T his is a story that has never been told: of Mother Mary’s life after the crucifixion of her beloved son. Through conflict, tragedies, loss, and monumental challenges she embodies the archetypal love and devotion for a son that has inspired the world. She birthed a son from heaven, then beyond his grave mothers his consciousness of love. Mary’s dream is for her son’s message of love to re-create the world. although suffering from personal tragedies, she struggles to prove the power of her son's ideals through her creation and work with the Order of Widows and Charity Missions of the Pure in Heart to alleviate the suffering of others. Mary's life post-resurrection personifies the spiritual principle that faith must be empowered with love to give purpose to the good we do. Mary's dramatic story post-resurrection is interwoven with her two older stepsons - Simon, who seethes with hatred and yearns for vengeance against Rome for the murder of his son; and Jude, who feels trapped to care for Mary while yearning to leave her care shelters to preach the Gospel. The grace of mercy not only heals and transforms Mary and their lives, but the lives of several others touched by Mary's compassion. Mary’s journey brings her into contact with several people who share their personal accounts of how the love of her son saved them. Although parts of this story are conjecture (no one knows for certain of Mary’s life after the crucifixion nor how long she lived) -- it portrays the reality of Mary’s times, the great emphasis from the first Christians on mercy and compassion, and the saving grace and illimitable power of love. Most of the characters and history are true. This is a novel based upon the reality of Mary’s great influence with the early church and her unparalleled embodiment of her beloved son’s ideals that have forever changed our world. Mary idealized the holiness of purity, love, selfless service, mercy, and compassion. The vast history of the countless charitable organizations she and her beloved Son inspired throughout the ensuing twenty centuries has been incomprehensible. The infinitudes of the tremendous good that these merciful, charitable acts, organizations, missions, and expressions of love have created for literally hundreds of millions of people -- if not billions of people -- can never be estimated. Although Mary’s life graced Earth nearly 2,000 years ago, her influence continues to be greater than any woman who has ever lived. The world’s ongoing awakenment into the light of love’s consciousness lifts the dark veils of our primitive nature to reveal the true potential of the human soul. Mary’s mothering of her beloved son’s consciousness of mercy offers great hope for our future. Endorsement - “Within this historical novel, faith and spirituality are manifest… it is of a fearless woman determined to bring her son’s message of love and mercy to the world. Her timeless message of the illimitable power of love is as meaningful today as it was 2000 years ago and should inspire and challenge us all to live love with pure and giving hearts… This is an excellent book. As the author notes, ‘The world needs a mother’s love if it’s going to be saved.’” -- Brian Cahill, retired Executive Director of San Francisco Catholic Charities and the author of Cops, Cons and Grace, A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Suicide .