https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/#little-lamps Gentle bedtime stories for children about the saints, real ones told truthfully and invented ones told in the tradition, with a short prayer and a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. Every story is free to read, listen to, share and adapt under CC BY-SA 4.0. en CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic. cc-by-sa-4.0 podcast Claude (AI) for Hearth & Horizon https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/covers/little-lamps.pnghttps://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/ false episodic https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/clare-and-the-loaves-with-a-cross.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/clare-and-the-loaves-with-a-cross.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Clare of Assisi, who left a rich house for a small poor one at San Damiano, looked after her sisters with her own hands, and prayed for them every night. The sisters' story of the blessed loaves and the old tale of the day the town was kept safe are marked as tradition and legend, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 11th of August. Setting: Assisi, Italy, about eight hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/clare-and-the-loaves-with-a-cross.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Clare of Assisi, who left a rich house for a small poor one at San Damiano, looked after her sisters with her own hands, and prayed for them every night. The sisters' story of the blessed loaves and the old tale of the day the town was kept safe are marked as tradition and legend, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 11th of August. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/frances-cabrini-and-the-big-water.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/frances-cabrini-and-the-big-water.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Frances Cabrini, a small Italian woman who was afraid of deep water and crossed the ocean about thirty times to look after children and families far from home. Told from her life, with a note for grown-ups on what is documented and what is a family story. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her memorial is the 13th of November. Setting: A farming village in northern Italy, and ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean, in the 1800s and early 1900s. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/frances-cabrini-and-the-big-water.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Frances Cabrini, a small Italian woman who was afraid of deep water and crossed the ocean about thirty times to look after children and families far from home. Told from her life, with a note for grown-ups on what is documented and what is a family story. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her memorial is the 13th of November. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brendan-and-the-island-that-was-a-whale.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brendan-and-the-island-that-was-a-whale.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Brendan, an Irish abbot who loved the sea, and about the old tale of his boat, his friends, and the green island that turned out to be a whale. Told from what is recorded of his life, with the voyage marked as a legend from a book written long after, and a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 16th of May. Setting: The west of Ireland and the open sea, about fourteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brendan-and-the-island-that-was-a-whale.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Brendan, an Irish abbot who loved the sea, and about the old tale of his boat, his friends, and the green island that turned out to be a whale. Told from what is recorded of his life, with the voyage marked as a legend from a book written long after, and a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 16th of May. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/giles-and-the-doe.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/giles-and-the-doe.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Giles, a hermit who lived quietly in a forest, and the doe who came to share his cave. When hunters chased her, Giles stepped in between, and the arrow meant for the deer struck him instead. Told as the old legend tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 1st of September. Setting: A wild forest near the mouth of the Rhône, in what is now the south of France, about thirteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/giles-and-the-doe.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Giles, a hermit who lived quietly in a forest, and the doe who came to share his cave. When hunters chased her, Giles stepped in between, and the arrow meant for the deer struck him instead. Told as the old legend tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 1st of September. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/zita-and-the-bread-in-the-oven.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/zita-and-the-bread-in-the-oven.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Zita, a servant girl in a big house in Lucca who did every ordinary job well and always stopped to pray, and about the old tale of the morning the bread was found baked while she was at church. Told from what is recorded of her life, with the bread marked as a legend and a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 27th of April. Setting: Lucca, Italy, about seven hundred and fifty years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/zita-and-the-bread-in-the-oven.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Zita, a servant girl in a big house in Lucca who did every ordinary job well and always stopped to pray, and about the old tale of the morning the bread was found baked while she was at church. Told from what is recorded of her life, with the bread marked as a legend and a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 27th of April. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/patrick-and-the-hundred-prayers.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/patrick-and-the-hundred-prayers.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Patrick as a boy, taken far from home and set to mind sheep on a cold hillside, where he learns to pray a hundred times a day, and about the dream that told him his ship was ready. Told from his own Confession, with a note for grown-ups on what is his own word and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 17th of March. Setting: The hills of Ireland, about sixteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/patrick-and-the-hundred-prayers.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Patrick as a boy, taken far from home and set to mind sheep on a cold hillside, where he learns to pray a hundred times a day, and about the dream that told him his ship was ready. Told from his own Confession, with a note for grown-ups on what is his own word and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 17th of March. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/philip-neri-and-the-happy-walk.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/philip-neri-and-the-happy-walk.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Philip Neri, who walked the streets of Rome gathering boys and young people for games, songs and a walk to the seven churches with a picnic in between, because he believed a cheerful heart is a good place for prayer to grow. Told from what is recorded of his life, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 26th of May. Setting: Rome, Italy, about four hundred and fifty years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/philip-neri-and-the-happy-walk.