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A is for Altar, B is for Bible
$10.00
A delightful way to learn the ABC's. Each letter of the alphabet is illuminated by an image and a brief prayer drawn from scripture or the liturgy. Based on the Catechesis of the good Shepherd lessons. Hardcover. Ages 2-6.

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Living Liturgy--out of stock
$0.00
by Sofia Cavalletti. Inspired by the work of Maria Montessori, "Living Liturgy" is a book to help adults who catechize children understand for themselves the deepest, most essential aspects of the liturgy. Cavalletti presents brief reflections of core themes in the hope that they might increase conscious and active participation in the liturgy and serve as a springboard for further study.

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Baptismal Set
$85.00
All brass pieces have a beautiful grape-vine relief design. Three scripted lessons introduce the elements and symbols of Baptism through beautiful hands-on materials.
The Baptismal Set includes:
Lesson Plan Booklet (with reproducible student pages) Rite of Baptism Booklet
Paschal Candle and Brass Stand
Five grains of Incense (for Paschal Candle)
Baptismal Candle and Brass Stand
Brass Baptismal font (bowl)
Cross Doily
Shell
Holy Oil Containers (empty)
Brass Candle Snuffer
Violet/white Stole (for "priest")
Candle-lighting Sticks

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Miniature Mass Kit-Basic
$67.00 $57.00 On Sale!!
A must for every Catholic home and classroom. Use for altar boy training, or First Communion preparation. For children ages 3-12. Kit includes
lesson plan book with activity sheets
brass chalice 4 1/2"
brass paten 3 1/4"
brass crucifix 4"
brass and glass sanctuary light 4 1/2"
brass snuffer 10"
brass set of 4 bells
brass match tray
brass censer 5"
glass cruets (pair) 4"
glass finger bowl
glass votive candles (pair)
brass incense boat w/spoon 2 1/4"
incense grains and instant lighting charcoal
patterns for making a wooden altar

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Miniature Mass Kit PLUS
$110.00 $98.00 On Sale!!
Includes all the items from the regular Mass Kit, plus the altar cloths, ciborium and incense stand.

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Replacement Lesson Plans for Miniature Mass Kit
$10.00
These Lesson Plans are included in the Miniature Mass Kit. Three introductory lessons for the items used at Mass. Each lesson includes vocabulary, definition, and use, with an emphasis on respect for sacred vessels. Each lesson is accompanied by reproducible activity pages, music and words for a responsorial psalm appropriate to the lesson, and masters and directions for making Montessori three-part cards. Also included are patterns and directions for making a miniature altar and altar linens. Wood and fabric are NOT included.

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Replacement Glass Set for Mass Kit
$12.00
Includes one finger bowl, two clear glass votives, one red glass votive, two cruets.

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Miniature Altar Linens
$14.00
This set of linens matches the Miniature Mass Kit. They are made from a polyester (70%) and cotton (30%) blend and are machine washable. The set includes:
altar cloth (fits altar top 11" x 18")
corporal
pall
purificator
finger towel

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Miniature Brass Ciborium
$19.00
This beautiful brass ciborium is sure to delight the eyes of every child who sees it. 6" tall.

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Child-size Brass Monstrance
$39.00 $30.00 On Sale!!
Lovely brass replica of an original, this vessel stands 8 1/2" tall. The back piece is threaded (instead of hinged) making it easy to use and hard to break.

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Incense Stand
$15.00
A delightful addition to your prayer corner and a practical extension for the Miniature Mass Kit. This brass stand will make using the censer easier and safer. 10 1/2" tall. Grapevine relief on base. (censer sold separately)

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Childsize Vestments Small Green
$60.00 $50.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden-button closure, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either IHS or XP monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 32 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Small White
$60.00 $50.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either IHS or XP monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 32 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Small Red
$60.00 $50.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with a Holy Spirit design. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 32 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Small Violet-Lent
$60.00 $50.00 On Sale!!
For Lent. Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with a crown of thorns and three nails. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 32 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments, Small Violet-Advent
$60.00
For Advent. Symbol on vesica is either an IHS or a CHI RHO.

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Childsize Vestments Medium Green
$69.00 $60.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either IHS or XP monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 40 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Medium Violet-Advent/Lent
$69.00 $60.00 On Sale!!
For Advent or Lent. Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either an IHS or monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 40 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Medium Red
$69.00 $60.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with a Holy Spirit design. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 40 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Medium White
$69.00 $60.00 On Sale!!
Out of stock until after Thanksgiving. Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with IHS monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 40 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Large Green
$78.00 $70.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either IHS or XP monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 44 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Large White
$79.00 $70.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placquet, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with either IHS or XP monogram. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 44 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Large Red
$79.00 $70.00 On Sale!!
Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with a Holy Spirit design. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 44 1/2".

