The Weight of a Mass

A Tale of Faith

Josephine Nobisso, Katalin Szegedi

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English

Gingerbread House
10 September 2002

Religion & beliefs; School editions of fiction texts

Series: The Theological Virtues Trilogy

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. 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.

By: Josephine Nobisso
Illustrated by: Katalin Szegedi
Imprint: Gingerbread House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 292mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9780940112100
ISBN 10: 0940112108
Series: The Theological Virtues Trilogy
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 10 September 2002
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Josephine Nobisso is the author of over 100 books including Take It to the Queen, and Francis Woke Up Early. She lives in Italy and Portugal. Miss Nobisso is a Dame in the chivalric, Papal, and royal brotherhood of Saint Michael of the Wing, invested by the Duke of Braganza. She was named ""Distinguished Graduate"" by The National Catholic Education Society, and ""Friend of Education"" by the society of honored teachers, Delta Kappa Gamma. Katalin Szegedi has illustrated numerous children's books and was awarded the Most Beautiful Children's Book Award by the Society of Hungarian Publishersand Distributors.

Reviews for The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith

"""Wholly beautiful! For those of us with a religious background--or none!"" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Lilting storytelling style. Charming."" -- School Library Journal"