{"product_id":"the-lamb-of-god-the-story-of-our-lady-of-knock","title":"The Lamb of God: The Story of Our Lady of Knock","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn an August evening in 1879, parishioners in Knock, Ireland, said they saw Mary at the gable of their church. Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, and Patrick O'Hearn retell that evening for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 38-page oversized hardcover picture book for young readers, about 9 by 12 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, and Patrick O'Hearn; watercolor illustrations by Ann Kissane Engelhart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTells the story of Our Lady of Knock: Mary, St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, beside an altar with a lamb standing on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe publisher notes that the book is endorsed by Knock Shrine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story moves through the evening of August 21, 1879, when witnesses ranging from young children to the elderly watched the silent figures at the gable wall. The authors keep the lamb on the altar at the center, connecting it to the Eucharist and to Jesus as the Lamb of God, and they link the apparition to the Catholic practice of praying for the souls in purgatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatholic families, catechists and parish and school libraries can use it to mark the feast of Our Lady of Knock, kept on August 17 and on August 21 in Ireland. It is the story of a visit in which no one spoke, told so a child can follow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, is a priest of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, holds a licentiate in sacred theology in Mariology, and wrote the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eConsecration to St. Joseph\u003c\/em\u003e. Patrick O'Hearn has written and co-written books for Catholic families, among them \u003cem\u003eGo and Fear Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e. Ann Kissane Engelhart is a watercolor artist and educator who has now illustrated twelve books, this one included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marian Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48026720927893,"sku":"NEW-ING-1596146699","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784922483.jpg?v=1789784924","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/the-lamb-of-god-the-story-of-our-lady-of-knock","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}