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Saint Margaret Mary and the Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The story for children ten and up of the revelations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to a holy French nun, including the Great First Friday Promise, her painful childhood, troubles in the convent, St. Claude, the apparitions and her many penances. Impr. 224 pgs 21 Illus, PB
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1953
About the author
Mary Fabyan Windeatt
105 books26 followersMary Fabyan Windeatt was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1910. Interested in music as a child, she received a degree in music from Toronto Conservatory of Music at the age of fifteen and a further degree in music from Mount Saint Vincent College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1927. This same year she moved with her family to San Diego, California, graduating from San Diego State College in 1934 with a degree in business.
She moved to New York to seek employment in the field of advertising but was unsuccessful. With time on her hands, she began to write and in 1934, she sent a story, which was accepted for publication, to a Catholic magazine. She continued to write while pursuing her studies, graduating in 1940 with a master’s degree from Columbia University.
Miss Windeatt eventually contributed verse, book reviews, short stories, and articles to thirty-three different publications and wrote numerous biographies of saints for children. The first biography, Saints in the Sky, The Story of St. Catherine of Siena, was published in 1941. Considerable research went into her books; for example, she traveled to Peru in the summer of 1941 prior to publishing Lad of Lima, The Story of Blessed Martin de Porres in 1942. (St. Martin de Porres was canonized a saint in 1962.) In addition to her biographies, she also wrote the text for twenty-eight Catholic coloring books and was a regular contributor to the monthly Dominican magazine The Torch in which many of her books originally appeared in serial form. A third-order (secular) Dominican, she has been called the “storyteller of the saints”—especially Dominican saints.
Later in life, Miss Windeatt moved near St. Meinrad’s Abbey in St. Meinrad, Indiana with her mother. She died on November 20, 1979.
Under their original titles, the series of saint biographies that Mary Fabyan Windeatt wrote in the 1940’s and 1950’s are currently out of print. However between 1991 and 1994, Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. republished twenty of these saint biographies.
Rich in Roman Catholic culture and doctrine, these books illustrate to both children and adults how the Faith was lived every day by the saints; they inspire us to know, love, and serve God as the saints did. Mary Fabyan Windeatt had the ability to relate much factual information about each saint while seasoning the narrative with the doctrinal truths they lived. While each saint shines forth in these books, these writings also reveal to us Ms. Windeatt’s own strong Catholic beliefs; her faith too lives on.
She moved to New York to seek employment in the field of advertising but was unsuccessful. With time on her hands, she began to write and in 1934, she sent a story, which was accepted for publication, to a Catholic magazine. She continued to write while pursuing her studies, graduating in 1940 with a master’s degree from Columbia University.
Miss Windeatt eventually contributed verse, book reviews, short stories, and articles to thirty-three different publications and wrote numerous biographies of saints for children. The first biography, Saints in the Sky, The Story of St. Catherine of Siena, was published in 1941. Considerable research went into her books; for example, she traveled to Peru in the summer of 1941 prior to publishing Lad of Lima, The Story of Blessed Martin de Porres in 1942. (St. Martin de Porres was canonized a saint in 1962.) In addition to her biographies, she also wrote the text for twenty-eight Catholic coloring books and was a regular contributor to the monthly Dominican magazine The Torch in which many of her books originally appeared in serial form. A third-order (secular) Dominican, she has been called the “storyteller of the saints”—especially Dominican saints.
Later in life, Miss Windeatt moved near St. Meinrad’s Abbey in St. Meinrad, Indiana with her mother. She died on November 20, 1979.
Under their original titles, the series of saint biographies that Mary Fabyan Windeatt wrote in the 1940’s and 1950’s are currently out of print. However between 1991 and 1994, Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. republished twenty of these saint biographies.
Rich in Roman Catholic culture and doctrine, these books illustrate to both children and adults how the Faith was lived every day by the saints; they inspire us to know, love, and serve God as the saints did. Mary Fabyan Windeatt had the ability to relate much factual information about each saint while seasoning the narrative with the doctrinal truths they lived. While each saint shines forth in these books, these writings also reveal to us Ms. Windeatt’s own strong Catholic beliefs; her faith too lives on.
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June 15, 2026
When they say these books are for children 10-100 years old, it’s true! As a twenty-six yo, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story of St. Margaret Mary, St. Claude de la Columbiere, and the Sacred Heart! ❤️🔥 I’ve had a devotion to the Sacred heart for years, but this book has definitely increased my love and devotion!! If you have not, you must make the 9 First Fridays in reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Give Him love for love. And if you need some encouragement? Read this book; you’ll be aching to make this devotion known and loved!
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! 🙏🏻
St. Margaret Mary and St. Claude de la Columbiere, pray for us!
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! 🙏🏻
St. Margaret Mary and St. Claude de la Columbiere, pray for us!
December 22, 2018
This book was a wonderful and simple read. I now want to learn more about the Sacred Heart and Saint Margaret Mary! It made them very accessible to me. A perfect introduction to both to prepare me to learn more. The writing made the characters so real and accessible - as a book on the saints should.
July 25, 2022
I really like the story of St. Margaret Mary. Mary Fabyan Windeatt made a really good job describing the life of this saint.
February 24, 2025
Saint of the year!!!
March 16, 2024
My 13-year-old neighbor let me borrow this precious little book. Margaret Mary of Alacoque is my patron saint, and gosh, I learned so much about her in this 224-page book. Highly recommend. The more we know about these wonderful saints and try to follow in their footsteps the closer we get to everlasting and eternal peace.
December 22, 2013
Good series
October 18, 2023
Definitely a must read. Great reminder of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart and all the promises that can be obtained by having this devotion. Beautiful story.
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