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    Cause of Our Joy: Walking Day by Day with Our Lady
    Cause of Our Joy: Walking Day by Day with Our Lady
    Cause of Our Joy: Walking Day by Day with Our Lady
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    Cause of Our Joy: Walking Day by Day with Our Lady

    By Mary Francis

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    These meditations on Mary are filled with wisdom and hope. On ordinary days, on Marian holy days, and in times of spiritual and moral challenges, they offer the strength and the consolation that come from a relationship with the Mother of Jesus.

    Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., a contemplative Poor Clare nun and an acclaimed spiritual writer, wrote with an intimate familiarity of the Mother of God. To her Mary was real, lovable, and accessible, and her words help the reader to discover that walking with Our Lady day by day is the cause of our unending joy.

    The book includes reflections for the feasts and solemnities of Mary throughout the year. It incorporates the most cherished Marian prayers of the Church, such as the Rosary, the Litany of Loreto, and the Magnificat. Also included are some of the author's poems and a moving tribute to her life and Marian devotion in the form of a foreword written by her Poor Clare spiritual daughters.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIgnatius Press
    Release dateMar 12, 2018
    ISBN9781681497990
    Cause of Our Joy: Walking Day by Day with Our Lady
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    Mary Francis

    Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., (1921–2006) was for more than forty years the abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. She is recognized as an authoritative voice for contemplative spirituality, prayer and the renewal of religious life. She wrote many books, including A Right to Be Merry and Come, Lord Jesus, which is a collection of her reflections for Advent.

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