Christmas in Heaven
In charming rhyming verse, Christmas in Heaven tells the poignant story of a little boy who is sad because his grandmother has passed away. It is Christmas time, and the boy asks his grandfather where his grandmother might be. The grandfather responds by telling the boy his fondest hope—that his grandmother is in Heaven.
The boy closes his eyes as his grandfather describes that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday and that a great, festive party is taking place in Heaven. It’s a scene filled with angels and saints, music and laughter, joy and love, and most of all, abundant life!
Christmas in Heaven miraculously combines a humorous catechesis on the saints with an extraordinarily sweet story of a boy who—through the eyes of faith—gets to see his grandmother again in Heaven. It is sure to tug at the heartstrings of readers young and old alike, and bring happy, yuletide tears to all.
In charming rhyming verse, Christmas in Heaven tells the poignant story of a little boy who is sad because his grandmother has passed away. It is Christmastime, and the boy asks his grandfather where his grandmother might be. The grandfather responds by telling the boy that his grandmother is in Heaven. But not only does he give the boy this consoling answer; he also explains that Christmas is Jesus’s birthday, and that a great, festive party is taking place in Heaven. He asks the boy to close his eyes while he describes the scene—a scene filled with angels and saints and music and laughter and joy and love and most of all, abundant life!
This beautiful little book will not only give children an unforgettable vision of Heaven but will help strengthen in them the theological virtue of hope—a hope that will assist them throughout their lives in dealing with fear, grieving, pain and suffering.
It will also introduce children to the incredible world of the saints. Indeed, all the most famous saints and angels make an appearance in Christmas in Heaven: Saint Gabriel is there blowing his horn, St. Nicholas is putting presents under the tree, St. Therese is giving out flowers, St. Francis is surrounded by little animals. Each of the saints is shown doing the things that he or she is most known for—St. Honoré, patron saint of bakers, is making Jesus’s birthday cake, St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, is leading the choir. St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind, is lighting the Christmas tree.
At the end of the book is a helpful two-page glossary with short descriptions of each of the saints depicted.
This beautiful little book will give children an unforgettable vision of Heaven while strengthening in them the theological virtue of hope — a hope that will assist them throughout their lives in dealing with fear, grief, pain, and suffering.
It will also introduce them to the incredible world of the saints. Indeed, the most beloved saints and angels make appearances in Christmas in Heaven, all doing the things they’re best known for:
- St. Honoré, patron saint of bakers, is making Jesus’ birthday cake
- St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, is leading the choir
- St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind, is lighting the Christmas tree
- St. Gabriel is blowing his horn
- St. Nicholas is leaving presents under the tree
- St. Thérèse is giving out flowers
- St. Francis is surrounded by little animals
- St. Patrick is handing out shamrocks
The book includes a helpful two-page glossary with short descriptions of each saint depicted.
Here are the saints that are featured in the book:
St. Gabriel the Archangel
St. Peter
St. Martha
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Lucy
St. Joseph
St. Nicholas
St. Anthony
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Lawrence
St. Joan of Arc
St. Valentine
St. Martin de Porres
St. Cecilia
St. Gregory the Great
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Mark the Evangelist
St. Patrick
St. Honoré
St. Matthew the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelist
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Jude
St. Michael the Archangel
Our Lady, Queen of Heaven
