{"id":18776,"date":"2015-03-25T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T06:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=18776"},"modified":"2017-04-17T21:58:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:58:43","slug":"a-greater-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/a-greater-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"A Greater Gift","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p>THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS<br \/>for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, March 25th, 2015<br \/>Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord<\/p>\n<p>Liturgical texts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/032515.cfm\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Annunciation_1657_Fotor_000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"597\" \/><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\">from <em>The Annunciation<\/em> by Nicolas Poussin (1657)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong>TO<\/strong> understand the future of the Church, look no further than the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>It is to her as Mother and Model that the Church must look in order to understand in its completeness the meaning of her own mission.<\/strong> \u2014POPE JOHN PAUL II,<em> Redemptoris Mater<\/em>, n. 37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Mary is considered a prototype or mirror of the Church <em>in personi<\/em>. As Pope Benedict said, &#8220;Holy Mary\u2026 you became the image of the Church to come\u2026 <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em>Spe Salvi<\/em>, n.50<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Knowledge of the true Catholic doctrine regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary will always be a key to the exact understanding of the mystery of Christ and of the Church.<\/strong> \u2014POPE PAUL VI, <em>Discourse<\/em>, November 21st, 1964<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Thus, we can see in Mary&#8217;s life a <em>pattern<\/em> of the Church&#8217;s future life. Our Lady was conceived immaculately and born<em> &#8220;full of grace.&#8221;<\/em> But God had something more for her: <em>the gift of the indwelling Son. <\/em>This came about as the Holy Spirit <em>overshadowed <\/em>her. She then became the vessel by which Jesus Christ entered the world in the flesh.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">So too, the Church has been conceived from the side of Christ &#8220;immaculately&#8221; as &#8220;one, holy, catholic, and apostolic&#8221; body. She was born at Pentecost &#8220;full of grace&#8221;, that is, she has received<em> &#8220;every spiritual blessing in the heavens.&#8221;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Eph 1:3; cf. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031987_redemptoris-mater.html\">Redemptoris Mater<\/a>, <\/em>n. 8<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> But after 2000 years, God has a greater gift for the Church, to come again by the &#8220;overshadowing&#8221; of the Holy Spirit. And that gift is what John Paul II called a &#8220;new and divine holiness&#8221;, or what the Lord expressed to Servant of God Luisa Picaretta as the <em>&#8220;gift of Living in the Divine Will&#8221;<\/em>, or what He revealed to Elizabeth Kindelmann as the <em> &#8220;Flame of Love&#8221; <\/em>in order to bring about the Eucharistic reign of Christ to the ends of the earth. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf.\u00a0Rev 20:6<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">As I wrote in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-great-liberation\/\">The Great Liberation<\/a>, <\/em>there appears to be a convergence of prophecies as a single or series of related events: the Illumination, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/eye-of-the-storm\/\">The Eye of the Storm<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> the exorcism of the dragon, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/exorcism-of-the-dragon\/\">The Exorcism of the Dragon<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> the &#8220;Flame of Love&#8221;, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-convergence-and-the-blessing\/\">The Convergence and the Blessing<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> the alleged &#8220;secrets&#8221; of Medjugorje, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/on-medjugorje\/\">On Medjugorje<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> the gift of Living in the Divine Will, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-coming-new-and-divine-holiness\/\">The Coming New and Divine Holiness<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-rising-morning-star\/\">The Rising Morning Star<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> a &#8220;new Pentecost&#8221;, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/pentecost-and-the-illumination\/\"> <em>Pentecost and the Illumination<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> etc. All of this speaks of something &#8220;new&#8221;, a greater gift that has not been given before. In the approved messages to Elizabeth, Jesus speaks of a grace that is proceeding from the heart of Mary to the Church and the world:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>&#8230;the Spirit of Pentecost will flood the earth with his power and a great miracle will gain the attention of all humanity. This will be the effect of grace of the Flame of Love&#8230; which <em>is Jesus Christ himself<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;<strong> something like this has not happened since the Word became flesh<\/strong>. \u2014<em>The Flame of Love<\/em>, p. 61, 38, 61; from Elizabeth Kindelmann\u2019s diary; 1962; Imprimatur Archbishop Charles Chaput<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son&#8230; &#8220;God is with us.