This is the final volume of Fr. Redemptus Valabek's meditations on Mary. It describes the Carmelite witness to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, from the 18th century to the present, allowing the brothers and sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, both lay and religious, to describe how they were able to express their faith and devotion even under the most trying difficulties. These Carmelites, like ourselves, were faced with changing circumstances and lived in a world always hungry for God but so often concerned with the worship of man rather than that of the Son of Man.
True devotion to Mary is always present in Carmelite spirituality. It is expressed in many different ways and we need to keep in mind that true devotion to the Theotokos, the Mother of God, is - like the Gospel itself - not an optional accessory in our lives but an essential part of every Christian's relationship with God. The pages of this book illustrate the response of Carmelites to the voice of God for their times; that same voice which called to Mary from the very first moment of her existence.