Go Deeper
Trusted websites, faithful organizations, and the books that will change the way you see Our Lady, her Son, and the saints who love them.
Everything Mary Prays shares is rooted in the teaching of the Catholic Church and the messages Our Lady has given across centuries of approved apparitions. But this is just the beginning.
The resources below are places we trust, organizations we believe in, and books that have shaped our own faith. We offer them to you the way a friend offers a good book: because it changed something in us and we think it might change something in you too.
*Mary Prays does not sell books or receive compensation for these recommendations.
Recommended Books
On Our Lady
The Mystical City of God
Venerable Mary of Ágreda
The life of the Blessed Virgin Mary as revealed in mystical vision to a seventeenth-century Franciscan nun. Acclaimed by popes and theologians as one of the greatest Catholic books ever written. Available as a four-volume set or a popular abridgement.
True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Louis de Montfort
The book that started it all. Written in the early 1700s and hidden for over a century before being discovered, this is the foundation of Marian consecration and one of the most influential spiritual works ever written. St. John Paul II took his papal motto from its pages.
The Glories of Mary
St. Alphonsus Liguori
The masterpiece of one of the Church's greatest Doctors. A treasury of teachings, prayers, and practices on Our Lady drawn from the Fathers of the Church and the saints. In print for nearly three hundred years.
33 Days to Morning Glory
Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC
A thirty-three-day preparation for total consecration to Jesus through Mary, drawing on the wisdom of many saints. If you have never made a Marian consecration, start here.
The Power of the Rosary
Gabriel Castillo
The Secret of the Rosary for a new generation. Gabriel Castillo, the voice behind Gabi After Hours, traces the Rosary from Scripture through St. Dominic to Fatima and beyond, combining the precision of a scholar with the fire of someone whose life was saved by this prayer. Mystical, practical, and deeply personal.
Behold Your Mother
Tim Staples
The most thorough biblical and historical defense of the Marian doctrines you will find. Written by a former Southern Baptist who studied his way into the Catholic Church, this book answers every objection with Scripture and the Church Fathers. The book to hand to anyone who asks, "Why do Catholics honor Mary?"
Recommended Books
On St. Joseph
Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father
Fr. Donald Calloway
Thirty-three days of preparation for consecration to the foster father of Jesus. The book that ignited a worldwide movement of devotion to St. Joseph. Life-changing.
The Life & Glories of Saint Joseph
Edward Healy Thompson
A rich, deeply researched reflection on the life, virtues, and glories of the man God chose to raise His Son. Drawing from Scripture, the Fathers of the Church, and centuries of devotion, Thompson reveals a Joseph far greater than the quiet figure in the background.
The Life of St. Joseph
Maria Cecilia Baij
The hidden life of St. Joseph as revealed in mystical vision to an eighteenth-century Benedictine nun. A vivid, reverent portrait of the man who protected the Holy Family, filled with details that Scripture leaves unspoken.
Patris Corde (With a Father's Heart)
Pope Francis
The apostolic letter that declared the Year of St. Joseph and reignited devotion to the foster father of Jesus across the universal Church. Pope Francis reveals Joseph as a tender, obedient, creative, hardworking, and courageous father, and invites every person to find in him a model for their own life.