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A Woman Clothed with the Sun: Eight Great Apparitions of Our Lady
Through the centuries, Our Blessed Lady has appeared frequently on earth with messages of warning, hope, and consolation for humanity--but never more frequently than in the last two centuries. Heralded as the Marian Age, the past two hundred years have been blessed with numerous appearances of Our Lady, each one offering messages of inspiration and hope and urging the world to return to the love of God through prayer, penance, and reparation for sins.
A Woman Clothed with the Sun considers the seven most significant apparitions of Our Lady in the past two that of the Miraculous Medal at Paris, those at La Salette, Lourdes, Knock, Fatima, Beauraing, Banneux--and also the sixteenth-century appearance of Mary at Guadalupe with its profound message for Americans. The historical background of each apparition is given, the vision itself described, and Mary's messages are quoted by writers distinguished for their special knowledge of the apparitions and their literary excellence. In his introductory chapter, editory John J. Delaney traces the relationships between the apparitions and provides a penetrating analysis of their significance.
Recipient of the Marian Library Medal, A Woman Clothed with the Sun has been critically acclaimed as the one book on Our Lady that should be read by everyone.
A Woman Clothed with the Sun considers the seven most significant apparitions of Our Lady in the past two that of the Miraculous Medal at Paris, those at La Salette, Lourdes, Knock, Fatima, Beauraing, Banneux--and also the sixteenth-century appearance of Mary at Guadalupe with its profound message for Americans. The historical background of each apparition is given, the vision itself described, and Mary's messages are quoted by writers distinguished for their special knowledge of the apparitions and their literary excellence. In his introductory chapter, editory John J. Delaney traces the relationships between the apparitions and provides a penetrating analysis of their significance.
Recipient of the Marian Library Medal, A Woman Clothed with the Sun has been critically acclaimed as the one book on Our Lady that should be read by everyone.
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First published January 1, 1959
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March 22, 2023
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.
April 9, 2015
Perfect read during Lent. To Jesus through Mary.
April 23, 2019
This is a book about several of the appearances of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Every Catholic should read this book - it is fascinating!
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November 19, 2021This...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.
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.
March 28, 2023
A beautiful book about apparitions of Our Lady. Renewing to the faith and balm for the soul.
August 13, 2010
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.
January 12, 2008
I bought this book in a Catholic shop, during the time my daughter was preparing for the Sacrament of Confession.
April 9, 2015
Makes you want to pray more.
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