Little Child of God by Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S. J - 1955: A Prayerbook for Little Boys and Girls

Black faux leather spine and boards with gold gilt text, symbol, and gold border to front cover. There is edge wear to all sides of the spine, boards, and corners with more wear at the top and bottom of the back strip. Spine is straight and firm. Hinges are firmly attached to the endpapers (front endpaper has illustration of Jesus on cross) with no cracking. Text block is firm with all pages attached. The gold gilt page edges are faded. The interior pages are clean with no tears, chips, creases, but previous owner information has been added on the "Remembrance of First Communion" page. A small child size book that covers the Catholic Mass, common prayers (Hail Mary, Apostles Creed, Daily and Evening Prayers), Grace for meals, Renewing Baptismal Vows, Confirmation, Stations of the Cross, and Rosary, with beautiful matching color illustrations. Unpaginated. Dimensions: H – 4-1/4" W – 2 -3/4"

Daniel Aloysius Lord (1888 – 1955) was an American Jesuit priest ordained in 1923. As a Catholic writer he wrote 23 books, 15 booklets, and 228 pamphlets, as well as countless articles. He also wrote 70 pays, musicals, and pageants. His most influential work was possibly in drafting the 1930 Production Code for motion pictures. During the 1930s and 1940s his writings touched on politics, seeking a Catholic middle ground between socialism and unfettered capitalism. He was a tireless advocate of racial fairness, and frequently engaged issues of economic justice. In 1954 Lord was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer and died at St. John's Hospital in St. Louis.