Around the Year with the Von Trapp Fa..., Maria Von Trapp
Around the Year with the Von Trapp Fa..., Maria Von Trapp
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Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family

Author: Maria Von Trapp

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

Celebrate the Feasts and Seasons with the von Trapp Family!

In this joyful and charming book, Maria von Trapp (from The Sound of Music) unveils for you the year-round Christian traditions she loved—traditions that created for her large family a warm and inviting Catholic home and will do the same for yours.

Here are the songs they sang for feasts and holidays. Here are stories and games to delight your children, and countless other ways to turn events such as anniversaries, baptisms, graduations, birthdays, wedding receptions, and even funerals into feasts celebrated in the Lord.

Most people only know the young Maria from The Sound of Music; few realize that in subsequent years, as a pious wife and a seasoned Catholic mother, Maria gave herself unreservedly to keeping her family Catholic by observing in her home the many feasts of the Church's liturgical year, with poems and prayers, food and fun, and so much more!

With the help of Maria von Trapp, you, too, can provide Christian structure and vibrancy to your home. Soon your home will be a warm and loving place, an earthly reflection of our eternal home.

About Maria Von Trapp

Maria Augusta von Trapp was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. She wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was published in 1949. The story served as the inspiration for the 1956 film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired the Broadway musical The Sound of Music and the 1965 film of the same name.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magda on May 04, 2009

I very much enjoyed this book, as I am trying to create "books" for our family traditions based on the liturgical year. Reading this beautifully Catholic book, I was surprised to realize how far into Orthodoxy I have come. From my Orthodox perspective, many things were strange, including the emphasis......more

Goodreads review by Michele on November 19, 2011

This is a wonderful look at the richness of the Church' cycle of feasts and fasts that our modern world has willfully forgotten. There are many recipes and customs to incorporate into home celebrations. It can be found here [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Maya on April 30, 2024

I’m very conflicted with this book! I really liked hearing about old Austrian customs and practices, and Maria’s perspective was very interesting. There were lots of special suggestions for Christmas and Easter especially! The part where she lost me was the intense preachiness…everything was better......more

Goodreads review by Emily on April 26, 2022

A must have book for any Catholic home, whether you're single, married, or married w/ kids. This book takes us through the liturgical year with devotionals, crafts, music, history, and recipes, all written by Maria Von Trapp of Sound of Music fame. It's been out of print for a long time so I was d......more