Marian Devotion

	The Virtues of Mary SKU AIB-VM2012 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION This book is a very clear and inspiring study of the virtues of Our Lady by Fr. Luigi Lanzoni. Over the past century or so, we have become accustomed to biographies of Our Lady which approximate, as much as possible, the hagiographical bias of our times: to stress what Mary has in common with the ordinary person rather than what makes her unique as a person: her all-holiness, her all-blessedness. This is exactly the point of reference for the ancient biographies of Mary: to illustrate her virtues above all. When we imitate Mary’s virtues, we become holy like her.
	Acheiropoeta: Not Made By Hands SKU AIB-NM017 Price: $8.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION A resource comparative study on the the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Shroud of Turin-- "Acheiropoeta" -- not made by human hands. An excellent resource book and the only one of its kind, covering the two most controversial images in existence: the Holy Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the tilma of Juan Diego and the Sacred Image of the crucified Christ on the Shroud of Turin. Both presentations give ample scientific evidence of their authenticity. The author, with a physical science background, has brought the reader up to date on the latest Shroud findings. At the same time, he exposes the fraudulent carbon-14 tests.
	Our Mother’s Tears SKU AIB-MT023 Price: $8.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION This book documents some of these miraculous weeping and holy sweating Madonnas. Authenticated by Church authorities and early religious tradition of Hungary, this book captures with colored illustration the mystery of Mary’s compassion with her Divine Son. From its inception as a Christian nation over a thousand years ago, Hungary has had a fervent devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. A publication which appeared towards the end of the second millennium lists 200 Marian shrines in Hungary. There are records of Marian paintings weeping tears in Hungary as early as 1663. This book documents some of these miraculous weeping and holy sweating Madonnas. Authenticated by Church authorities and early religious tradition of Hungary, this book captures with colored illustration the mystery of Mary’s compassion with her Divine Son. Inspiring and yet informa-tive, this book would be a worthy addition to Catholic family libraries.
	Who is Mary? Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION This book is a concise Marian catechism presented in a question and answer format. This book is a concise Marian catechism presented in a question and answer format. In this little work of love and scholarship the sweet mystery of Mary is unveiled in all its beauty and simplicity. It is a very helpful resource both for those who want to know the truth about Mary and those who want to instruct others.
	The Air We Breathe SKU AIB-AWB039 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION An easy and interesting read for those who are looking for an introduction to Catherine de Hueck Doherty’s writings on Our Lady and who want to grow closer to Our Lady in our daily life and struggles. This image of Our Lady—the air we breathe—truly is the heart of the matter in Catherine de Hueck Doherty’s Mariology. For her, Mary was as self-evident, omnipresent, intimate, and necessary as air. The image is taken from Gerard Manley Hopkin’s poem, “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe.”2 There, Mary is so present to the life of the believer that “men are meant to share her life as life does air.” This sharing of Mary’s life enables Christ to make of us “new Nazareths… where she shall yet conceive… new Bethlehems, and he born.”
	Marian Shrines of Italy SKU SMS-MAI004 Price: $12.50 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION Catholic Italy is Marian Italy with over a thousand Marian Shrines of which the Editor has chosen just 35 of the most beautiful, ornate and devotional ones, from one end of Italy to the other. The story of each shrine speaks of a compassionate Mother Mary appearing to the poor and simple. In a country ravaged by plagues, storms, droughts and other natural calamities over the centuries, Mary comes to relieve her children and give them many miraculous images (paintings and statues) to assure them of her presence. Many illustrations.
	Marian Shrines of France SKU SMS-MSF007 Price: $12.50 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION An interesting collection of information on the different shrines in France which is a virtual tour of history, culture arts and spirituality. A must book for any pilgrims to France. A revised edition of what was originally titled "You Will Make This Known.' In addition to the three major Marian apparitions and shrines of France -- Our Lady at Rue du Bac (Paris), La Salette and Lourdes --an additional major shrine has been added, that of Pontmain. These apparitions show how the secular, godless 20th Century was being checkmated by Our Lady already in the 19th Century, introducing the present Age of Mary. This book is fascinating and informative reading, well-illustrated, with many pictures in full color.
	Devotion to Mary SKU AIB-DTM038 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION This pocket size book is for the soul looking to learn how to be ever devoted to Our Lady. Fr. Emile Neubert, a 20th century, French Mariologist, writes this work in-depth as compared to his condensed book, "My Ideal, Jesus, son of Mary." Fr. Neubert, a Marianist, one of the finest Mariologists of the twentieth century, is not only the author of scholarly works, but of an amazing number of excellent books on matters spiritual and pastoral from a Marian perspective. This work, only now published in an English translation, first appeared in France in 1952 and was quickly translated into most European languages, but never in English. Fr. Neubert considered it one of his most important works. Countless priests have found this text an inspiring book of meditation and a source of priestly renewal.
	Mary and the Priestly Ministry SKU aib-mpm036 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION Countless priests have found this text an inspiring book of meditation and a source of priestly renewal. Translated from French, this is the first English text available. Fr. Neubert, a Marianist, one of the finest Mariologists of the twentieth century, is not only the author of scholarly works, but of an amazing number of excellent books on matters spiritual and pastoral from a Marian perspective. This work, only now published in an English translation, first appeared in France in 1952 and was quickly translated into most European languages, but never in English. Fr. Neubert considered it one of his most important works. Countless priests have found this text an inspiring book of meditation and a source of priestly renewal.
	Devotion to Our Lady SKU AIB-DL016 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION An instructional book on Our Lady in popular plain and inspiring explanation of the nature and practice of devotion to Mary. Written by Fr. Stefano Manelli, the founder of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, the book continue to inspire souls. This book is a must for all those who desire to know the beauty and value of Marian devotion and want to increase their fervent love towards their heavenly Mother. Since it draws abundantly from the examples and writings of the Saints, it offers the devotee a very concrete and practical aid for living out a truly Marian life.
	Do You Know Our Lady SKU AIB-DY005 Price: $5.00 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION An abbreviated outline on the mysteries of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the Sacred Scripture and in the perspectives of Fr. Stefano's "Biblical Mariology." This excellent, handy treatise (125 pages) covers the rich and profound references to Mary, as prefigured in the Old Testament women and prophecies and as found in the New Testament, at the momentous events of Salvation History, from the Annunciation to Pentecost. In keeping with the Church's long tradition of placing Mary's role in the center, beside her Divine Son, through legitimate Scriptural interpretation, the author demonstrates a number of times how Scripture supports Mary's role as Mediatrix of All Graces. The coverage of the historicity of the Infancy Narratives in the Gospel is particularly good in answering Scriptural scholars who attempt to discredit what the Church has always held as historically true.