The Medal from Heaven and Other Saints Stories for Kids

By Melaine Ryther

This collection of six short stories brings to life spectacular episodes in the lives of some of the Church's best-known saints. While some of the stories are based on legends, all contain indisputable truths about the heroism and virtue of these beloved men and women (and four-footed friends as well!).

 

• St. Catherine and the Medal from Heaven * – The Church-approved story of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Catherine Laboure.
• St. Martin and the Monastery Mice * – How St. Martin de Porres solved the pesky problem of his monastery's midnight munchers.
• St. Isidore's Angel * – An inspiring story of an angel's helping hand to a humble and hard-working farmer.
• St. Francis and the Wolf – The astonishing legend of how St. Francis made peace between a vicious wolf and the people of Gubbio.
• St. Rose and the Pirates – How St. Rose of Lima used the power of the Blessed Sacrament to save her city from bloodthirsty pirates
• The Angels of the Alps – A story about one of God's most faithful and self-sacrificing creatures, the Saint Bernard, with fun facts about these amazing dogs.

(* Previously published by My Friend Magazine.)

• Language: English
• Publisher: MBM Books
• Release date: May 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476340456

Melaine Ryther

Melaine Ryther is a freelance writer whose articles, essays and short stories have been published in a variety of print and online media outlets. Many of her works have appeared in Catholic publications, including Columbia, Catholic Parent, Catholic Heritage, Catholic Digest, and The Liguorian. A native of Minnesota, she currently lives in Washington State with her husband and children.

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THE MEDAL FROM HEAVEN

and

Other Saints Stories for Kids

Melaine Ryther

Copyright © 2011 Melaine Ryther

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Acknowledgments

St. Isidore's Angel was previously published in My Friend Magazine, September 1996.

St. Catherine and the Medal from Heaven was previously published in My Friend Magazine, May 1997.

St. Martin and the Monastery Mice was previously published in My Friend Magazine, April 2004.

My Friend Magazine was a monthly Catholic publication for children, owned and operated by Pauline Press and Media. Sadly, it is no longer in operation.

CONTENTS

Introduction

St. Catherine and the Medal From Heaven

St. Martin and the Monastery Mice

St. Isidore's Angel

St. Francis and the Wolf

St. Rose and the Pirates

The Angels of the Alps

About the Author

INTRODUCTION

In writing these stories, I have taken certain liberties with settings and dialogue in an effort to make the accounts read like, well, stories instead of chapters from a dry and dusty textbook. It is a technique often used by authors when retelling legends. It makes the material fresh and entertaining, as well as informative.

While miracles and wonders are fun to read about, I encourage you to remember this first and foremost: the saints are our friends and are always