Blessed Virgin Mary

The subjects, containing two short points each day, range from Our Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Conception, her holy name, her motherhood, each of her shining virtues, her devotion to Holy Communion, and other subjects.

It was originally written in the 19^th century by the Abbé Berlioux, who was a priest in the diocese of Grenoble in 1872 and was the Curé, or parish priest, of the church of St. Bruno.  The devotional enjoyed ten editions of popularity in the French language before being translated and printed in English in 1884. Each chapter contains the whole day’s reading, prayer, and a fitting example for the reading, usually taken from the author’s personal knowledge or some other historical example. This is what gives the book a unique atmosphere. As each of the thirty-one days of May progresses, the subjects cover every possible facet of the known life of Mary, historical tradition, apparitions and the life of the Church surrounding this ancient devotion, solidifying for the devotee a rich theological truth and piety.

The author uses literary tools in his writings so as to awaken his reader from a spiritual slumber. Particular emphasis in this book is derived from the daily repetition of the phrase “Children of Mary”, addressing the reader affectionately and with a personal effect that cannot be ignored. It is as though the very voice of our heavenly mother is calling out to the reader, as a mother calls her children to her, and should we all not come running? Come, Children of Mary, come to the safety of your mother’s mantle.

In this book you will find:

• An organized 31 days of devotions to the Blessed Mother for the complete month of May
• Daily spiritual reading on the life, virtues, and traditions surrounding the Blessed Virgin
• Daily prayers to Mary
• Daily examples of true-life stories that draw out the truths within each day’s reading.
• Various ways of consecrating oneself to Mary
• Various ways of praying the Holy Rosary and a unique Marian way to attend Mass.

An Explanation of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Do you know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?  Can you point to Lepanto on a map?  Have you ever heard about the miraculous August snow that signified where Mary’s basilica was to be built in Rome?  Learn these and many other stories in this sequel to Mary the Queen.  The second book in our Seat of Wisdom Series by Mother Mary St. Peter, this volume may surprise you with many tales you may not have known about Our Lady.  Packed with beautiful black and white illustrations of Our Lady.

If you enjoy the work of Mother Mary Loyola, we think you will be thrilled to discover the work of Mother Mary St. Peter!

Please note: The text has been modified in places in order to render it more accessible to modern readers; this was done with great care and sensitivity toward the age of the material, in order to maintain respect for the era in which it was written, as well as to preserve the original writer’s voice.  Though the wording has been thus modified, very little of the content itself has been changed in any way, except to add select footnotes, expand certain chapters with omitted details, and add the story of Our Lady of Fatima.

Suggested Age Range:5-8
Suggested Age Range:9-12

Paperback, size 5.5" x 8.5", 154 pages

Did you know that the Virgin Mary died and was buried before she was Assumed into Heaven? Or that she was raised in the Temple Precinct, along with other Jewish maidens--called Almas--until she reached marriageable age? Learn more about the life of the Mother of Jesus in this book written especially for children. 

Mary the Queen is the first of a series of 8 books on Christian Doctrine written in the early 20th century by a religious of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, which we have named The Seat of Wisdom Series, in honor of Our Lady. These books seek to teach the child not merely the catechetical truths of our Faith, but also the crucial importance of Apostolic Tradition, and how it informs the practice of our Catholic faith in ways we might not expect.

If you enjoy the work of Mother Mary Loyola, we think you will be thrilled to discover the work of Mother Mary St. Peter!

Please note: The text has been modified in places in order to render it more accessible to modern readers; this was done with great care and sensitivity toward the age of the material, in order to maintain respect for the era in which it was written, as well as to preserve the original writer’s voice.  Though the wording has been thus modified,  the content itself has not been changed in any way, except to add select footnotes and a reference to Our Lady of Fatima.

Suggested Age Range:5-8
Suggested Age Range:9-12

Paperback, size 5.5" x 8.5", 122 pages

Tri-fold Leaflet with pictures of each of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary, a short meditation for each Mystery, the Rosary Prayers, the 15 Promises of the Blessed Virgin to those who recite the Rosary devoutly and the practice of the Family Rosary.

Completely traditional, taken from “Fathers, Martyrs, and Queen of the Holy Rosary,” 1891.

Come to know the house of the Virgin Mary which, according to numberless saints, scores of popes, and many official documents of the Vatican (and to protect it from the depredations of the Saracens) was in the late 1200s miraculously transported from Mary’s village of Nazareth to a hillside in Italy.

In this house, the Virgin Mary herself was born, she was saluted by the angel Gabriel, and Jesus himself became flesh. There he spent the first twelve years of his life.

