I could gently and carefully flex the binding to help loosen up the pages and help them to open and stay open. As I expected, St. Augustine Academy Press had a great choice available. The Little Children's Prayer book has been a great choice for what my daughter wants. (I did also add to it a little set of ribbon book markers that I made, because my daughter wants to imitate what the grownups and older children use.) My daughter used this book a few times and happily told me I got her the perfect book. It is now her regular daily missal. And the content of the book is good material that she can continue to grow into as she begins to read more and more, and begins to use the prayers in it in addition to just following the pictures. So this book is both what she wanted right now, and what she can continue to use for some time.
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Nice book for children leaning
Nice book for children leaning to follow the Mass. The pictures are nice and helpful!
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I bought this book as
I bought this book as a 1.st Holy Communion ‘s gift. I’m pleased with my purchase.
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Beautiful!
These missals are wonderful, I bought them for my 3 older boys & they have helped with morning & night prayers as well as preparing for mass & the sacraments. I will get more.
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Excellent!
Ordered several for the grandchildren to be used during Holy Mass. Excellent and well made.
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Little Children's Prayer Book
Wonderful little book as a First Communion gift! Small size, beautiful design - perfect for taking to Holy Mass.
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Beautiful but uses fear tactics
We are a strict traditional family. We are very aware of the last four things. Sin. We own many of Mother Loyola’s books. Although this book is beautiful I found the parts on confession to be extremely harsh. Do we want our children to develop a fear of God so strong it hinders them from truly loving Him? After this book they would be too frightened to even approach Him. There is a difference in a soul who acts out of fear vs acting out of love. Yes, children, adults and clergy must know what sin is and it’s affects but must we use such fear tactics on innocent souls, souls who are full of such awe and wonder over God? I purchased this book from an FSSP store and will give to my Priest to direct us in what to do with it.
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The Little Children's Book of Prayer
Perfect for First Communion.
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Little Children's Prayer Book
I liked everything about it until I got to the page for confession that had a picture, possible from the Sistine Chapel. I just don't know how a parent would take to their small child looking at this particular picture. Otherwise I would've rated it 5 star.
