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The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander, British Catholic writer and artist, has been cherished by Catholics worldwide since its first publication in 1944. This spiritual classic invites readers to encounter Mary, the Mother of God, not as a distant, untouchable figure but as deeply human--one whose openness to God made divine love visible in the world.
Caryll Houselander portrays Mary as a reed, hollow and open, through which God's song could be played. With this powerful image, Houselander reveals how Mary gave her whole being to God's plan and shows how we, too, can become instruments of divine love.
Years before the Second Vatican Council inspired renewed devotion to Mary, Houselander offered her own profound and approachable vision of the Mother of God--warm, intuitive, and accessible. She counters the stiff, idealized "Madonna of the Christmas card" with a portrait of Mary that is alive, intimate, and profoundly relevant for Christians seeking closeness with Christ. Drawing from centuries of theological tradition yet enriched by her keen understanding of the human condition and the modern hunger for meaning, Houselander gives flesh and spirit to the Church's affirmations about Mary and presents her as a figure designed for contemplation and imitation.
Through essays and poems, divided into four parts, Houselander reflects on the mysteries of Mary's life--her fiat, the finding of Jesus in the Temple, her assumption--and on themes of emptiness, fruitfulness, and the soul's longing for union with God. In Mary's humanity, Houselander finds the model for every believer: to carry Christ into the world.
As Houselander writes, "The one thing that she did and does is the one thing that we all have to do, namely, to bear Christ into the world. To this need, the imitation of Our Lady is the answer; in contemplating her we find intimacy with God, the law which is the lovely yoke of the one irresistible love."
Mary was the reed through which Eternal Love was piped as a shepherd's song. The question remains for us: Are we reed pipes? Is God waiting to live lyrically through us?
For years we have heard about apparitions. For years we have discerned signs and wonders. Now comes this book of devotion based on the most ancient and solid Mary's historic apparitions. Every apparition used in this book has been formally approved by the Roman Catholic Church. Taking one of Mary's appearances for each day of the week, author Michael H Brown explains their often hidden aspects and offers prayers and meditations to go along with each one, a week of prayers aimed at bringing a week of "special graces." When you finish this book you will experience a feeling of peace and greater love for the mother of Jesus.
A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, first published in 1843, is considered to be the greatest single book on the Blessed Virgin Mary ever written, and his call to Marian consecration served as the basis for the international Marian Press bestseller 33 Days to Morning Glory.
Our Marian Fathers’ edition includes insightful commentary by Dr. Robert Stackpole, emeritus director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy, designed to help you better hear and understand St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673-1716), imitate its author’s love for Our Lady, and allow its life-changing teachings to transform the way you live your Christian faith.
Together, let us make St. Louis’ mission a reality: “God wishes that His Holy Mother should now be more known, more loved, more honored, than ever she has been, and this will no doubt come to pass, if the predestinate will enter, by the grace and light of the Holy Spirit, into the interior and perfect practice which I will discover to them.” To Jesus through Mary!
The first entry in the new Marian Fathers’ Classics series! A new series which brings the rich treasury of writings of the Saints and spiritual masters to the modern reader. With prayerful expert commentary to foster greater understanding and devotion, this series invites the reader to join the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception to grow in holiness by receiving the Divine Mercy, becoming faithful children of Mary, and assisting the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (second place, theology-morality, ethics, Christology, Mariology, and redemption).
The earliest of Mary's apparitions can be traced back to the first century of the Church and have continued into modern times, inspiring the faithful to devotion to her and to a deeper love of Christ her son.
In Virgin, Mother, Queen, popular radio and television host Michael O'Neill gathers fascinating details from Mary's mystical appearances around the world. Robert Fastiggi, professor of systemic theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, answers questions about the historical and theological development of Marian teachings throughout Church history.
The ten, Church-sanctioned apparitions and their corresponding titles of Mary are:
Virgin, Mother, Queen includes full-color illustrations and recounts in story and teaching why the apparitions and titles of Mary continue to be relevant today. Each chapter contains traditional prayers associated with these historic Marian shrines.
In Medjugorje, on June 25, 1981, five teenagers and a nine-year-old began telling others that they were seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary on a local mountain with the Infant Christ in her arms. The visions of the children continued daily. The Blessed Virgin Mary, who identified herself as the "Queen of Peace" on that day continues to bring messages for the entire world.
Like Lourdes and Fatima before it, Medjugorje has become a holy site for worshippers around the world. The Visions of the Children, Revised and Updated Edition features exclusive conversations with the six apparitioners who have been receiving, since June 1981, visions and messages of the Virgin Mary. After 25 years, three of the original visionaries continue to see the Blessed Mother daily. This revised and updated edition includes:-new information on the six visionaries who first saw Mary at Medjugorje
-Messages from the Virgin Mary through June 2006
-extraordinary secrets about the final chapter in the history of the world
-A new, updated list of Marian Centers worldwide. This is a must have volume for anyone interested in the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian apparitions, or Mejugorgje. Janice T. Connell is an attorney and the author of Angel Power and Meetings with Mary. She is a dynamic lecturer who speaks all over the United States and abroad.
This compelling book for young readers was released in 2008 during the 150th anniversary of the heavenly apparitions to Saint Bernadette. In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette saw the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. Millions of pilgrims now visit the site every year and many are healed by the miraculous spring that emerged there. Yellow Roses on Her Feet is a beautifully written drama of Bernadette's gentle courage in the face of desperate poverty, illness, official threats and intrusive publicity. The book's easy-to-read style draws readers through her captivating life to a finale of beauty and hope.