This is a personal and insightful portrait of Pope Pius XII, the memories of Sister M. Pascalina Lehnert, who served as his housekeeper for forty years. Her book, most of it written just a few months after the Pope’s death, shares insights into the person, the life, and the thinking of Pius XII, from his time as Nuncio in Munich until his death. Much of Sister’s motivation in writing this work was to correct the many distortions of fact and interpretation regarding this great pope. This book was a best seller in the original German, as well as in the Italian and French translations. This is the first edition in English. These reminiscences were written down at the instructions of Sister’s Superior General, but were not made known to the public until 1982, when it was published in German at the express wishes of Pope John Paul II to publish the work without any changes. So the work remained a lively, flowing account of memories and anecdotes in a simple, spontaneous style. It is a powerful and insightful account of Pius’s daily life, his treatment of those around him, and his concern for the upholding of the traditional teaching of the Church in the face of his awesome burden to lead the Church during World War II.
By:
M. Pascalina Lehnert, Susan Johnson Imprint: St Augustine's Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 330g ISBN:9781587313677 ISBN 10: 1587313677 Pages: 192 Publication Date:15 July 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
List of Illustrations Preface: Sister Pascalina Lehnert Translator’s foreword: Susan Johnson Prologue: From the diary of a fifteen-year-old Chapter 1. An envoy of peace to the world Chapter 2. Happy times at “Stella MarisHN and in Munich Chapter 3. Farewell to Munich and the move to Berlin Chapter 4. Cardinal Secretary of State Chapter 5. Pastor Angelicus Chapter 6. The tiara as a crown of thorns: the Second World War Chapter 7. Preparing for the 1950 Holy Year Chapter 8. A feast as a symbol: St. Joseph the Workman Chapter 9. Creation of cardinals and first illness Chapter 10. The Marian Year and a further illness Chapter 11. Anima Christi . . . and testament Chapter 12. Eightieth birthday and fortieth episcopal jubilee Chapter 13. Serviendo consumer Chapter 14. Consummatum est Index
