Day 168: Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 20, Paragraphs 596-601

The Mystical City of God in a Year with Fr. Edward Looney

How did Mary’s joy mingle with sorrow at the temple’s prophetic revelation? Fr. Edward Looney reads and reflects on Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 20, Paragraphs 596-601 from The Mystical City of God. Reflect on Mary’s interior vision at the Presentation: hearing the Father’s affirmation, Simeon’s prophecy of a piercing sword, and how she embraced both sorrow and destined triumph for salvation. 📖 Get the Books Here: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-mystical-city-of-god-set/ 🙏 More from Fr. Edward Looney: https://www.youtube.com/@edwardlooney 📱 TAN Digital: The Catholic App You Can Trust. Browse and listen to more than 1,200 spiritual classics: https://tanbooks.com/tan-digital-app/ 🎙️ More Great TAN Podcasts: * The Life of Jesus Christ in a Year with Fr. Edward Looney * The Conor Gallagher Show * The Commentaries: How to Read & Live Classic Catholic Books * The Authority with Joseph Pearce * From the Rooftop with Msgr. Patrick Winslow & Fr. Matthew Kauth * Till & Keep with Jason Craig

About Podcast

What do we know about Jesus and Mary? For starters, what the evangelists recorded in the gospels. Throughout Church history, mystics have received visions of the life of Jesus and Mary and recorded them as biographies. One such mystic was Venerable Maria of Agreda who authored The Mystical City of God, a four-volume book totaling more than 2,000 pages. It's a daunting task to read, but Marian theologian Fr. Edward Looney has partnered with TAN Books to read it in a year. Join him as he reads and provides reflections daily.