OSV Kids

08/05/2024

Don't miss your chance to win a signed copy of "Penny and the Stolen Chalice!"

06/06/2024

Don't miss this!

As summer gets rolling, don't forget to check out OSV Kids for an affordable monthly kids magazine... and for 2024, every single issue comes with a NEW Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server story!

These are sweet issues, chock-full with sound theology and fun activities that the parent doesn't have to plan 😅 www.osvkids.com

09/22/2023

If you've been looking for something for your older kids to read, Detective Thomas is it. Join Thomas as he investigates the mysterious letters that keep appearing, he (and your child) just might learn something along the way!

Thomas has a pretty impressive talent. This middle school boy is a detective. He has solved lots of mysteries at school and at home. Thomas just knows how to figure things out when there is a problem.

But this mystery is his biggest one of all: He believes God exists, but he doesn't know why. With the help of some supernatural clues from a mysterious friend, Thomas proves that we can know God exists not only through faith but also through reason!

Grab a copy today: https://osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/detective-thomas-and-the-biggest-question

09/15/2023

These books do not disappoint!

04/09/2023

Celebrate! The Lord has risen!

Happy Easter from OSV Kids!

04/07/2023

He said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. ~ John 19:30

Try to spend today being quiet. Pray the Lord’s Prayer at bedtime on this night in remembrance of Christ’s gift for all of salvation.

04/06/2023

On Holy Thursday, we remember how Jesus showed his humility and love by washing the feet of each apostle. While many Holy Thursday Masses include this tradition, it’s also something you can do at home!

1) Plan which family member will wash whose feet. Talk about how feet washing shows service to others.

2) Set up a chair, bowl of water, and a towel in a place where the whole family can participate. Begin with the Sign of the Cross.

3) Read John 13:1-17 aloud. Then take turns washing one another’s feet. Finish with a prayer calling on Jesus to help us serve others.

4) Talk with your family about what it was like to wash feet and have your feet washed!

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04/02/2023

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02/01/2023

February is the shortest month of the year, but it's full of important days.

One of the most important ones being the 22nd, Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent! Lent is a time to pray, fast, and give to others while we prepare to remember Jesus' death and resurrection during Holy Week and Easter 🙏

Artwork from 2023 February issue of OSV Kids magazine, subscribe now: https://bit.ly/3wwL1U5

01/09/2023

In the United States, we’re in the middle of winter. We’ve also just started a new year, and with that, we have the best thing for your little!

🤸 OSV Kids magazine offers monthly content designed to help children ages 2-6 fall in love with their Catholic Faith. It's a one-of-a-kind Catholic publication that helps families enhance their domestic churches!

Interested in a 1, 2, or 3 year subscription? Head to: https://bit.ly/3ZjisGy

Art from 2023 January issue of OSV Kids Magazine.

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas from OSV Kids 🎄

We are so grateful for your support throughout the year. Be assured of our prayers for you and your family as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and enter into the new year!

As a Christmas gift to you, get 30% off all OSV Kids books (and more!) at the OSV Catholic Bookstore when you use promo code XMAS30 at checkout (Expires December 31): https://osvcatholicbookstore.com/

12/24/2022

At Thanksgiving we thank God for many blessings and gifts. At Christmas, we try to imitate God’s generosity by giving gifts ourselves.

We find much pleasure in giving Christmas gifts to our children 🎁 Our awards are not in receiving equally expensive gifts in return, but in the joyful smiles on the faces of our kids!

However, keeping the emphasis on the birth of Jesus during the remaining days before Christmas is equally as difficult for both adults and children, especially as the secular and commercial side of Christmas actually begins even before Thanksgiving Day.

Read more ways to keep Christ in Christmas from TeachingCatholicKids.com: https://www.teachingcatholickids.com/ten-ways-to-keep-christ-in-christmas/

12/21/2022

We think your little one needs these 🎁

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12/15/2022

In this third week of Advent, we reflect on joy. Joy that Christmas is near and Jesus is arriving soon ✨ Who better to exemplify joy than Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati?

Pier Giorgio used to tell his friends how much he loved to feel “that pure joy which can only be felt in the mountains.” In I’m Joyful in the Mountains, young readers will meet this amazing young man and feel encouraged to connect with God through experiences that bring joy!

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12/13/2022

Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Lucy 🕯 Saint Lucy is the patroness of the blind! ⁠
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✨ Prayer to Saint Lucy ✨⁠
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Saint Lucy,
whose beautiful name signifies light,
by the light of faith which
God bestowed upon you
increase and preserve His
light in my soul
so that I may avoid evil and
be zealous in the performance
of good works,
and detest nothing so much as
the blindness and the darkness
of evil and sin.

