Nourishing Love

A Franciscan Celebration of Mary

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St. Francis had a deep and lifelong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, committing his order to her care. Franciscan Fr. Murray Bodo explores that relationship in this evocative and deeply spiritual encounter with Mary.

At the heart of the book, Fr. Murray gives us a glimpse into all that Mary treasured in her heart during her extraordinary lifetime. He shares poems and stories of his own complicated relationship with Mary. He examines Marian devotion across the centuries, particularly through the lens of great Franciscans such as Blessed John Duns Scotus and St. Bonaventure. A collection of Marian prayers rounds out this Franciscan celebration of Mary of Nazareth, Mother of God, Queen of the Angels.

“There is something about a nourishing love that was central to the spirituality of St. Francis. He used to say to his Brothers that they were to love one another, as far as grace enables them to do so, the way a mother loves and nourishes the child of her flesh. And for St. Francis Mary was the mother because of the way she loved and nourished Jesus.”

—Fr. Murray Bodo

SKU: 9781632533340
Format: Trade Paperback
Binding: Perfect Bound
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.51 lb
Page Count: 160
Language: English
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Publication Date: May 04, 2021
Copyright Year: 2021

Contributors

Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM

Author

Ordained Ministry

Fr. Murray Bodo, O.F.M., is a Franciscan priest, poet, and one of the most beloved spiritual writers in the Franciscan tradition. A friar for more than six decades, he has served as a teacher, writer-in-residence, and for many years led summer pilgrimages to Assisi, immersing pilgrims in the world of St. Francis and St. Clare. His dozens of books include Clare: A Light in the Garden, The Way of St. Francis, and collections of poetry — but he is best known for Francis: The Journey and the Dream, the lyrical life of St. Francis that has moved readers for over fifty years and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Ascension is proud to publish Francis: The Journey and the Dream for a new generation, making Fr. Bodo’s poetic masterpiece on the saint of Assisi available through its Ascension author collection.