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Childsize Vestments Large Violet-Advent
$78.00 $70.00 On Sale!!
For Advent or Lent. Symbol on vesica is either an IHS or a CHI RHO.

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Childsize Vestments Large Violet-Lent
$78.00 $70.00 On Sale!!
For use during Lent. Includes chasuble, stole, alb and cincture. The craftsmanship of these garments is exceptional. All fabrics are washable and color-fast. The alb has velcro closure on a stand-up collar, hidden button placket, front and back pleats, gold trim on cuffs. The chasuble has gold trim on front and back and a beautifully embroidered vesica with a crown of thorns and three nails design. Measurement of alb from back of neck to hem is 44 1/2".

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Pattern for Child-size Vestments
$10.00 $6.50 On Sale!!
Designed for complete beginners. Simple pattern and directions for making a chasuble, alb, stole and cincture. Printed size fits the average four-year-old. Directions included for how to enlarge for older boys. Includes card of Vesting Prayers for the young 'priest' to say as he puts on each piece. My favorite is the prayer as he dons the alb: "Purify me Lord, and cleanse my heart so that, washed in the Blood of the Lamb, I may enjoy eternal bliss."

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The Religious Potential of the Child 3-6
$26.00
by Sofia Cavalletti. Describes a Montessori approach to religious education for children ages 3-6 known as Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. This is not a "how-to" book, but rather a glimpse inside a specially prepared environment that allows children to develop rich spiritual lives. Color illustrations.

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The Religious Potential of the Child 6-12
$20.00
A continuation of Cavelletti's earlier work, this volume focuses on the child from 6-12 and the religious needs most essential to that age group. Building on the experiences of the child from 3-6, the older child is drawn to the theme of covenant between God and mankind, its development throughout salvation history and its final consummation at the end of time.

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Home Catechesis Manual for Ages 3-5
$40.00
by Moira Farrell. Finally, a home-based program of religious education in the Montessori tradition! This spiral-bound manual offers thirty-two scripted presentations for children ages 3 to 5. Also, patterns, ideas and directions for making all the necessary hands-on materials. Topics include: items used at Mass, parts of the Mass, biblical geography, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Parables of the Kingdom, Baptism, Creation, and others.

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Home Catechesis Manual for Ages 6-9
$40.00
by Moira Farrell. These spiral bound pages offer twenty-seven scripted presentations for chidlren ages 6 to 9. Topics include: Solar Calendar, Liturgical Calendar, Advent Wreath, Jesse Tree, Annunciation, Visitation, Epiphany, Zacchaeus, Bartimaeus, Palm Sunday, Last Supper, Eucharistic Presence of the Good Shepherd, Seder Meal, Parts of the Mass, etc. Includes patterns, ideas and directions to make the hands-on materials to accompany these presentations.

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Good Shepherd Statue 6" plain
$15.00 $9.75 On Sale!!
Made from a marble dust compound. Replica of the first-century original that was found in the catacombs. Slightly flesh-toned.

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History's Golden Thread
$16.00 $11.00 On Sale!!
by Sofia Cavelletti. Presentation of the story of salvation to upper elementary chidlren using Montessori methods. This is a valuable work with tremendous insights into salvation history, but it is not a how-to manual for Montessori presentations.

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Young Children and Worship 2nd Ed.
$24.95 $17.00 On Sale!!
by Jerome Berryman and Sonya Stewart. Includes complete patterns and lesson plans for forty presentations plus a calendar for their use at the proper times during the liturgical year. Berryman was trained by Cavalletti and is an Episcopal priest who is very gifted in Montessori religious education. From a Catholic point of view, he misses a few doctrinal points, but his work is still very much worth reading.

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Ewe
$3.50
A Safari Farm Replica. 3" long, 2.5" tall. Sheep figurines are an integral part of Montessori religious education materials.

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Lamb
$2.00
A Safari Farm Replica. 2" long, 1.5" tall. These darling lambs make lovely toys. They are also an integral part of Montessori religious education materials.

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Ram
$3.50
3.5" x 2.5" A Safari replica.

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Wolf
$2.50
A Wild Safari Replica. 4" long 2" tall. Used in the Good Shepherd papable presentations for Montessori religious education.

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Donkey
$3.50
A Safari Farm Replica. 5" long 3" tall. For Montessori religious educaiton this makes a nice addition to the Christmas story, the Flight into Egypt or a Palm Sunday presentation.

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Miniature Chalice and Paten
$3.99 $2.60 On Sale!!
Doll-size brass vessels. Chalice is 1 1/2" high. Paten is 1 3/4" in diameter.

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The Good Shepherd and the Child--out of stock
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by Cavalletti, Gobbi and Coulter. The subtitle of this book is, "A Joyful Journey," and it is indeed that. Here is a good beginning for "how-to" implement the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd with children ages 3-6. includes presentations for the Parables of the Kingdom, the Eucharist, Baptism, Parable of the Good Shepherd and others.

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