In honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day on December 12th, I’m giving away 5 inscribed copies of Full of Grace: Encountering Mary in Faith, Art and Life!
Full of Grace takes the reader inside the Virgin Mary’s world in ancient Palestine while showing how thoroughly she inhabits the 21st century. The book touches on Mary’s Jewish roots, veneration by Muslims, and powerful presence in Hispanic communities. The joys of friendship, nature of surrender, and dignity of work are explored through a Marian lens in 59 illustrated essays.
* 2011 Catholic Press Association awards: Best Book on Spirituality and Best Design.
To win a copy:
“Like” Full of Grace’s Facebook page and share a few lines about the Virgin Mary’s influence on your life. Or, if you’re not on Facebook, share your comments here. Send entries by December 11th. Winners announced on December 12th.
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Mary is my go to person, yes person in times of trouble and joy. No longer a practicing catholic I still have my Rosary and use it. Praying to Mary feels good and safe and comforting!
her willingness to accept the call – “be it to me according to Your Word”…
and Mary’s Magnificat speaks on so many levels to life for each of us.
thank you for this advent gift and blessing!
The night my Dad passed away, I was in my studio which was located below his bedroom, working on a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Oakland, CA. Her image that evening felt like a presence of strength and comfort that helped me through the days to come.
I too, no longer a practicing Catholic, am deeply spiritual. I see Mary as big part of the foundation of my spirituality.
As a non-Christian, I never thought one way or another about the “meaning” of Mary, and certainly never considered that she was influential in my life. But Full of Grace has helped me understand the power behind her image in art, and how much she has, in fact, influenced my entire life.
On this eve of the Feast of Guadalupe, I think of her as the older sister I don’t have. She’s always there for me, welcoming me and accepting me wherever I am at, with whatever my heart is holding. She has held so much in her heart. She is a model for how to hold all the paradoxes of life and not become bitter. I love that she is celebrated in the wee hours of a winter morning with songs, flowers, lights and food along with rosaries and lots of little children.