The Life of Mary As Seen By the Mystics

The is the most amazing story that I have ever read. It filled me joy and Happiness and Knowledge that I was overwhelmed and overjoyed to received.May St. Mary blessed all every day for her Loved is the greatest one can received.

I have tried to read some of the books that this book is compiled from, but they are very long, detailed, and difficult to read. This book condenses it all into a very easy read. You can just feel the humility and love that emanates from the Mother of our Savior and also from His foster father St. Joseph. This book answers many questions that you may have because these details are left out of the Bible. Highly recommend!!

I can’t gush enough about how much I LOVE this book. It is possibly my all time favorite book, if not, definitely top 3.It’s deep and spiritual and inspiring and beautiful… and yet it’s so easy to read. I’m planning on reading it a few times. There is no chance you’ll regret buying and reading this book.

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I started this 70 year old book. I am a convert to the Catholic Church only seven years. My journey with Mary has been very interesting. As a Protestant I remember no extensive teaching on Mary. It was only at Christmas and Easter that I would read her name and then only in the context of the Infancy narratives or the Passion of Christ. This compilation of 4 mystics personal revelations and what they had “seen” from Mary sounded intriguing. I was not disappointed. In fact I was deeply moved and inspired by this compilation of the 4 mystics’ description of what Mary’s life on earth and final Assumption to heaven was like. Raphael Brown’s gift was to make what could have been a dry reading into almost a narrative page turner. It strengthened my faith. I recommend it’s reading to those who have an “ears to hear.”

We often wonder how we as Catholics come to believe in many things not in the scriptures. Here is a good read that sheds some light on these mysteries.

I could not put this book down. Read the whole book same day it arrived. Very beautiful in describing the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her life starting as a young child, the pains She went through traveling to Bethlehem, then to Egypt, the Child Jesus lost in the temple, the passion and death of our Lord Jesus. A truly remarkable book. A book I would definitely recommend buying.

Well written and deeply moving.

Before I begin this review I have to say some things about any book written by a Mystics. First, they have been approved by Rome in this way: the work does not contradict the Catholic teachings in any way; there is nothing in the work that will lead Catholics away from the Church; the reader is not under any obligation to believe anything that is written by the Mystics; and finally, works of the Mystics are NOT to be considered the fifth gospel, they are merely writings of people who CLAIM some personal closeness with God, one of the Saints, or with Mary herself.Having said that, this work is a very good read. Much of what is said about Mary can be correlated to things said of her in the Bible - but bear in mind that Mary stayed in the background where she wanted to be and therefore little is known about her private life. Luke is a very good source for information about the Holy Family and Mary herself. I think that anyone would truly enjoy this work given the prohibitions and cautions previously stated.

This book reads like a novel and it’s so beautifully written that over the years. I have given it as gifts several times. It really expresses well The life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is not a particularly wordy or long book and therefore, should keep even the most secular reader’s interest. Highly recommend.

This is one of my favourite books about the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, along with "The Mystical City of God" by Venerable Mary of Agreda.The book brings together the separate revelations of Catholic Mystics Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich, Ven, Mary of Agreda, plus other Mystics into one single narrative. It covers the different periods of Mary's life from her Immaculate Conception through to her death and Assumption into Heaven.The book is incredibly descriptive of Mary's personality, humility, holiness, piety, prayerfulness, charity, her poverty, her overwhelming pain at witnessing Christ tortured, humiliated and crucified, and her deep reverence towards her Divine Son and her acceptance of the Will of almighty God. I feel I know Mary so much more fully as a three dimensional person - it's as if I've known her all my life. Mary shows us how to live a holy life that completely conforms to the Will of Almighty God.Since certain sections of the Protestant community have a different view of Mary, they might like to read this book to get a better understanding of why The Virgin Mary is so revered and honoured within the Catholic Church. I hasten to add that Mary is NOT WORSHIPPED by Catholics as some falsely claim, as worship is restricted only to The Holy Trinity.To those purchasing this book, I suggest they start reading from the chapter titled "St. Ann And St. Joachim", as the first part of the book discusses in quite some detail the pros and cons of Private Revelations which, though interesting in itself, somehow detracts very slightly from the main purpose of the book. I would therefore suggest reading the first part only after reading the rest.The price of this book is only £0.99 on Kindle. What an absolute BARGAIN!

I bought this after someone told me that the original Mary of Agreda book was a little long and heavy. I thought that this might be easier to read. It truly is incredible and sheds such wonderful light on Mary's life for believers

Life changing... a must read!!

Wonderful book. Recommended to everyone.