“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine
Because I’ve built up a large collection of duplicate books and resources, each week I’m giving away one or more of these items, absolutely free, no strings attached.
You can enter anytime during each week for that week’s giveaway, with a new giveaway beginning each Friday. To see a list of past giveaways, go here.
Today’s giveaway includes two items! The first is a copy of Thomas Craughwell’s new book, Patron Saints: Saints for Every Member of Your Family, Every Profession, Every Ailment, Every Emergency, and Even Every Amusement (Our Sunday Visitor, paperback, 252 pages). Here’s the description from Amazon:
“When you need a little extra help in your corner, who are you going to call?
Who would have guessed that there is a patron saint for astronauts, or zookeepers, or bloggers? You know to pray to St. Blaise to protect you from a sore throat, but which saint will protect you against snake bite, or being struck by lightning?
With thousands of listings of patron saints, you ll find heavenly helpers for just about every profession, every ailment, every cause, as well as many of God’s creatures in the animal kingdom.
Authoritative and wide-ranging, informative, entertaining, and full of surprises, Patron Saints will help make the saints part of your everyday life. It can invigorate your faith, increase your devotion to the saints, and help sustain you through any rough patch that comes your way. And it’s ideal for Confirmation candidates who are trying to pick a new name.”
The second item, which goes well with the book, is a brand new Journey With the Saints Desk Calendar (Word Among Us). I really love this calendar. Each day has a reflective quote from a saint, a mystic, or a church father which makes it a great way to start off your day.
In order to win this week’s giveaway, leave a comment below answering this question:
Have you chosen a patron saint? Is so, who? If not, who would you pick?
The winning comment will be randomly selected on Friday morning using a random number generator, and the giveaway item(s) will be sent out, free-of-charge, shortly thereafter.
In the future I’ll be giving away many more books and resources–sometimes multiple items per giveaway. So check back next Friday!
Update: The drawing is closed for the week of Friday, December 9. Congratulations to Thomas W. for winning this week! Check your e-mail for instructions on receiving the book. If you don’t see an e-mail from me, check your spam box–apparently e-mails with “giveaway” in the subject line often end up there.