Madonna: Mary in the Catholic Tradition

By Frederick M. Jelly

Book Overview

My Lady in Italian...evokes memories of magnificent paintings over the Christian centuries, each artist trying to convey an impression of some aspect in the mystery of Mary, the woman chosen by God for a special relationship in His Incarnation, and through Him to all His people. There have been many Madonnas through the ages, but only one Mary, Mother of Jesus. Like the mystery of her divine Son, her participation in the rightness of divine Truth can only be contemplated by our limited minds from a great variety of approaches. The subtitle, Mary in the Catholic Tradition implies that no matter how her image may vary from one generation or culture to the next, our faith is focused on the authentic Mary of Scripture, Tradition and infallible Church teaching, revered not for herself but as the Mother of Christ.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157910195X
• ISBN13: 9781579101954
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Madonna:Mary in the Catholic Tradition

Very informative. A bit more like a textbook than I expected. I was looking more for a good read.

Helped this Protestant greatly!

Jelly's work is both readable and well researched. While it is written for a Catholic audience, it helped this Protestant understand the Marian dogmas for better than I did before.

Madonna: Mary in the Catholic Tradition

Excellent book. Starting with the Old Testament, through the New Testament, through Patristic, medieval texts the author provides a faith-filled and reasonable account of how Mary has been viewed in the Catholic Tradition. A pleasure to read. I recommend it highly.