Through the Year With Mary: 365 Reflections Paperback – November 1, 2010

I read this book in about a week -- a month or two each evening after it arrived -- and I can tell you, with complete confidence, that it's completely worth what you'll spend for it. Whether you use it as it's intended, as a daily devotional, or you read it as it suits you, you'll find that you glimpse Mary in unexpected ways. The combination of off-the-beaten-track quotes and Edmisten's accompanying meditation makes for a read that sticks with you in the very best way.More than once, I found myself texting quotes to friends who needed them and I also found myself moved by the divine touch I felt on my soul as I read through this book. Edmisten found quotes that speak to everyone where they are and that make Mary a close confidante and a comrade-in-arms. Rather than shock her reader with the glory of Mary, she presents the beauty of the down-to-earth, the fact of the living, breathing woman, and the feel of arms embracing you as you read.I've long admired Edmisten's writing for its humor and wit, but with this book, she stretches her reader by planting the seeds of devotion to Mary. Rather than extol Mary's virtues and make an impossibly long list of what we should all do, she expertly weaves others' words together with a touch of her own insight.The final product, you'll find, is a beautiful compilation and a lovely read, whether you savor it through the year or devour it all at once and come back to it again and again.

I have always had a devotion to Mary, as a mother and a woman I can really relate to her. The entries in this book are short for the most part and provide subject matter for some quiet meditation and reflection. It really helps me when I've had a particularly manic day.

We do this devotional together as a family each night and all of us really feel like we get a lot out of it. I highly recommend it.

More than a vessel she wax God Bearer!Theotokos the one who said Yes! Let it be done to me!She allowed herself yo become the One to bring us God and Man Uniting Heaven and Earth!

Excellent book. Thought provoking.

Very nice book of short reflections about BVM.

This is a very beautiful book. I start every day with it.

This is the best way to learn about Mary our Spiritual Mother. A must read.

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE MARY. THE READINGS ARE NOT TO LONG FOR EACH DAY, SO YOU CAN REMEMBER THEM THROUGH OUT THE DAY