Book Referral - The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin - by Venerable Mary of Agreda

 Book referral.  I read this book during Lent. The first time I read The Divind Life of the Most Holy Virgin  -from the Mystical City of God. I was wrapped in it deeply. It has just enough chapters for one a day during Lent (give or take).  It is so good that it is hard to only read one chapter a day! I copied the information about the author Venerable Mary of Agreda and put it below. It is said that Mel Gibson used this book as one of his sources in the production of The Passion of the Christ - that is quite obvious as you read it if you have ever seen the movie

 I also found a video on youtube that reflects on Venerable Mary of Agreda's life.

  Venerable Mary of Agreda pray for us.

About the Author

Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda, also known as the Blue Nun, was born in 1602 at Agreda, Spain. She possessed a considerable amount of divine knowledge even at a very young age, and consequently was confirmed at just four years old. When she was twenty-five, Mary was instituted as president of a Franciscan nunnery that her mother left behind after the older woman's death. She wrote fourteen books throughout her lifetime, among them the four-volume Mystical City of God, and also served as spiritual advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. It has also been said that her writings were inspirational for Mel Gibson as he produced his film The Passion of the Christ, released in 2004. Mother Mary of Jesus died in 1665 at the age of sixty-three, and less than ten years later was declared venerable by Pope Clement X.

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