The
Magnificat Readers FIRST Reader
St. Augustine Academy Press Homer Glen, IL
All textual content found herein has been taken from approved Catholic sources (having an imprimatur or other ecclesiastical approval) or, in the case of some poems and sheet music, material used was textually identical to copies found in approved sources. With some exceptions, all sources used for this compilation are public domain; where this is not the case, fair use doctrine has been carefully observed. This compilation is based on the recommended readings for each grade level as published in the Religion in Life Curriculum, published by the Marquette University Institute of Catechetical Research between 1933-1935. Additional selections of interest were added from the same sources.
This compilation Š2019 by St. Augustine Academy Press. Edited by Lisa Bergman.
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-64051-021-0
Contents A New Book
1
American Reader 1
The Creation Song of Creation
Cecil Alexander
3 4
The Child’s Song Treasury
The Creation God Made All Things
Berdice Moran 6
7
Misericordia Reader Primer
Excuses
Mary Dixon Thayer 15
Baby
George MacDonald 16
The Child on His Knees
Dear Angel
De La Salle Hymnal
Fr. Frederick William Faber 18
Beautiful Angel
19
Sisters of Notre Dame
I Wish I Could See the Bright Angel
Mary E. Mannix 20
The Children and the Angels
Mary E. Mannix 21
An Angel came to Mary’s House
S.S.N.D. 23
Prayer: “Infant Jesus, Bless Us”
23
Dear Little One St. Gregory Hymnal
Fr. Frederick William Faber 24
O Holy Night
De La Salle Hymnal
My Gift
American First Reader
A Christmas Song American First Reader
Lovely Infant, Dearest Savior Diocesan Hymnal
Why do Bells for Christmas Ring?
25 Christina Rossetti 26 Frances Chesterton 27
28 Lydia Avery Coonley 29
Out of Bounds
Father John B. Tabb
32
Like One I Know
Nancy Campbell 33
Christmas Night
Father Frederick William Faber 34
Christmas Carol
Sara Teasdale 36 Mary Mapes Dodge 38
The Children’s Christmas American First Reader
A Great Birthday
40
The First Christmas
42
The Birth of Our Lord
45
Glory to God in the Highest
47
American First Reader Corona Primer
Corona First Reader
Traditional French carol
A Love Song
Charles L. O’Donnell, C.S.C. 48
The Best Gift
49
The Shepherds
53
Rosary Reader Primer Ideal Catholic Reader 1
Gifts
Julia Johnson Davis 54
Simeon and the Holy Child
55
Corona First Reader
Our Lord and Our Lady
Hilaire Belloc 58
Two Mothers
59
Madonna
62
Rosary Reader Primer American Reader Primer
In Church
Mary Dixon Thayer 63
Finding You
Mary Dixon Thayer 65
The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees
The Wise Men
66
American First Reader
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Little Star
68
The Wise Men
69
The Story Father Told
70
New Home
90
The Holy Family
94
Misericordia First Reader Ideal Catholic Reader 1 American Cardinal Reader 1 Cathedral Basic Primer American Reader 1
He Wanted a Brother
Mary C. Austin
American Reader 1
Papa and Mama
96 99
Ideal Catholic Reader 1
The Garden
101
The Home of Jesus
103
St. Francis and the Birds
108
Beautiful World
114
American Reader 1 The Catholic Child 1 The Catholic Child 1 Corona First Reader
The Birds Jesus, Teach Me How to Pray Sunday School Hymn Book
Manners
Hilaire Belloc 116
117 118
The Catholic Child 1
A Child’s Prayer
Rev. John B. Tabb 119
Corona First Reader
Child’s Prayer
120
The Lord’s Prayer
121
The Catholic Child 1 The Catholic Child 1
Morning Prayer Corona First Reader
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson 122
Samuel at Prayer
123
Ideal Catholic Reader 1
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Good Morning
124
Getting Up
130
Breakfast
138
Good-bye
144
Helping Mother
146
Going to the Store
150
Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer
Thoughts
Mary Dixon Thayer 152
The Child on His Knees
Little Jesus
Francis Thompson 153 Mother Goose 158
Work and Play
The Catholic Child 1
At Play
Mary Dixon Thayer 159
For You
Mary Dixon Thayer 160
I Love You
Mary Dixon Thayer 161
Perhaps He Won’t
Mary Dixon Thayer 163
In the Morning
Mary Dixon Thayer 164
To Our Lady
Mary Dixon Thayer 166
Thanksgiving
Mary Dixon Thayer 168
Night and Day
Mary Mapes Dodge
The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Child on His Knees The Catholic Child 1
173
Mary’s Altar
174
Love of Jesus
175
Corona First Reader Ideal Catholic Reader 1
vi
Behavior at Mass
176
The Church
177
Quiet Children
183
Night Prayer
184
Good Night
186
I Love Father
187
Holy Family
188
When Jesus Was a Little Boy
189
Holy Family
190
The Home in Egypt
192
At Nazareth
195
Our Friend
197
Where Is Baby Jesus?
198
A Crown For The King
206
Prayer and Work
211
The Box from Uncle Jim
215
Father James
218
The Little Flower of Jesus
224
The May Crowning
231
Ideal Catholic Reader 1 Rosary Reader Primer Rosary Reader Primer
American Cardinal Reader 1 The Catholic Child 1 American Reader Primer American Reader Primer American Reader Primer
American Cardinal Reader Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer Corona Primer
The Catholic Child 1 Rosary Reader 1 Rosary Reader 1 Rosary Reader 1
The Catholic Child Primer Rosary Reader 1
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A New Book A new book! A beautiful new book! Beautiful pictures, Beautiful stories, New games to play, New songs to sing. What fun we shall have reading this beautiful book!
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The Creation All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings. The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And order’d their estate. The purple headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset and the morning, That brightens up the sky. He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who hath made all things well. —Cecil Alexander 3
Song of Creation
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The Creation In heaven, up above Dwells the Father, God of love, He made the earth; He made the sky, The ocean wide, the mountains high, He made each flower and bird and tree, He made you, and He made me. He sends the snow; He sends the rain; He makes the flowers bloom again; And when the earth is bleak and bare; He feeds the birdies everywhere. —Berdice Moran 6
God Made All Things Mary ran to Little Yellow Daisy. She said, “Little Yellow Daisy, who made you?” Little Yellow Daisy said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to Little Yellow Daisy and ran on. 7
Soon she saw Big Oak Tree. Mary said, “Big Oak Tree, who made you?” Big Oak Tree said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to Big Oak Tree and ran on.
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Soon she saw Big Red Apple. Mary said, “Big Red Apple, who made you?” Big Red Apple said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to Big Red Apple and ran on.
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Soon she saw Singing Brook. Mary said, “Singing Brook, who made you?” Singing Brook said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to Singing Brook and ran on.
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Soon she saw Blue Cloud. Mary said, “Blue Cloud, who made you?” Blue Cloud said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to Blue Cloud and ran on.
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Soon she saw White Lamb. Mary said, “White Lamb, who made you?” White Lamb said, “God made me. God made me for you. God made me because He loves you.” Mary threw a kiss to White Lamb and ran on.
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She ran home to her mother. She said, “ Mother dear, who made you?” Mother said, “God made me. God made Father. God made you, too. God made all things. He made all things for you. He made all things because He loves you.”
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Mary said, ‘God made all things for me! How good God is! Thank You, dear God, thank You!”
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