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Philip Neri, who walked the streets of Rome gathering boys and young people for games, songs and a walk to the seven churches with a picnic in between, because he believed a cheerful heart is a good place for prayer to grow. Told from what is recorded of his life, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is our own addition. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 26th of May. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/andrew-and-the-nets.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/andrew-and-the-nets.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Andrew, a fisherman who mends his nets by the lake, hears Jesus say "Come after me," and the first thing he does is run to fetch his brother. Told from the Gospels, with a note for grown-ups on what is in the text and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 30th of November. Setting: The shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Holy Land, about two thousand years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/andrew-and-the-nets.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Andrew, a fisherman who mends his nets by the lake, hears Jesus say "Come after me," and the first thing he does is run to fetch his brother. Told from the Gospels, with a note for grown-ups on what is in the text and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 30th of November. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cecilia-and-the-song-in-her-heart.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cecilia-and-the-song-in-her-heart.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Cecilia of Rome, the old tale of a girl who heard music inside her while loud instruments played at a feast, and why she became the saint of singers and musicians. Told as legend, with a note for grown-ups on how little is known of her and where the music part came from. For ages 3 to 8, about seven minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 22nd of November. Setting: Rome, a very long time ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cecilia-and-the-song-in-her-heart.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Cecilia of Rome, the old tale of a girl who heard music inside her while loud instruments played at a feast, and why she became the saint of singers and musicians. Told as legend, with a note for grown-ups on how little is known of her and where the music part came from. For ages 3 to 8, about seven minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 22nd of November. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cuthbert-and-the-otters.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cuthbert-and-the-otters.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Cuthbert, a young monk who prays in the cold sea all night, and the two small sea creatures that come up the beach at dawn to dry his feet. Told from the old Lives of Cuthbert, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Lives. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 20th of March. Setting: The north-east coast of Britain, in the kingdom of Northumbria, about thirteen hundred and fifty years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/cuthbert-and-the-otters.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Cuthbert, a young monk who prays in the cold sea all night, and the two small sea creatures that come up the beach at dawn to dry his feet. Told from the old Lives of Cuthbert, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Lives. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 20th of March. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/elizabeth-and-the-bread-that-became-roses.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/elizabeth-and-the-bread-that-became-roses.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a young duchess who carried bread down the hill to hungry neighbours, and the old tale that her loaves turned to roses when she was stopped on the path. Told as legend, with a note for grown-ups on what is documented (her hospital and her care for the poor) and what is not. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 17th of November. Setting: A hill castle in Germany, about eight hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/elizabeth-and-the-bread-that-became-roses.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a young duchess who carried bread down the hill to hungry neighbours, and the old tale that her loaves turned to roses when she was stopped on the path. Told as legend, with a note for grown-ups on what is documented (her hospital and her care for the poor) and what is not. For ages 3 to 8, about eight minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 17th of November. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/john-bosco-and-the-juggler-boy.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/john-bosco-and-the-juggler-boy.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint John Bosco as a farm boy who taught himself to juggle and walk a rope, and used his show to gather the children of the hills for a prayer. Told from his own Memoirs of the Oratory, with a note for grown-ups on what is his account and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 31st of January. Setting: A hill farm in Piedmont, northern Italy, about two hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/john-bosco-and-the-juggler-boy.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint John Bosco as a farm boy who taught himself to juggle and walk a rope, and used his show to gather the children of the hills for a prayer. Told from his own Memoirs of the Oratory, with a note for grown-ups on what is his account and what is ours. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 31st of January. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/ambrose-and-the-bees.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/ambrose-and-the-bees.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Ambrose as a baby, the cradle in the garden, and the bees that came and went from his mouth without a single sting, and about the sweet words he grew up to speak. Told from the Life written by his secretary Paulinus, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Life. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 7th of December. Setting: A garden in Roman Gaul (probably Trier), about sixteen hundred and eighty years ago, and then the city of Milan. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/ambrose-and-the-bees.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Ambrose as a baby, the cradle in the garden, and the bees that came and went from his mouth without a single sting, and about the sweet words he grew up to speak. Told from the Life written by his secretary Paulinus, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Life. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 7th of December. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/columba-and-the-white-horse.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/columba-and-the-white-horse.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Columba of Iona in his last days, and the old white horse who carried the milk every day and who came to say goodbye. Told from the Life of Columba written by Abbot Adomnán about a hundred years later, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Life. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 9th of June. Setting: The island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, in the first week of June, about fourteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/columba-and-the-white-horse.