No Greater Love
The True Story of Father John P. Wessel
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Father John Patrick Wessel was a dynamic young Roman Catholic parish priest and a charismatic spiritual teacher and leader of youth. Born in 1939 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 in the Diocese of Trenton. His first assignment was Blessed Sacrament Church, Trenton, until his transfer in September 1971 to St. Joseph¿s Church, Toms River. In December 1971, Father Wessel was shot by a distraught young man whom, with priestly concern, he was attempting to assist. He was proposed for canonization shortly after his death. This book recounts the dramatic events l...
Father John Patrick Wessel was a dynamic young Roman Catholic parish priest and a charismatic spiritual teacher and leader of youth. Born in 1939 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 in the Diocese of Trenton. His first assignment was Blessed Sacrament Church, Trenton, until his transfer in September 1971 to St. Joseph¿s Church, Toms River. In December 1971, Father Wessel was shot by a distraught young man whom, with priestly concern, he was attempting to assist. He was proposed for canonization shortly after his death. This book recounts the dramatic events leading up to Father Wessel¿s shooting and death, while celebrating his exemplary and joyous life. It is wonderful, inspirational reading for those of all faiths. This book contains a Foreword by Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., well-known Catholic writer, speaker and television communicator, and co-founder, with Father Benedict Groeschel, of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and an Introduction by Rev. Msgr. Joseph C. Shenrock, P.A., a close friend of Father John Wessel¿s family and former Archivist of the Diocese of Trenton. father john p. wessel Pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France may find this book at "The Book Shop - Lourdes," 13, rue du Bourg, 65100 Lourdes, France, tel/fax: +33(0)5 62 42 27 94, the largest English-language Catholic bookstore in France. Say hello to owners Nicole and Barry Griffin.
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