Spain var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; True Devotion to Mary: Saint Louis de Montfort, p.61, Danka, Saint Louis de Montfort (2016). Opposed at times in his preaching and in his other ministries, Louis knew with Saint Paul, "Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth" (1 Corinthians 3:7). for(var i=0; i However, if you are ill, you can, of course, say it in bed; or if one is travelling it can be said while walking; if, on account of some infirmity, you cannot kneel you can say it standing or sitting. This drove the evil spirit away forever because he could not bear such a terrible chain. var e = document.createElement("script"); e.src = "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mrkPcyPwL.js"; document.head.appendChild(e); Louis de Montfort Mother, Religious, Jesus var ue_t0=window.ue_t0||+new Date(); 1. it gradually brings us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ; 3. it gives us victory over all our enemies; 5. it sets us on fire with the love of our Lord; 6. it enriches us with graces and merits; 7. it supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow-men, and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces from God. By asking for our daily bread, we humbly admit our own poverty and insufficiency, and pay tribute to our God, knowing that all temporal goods come from his Providence. True Devotion to Mary: Saint Louis de Montfort, p.9, Danka, St. Louis de Montfort (1983). Our. Turn everything to profit as the grocer does in his shop. or school. "ebfg_email", "ebfg_sms"]; If devotion to Our Lady removed us from Jesus Christ, we should have to reject it as an illusion of the devil; but so far from this being the case, devotion to Our Lady is, on the contrary, necessary for usas I have already shown, and will show still further hereafteras a means of finding Jesus Christ perfectly, of loving Him tenderly, of serving Him faithfully. She makes up for his failings and becomes his representative with Jesus. Faith When she sees someone giving himself entirely to her in order to honor and serve her, and depriving himself of what he prizes most in order to adorn her, she gives herself completely in a wondrous manner to him. Their roses are pleasures of the flesh, worldly honours and passing riches which wilt and decay in no time, but ours, which are the Our Father and Hail Mary which we have said devoutly over and over again, and to which we have added good penitential acts, will never wilt or die, and they will be just as exquisite thousands of years from now as they are today. Confessor, Marian devotee, and founder of the Sisters of Divine Wisdom He was born Louis Maie Grignon in Montfort, France, in 1673. When we say the Little Office of Our Lady, or the Seven Penitential Psalms, or any prayers other than the Rosary, the variety of words and expressions keeps us alert, prevents our imagination from wandering, and so makes it easier for us to say them well. 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Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practice black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and will save your soul, if and mark well what I say if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins., (8) If then we are establishing sound devotion to our Blessed Lady, it is only in order to establish devotion to our Lord more perfectly, by providing a smooth but certain way of reaching Jesus Christ., (9) As she was the way by which Jesus first came to us, she will again be the way by which he will come to us the second time though not in the same manner., (10) Since she is the sure means, the direct and immaculate way to Jesus and the perfect guide to him, it is through her that souls who are to shine forth in sanctity must find him. Unfortunately we all have these sad debts. On this tercentenary of St. Louis de Montfort, his writings and teachings remain ever fresh and inspiring. Nor can I sufficiently express how wonderfully she rewards those who work to make known the devotion, to establish it and spread it nor, on the other hand, how strictly she punishes those who work against it. But deliver us from evil. The evil of sin, from the evil of temporal punishment and of everlasting punishment, which we have rightly deserved. I advise you to divide up your Rosary into three parts and to say each group of five decades at different times of the day. var ue_mid = "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1"; The Son of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary. A = p.createElement(s); We ask that he may be known, loved and adored by pagans, Turks, Jews, barbarians and all infidels; that all men may serve and glorify him by a living faith, a staunch hope, a burning charity, and by the renouncing of all erroneous beliefs. Be truly repentant and go to confession and communion, as the Papal Bull of indulgences states. The formation and the education of the great saints who shall come at the end of the world are reserved for her. if (window.Mobvious === undefined) { is the new hymn of the law of grace, the joy of angels and men, and the hymn which terrifies devils and puts them to shame. ~, What a wonderful thing to have Jesus Christ in our midst! Finally, when the Rosary is said in common, it is far more formidable to the devil, because in this public prayer it is an army that is attacking him. St. Louis de Montfort, quote from True Devotion to Mary, Robert M. Pirsig, quote from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Ted Chiang, quote from Stories of Your Life and Others, H.S. Turn to Mary, for her name means also Sea of Bitterness which has been filled with bitterness in this world but which is now turned into a sea of purest joy in heaven, and she will turn your sorrow into joy and your affliction into consolation. document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(stylesheet); Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous In the Rosary mental prayer is none other than meditation of the chief mysteries of the life, death and glory of Jesus Christ and of his blessed Mother. " The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who loves His Mother. 15:31). if (sourcesToHideBuyFeatures[i] == source) var ue_sid = "950-2253248-8523791"; Quotes from The Secret of The Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort May 21, 2019 The Primacy of the Rosary among all devotions It is scarcely possible for me to put into words how our Lady esteems the Rosary and how she prefers it to all other devotions. To do this, put yourself in the presence of God and imagine that God and his Blessed Mother are watching you, and that your guardian angel is at your right hand, taking your Hail Marys, if they are well said, and using them like roses to make crowns for Jesus and Mary. Louis de Montfort. (Use coupon code BSA for 15% off selected TAN Books titles. The just man falls seven times, and in the Lords Prayer he will find seven petitions which will both help him to avoid lapses and protect him from his spiritual enemies. In short, we pray that all men may be holy because our God himself is holy. patron saints From the new book, How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization. Give us this day our daily bread. Our Lord teaches us to ask God for everything that we need, whether in the spiritual or the temporal order. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Pray to Mary and say, The Lord is with thee, in a nobler and more intimate way than he is with the saints and the just, because thou art one with him. This is what St. Paul calls dying daily (1 Cor. Now of all God's creatures Mary is the most conformed to Jesus. Above all, do not fail to offer up each decade in honour of one of the mysteries, and try to form a picture in your mind of Jesus and Mary in connection with that mystery. He was an emotional preacher and was successful in spreading the devotion to the Blessed Virgin through the Rosary. Members may gain a plenary indulgence on the day of joining the Confraternity; 2. It is true that we can attain divine union by other roads; but it is by many more crosses and strange deaths, and with many more difficulties, which we shall find it hard to overcome. (20) The Blessed Virgin, mother of gentleness and mercy, never allows herself to be surpassed in love and generosity. They greet her countless times each day with the angelic greeting, "Hail, Mary", while prostrating themselves before her, begging her as a favour to honour them with one of her requests. Thank you so much for this reminder. This is a statement which I would sign with my blood., The rose is the queen of flowers, and so the Rosary is the rose of devotions and the most important one., It is scarcely possible for me to put into words how our Lady esteems the, To say the Holy Rosary to advantage one must be in a state of grace or at the very least be fully determined to give up mortal sin., I would like to add that the Rosary ought to be said reverently, that is to say, it ought to be said as much as possible, kneeling, with hands joined, clasping the rosary. But the Rosary can be considered to be even more valuable than the latter for three reasons: 1. [CDATA[ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ]]> The feast day of St. Louis Marie de Montfort is celebrated on April 28. We ask here that all the world may learn to know and adore the attributes of our God, who is so great and so holy. 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