{"product_id":"gate-of-heaven-reflections-on-mary-the-mother-of-god-9781685782184","title":"Gate of Heaven: Reflections on Mary, the Mother of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Salve, porta,\" declares the ancient Marian antiphon \u003ci\u003eAve Regina Caelorum\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Hail, Gate of Heaven.\" This is just one of the countless titles lavished on Mary, the Mother of Jesus, throughout two thousand years of Catholic tradition: she is the New Eve, the Ark of the Covenant, the Seat of Wisdom, the Morning Star, the Mystical Rose--the list goes on and on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But is all of this emphasis on Mary unbiblical or unnecessary? What is Marian devotion all about? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGate of Heaven: Reflections on the Mother of God \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers of all backgrounds--Catholic, non-Catholic, and even non-Christian--a meditative summation of the Church's love for Mary. This unique collection features passages from Scripture, the \u003ci\u003eCatechism of the Catholic Church\u003c\/i\u003e, and various saints and spiritual masters; a rich treasury of prayers, poems, and hymns; and a foreword and poetry from Sally Read, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Pages: An Atheist's Journey to the Mother of God\u003c\/i\u003e. Structured around the four Marian dogmas, four Marian antiphons, and four key roles of Mary revealed in Scripture--Daughter of Zion, Mother of Jesus, Mother of the Church, and Queen of Heaven--these pages invite us into the Church's loving gaze, one that always looks through Mary to Christ, and through the gate to the heaven it contained. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Imitation Leather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Word on Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685782184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.38h x 5.38w x 0.66d","brand":"Matthew Becklo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258280313013,"sku":"9781685782184","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aa3af2cb-78e1-4914-a470-2ddab9789a1d.jpg?v=1750814689","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gate-of-heaven-reflections-on-mary-the-mother-of-god-9781685782184","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}