May Liturgical Book List

It’s no secret that reading through the liturgical year is one of my favorite ways to live the Catholic faith in our home. Throughout this year I’m sharing Catholic Book Lists for each month. Today it’s the April Catholic Book List.

If you love this book list, you will love Read Through the Catholic Year, a liturgically inspired 60+ page printable book list.

Read Through the Catholic Year includes:

liturgical book lists for every month of the year
Marian book list
Rosary book list
Catholic chapter book list
Catholic bookshelf essentials list
Catholic living for kids book list
Advent & Christmas book list
Lent & Easter book list

Monthly Dedication: Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Any of the Marian Must Reads for Young Catholics are a perfect choice throughout the month!

It might be especially appropriate to do a family Marian consecration using Marian Consecration for Children by Gress.

1st St. Joseph the Worker

A Story of Saint Joseph, Brother Ernest
Good Saint Joseph, Lovasik
Saint Joseph: A First Book for Little Catholics, Gales
Mary and Joseph: Models of Faith and Love, Yoffie (Saints and Me series)
Joseph, from Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints, Pochoki
Saint Joseph, from Saints and Angels, Llellewyn
St. Joseph, from Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Joseph, from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St. Joseph: Foster Father of Jesus, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Children, Lord
St. Joseph, from Saints for Boys
St. Joseph, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
St. Joseph , from 57 Stories of Saints, Heffernan
St. Joseph, from Light of Heaven: A Children’s Book of Saints, Hude

1st St. Peregrine

St. Peregrine, from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St. Peregrine, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
St. Peregrine, The Cancer Saints, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Catholic Children, Lord
St. Peregrine , from 57 Stories of Saints, Heffernan

1st Saint Isidora

Saint Isidora , from Women of Faith, Lee

2nd St. Athanasius

(no books found)

12th Sts. Nereus and Achilleus

(no books found)

13th Our Lady of Fatima

Blesseds Jacinta and Francisco Marto: Shepherds of Fatima, (Encounter the Saints series)
Mary and the Little Shepherds from Fatima, Monge
Our Lady of Fatima, Lovasik
Lucia and Our Lady’s Rosary: A True Story, Franz
Our Lady of Fatima: The Graphic Novel, Gratias
A Story of Our Lady of Fatima, Ernest
The Children of Fatima, Windeatt (an all time family fav!)
Our Lady’s Message to Three Shepherd Children and the World, Cooper O’Boyle
Our Lady Came to Fatima, Vision series book

14th St. Matthias

Judas and Matthis , from The Twelve Apostles, Mayer
St. Matthias, Apostle, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Catholic Children, Lord

15th St Isidore

St. Isidore, from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St Isidore, from More Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Isidore, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
Isidore the Farmer , from Stories of the Saints, Wallace

15th St. Dymphna

St. Dymphna, from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St. Dymphna, the Young Lady, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Catholic Children, Lord
The King’s Prey: St. Dymphna of Ireland, Peek (for older readers)
St. Dymphna, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
Saint Dymphna , from Women of Faith, Lee

15th St. Pachomius the Great

Pachomius , from Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage, Wallace

16th St. Brendan the Navigator

Brendan the Navigator, Fritz
Saint Brendan, from Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Brendan, the Navigator, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Catholic Children, Lord
Brendan, from Twenty Tales of Irish Saints, Curtayne
Saint Brendan and the Voyage before Columbus, McGrew
Brendan the Navigator: Exploring the Ancient World. Simms
Navigator: The Voyage of Saint Brendan, Scot
Journey into the Unknown: The Story of Saint Brendan (Irish Myths and Legends in a Nutshell: Vol 17), Carroll

Translations from old Latin poem about St. Brendan:

The Voyage of St. Brendan, O’Meara
The Voyage of St. Brendan: the Navigator, McNamara

16th St. John Nepomucene

John Nepomucene , from Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage, Wallace

18th St. John I

no books found

19th St. Dunstan

Saint Dunstan, from Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Dunstan: of Kings, from The Book of Saints and Heroes, Lang

19th St. Yves (also known as Ivo, Ives,Yvo)

St. Yves (Letter “Y”), from An Alphabet of Saints, Benson

19th St. Celestine V

Celestine V , from Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage, Wallace

20th St. Bernardine of Siena

St. Bernadino of Siena, from More Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Bernadine of Siena, from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St. Bernardine of Siena , from 57 Stories of Saints, Heffernan

21st St. Christopher Magallanes and companions

no books found

22nd St. Rita of Cascia

St. Rita of Cascia, from More Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson
St. Rita, Saint of the Impossible, from Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Catholic Children, Lord
St. Rita , from Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children, Tesoriero
St. Rita, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
St. Rita , from Sixty Saints for Girls, Windham

22nd St. Julia

St. Julia, from Sixty Saints for Girls, Windham

25th Sts. Bede

St. Bede, from Saints: Lives and Illuminations, Sanderson

25th Sts. Gregory VII, Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi

no books found

26th St. Philip Neri

St. Philip Neri (letter “P”), from An Alphabet of Saints, Benson
St. Philip of the Joyous Heart, Vision series book
St. Philip Neri, from Picture Book of Saints, Lovasik
Philip Neri, the Laughing Saint, Lee
St. Philip Neri: A Saint for Confirmation, Yoffie (Saints and Me! series)
Philip Neri , from Stories of the Saints, Wallace
St. Philip Neri , from 57 Stories of Saints, Heffernan

27th St. Augustine of Canterbury

Augustine Came to Kent, (Bethlehem Book), Willard

27th St. Melangell

Melangell, from More Once Upon a Time Saints, Pochocki

28th St. Germanus

St. Germanus, from The Book of Saints and Heroes, Lang

30th Felix I

Felix, from Once Upon a Time Saints, Pochocki
Saint Felix and the Spider, Jackson

30th St. Ida

St. Ida , from Sixty Saints for Girls, Windham

30th St. Joan of Arc

*While there are many non-Catholic books abut Joan of Arc, I chose to stick with those that told her story from a Catholic perspective as these are the most formative for our children.