A Woman Clothed with the Sun Etc.

by John J. Delaney

A Woman Clothed with the Sun Etc. [hardcover] Delaney, John et al. [Jan 01, 1961]… B000NSHZ3O

Genres: Catholic, Religion

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1959

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. I loved these summaries of eight Marian apparitions by different authors. They were the perfect length and my favorites drew attention to lessons from the apparitions that I had not considered before, particularly the account Our Lady of Lourdes. This is a book I'll be keeping and reading from again.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect read during Lent. To Jesus through Mary.

[Carol Hennion · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book about several of the appearances of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Every Catholic should read this book - it is fascinating!

[The Overflowing Inkwell]

This...was interesting. As a Filiani, I wanted to know more about Marian apparitions, and this did give me that, but there were some things I struggled with. The Fatima apparitions left me feeling really uncomfortable. It doesn't sit right with me that Heaven would see fit to appear to three young children, tell them personally to suffer pain and sacrifices to save sinners, and terrify them with visions of Hell.

Other visions, like that concerning the Miraculous Medal, seemed to fit badly with the interpretation given them. Why would Jesus appear in the garments of the French king and drop them all at once to signify the fall of that earthly king? A sovereignty or land deity might do.....

And that was the most interesting part of the apparitions. Aside from Fatima, a great deal of Marian apparitions fit the bill quite nicely for ancestral spirits -- vila, for example, or again land deities connected with the monarchy and statehood of a particular country. The fact that so many apparitions occurred before and during the World Wars, foretelling the harm about to befall their country (most especially France) and the above mentioned vision of Jesus in the French King's garb made me think of land deities connected with the rulers foretelling their country's demises. The Marian apparitions described in this book often occur in connection with water, a usual tell for a vila (that, and always described as looking very young), where they either appear at a water source or a water source appears after the apparition. The apparition for Our Lady of the Poor is all over a land deity or ancestral spirit who revealed a spring to a young girl, but Mary, Queen of Heaven? No.

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book about apparitions of Our Lady. Renewing to the faith and balm for the soul.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has 8 different appearances of our Lady including the three of the most famous ones Lourdes, Guadalupe and Fatima; as well as lesser known ones such as Knock, Beauraing, La Salette and Banneux. Each different appearance is written by a different author. In spite of the different authors I thought the book tracked well all the way through. It was fast read and very interesting. I must admit my mind was pretty fuzzy on some of the apparitions so the details provided were like reading it for the first time. Reading all eight at the same time gives a great opportunity to compare different apparitions and to realize just how different they were, and those seers who participated.

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book in a Catholic shop, during the time my daughter was preparing for the Sacrament of Confession.

[Rosemary Lauryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes you want to pray more.