Our Life with Our Lady's Influence
For the first time in the history of Marian writing, here is a book
that co-ordinates and integrates the dogmatic beliefs underlying devotion
to Mary with a solid, unsentimental, and balanced application of these
truths to the life of the soul.
The author lucidly demonstrates that, since God has given Mary an
all-pervading place in His scheme for the redemption of man, it follows
that if we wish to grow in love of God—the goal of all spiritual
striving—we will give Mary a corresponding place in our soul-life.
This book shows us how to achieve such fusion of God-centered and
Mary-informed spirituality. It provides a basic orientation in ascetic
principles and explains the classic steps in spiritual and mystical
growth, drawing always on the texts of Scripture, the Fathers and
Doctors of the Church, the great commentators, and the modern papal
pronouncements.
Our Lady's Part in our Spiritual life
This is a fundamental text of Marian spirituality, for private study,
for class and study-club use, for aid in spiritual direction. It is at
once simple, clear, and logical, yet fortified by rich documentation and
reference material.
Includes index and questions for discussion.
Author Father William G. Most (1914-1999) was born in Dubuque, Iowa. After
preparatory studies at Loras Academy and Loras College and theological
studies at the Catholic University of America, he was ordained priest in
1940. The Catholic University of America conferred the Ph.D. on him in
1946. He was a professor of Latin and Greek at Loras College in Dubuque
throughout his teaching career. Father Most also served as convent
chaplain, spiritual director of many students, and study-club moderator.
He published twelve books and contributed to various periodicals,
including the American Ecclesiastical Review, Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, Classical Journal, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review.
352 pp., softcover