{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-blessed-luca-pinelli-9781971285016","title":"The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhosoever will consider with diligence the course of the Virgin Mary's life shall evidently perceive that the providence and wisdom of God did so dispose her life that it might serve for an example to all sorts of persons...\" (from the author's preface).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr. Luca Pinelli, S.J., a wise and trustworthy sixteenth-century master of the spiritual life, and a prolific author of popular devotional treatises, presents here a life in twenty-eight chapters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a work sure to stimulate admiration, prompt reflection, and stir devotion in its readers. Each chapter is concerned with an episode in Our Lady's life and is followed with topics for meditation and spiritual lessons. The English translation, by the learned Fr. Richard Gibbons, S.J., has been out of print for just over four centuries. Also included in the volume are a set of beautiful and pithy Rosary prayers by Fr. Henry Garnet, S.J., and a life, in four chapters, of Sts. Joachim and Anne, maternal grandparents of Jesus Christ, written by Fr. Etienne Binet, S.J., himself a close friend of St. François de Sales. The volume is supplemented with a lengthy and scholarly editorial introduction, explanatory notes throughout the text, and, as an appendix, a bibliographical history with details of every known edition of Fr. Pinelli's book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Pinelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971285013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971285016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stabat Mater Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Luca Pinelli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997926994175,"sku":"9781971285016","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-the-blessed-luca-pinelli-9781971285016","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}