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Columba of Iona in his last days, and the old white horse who carried the milk every day and who came to say goodbye. Told from the Life of Columba written by Abbot Adomnán about a hundred years later, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is told in the Life. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 9th of June. full false https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brigid-and-the-cloak.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brigid-and-the-cloak.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Brigid of Kildare, who asked a king for only as much land as her cloak could cover, and the cloak that went on spreading. Told as the old tradition tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 1st of February. Setting: Ireland, in the time of the old kings, about fifteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brigid-and-the-cloak.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Brigid of Kildare, who asked a king for only as much land as her cloak could cover, and the cloak that went on spreading. Told as the old tradition tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 1st of February. full false 0:10:44 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/isidore-and-the-angels-who-ploughed.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/isidore-and-the-angels-who-ploughed.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Isidore the Farmer, who stopped his ploughing each morning to pray, and about the old legend that angels finished his furrows while he did. Told as the old story tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 15th of May. Setting: Fields outside Madrid, Spain, about nine hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/isidore-and-the-angels-who-ploughed.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Isidore the Farmer, who stopped his ploughing each morning to pray, and about the old legend that angels finished his furrows while he did. Told as the old story tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 15th of May. full false 0:07:24 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/kevin-and-the-blackbird.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/kevin-and-the-blackbird.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Kevin of Glendalough, who was praying with his hand held out of a window when a blackbird laid an egg in it, and who stayed still until the chick hatched. Told as the old legend tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 3rd of June. Setting: Glendalough, the valley of two lakes in the Wicklow mountains, Ireland, about fourteen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/kevin-and-the-blackbird.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Kevin of Glendalough, who was praying with his hand held out of a window when a blackbird laid an egg in it, and who stayed still until the chick hatched. Told as the old legend tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about nine minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 3rd of June. full false 0:09:57 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/martin-of-tours-and-the-half-a-cloak.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/martin-of-tours-and-the-half-a-cloak.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Martin of Tours, the young soldier who met a freezing beggar at a town gate and cut his own cloak in two, as his friend Sulpicius Severus tells it. With a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 11th of November. Setting: The gate of the town of Amiens, in what is now France, about sixteen hundred and fifty years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/martin-of-tours-and-the-half-a-cloak.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Martin of Tours, the young soldier who met a freezing beggar at a town gate and cut his own cloak in two, as his friend Sulpicius Severus tells it. With a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 11th of November. full false 0:09:06 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/nicholas-and-the-three-bags-of-gold.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/nicholas-and-the-three-bags-of-gold.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Nicholas of Myra and the old tale of the poor father with three daughters, and the gold that appeared on three dark nights. Told as the old story tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 6th of December. Setting: The harbour town of Myra, in what is now Turkey, about seventeen hundred years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/nicholas-and-the-three-bags-of-gold.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Nicholas of Myra and the old tale of the poor father with three daughters, and the gold that appeared on three dark nights. Told as the old story tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 6th of December. full false 0:08:22 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/therese-and-the-small-way.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/therese-and-the-small-way.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who as a little girl chose the whole basket of dolls' clothes, and who as a grown-up found that she was too small to climb to heaven and decided to be carried instead. Told from her own writing, with a note for grown-ups on what is history. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 1st of October. Setting: Alençon and Lisieux, France, about a hundred and fifty years ago. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/therese-and-the-small-way.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who as a little girl chose the whole basket of dolls' clothes, and who as a grown-up found that she was too small to climb to heaven and decided to be carried instead. Told from her own writing, with a note for grown-ups on what is history. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. Her feast day is the 1st of October. full false 0:08:55 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/francis-and-the-wolf-of-gubbio.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/francis-and-the-wolf-of-gubbio.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Francis of Assisi and the hungry wolf that frightened the town of Gubbio, told the way the old Little Flowers of Saint Francis tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 4th of October. Setting: Gubbio, in the hills of Umbria, Italy, in the time of Saint Francis (an old story). Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/francis-and-the-wolf-of-gubbio.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Francis of Assisi and the hungry wolf that frightened the town of Gubbio, told the way the old Little Flowers of Saint Francis tells it, with a note for grown-ups on what is history and what is legend. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 4th of October. full false 0:11:17 https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brother-martin-and-the-mice.html https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brother-martin-and-the-mice.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT A bedtime story about Saint Martin de Porres, the kind brother with the broom, who made peace between a convent full of friars and a convent full of mice. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 3rd of November. Setting: Lima, Peru, around the year 1610. Read the full text at https://marisstella.app/hearth-and-horizon/brother-martin-and-the-mice.html. Written by Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic; read by a synthetic voice. CC BY-SA 4.0. A bedtime story about Saint Martin de Porres, the kind brother with the broom, who made peace between a convent full of friars and a convent full of mice. For ages 3 to 8, about ten minutes read aloud. His feast day is the 3rd of November. full false 0:09:24