{"product_id":"handbook-of-christian-feasts-and-customs","title":"Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Francis X. Weiser, S.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Church’s Liturgical Year \u003c\/b\u003ereflects the fullness of Divine Revelation. In the various celebrations and commemorations of the Year of the Lord, the Church recalls the mysteries of faith: the Incarnation of God’s only-begotten son, his passion, death, and resurrection which won redemption for mankind, and his institution of the sacraments and founding of his Church for the salvation of souls. \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Christian Feasts and Customs\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1958, is a masterful summary of the origin, history, development, and observance of the events on the Christian calendar as they developed to the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWith warmth, wit, and due reverence, Francis X. Weiser, S.J., presents the liturgical and devotional aspects and the cultural expressions—the food and drink, music and dancing, and more—found in these salvific occasions. Set in three parts, the study progresses through the temporal rhythm of the seasons (Sundays and weekdays), the recollection of Christ’s redeeming work (Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Pentecost and Corpus Christi), and the jubilation over the fruits of that work (the Blessed Mother and the angels and saints).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn easily accessible and richly detailed guide to the holy-days and celebrations of the Christian liturgical year, \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Christian Feasts and Customs \u003c\/i\u003eremains true to its testament as “a key to a devout and meaningful observance of the Year of the Lord.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Weiser, S.J. \u003c\/b\u003e(1901–1986) was an Austrian Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. An exile from his homeland following the Nazi annexation, he emigrated to the United States, where he served as pastor of parishes in Buffalo, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts, and as professor of philosophy at Emmanuel College and professor of theology at Boston College. In addition to the comprehensive \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Christian Feasts and Customs\u003c\/i\u003e, his books include \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1952), \u003ci\u003eThe Easter Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1954), and \u003ci\u003eThe Holyday Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1956).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952778\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43060818608205,"sku":"978-1685952778","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/9493\/5373\/files\/Product195.jpg?v=1780251507","url":"https:\/\/gogetit-9962.myshopify.com\/products\/handbook-of-christian-feasts-and-customs","provider":"GetIT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}