This section will give a detailed account of the life of Mary, and will be based upon the revelations made to various saints and mystics over the centuries. It will be serialized over the course of the weeks and months to come. Devotion naturally includes love; yet we cannot love love what we do not know. The more we know of something that is good, the more we are inclined to love that object. St. Therese the Little Flower complained: "Jesus is so little loved because He is so little known!" We can say the same for Our Lady, she is so little loved because she is so little known. This section will us help grow in the knowledge of Our Lady, which is a prerequisite for a growth in our love of Our Lady.

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THE LIFE OF MARY ~ CONTENTS & LINKS
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(the links to later parts and chapters will be activated once they are posted)

PART ONE : THE EVENTS UP TO THE BIRTH OF MARY (click here)
     ► Chapter   1 : The Ancestors of Mary
     ► Chapter   2 : The Parents of the Mary—Joachim and Anne
     ► Chapter   3 : The Immaculate Conception of Our Mary
     ► Chapter   4 : The Birth of Our Mary

PART TWO : MARY'S LIFE BEFORE THE ANNUNCIATION (click here)
     ► Chapter   5 :  The Infancy of Mary in Nazareth
     ► Chapter   6 :  The Years Mary spent in the Temple
     ► Chapter   7 :  Mary's Betrothal to Joseph
     ► Chapter   8 :  Mary's Life in Nazareth

PART THREE : FROM THE CONCEPTION TO THE BIRTH OF JESUS
     ► Chapter   9 : The Time of the Annunciation
     ► Chapter 10 : Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth
     ► Chapter 11 : Temptations, Trials & Tribulations
     ► Chapter 12 : Mary and Joseph's Journey to Bethlehem

PART FOUR : THE BIRTH OF JESUS & EXILE IN EGYPT
     ► Chapter 13 : The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
     ► Chapter 14 : From Shepherds to Kings
     ► Chapter 15 : Jesus' Presentation in the Temple
     ► Chapter 16 : The Flight into Egypt
     ► Chapter 17 : The Years of Exile

PART FIVE : THE HIDDEN YEARS UP TO JESUS' PUBLIC MINISTRY
     ► Chapter 18 : The Return to Nazareth
     ► Chapter 19 : The Hidden Life in Nazareth
     ► Chapter 20 :  The Losing and Finding of Jesus
     ► Chapter 21 :  Mary the Widow

PART SIX : MARY IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS
     ► Chapter 22 : Cana—Mary Provokes Jesus' First Public Miracle
     ► Chapter 23 : Mary's Silent Support of Jesus
     ► Chapter 24 : Mary's Hidden Work
     ► Chapter 25 : Mary Prepares Her Sacrifice

PART SEVEN : MARY AND THE PASSION AND DEATH OF JESUS
     ► Chapter 26 : Mary's Own Agony
     ► Chapter 27 : Mary's Spiritual Martyrdom
     ► Chapter 28 : Mary the Co-Redemptrix
     ► Chapter 29 : Mary's Sacrificial Example 

PART EIGHT : MARY AFTER THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
     ► Chapter 30 : The Joy of Victory
     ► Chapter 31 : Mary Sacrifices Heaven to Help the Church
     ► Chapter 32 : Mary's Last Years
     ► Chapter 33 : Mary's Death and Glory

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