“Children naturally grow closer to God as they read more about the lives of saints, stories with the message of God’s love for humanity, and the Gospel message that Christ our Lord gives eternal life. The ultimate message of any religious story we read to children is that “God loves you.” When children are empowered by God’s love, they grow closer and closer to God by the grace of the Holy Spirit. ”
(Maria C. Khoury in ‘The Word’)

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