{"product_id":"a-right-to-be-merry","title":"A Right to be Merry","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan the hidden, silent life \u003c\/b\u003eof a cloistered nun be a fulfilling one—let alone, to use the whimsical word of Christ himself, a \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emerry\u003c\/i\u003e one? In the pithy and profound pages of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Right to Be Merry\u003c\/i\u003e, Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., reveals the the crosses and the joys of that cloistered life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Lord told Margery Kempe, the anchoress of Lynn, that her enclosed life of union with Him gave Him the greatest satisfaction, and gave her \u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eas great a right to be merry as any lady in the world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e” \u003c\/em\u003e(Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnly those who have actually lived the cloistered life can fully appreciate how intertwined are the lives of contemplative nuns. Their hearts may be as “wide as the universe and bottomless as eternity,” yet in the practical details of daily life they must operate and cooperate, work and pray, suffer and celebrate, all within a strict enclosure and all for the sanctification of the world. Removed from this world, they still have “as great a right to be merry as any lady in the world.” “Hidden away from the glare and noise of worldly living,” Mother Mary Francis writes, “we are enclosed in the womb of Holy Church. I walk down the cloisters, and my heart moves to a single tune: Lord, it is good, so good to be here!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother Mary Francis, P.C.C., \u003c\/b\u003e(1921–2006) was abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. Her many books, essays, poems, and plays circulated her contemplative wisdom to a worldwide audience, making her one of the twentieth century’s most popular spiritual authors. In addition to \u003ci\u003eA Right to Be Merry\u003c\/i\u003e, Mother Mary Francis’s works include \u003ci\u003eCome, Lord Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Beloved Is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Time of Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e204pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685950170\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320573985056,"sku":"978-1685950170","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--567.jpg?v=1773075987","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/a-right-to-be-merry","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}