Magnificat

WITH AN IMPRIMATUR FROM ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA LUIS ANTONIO D. TAGLE D.D.

This religious Catholic book collects 24 Marian devotees' accounts of their experiences in Marian pilgrim sites. The sites are found in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, India, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United States, and there are eight Pilgrim sites in the Philippines. The book includes short write-ups of other international pilgrim sites and some Catholic Prayers.

PRAISE

Profoundly Marian and beautifully written by the contributors as these are their personal experiences! To our fellow devotees and would-be devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary, you will surely fall in love with Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites and love Our Blessed Mother even more. ~ +Leopoldo C. Jaucian, SVD, DD, Bishop of Bangued, Philippines

The devotion to Mama Mary is strong in the hearts of every Filipino. ~ James B. Reuter, SJ, Author of the Mama Mary and Her Children series.

The Magnificat has always been a testament to God's paradoxical dealings with his people. This book assembles a tableau of witnesses to how a fleeting visit with Mary can turn into a life-changing introduction to her Son. Through their stories the author offers their readers the distinct possibility of setting the stage for a personal, if vicarious, epiphany. ~ Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, President, University of San Carlos in Cebu

Running as a leitmotif in all the essays in this book is the writers' palpable love for Mama Mary. Each writer has undergone a change in his or her life or outlook following a visit to a Marian site. Some may have experienced a "miracle," or felt consoled and renewed; others a deepening of spirituality, or an epiphany, an insight into the divine. Although we know that Jesus is the only Way to the Father, it is our belief in the power of Mary's intercession to her Son, borne out of the Bible's Cana story, that makes us all turn to her, whom Her divine Son will never refuse. Kudos to Cecilia Manguerra Brainard for putting together an engaging collection of stories that magnify the humble handmaid of the Lord. ~ Erlinda E. Panlilio ~ Award-winning Writer and Editor