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The Holyday Book
This book was written to provide the information which St. John would have wished the faithful to possess. This volume is devoted to the season of Pentecost and to those feasts of saints throughout the year that have attained the rank of holydays or popular festivals in the course of centuries. The author's wish is that this book will deepen the understanding of our feasts and inspire a more fruitful celebration in church, home and heart.
218 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Francis X. Weiser
14 books5 followersRev. Father Francis (Franz) Xavier Weiser, SJ was born on March 21, 1901 in Vienna, Austria. Fr. Weiser entered the Society of Jesus on September of 1916 and was ordained on July 26, 1930 at Holy Trinity Church in Innsbruck, Austria.
He fled to the U.S. in the wake of the German annexation of his homeland in 1938 and later became an American citizen.
He served as pastor at St. Ann's Church in Buffalo, New York before coming to Holy Trinity (German) Church as associate pastor for four years. In 1943, Fr. Weiser was asked to shepherd Holy Trinity and was auxiliary chaplain for the German prisoners at Fort Devens during WWII. He was very active in various sodalities, unions, and movements for the youth.
Fr. Weiser, an intellectual of the first rank, earned doctorates in theology, philosophy, and psychology from the University of Innsbruck and another doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University in 1950. In his later years, he served as professor of philosophy and German at Emmanuel College (where he taught for eleven years), and as professor of ethics and theology at Boston College from 1961 to 1970.
Also a cultural historian, Fr. Weiser was concerned with the relationship of liturgy and the Christian life. He authored no fewer than twenty-two books, several of which dealt with traditional Catholic customs such as The Christmas Book, The Easter Book, The Holiday Book, and The Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs. His first book, Das Licht der Berge (The Light on the Mountain), was translated into thirty languages. His books were not only instrumental in influencing people in the U.S., but also in Germany. In 1957 the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, awarded Fr. Weiser the Order of Merit, First Class, for his outstanding contribution to the young people of Germany, and for his work in war relief.
He fled to the U.S. in the wake of the German annexation of his homeland in 1938 and later became an American citizen.
He served as pastor at St. Ann's Church in Buffalo, New York before coming to Holy Trinity (German) Church as associate pastor for four years. In 1943, Fr. Weiser was asked to shepherd Holy Trinity and was auxiliary chaplain for the German prisoners at Fort Devens during WWII. He was very active in various sodalities, unions, and movements for the youth.
Fr. Weiser, an intellectual of the first rank, earned doctorates in theology, philosophy, and psychology from the University of Innsbruck and another doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University in 1950. In his later years, he served as professor of philosophy and German at Emmanuel College (where he taught for eleven years), and as professor of ethics and theology at Boston College from 1961 to 1970.
Also a cultural historian, Fr. Weiser was concerned with the relationship of liturgy and the Christian life. He authored no fewer than twenty-two books, several of which dealt with traditional Catholic customs such as The Christmas Book, The Easter Book, The Holiday Book, and The Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs. His first book, Das Licht der Berge (The Light on the Mountain), was translated into thirty languages. His books were not only instrumental in influencing people in the U.S., but also in Germany. In 1957 the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, awarded Fr. Weiser the Order of Merit, First Class, for his outstanding contribution to the young people of Germany, and for his work in war relief.
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