Written by Rev. Cyril Papali, ODC

Published by Augustine Publishing Co. 1987, paperback, 93 pages.

First published in 1957, this inspiring book conforms with St. John Paul II’s statement in his Encyclical on the Blessed Virgin Mary, that the Marian Year 1987-88 “is meant to promote a new and more careful reading…of authentic Marian spirituality, seen in the light of Tradition” (Redemptoris Mater, 45).

The unique privileges given to Our Lady, in anticipation of her divine maternity, are treated with theological depth and precision in separate chapters, and special attention is given to her eternal pre-destination, her Immaculate Conception, and her role in the Incarnation, the Redemption and the whole economy of salvation.

The book is written with warmth of felling and skilfully draws on Scripture, Liturgy and Tradition to reveal the sublime position of God’s unique masterpiece, whom the Church herself describes as “more beautiful then the sun, and above all the order of the stars.”