With spiritual deftness, Fr. Kane here draws from Mary’s words and deeds (and even from her silence) the many holy lessons she has for us, so that in our lives we can rely on the wisdom that formed hers.

Mary shows us how to grow attentive to God’s presence within us, to walk by the light of faith, to remain serene when doubts afflict us, and even — when we’re angry, hurt, or misunderstood — to bear ourselves toward others as she did.

Mary teaches us how to let God direct our steps, how to remain humble in commanding and obeying, and how to seek holiness through our daily work. She shows us how to pray with humility and perseverance, to advance in perfection, and, by doing all these things, to conform ourselves to the holy will of God.

Holy Mary, Mother of God is a comprehensive spiritual introduction to Mary, the Mother of God, the greatest saint the Church has ever known, the woman God’s own angel declared “blessed among women.”

Mary — the first and the best Christian — is the woman we each should emulate. These crisp, readable chapters show us how to do so.