1953 Edition by Rev. David E. Rosage. Letters To An Altar Boy. This is a book of letters for all Jimmys, Johns, Bills, Toms, and the entire hose of altar boys, who from the smallest one up are the most important people in their parishes. They are God's Minutemen. "Any lad who reads this book is bound to be better and to have a better understanding of the great privilege that is his." Rev. Thomas O'Donnell, Director of the Knights of the Altar."