{"product_id":"my-beloved-is-mine-and-i-am-his","title":"My Beloved Is Mine and I Am His","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrideship, \u003c\/b\u003ewrites \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMother Mary Francis, P.C.C.\u003c\/span\u003e, is “not a popular word” in the context of the consecrated life—thanks to the saccharine, pseudo-mystical treatment it has often received in the past. Yet this treatment and the adverse reactions to it flow from a lamentable misunderstanding of Divine Revelation. In the Church, as Pope St. John Paul II describes in \u003ci\u003eVita consecrata\u003c\/i\u003e, vowed women religious are “a special eschatological image of the Heavenly Bride and of the life to come.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIdentifying the four elements of brideship as presence, focus, service, and surrender, and their roots in Scripture and manifestation in religious life, Mother Mary Francis echoes these profound words: “We are the spouses of Christ. We are covenanted people called to do this for Christ and his Church.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Bridegroom came, he found the wise virgin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eready to enter the wedding feast with him. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(Matthew 25:10)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDescribing with poignant and heartfelt conviction the beauty of brideship in the covenant of religious profession, \u003ci\u003eMy Beloved Is Mine and I Am His \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful treatment of the wondrous height, depth, and breadth of God’s love for the soul he chooses as his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother Mary Francis, P.C.C., \u003c\/b\u003e(1921–2006) was abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. Her many books, essays, poems, and plays circulated her contemplative wisdom to a worldwide audience, making her one of the twentieth century’s most popular spiritual authors. Her works include \u003ci\u003eA Right to Be Merry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome, Lord Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBut I Have Called You Friends\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951597\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100035408239,"sku":"978-1685951597","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product1552.jpg?v=1781124754","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/my-beloved-is-mine-and-i-am-his","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}