2020 Reprint of the 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Written to be read in conjunction with the The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, this work is s Life of Mary based on the recorded visions of the famous mystic, Anne Catherine Emmerich. The visions provide incredibly revealing and edifying insights into the life of the Virgin Mary, her parents and ancestors, St. Joseph, plus other people who figured into the coming of Christ. Many facts are descriptive of the Nativity and the early life of Our Lord, as well as the final days of the Blessed Mother.