Five Loaves & Two Fish (Paperback)

Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan

ISBN 10: 0819826766 / ISBN 13: 9780819826763

Published by Pauline Books & Media, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. Venerable Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan spent thirteen years in communist prisons in his home country of Vietnam. A priest of extraordinary faith and courage, he still remained in contact with the faithful under his care by sending out secret messages of encouragement and advice on scraps of paper from his prison cell. His reflections are still published by Pauline Books & Media. In Five Loaves and Two Fish, a book drawn from his remarks to young people at the 1997 World Youth Day in Paris, Cardinal Van Thuan reflects on his life and his relationship with God and his Church. In the same way that Jesus fed thousands with only five loaves and two fish, Cardinal Van Thuan, with characteristic humility, offers his own life as an example of the great things God can work through his servants. "Like the boy in the Gospel passage, I will recall my experience in seven points: my five loaves and two fish," he offers. "These are nothing, but it is all I have. Jesus will do the rest." The Cardinal's story of suffering for God and his Church, told in his own words, is extraordinary enough. But it is the spiritual insights and reflections he shares in this book that make it a moving and essential read for any Catholic. Five Loaves and Two Fish is joyful and greatly encouraging, a powerful and contemporary testimony of faith. Like St. Paul, also imprisoned for his faith, Cardinal Van Thuan reminds us that a life devoted to God is the only one worth living, no matter the circumstances. A bestseller, this small volume takes us on a spiritual journey with the Cardinal as a guide, helping us to understand that God's grace gives us energy "to work and to go on, even in the most desperate moments." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Five Loaves & Two Fish (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819826766
• ISBN 13: 9780819826763
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Five Loaves and Two Fish, Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan reflects his service of God as a priest and prisoner. With characteristic humility, he offers his own life as an example of the great things God can work through His servants.

About the Author

Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan Ordained a priest in 1953 and made the bishop of Nha Trang, Vietnam, in 1967, Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan suffered for the Gospel especially during his long years in prison. He was exiled from Vietnam in 1991. Saint John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001. Nguyen Van Thuan died in Rome in 2002.