True Devotion to Mary: with Preparation for Total Consecration (Tan Classics) Paperback – April 1, 2010

I naively purchased this book as a nondenominational Protestant curious about Catholicism and why Catholics have so much hype around the Virgin Mary.It is like asking for a glass of water and then getting blasted with a firehose. If Mary is a big stumbling block to you please do not start here. Little old Protestant me nearly had a stroke trying to read this. It freaked me out.I would recommend Scott Hahn’s book Hail Holy Queen and Tim Staple's Behold Your Mother. These were great books to get introduced to Our Lady, and offer wonderful scriptural background to how and why Catholics have a devotion to Our Lady.That being said this book is one of if not the best books on Our Lady and why we should venerate and honor her. St. Louis’ language can be hard to get through at times but it is absolutely worth the effort. Seasoned Catholics should absolutely put this book at the top of their TBR if you have not read it yet. It’s a must read in my opinion. I am now 3 years a Catholic and reading it again, and while it can be a challenging read I do really love it and highly recommend it.

Catapult your faith!

St Louis is the master at guiding people to the devotion of Jesus through his Blessed Mother. This does read like it's from an age gone by, but was easy to understand, and I mentally replaced some of the older words (thy, thou) with modern versions (your, you) easily after a short time.If you want the best for your consecration, this is it!

wonderful for anyone who understands catholicism and just wants some context for prayer and understandimg why catholics pray to the VM. this does not teach anything, it gives context through experience and belief not through doctrine.

This book is changing me

This book is a must read! Highly reccomend!

A truly beautiful & pure book keeping the essence of: Mary Mother. I read this in support with the Bible. This book elegantly encompasses the holiness of following Mary, Jesus Christ's mother's example in life, love, and devotion to God. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!