Written by John Martin

Published by Ignatius Press, 1998, paperback, 300 pages.

Although considered by people of all faiths as one of the most important people who ever lived, the Blessed Virgin Mary remains for most of the world a vague and distant figure chiefly associated with Christmas carols, the rosary, and the “Ave Maria” . This extensive and beautifully written study is designed to provide renewed insight into Mary as the dynamic and compassionate woman, who not only gave birth to the God of history but who, all through the centuries, in word, deed, and apparition, has continued to bring heaven’s immortal grace to the mortal tribes of earth.

This book gives an in-depth look at the story and message of each of Mary’s eight great apparitions in the period from 1830 to 1933. This is truly a work of inspiration that will leave the reader in awe and wonder at the incredible grace, mercy, and love that God has bestowed on mankind through the person of Mary, His mother.