Religion in the Home for the Pre-School Child

Religion in the Home Monthly Aids for the Parents of Pre-School Children by Katherine Delmonico Byles

A warm, practical guide to forming the youngest souls in the Faith—right where it begins: the home.

First published in 1938 now carefully restored by Cor Jesu Press, this classic walks parents month by month through the liturgical year. Each short chapter offers:

• One simple prayer or habit to introduce (Morning Offering, Grace, Hail Mary, Sign of the Cross, short Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love)
• A lesson drawn from the season’s feasts
• Concrete “things to do”: a home altar children can tend, a scrapbook of holy pictures, simple plays and crafts
• Clear, gentle advice on obedience, tantrums, truthfulness, and creating a joyful Catholic atmosphere
• A virtue for the parents themselves and a traditional hymn for the family to sing (the hymns are all included with music in the appendix!)

Written by a mother and teacher who tested these methods with her own children, the book never overwhelms. It simply shows how a little every day—told with love, lived with consistency—plants deep roots of faith in the earliest years.

Ideal for Catholic families pre-schoolers who want the home to be the first and most important school of religion.

105 pages  |  8in x 5in  |  Paperback