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The Weight of the Mass: A Tale of Faith
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April 14, 2019Looking for a good gift for First Communion or Confirmation students?
Here is a beautifully written and illustrated book for those making their First Communion (or any child aged 5 and up):
“The Weight of the Mass: A Tale of Faith” by Josephine Nobisso
Available on Amazon.com and other places for about $9
When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to offer a Mass as payment for the baker’s generosity. The baker writes “One Mass” on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and the entire town’s surprise, nothing in the shop, not even the gigantic wedding cakes made for the king, outweighs the simple piece of paper representing the true worth of a Mass. Luminous old-world watercolor paintings grace the interior of the book and gold foil artwork lends an air of solemnity and sacred beauty to the story.
