Fr. Slawomir Szkredka, S.S.D. Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $13.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher.
There are many books on understanding Scripture, however, few present the Gospels through Our Lady’s eyes and heart. In his compelling new book Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John, Fr. Slawomir Szkredka, S.S.D. takes readers on a journey with Mary to fortify and rekindle their personal relationship with God.
Through these profound and uplifting meditations, readers will learn to imitate Our Blessed Mother, as well as:
- How to grow in virtue through Our Lady’s example
- Why we should trust God and how to develop loving obedience
- Ways Mary models recollection and contemplation
- How the Blessed Mother is our companion in faith and prayer
- Mary’s role in the early Church and in our lives today
Fr. Szkredka explains that Our Lady is the model par excellence who is always faithful to the Father’s plan, as she carries Jesus to the world, and intercedes for a New Pentecost. “Saint Luke has depicted Mary as the perfect disciple. She is the model of how we are to welcome the Word of God, of how we are to entrust ourselves, our future, to the truth of that Word. Mary’s attentiveness, her readiness to say yes, as well as her docility and humility in acknowledging things she does not know and in trying to understand better the ones she has already perceived and experienced make her the perfect collaborator of God in the unfolding of his plan of salvation.” (Icon of Trust)
Regardless of the challenges the Blessed Virgin faced, she placed her life in God’s hands. In page after page, Mother Mary will teach you how to enjoy this freedom and serenity, despite life’s trials.
“For Mary, God is completely trustworthy and so she trustfully follows him even amid darkness, when God’s plans and designs remain hidden. There is something of a childlike simplicity in her who places herself completely at God’s disposal, come what may.” (Icon of Trust)
In the Gospels, Mary leads us to the Heart of her Son.
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