Bless My Grandchild
A Catholic Prayer Book for Grandparents
by Julie Cragon
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Pub Date 20 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 4 May 2020
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Description
Cragon, a bestselling Catholic author, combines thoughtful scripture quotes and wisdom from saints along with prayers appropriate for every milestone and circumstance of a grandchild’s life, from conception through adulthood, including special circumstances and contemporary needs. There are prayers for:
• the first day of school, • adoption, • learning to read, • courage, • sacramental milestones, and • illness or death of a friend, family member, or pet.
The book concludes with traditional prayers and novenas that you can teach a grandchild or offer on their family’s behalf, including the novena to St. Jude, “Stations of the Cross for My Grandchild,” the Angelus, and “Consecration of the Family.”
A Note From the Publisher
Cragon earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1982. She has appeared on EWTN, Sacred Heart Radio, Radio Maria, Relevant Radio, Guadalupe Radio, Mater Dei Radio, Breadbox Media, and Ave Maria Radio.
Advance Praise
“This beautiful, blessed book will truly resonate with all grandparents, serving as an inspiration and guide as they pray for and with their grandchildren.” Catherine Wiley Founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association
“This is a priceless resource that will bear fruit now and for eternity.” Bob Schuchts Author of Be Healed Founder of the John Paul II Healing Center
“This book puts beautiful words to all the longings of a grandparent’s heart. There are prayers for every occasion, from the most joyous to the most difficult, and the author brings in the help of powerful patron saints. Like every Catholic grandparent, I need this book.” Mike Aquilina Author of A History of the Church in 100 Objects
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781594719332 |
| PRICE | US$14.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Debbie K, Reviewer
Bless My Grandchild (A Catholic Prayer Book for Grandparents) by Julie Cragon is a beautiful book of prayers for any grandparent who cherishes praying for their grandchild, (grandchildren). This book of prayers not only includes traditional prayers and novenas that many of us may or may not have prayed before, but also includes a treasure trove of prayers for every stage of a grandchild’s life. For example, this treasury includes prayers for mothers, newborns, an adopted grandchild, a sick grandchild, a grandchild receiving their first sacraments and a grandchild starting school. There are also prayers to address decision making, peer pressure, sports and to hear the call of Jesus, just to name a few. There are prayers addressing the teenage years, various serious issues, as well as prayers for an adult grandchild. You would be hard pressed to find any situation that was not covered beautifully and gracefully in this little book.
In addition to all the beautiful heartfelt prayers, what I also enjoyed was the small, but informative biographies of the saints that inspired a lot of these petitions. These brief, but illuminating pieces of information helped bring the prayers to life for me, as well as help me to understand the lives of these individual saints that inspired such genuine uplifting supplications.
Overall, Bless My Grandchild will have something for every grandparent for every season of their grandchild’s life. A great resource to reach for over and over again in times of happiness, trials, or when words just elude you, this is the prayer book for you. I plan to own my own copy and keep it close by my prayer nook, as well as in my heart.
I want to thank the publisher Ave Maria Press and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book, Bless My Grandchild (A Catholic Prayer Book for Grandparents) by Julie Cragon. “Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.”
