Our Lady, A Presentation for Beginners...
This is the second edition of Dom Hubert van Zeller's short commentary on the Hail Mary which was part of his "In Other ...
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The Blessed Virgin Mary is the authoritative guide to living the Christian faith—above all, when it comes to its pulsing heart, the Holy Mass. Thus claims Dr. Kwasniewski in this refreshing book, which weaves together theological, liturgical, and devotional insights into Our Lady. Disclosing the subtle splendors of the Holy Rosary, the author draws out its intimate kinship with the Latin Mass and shows the place it ought to have, next to the Divine Office, in a Catholic’s life of prayer; he discovers unsuspected riches in the familiar Leonine prayers; he unfolds the meaning of select Marian feasts and apparitions, specifying the obligations a Catholic has toward approved private revelations. Nor do these pages shy away from controversial questions, such as: why Fatima deserves to be accepted and Medjugorje rejected; how the vision of Knock provides a key to understanding the crisis through which we are passing; why the traditional Roman Rite is profoundly Marian in its principles and practice, whereas the modern rite imposed in 1969 is anti-Marian, endangering the Church’s vocation as virgin, bride, and mother; and why the Holy Theotokos should be held and hailed as mediatrix of all graces and co-redemptrix. And since the Queen of Heaven is “all beautiful,” the book pays her loving homage with dozens of full-color artworks to nourish the imagination. Mystic Rose in God’s Fair Garden Growing will help Catholics come to a deeper appreciation of—and an ever more constant reliance upon—“the mother of fair love and of fear, of knowledge and of holy hope.”
Mystic Rose in God’s Fair Garden Growing
Mystic Rose in God’s Fair Garden Growing
Filled with piety and doctrinal clarity… Mystic Rose follows a classically Montfortian approach, emphasizing total consecration to Jesus through Mary. There is much food for thought and prayer in these chapters, which I recommend to all who seek to be those ‘little ones’ whom the Savior promises will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider
Dr. Kwasniewski defends Our Lady’s prerogatives with a steady and confident hand. The reader will find inspiration and encouragement for Rosary month, or anytime.
Archbishop Thomas E. Gullickson
In this beautifully produced book, with its ravishing illustrations, the reader encounters the scriptural, traditional, and theological basis for the Christian’s love and honor for our Blessed Mother. He will also find solid spiritual advice for growth in virtue and devotion. This book has the bracing effect of an infusion of iron, to strengthen our blood for spiritual combat.
Leila Marie Lawler
Far from recycling pious clichés, Mystic Rose furnishes an arsenal of Marian ammunition. A must-read for all who would fight under Our Lady’s banner in these trying times.
Sister Marie Gabrielle, MICM
Mystic Rose provides the missing bridge between Our Lady and the healing of the postconciliar Church. Kwasniewski shows how the reformers stripped her from the new rite, turned devotion to her into a pious extra, and thereby left the Church barren. He recovers what was lost: the Rosary’s bond with the traditional liturgy, and Mary as teacher of the Mass, through whom the Church learns to receive Christ rather than manage Him. This book is the map we need to follow her back to fruitfulness.
Jennifer S. Bryson