Mary: The Enigma of the Virgin Mary
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Other books by Dr. Prince include The Magdalene, The Search for King Solomons Mines and View from the Ark. She has written several poetry books. The most recent include The Bees in Winter, Fire and Stone, and Turning Points.
Dr. Prince taught in the English Department at San Diego State University, and in the English and Philosophy Departments at National University.
Dr. Diana Prince
Dr. Diana Prince has a Master’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from California State University at San Diego. She has a PhD in Psychology from United States International University.
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Mary - Dr. Diana Prince
This book is dedicated to
the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Mary
The Enigma of the Virgin Mary
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Published by AuthorHouse 09/22/2015
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10266.pngContents
Chapter One Who is She?
Chapter Two The Apparition Phenomenon — Conspiracy, Fake or Miracle?
Chapter Three Fatima
Chapter Four Lourdes
Chapter Five Medjugorje
Chapter Six Guadalupe
Chapter Seven Zeitoun
Chapter Eight Lubbock, Texas
Chapter Nine The Rosary
Chapter Ten The Miraculous Medal
Chapter Eleven The Unexplained
Chapter Twelve Conclusion
List of Illustrations
Statue of Mary, St. Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, Photographer: Joel Sartore/National Geographic/Getty Images Cover
The Immaculate Conception, by Bartolom Esteban Murillo, 17th Cent., Museo del Prado; Madrid, Spain Photographer: Peter Willi, Superstock.
House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus/Author Photo
L’Innocence, Painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau Courtesy of Awesome Art
Vladimirsky Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia Photographer: Ken Scicluna/AWL Images
Three Magi, Chiesa Nuova, Church/Rome, Italy. Credit: Thinkstock
The three visionaries of Fatima, Photo taken May 9, 1917 Credit: Gamma-Keystone/France
Madonna and Child with Young Saint John, by Antonio Allegri, aka Correggio, circa 1518. Credit: DEA/ De Agostini Picture Library
Apparition Grotto at Lourdes, France Credit: Godong/ Universal Images Group
The Incorrupt Body of Saint Bernadette, Convent of St. Gildard at Nevers, France, Photographer: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP
Rest in Egypt, from the Triptych of Consolation by Michele Cavaro (1517-1584), Credit: DEA/A. De Gregorio
Visionaries Vicka and Ivan visit with Medjugorje Pilgrims/Author Photo
Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico DEA/G. Dagli Orti, De Agostini Picture Library Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Luc Olivier Merson, 1879 Courtesy of Art Renewal Center
Madonna of the Book by Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi, Aka Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) in Museo Poldi Pezzoli at Milan, Italy. Credit: Leemage/Universal Images Group
17,000 gather at Lubbock, Texas for Miracle in 1989, Author Photo
Impression of the Spinning Sun
could be seen for over two hours, Author Photos
The Rosary, (Photo) Credit: Stockbyte
Statue of Virgin Mary and Jesus at Our Lady of Bai Dau Shrine, at Nui Lon (Big Mountain), Vung Tau, Vietnam Photographer: Sheldon Levis/ Photolibrary
Statue of Our Lady, Help of Christians, Photographer: Clee Villasor/E+
Photo A/The Statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje Author Photo
Photo B/The Statue of Our Lady of Tihaljina Author Photo
Photo C/The Grotto at Lourdes Author Photo
The Immaculate Conception by Francisco de Zurbaran, 1598-1664 Credit: Superstock
KJV
Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.
Why I Wrote This Book
I wrote this book because of something that occurred in my own family story regarding the Virgin Mary.
During World War II, my father, a Canadian citizen living in Connecticut was drafted into the U. S. Army. He later transferred into the Royal Canadian Air Force. My mother who came from a rural area in New Brunswick enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, something quite daring for a woman at that time. They both ended up stationed at Mont Jolie, Quebec. My father recalled years later that while at Mass one Sunday, he saw my mother sitting a few seats ahead of him. Although he did not speak to her that day, he said years later, "I made up my mind to meet the girl with the beautiful hair."
They did meet, and fell in love. They were engaged when the news came that he was going to be leaving for overseas. My mother later told me how very depressed she was when he left. A few days later she received a letter from a priest who said, "I met with Norbert a few days before he left for overseas. He was in good spirits, and we prayed together. I told him that I commend him to the care and protection of the Blessed Virgin." My mother recalled years later how much comfort she felt from that letter.
My father was assigned to a ground crew at an airfield in Bornemouth, England. When he arrived, he was placed with hundreds of other Canadian soldiers at the Metropole Hotel in Bournemouth, which was a temporary stay before they were assigned to their duty spots or deployed elsewhere.
Within a few days after he left the Metropole Hotel, a surprise German bombing occurred on May 23, 1943. It was Bornemouth’s bloodiest air raid of WWII, with almost 200 deaths and thousands injured. Over 3000 buildings were damaged. The Metropole Hotel was the main target because it was known as the central processing point for thousands of Canadian airmen.
I did not hear the story until many years later, and I did believe that my father had indeed been protected by Mary from that disaster. Years later, when my mother died at the age of 80 in 2003, I found the letter that the priest had sent her years ago among the special things she had saved. On the fragile paper, you could still read the priest’s faded message that she had kept for over sixty years. This is only one family’s story.
This book will examine the unique and profound role that Mary has played in over 2,000 years of Christianity.
Dr. Diana Prince
6920.jpgChapter One
Who is She?
In Christian theology,