The Weight of a Mass
A Tale of Faith
Gingerbread House · Print & ebook · June 1, 2002
When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king’s wedding mass as payment for the baker’s generosity.
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- Who it’s for
- A humble act of generosity becomes a vivid meditation on the worth of a mass.
- Themes
- Faith and religious devotion, Generosity, The spiritual worth of worship
- Genres
- Christian Values & Virtues, Christian Inspirational Stories, Faith & Religion
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When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king’s wedding 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.
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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. This has been a best-selling children's book since it was first published. It us often made into plays for catechises, or used in homilies, and read on YouTube, and on private sites and channels.
Worth and Wonder
A humble act of generosity becomes a vivid meditation on the worth of a mass.
Come here for
- A faith-centered tale where generosity meets spiritual value
- Old-world watercolor and gold foil with a reverent feel
Expect
- A clear allegory with luminous watercolor and gold foil
Where it sits
| Christian Values & Virtues | 48% |
|---|---|
| Faith & Religion | 34% |
| Christian Inspirational Stories | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Christian Stories
- Authors
- Josephine Nobisso
- Publisher
- Gingerbread House
- Published
- June 1, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Faith and religious devotion · Generosity · The spiritual worth of worship
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales & Folklore