Catholic Traditions and Treasures by Helen Hoffner Edd

Catholic Traditions and Treasures by Helen Hoffner Edd

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Catholic Traditions and Treasures by Helen Hoffner Edd

New converts and cradle Catholics alike are often perplexed by the myriad of devotions, traditions, practices, and beliefs that the Catholic Church has accumulated over the past twenty centuries. Why pray to St. Anthony to find something lost? Why keep a St. Christopher medal in your car? Or why bury a statue of St. Joseph upside down in your yard when selling your house?

In Helen Hoffner's lovingly-illustrated, encyclopedic Catholic Traditions and Treasures, you'll find succinct and sometimes amusing answers to these and hundreds of other questions. This delightful book explains the origin and nature of most of the common traditions of the Catholic Faith, as well as the source and meaning of many of the quaint and obscure ones.

From Forty Hours to First Fridays and from Holy Hours to Holy Days, you'll find in these pages an informative, delightful compendium of the Catholic way of life, including information about:

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ISBN 13 9781622824847
ISBN 10 1622824849
Title Catholic Traditions and Treasures
Author Helen Hoffner Edd
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Sophia Institute Press
Year published 2018-09-20
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.