Grow closer to Mary by learning about her unique relationship with the Trinity! Christian mystics have often used the Song of Songs, a classic love poem in the Bible, to express their intense longing for God. In this captivating and original book, Father Gregory Cleveland, OMV shows how the image of the Bride in the Song of Songs can help you to understand and grow in relationship with Mary the Mother of God. As you read about Mary s mystical union with the Holy Trinity, you will also learn more about the beauty of your own call to grow in union with God! Father Greg invites us to contemplate Our Lady as the ultimate subject of spiritual beauty and the icon of the Church in this soaring canticle .... Read this substantial labor of love with an open heart. Ask Mary to reveal herself more fully to you as you consider her from so many angles and titles. --Sonja Corbitt, author of How to Pray Like Mary Whether you have a strong relationship with Mary or experience her as so different that she is difficult to relate to, Beholding Beauty: Mary in the Song of Songs by Fr. Cleveland, is a must-read! Fr. Cleveland brings to life Mary's humanity--her vulnerability, joy, loss, and grief through which she learns to find God in all the experiences of her life, and models for us how to do the same. Sheer gift! --Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway, Professor of Spirituality and Systematic Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary A surprising and powerful look into a book of the Bible that is often misunderstood. Fr. Gregory Cleveland draws a reverent and loving parallel between our Lady and the Bride in the Song of Songs. An excellent resource for prayer, meditation, and increased closeness to our Blessed Mother. --Marge Fenelon, speaker, and author of Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom Fr. Gregory Cleveland, OMV, author of the bestselling Awakening Love: An Ignatian Retreat with the Song of Songs , has written another book destined to become a classic! Beholding Beauty: Mary And The Song Of Songs