Rev. G.E. Phillips’ book, The House of the Virgin Mary, is the comprehensive tale of the Holy House in Nazareth, and its miraculous transport to Loreto, Italy – a delightful book that carefully lays out the evidence for the miracle and affords you detailed, convincing answers to those who have challenged it. You’ll learn about:

• Its veneration in Nazareth before it mysteriously disappeared, leaving only its foundation
• Its sudden, miraculous appearance on a hillside in Italy, dismaying local residents
• How amazed Italians used exacting detective skills in Italy and later in Palestine to discover where the house had come from
• How believers have venerated Our Lady of Loreto and revered her Holy House for over 700 years now (shouldn’t you, too?)
• The story of the fifteenth century erection of a magnificent basilica over the humble Holy House and the sixteenth century enclosing of the fragile structure in a grand marble encasement
• The cure in the Holy House of two Popes in succession (and the tale of many other miracles witnessed there)

Among the evidence brought forth in this powerful book are:

• Scores of quotations from 13th century witnesses, and from hundreds of scholars and visitors in the seven centuries since then
• Other original sources from three nations: letters, wills, testimony, summaries, official reports from ancient archives, and documents (including encyclicals) from the Vatican itself testifying to the authenticity of the miracle and the merit of devotion to the Holy House and Our Lady of Loreto.

Believers will be thrilled and consoled by the evidence presented here; sceptics will have their scepticism tempered and many will even come to see the truth about the Holy House: it is a miraculous dwelling, testimony in stone to the loving power of our God.

That’s why pontiff after pontiff has encouraged belief in the miraculous transport of the Holy House to Italy and why the same belief has been rapturously adopted by a host of saints including many Doctors of the Church.

Over 45 popes have sanctioned the story of the transport, including Popes Benedict XII, Blessed Urban V, Urban VI, Pope Paul II, Julius II, Leo X, St. Pius V, Gregory XIII, Sixtus V, Clement VIII, Clement X, Innocent XII, Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius X, Benedict XV, and many others.

Countless saints, too, have gone on pilgrimage there, including St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Francis of Sales, St. Benedict Labre, St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and others.

Perhaps it’s finally time for you to learn about Our Lady of Loreto and her Holy House, and to receive from devotion to them the many new heavenly graces and benefits the Church promises will be yours.

• True Devotion to Mary and
• 33-Day Preparation for Total Consecration -

• True Devotion to Mary and
• 33-Day Preparation for Total Consecration -

"Give me some share of the sentiments of gratitude, esteem, respect and love, which Thou has in regard to Thy holy Mother, so that the more I imitate and follower her, the more I may love and glorify Thee" - St. Louis de Montfort

CONSECRATE YOURSELF TO MARY

This book contains everything you need to make the 33-day preparation for the consecration to Mary according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort, including:

• Holy Scripture
• The Imitation of Christ
• True Devotion to Mary
• The Love of Eternal Wisdom
• The Secret of the Rosary
• The Secret of Mary
• Letter to the Friends of the Cross

A GUIDE TO PROPERLY PREPARE YOURSELF FOR MAKING A CONSECRATION

The perfect guide to preparing for and making your consecration and so much more! You will return to it again and again as a source of meditation, for spiritual guidance, and as a regular prayer book to increase your love and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

THE PERFECT DEVOTION TO MARY

That's why our readers continue to call this "an excellent and invaluable book," which "provided me with an intimate relationship with Mary that was so desperately needed."

There is perhaps no more perfect devotion to Mary than a complete and total consecration, and this book is the perfect book to help you achieve that!

420 pp. Softcover.

How do you pull virtue from sorrow? The Blessed Virgin Mary is our preeminent example.

This book features meditations on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but it is more than that.

This little, easy-to-read book incorporates reflections on specific virtues as well. Deepen your spiritual life with these meditations.

Enjoy this 15 Decade, large Rosary Devotional. As Catholics, we know that the Rosary is more vital than ever, even while our schedules become more hectic - especially for those with large families. 

This simple book is meant to be used while praying the Rosary, providing a way to keep one's thoughts on the devotion for each decade. 

Each work of art was selected for its impact and when possible, a work was chosen that has many details. Our hope is that even after many uses, you will be able to find something new to turn your attention to, providing added richness to your mediations. A tool to aid in you and your family in saying our most important prayer!

8.5" x 11" 32 pp Full Color 

Not only must we pray often, we must also try to imitate the virtues shown forth in the Mysteries with meditations and vocal prayer, because meditation is of little value unless made practical.

Impr 1906. 160 pages.

In this book, St. Ildephonsus of Toledo provides a powerful, imaginative and lyrical set of meditations on the Immaculate Mother of God, reflecting on her splendour, beauty and sanctity. 

