Do you know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel? Can you point to Lepanto on a map? Have you ever heard about the miraculous August snow that marked the spot where Mary's great basilica was to be built in Rome?
The Queen's Festivals takes up where Mary the Queen leaves off. Having learned the story of Our Lady's life, children now discover how and why the Church honors her throughout the year. Mother Mary St. Peter begins by explaining what a feast really is, introducing children to the Liturgical Year and showing how its mysteries find expression in the prayers and ceremonies of the Mass. Then she turns to the Queen's own festivals—the anniversaries of events in her life, the feasts celebrated under her many titles, and the devotions by which Catholics have honored their Mother through the centuries.
Along the way are wonderful stories: the Battle of Lepanto, the Brown Scapular and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the miraculous summer snowfall of Our Lady ad Nives, Lourdes, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, and many more. Through them, children begin to see that a feast day is more than a square on the Catholic calendar: each one has a history, a meaning, and a place in the living worship of the Church.
The second volume in our Seat of Wisdom Series, The Queen's Festivals makes a natural sequel to Mary the Queen, expanding a child's knowledge of Our Lady while opening the door to a deeper understanding of the Church's liturgy and traditions. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations of Our Lady appear throughout.
If you enjoy the work of Mother Mary Loyola, we think you will be thrilled to discover the work of Mother Mary St. Peter!
Please note: The text has been modified in places in order to render it more accessible to modern readers; this was done with great care and sensitivity toward the age of the material, in order to maintain respect for the era in which it was written, as well as to preserve the original writer’s voice. Though the wording has been thus modified, very little of the content itself has been changed in any way, except to add select footnotes, expand certain chapters with omitted details, and add the story of Our Lady of Fatima.
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