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Marian Children's Mass Book

Object number2017.28.5 a,b

Writer Sister Mary Theola

Publisher The Regina Press

Date1974

MediumLeather; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Dena Dortenzo Walzl

DescriptionChildren's Mass Book with religious display piece inserted into the text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 5.5 × 4 × 0.625 in. (14 × 10.2 × 1.6 cm)
Height x Width (b): 4.375 × 3.375 in. (11.1 × 8.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front endpaper has red text "Celebrate The Eucharist".

Rear endpaper has blue text "Prayer Before a Crucifix / ..."
Marks(a)
Title page has text "marian / CHILDREN'S MASS BOOK / By / Sister Mary Theola, s.s.n.d. / Publishers / The Regina Press".

Reverse of title page has text including "... / Date: April 11, 1974 / ... / New English translations copyright © 1969 / ..."

(b)
Reverse has black printed text in bottom left corner "X90-1" and bottom right corner "REPRODUCTA / COPYRIGHT / MADE IN USA".
Historical NotesFirst Communion book owned by Dena Dortenzo. Dena spent her childhood in the predominately Italian American neighborhood of Bloomfield in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was baptized in July of 1971 and received her First Communion on Saturday, May 5, 1979, with her second grade class, both at the Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield. She attended grade school at Immaculate Conception. Dena noted that attending Immaculate Conception, where the congregation was made up of first and second generation Italian Americans, many of their Catholic traditions were brought over from Italy.

Previous owner Dena Dortenzo Walzl

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