&#8221; (First reading)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">That is to say, that <em>Jesus is coming<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/dear-holy-father-he-is-coming\/\">Dear Holy Father&#8230; He is Coming!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> to reign in His Church in a new mode such that His &#8220;kingdom come&#8221; and &#8220;will be done on earth as it is in heaven.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-coming-new-and-divine-holiness\/\">The Coming New and Divine Holiness<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">To do your will, O my God, is my delight, and your law is within my heart! (Today&#8217;s Psalm)<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>&#8230;we recognize that \u201cheaven\u201d is where the will of God is done, and that \u201cearth\u201d becomes \u201cheaven\u201d \u2014i.e., the place of the presence of love, of goodness, of truth and of divine beauty\u2014only if on earth the will of God is done<\/strong>. \u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI, General Audience, February 1st, 2012, Vatican City<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Jesus himself is what we call \u2018heaven.\u2019<\/strong> \u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI, quoted in Magnificat, p. 116, May 2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">How do we receive this greater Gift? By making space for it in the way Our Lady did\u2014by giving our own personal <em>fiat<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">May it be done to me according to your word. (Today&#8217;s Gospel)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">And we give our <em>fiat<\/em> in this hour of preparation through a loving and faithful\u00a0personal relationship with Jesus. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/personal-relationship-with-jesus\/\">Personal Relationship With Jesus<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0And this involves prayer of the heart, fasting, the Rosary, the Sacraments, the First Saturdays, wearing the Scapular, and a continual dying to self in service to our family and neighbour. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_18776_1('footnote_plugin_reference_18776_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-right-spiritual-steps\/\">The Right Spiritual Steps<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_18776_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_18776_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> In this way, the Church prepares to give &#8220;birth&#8221; to our Lord&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. (Rev 12:2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>This Woman represents Mary, the Mother of the Redeemer, but she represents at the same time the whole Church, the People of God of all times, the Church that at all times, with great pain, again gives birth to Christ<\/strong>. \u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI, Castel Gandolfo, Italy, AUG. 23, 2006; Zenit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>*NOTE*:<\/strong> I still receive letters from people who do not understand either the status of Medjugorje or how to discern Medjugorje, which has <em>not\u00a0<\/em>been condemned by the Church, and remains under Vatican investigation. You can begin by reading\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/on-medjugorje\/\">On Medjugorje<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thanks for your prayers and support.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/store\/?sort=newest\">STUNNING CATHOLIC NOVEL!<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Set in medieval times, <\/em>The Tree<em> is a prophetic\u00a0blend of drama, adventure, spirituality, and characters the reader will remember for a long time after the last page is turned&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/store\/?sort=newest\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-18705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TREE3bkstk3D-1.png\" alt=\"TREE3bkstk3D-1\" width=\"225\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TREE3bkstk3D-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TREE3bkstk3D-1-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/store\/?sort=newest\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">THE TREE<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">by <br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Denise Mallett<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Calling Denise Mallett an incredibly gifted author is an understatement! <em>The Tree<\/em> is captivating and beautifully written. I keep on asking myself, \u201cHow can somebody write something like this?\u201d Speechless.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2014Ken Yasinski, <em>Catholic speaker, author &amp; founder of FacetoFace Ministries<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>From the first word to the last I was captivated, suspended between awe and amazement. How did one so young write such intricate plot lines, such complex characters, such compelling dialogue? How had a mere teenager mastered the craft of writing, not just with proficiency, but with depth of feeling? How could she treat profound themes so deftly without the least bit of preachiness? I am still in awe. 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