The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Whosoever will consider with diligence the course of the Virgin Mary's life shall evidently perceive that the providence and wisdom of God did so dispose her life that it might serve for an example to all sorts of persons..." (from the author's preface).Fr. Luca Pinelli, S.J., a wise and trustworthy sixteenth-century master of the spiritual life, and a prolific author of popular devotional treatises, presents here a life in twenty-eight chapters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a work sure to stimulate admiration, prompt reflection, and stir devotion in its readers. Each chapter is concerned with an episode in Our Lady's life and is followed with topics for meditation and spiritual lessons. The English translation, by the learned Fr. Richard Gibbons, S.J., has been out of print for just over four centuries. Also included in the volume are a set of beautiful and pithy Rosary prayers by Fr. Henry Garnet, S.J., and a life, in four chapters, of Sts. Joachim and Anne, maternal grandparents of Jesus Christ, written by Fr. Etienne Binet, S.J., himself a close friend of St. François de Sales. The volume is supplemented with a lengthy and scholarly editorial introduction, explanatory notes throughout the text, and, as an appendix, a bibliographical history with details of every known edition of Fr. Pinelli's book.