This publication is the first translation into English of a Latin work, entitled Libellus de Corona Virginis, or “The Little Book on the Crown of the Virgin.” Traditionally, it has been ascribed to St. Ildephonsus of Toledo, a great monk, abbot and bishop of the 7th century. St. Ildephonsus contributed powerfully to the dissemination of the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Our Lady in Western Europe, and to the popularization of fervent Marian devotion in Spain. In this beautiful, moving and ornate literary portrait, the author imaginatively and lyrically fashions a magnificent crown for the Blessed Virgin Mary, decorated with twelve radiant jewels, six brilliant stars and six fragrant flower blossoms. Each of these is interpreted as representing a particular aspect of the beauty, beneficence, virtue or sanctity of the Blessed Virgin. 

A perfect companion for guiding daily devotion to the Mother of Mercy and the Queen of Heaven, each chapter reveals a new and scintillating glimpse into the glories of Mary, sure to inspire the heart of the reader with ever more ardent devotion to the Mother of God, the vessel of all graces and the paradigm and perfection of every virtue. As a guide to meditation and a catalyst for prayer, the Crown of the Virgin is an illuminating mirror of the beauty and splendour of the one who is herself the refulgent and immaculate image of her Divine Son.

144pp, hardcover

True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin is one of the greatest books ever written about Our Lady. Praised by popes, mystics and theologians, this profound and powerful book presents Mary as the essential and infallible key to the heart of Jesus. Nowhere will you find a deeper and more life-changing book on that quintessentially Catholic doctrine: the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the Christian and the life of the Church.

Unpublished during the saint's life time, it has enjoyed the endorsement of the many outstanding popes the Church has been blessed with since its discovery in 1842. 

The key to De Montfort's Marian spirituality is that he considered Our Lady to be the infallible and chosen gate to the heart of Christ – To Jesus through Mary: it is Christ Himself Who is at the centre of True Devotion.

176 pp, leather hardcover

This is the first ever edition that includes the complete Gregorian Chant for the Little Office – in traditional four stave notation! The music for the Little Office has never before been gathered together in one volume. For many people the Gregorian chant of the Little Office offers an introduction to the beauty of the Church's traditional liturgical heritage. This volume will help you sing all the Hours of the Little Office.

Our edition includes a commentary on the rubrics and ceremonial by "A Master of Novices" (which was first published in the early twentieth century), and also includes a description of the indulgences with which the recitation of the Little Office has been enriched by Holy Mother Church.

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a shorter form of the Divine Office in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has long been the Church's daily liturgical prayer to Our Lady, and these hours of praise have been used by Priests, religious and the laity throughout the centuries. Lay people used to flock to the great Cathedrals to publicly recite The Little Office during the Middle Ages, and during the great persecution, when the practice of the Catholic Faith was illegal in Great Britain, Bishop Challoner commended The Little Office to his flock.

Through its psalms, antiphons, readings, responsorials, and prayers the Little Office stresses the role Our Lady played in salvation history, and how through her fiat the divine Word took flesh in her womb and achieved salvation for us all; and how Our Lord granted her the first fruits of the general resurrection in her holy and glorious assumption.

All Catholics are called to a consistent prayer life. For those who do not feel called to recite the Divine Office, but still wish to participate in the liturgical prayer of the Church, or for those who have a particular devotion to the holy Mother of God, there is no finer form of prayer than the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Features include:

• Based on an edition published just after the Reform Act in 1850 (allowing English Catholics to openly practice the Faith).
• English translation uses traditional language – with scripture taken from Bishop Challoner's version of the Douay-Rheims Bible.
• Fully updated to comply with the editio typica of the Breviary (1961).
• The first ever edition to include the complete Gregorian chants for the Little Office.
• Meditations before each hour from the mediaeval Mirror of Our Lady.
• Latin-English, red and black text.
• Psalms from the Vulgate.
• Flexible leather cover with stitched edge, gold gilding, 2 ribbons.

"The future of our civilization, our liberties, our very existence may depend upon the acceptance of her commands." --William Thomas Walsh

This was the conclusion reached by William Thomas Walsh, distinguished author, historian, and teacher, after he had thorougly investigated the miracle of Fatima. Here is the whole remarkable story of the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three simple children at an obscure Portuguese village in 1917. Her prophecies of World War II and the rise of communism, her plea to humanity to do penance, her promise that world peace and the conversion of Russia would take place if her messages were heeded -- these are some of the dramatic events in this fascinating account of a modern miracle.

Our Lady of Fatima is a magnificent re-creation of an event whose effects are still reverberating throughout the world -- the appearance in person of the Mother of God with a "peace plan from heaven."