Mary and the Interior Life

Did you know that the whole world needs your "yes" to God?

In this book, Fr. Jeremiah Shryock shares how he learned this humbling truth from his personal relationship with Mary, and how we too can learn from her how to follow Christ with all our hearts.

"Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR has written a truly beautiful book. Frankly, it is a must-read for everyone aspiring to enter more deeply into the life of holiness and Mary's role in leading souls to a total self-offering and surrender to God. Inspired passages and uniquely contemplative insights fill the pages of this book as Fr. Jeremiah ponders the mysteries of the Rosary and Mary's presence in the gospel accounts with a great heart of love. Fr. Jeremiah calls himself now a Marian hermit taught by Mary; clearly, he has been a very fine student and son in placing himself receptively before the profound instructions of his Virgin Mother." --Fr. Donald Haggerty, author of St. John of the Cross, Master of Contemplation, The Contemplative Hunger, Contemplative Provocations

Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR, entered the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in 2002. He was ordained a priest at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in 2011 and several years later completed studies in spiritual direction at Our Lady of Divine Providence school of spiritual direction in Clearwater, FL. Throughout his time as a Franciscan he has participated in his community's charism of hands-on work with the poor and preaching, while also directing and preaching retreats and serving as a spiritual director. Since July 2021 he has been living at the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, NY where he serves as a chaplain to the nuns and lives as a hermit. Fr. Jeremiah is the author of Amid Passing Things: Life, Prayer, and Relationship With God and Mary and the Interior Life. For further information visit: fatherjeremiah.com