The Weight of the Mass

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"The Weight of the Mass" is a beautifully illustrated children's book that teaches the significance of Mass in the Catholic faith. It tells the tale of a devout widow who offers to attend the king's wedding Mass in exchange for a piece of bread, revealing the profound spiritual value of the Mass. Featuring lush watercolor paintings and gold foil artwork, this hardcover book is both an enlightening and elegant read. See more...


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  • Teach children the importance of the Mass for the Catholic Church
  • Luminous old-world watercolor paintings grace the interior of the book and gold foil artwork adds elegance
  • The tale of a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker

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.


SKU: 1009482

  • Author: By Josephine Nobisso, Illustrated by Katalin Szegedi
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Pages: 32

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Overall rating: 4.7 / 5 from 20 reviews.

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To young and old

"Inspiration to young and old to how worth is one single Mass."

Pricilla S. (4/5)

Good book

"Great book. Used it for religious Ed"

John L. (5/5)

Thought provoking story

"This is a beautiful book which really makes you think about how much one Mass is really worth. Thought provoking for all ages with beautiful artwork."

Maria (5/5)

Gift Worthy

"Wonderful illustrations and text. People of all ages might enjoy this."

DEBORAH G. (5/5)

Wonderful Story!

"It teaches the importance of the Mass well. It's my 1st time reading it and I thought it was very creative in how it brings across that message. I just wish the book was a little smaller in size to fit better on my shelf."

CAM N. (4/5)

Great piece to illustrate the

"Great piece to illustrate the power of the Mass."

ANNJEAN P. (5/5)

The illustrations are captivating. What

"The illustrations are captivating. What a beautiful way to impress upon children the importance of the Mass! Wonderful story"

Elizabeth W. (5/5)

Weight of the Mass

"Grands love it-- long daily commutes- keep in van along with other Catholic books for boys to read over & over."

Therese R. (5/5)

Beautiful book!

"Beautiful book!"

Pamela M. (5/5)

The weight of the Mass

"A beautiful book! My son loves it."

Samantha M. (5/5)

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