Obtain for me, by your
intercession with God
perfect vision for my bodily eyes
and the grace to use them for God's
greater honor and glory
and the salvation of souls.
St. Lucy, virgin and martyr
hear my prayers and obtain my petitions.

Amen.
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Find more saints like this in Glory Be Saints A to Z by Rebecca Pohlmeier: https://bit.ly/3YbfbsF

12/12/2022

Do you or your little ones know the meanings behind the different elements in the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe? Swipe ➡️ to find out!

Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 💫

Join Us in Prayer (English) 🌹
O our Lady of Guadalupe, mystical rose,
make intercession for Holy Church,
protect the Sovereign Pontiff,
help all those who invoke thee in their necessities,
and since thou art the ever Virgin Mary and
Mother of the true God,

Obtain for us from thy most holy Son the grace
of keeping our faith, sweet hope in the midst of
the bitterness of life, burning charity and the
precious gift of final perseverance. Amen

Join Us in Prayer (Spanish) 🌹
Santa María de Guadalupe, Mística Rosa,
intercede por la Iglesia, protege al Soberano
Pontífice, oye a todos los que te invocan en sus necesidades.

Así como pudiste aparecer en el Tepeyac y decirnos: "Soy la siempre Virgen María, Madre del verdadero Dios", alcánzanos
de tu Divino Hijo la conservación de la Fe. Tu eres nuestra dulce esperanza en las amarguras de esta vida. Danos un amor ardiente y la gracia de la perseverancia final. Amén.

Artwork from December 2021 issue of OSV Kids magazine, subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3VRUgcf

12/09/2022

Meet Juan Diego! 🌹 We dedicate today to Saint Juan Diego in light of his witnesses to the apparition of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, or Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has spread far and wide since she first appeared to Juan Diego nearly five hundred years ago.

Learn more about Saint Juan Diego here: https://bit.ly/3Hi5Glb

12/08/2022

Today is the Feast of the ✨

What are some ways you can celebrate with the whole family today? 👇

✨ Go to Mass (today is a holy day of obligation!)
✨ Make a Mary candle (more details in bio)
✨ Eat something white
✨ Pray a Marian prayer

Visit https://bit.ly/3P7aCv1 for details, recipes, and more on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception!

Artwork from Marian Consecration for Families with Young Children by Colleen Pressprich, Illustrated by Rebecca Gorzynska.

12/05/2022

St. Nicholas Day is upon us! In tradition, on the eve of his feast day, little ones will leave their shoes out for St. Nick to bring fruit, candies, letters, or small gifts 🎁⁠

This is a great time to teach your littles about the history of St. Nicholas, learn more here: https://bit.ly/3EQUOb9

12/02/2022

There are tons of different traditions surrounding the Christmas season, which may leave your little one (or you!) wondering...why do we do some of the things we do? Swipe ➡️ to find out and then let us know, what is your favorite tradition? 👇

Artwork by the wonderful .art ✨

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11/30/2022

In quiet fields,
Where stars shone bright,
Five shepherds watched
Their flocks one night…

The Poorest Shepherd by Maura Roan McKeegan, illustrated by Gina Capaldi helps children and adults alike see that our poverty is precious to Jesus and that the emptier we are, the more we can be filled by his love.

Shop The Poorest Shepherd 🐑 now: https://bit.ly/3GX3NKu

11/28/2022

is finally here and we have some fun traditions for you to discover...swipe ➡️ to explore!
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Don't miss out on the next issue of OSV Kids Magazine! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3OLMK08

11/24/2022

Happy ! Today we say “thank you” to God for all the blessings he has given to us.

Artwork from November Issue of OSV Kids magazine, subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3gqBpph

11/22/2022

In Ancient Rome, Cecilia lived,
the future patron saint of song.
When forced to wed, she bravely said,
“To Jesus I belong!”

Her heart sang hymns on her wedding day
to him whom she adored.
And after the wedding, her husband’s heart
converted to the Lord.

Happy of Saint Cecilia! Find more Saint rhymes and artwork like this in Meghan Bausch''s Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times here: https://bit.ly/3Xqe6wI

11/18/2022

Searching for a great gift for a little Catholic? 🎁

Look no further! We've compiled fun titles that are sure to be perfect additions to any child's faith formation in our Gift Guide 🎄 Shop The Night the Saints Saved Christmas and more: https://osvkids.com/osv-kids-gift-guide/