However, the considerable development of Marian theology since St Louis Marie's time is largely due to the crucial contribution made by the Second Vatican Council. The blood which poured from his adorable head. pride; may thy sublime contemplation check the distractions Now you know why St. Louis de Montfort's "Prayer to Mary" opens with these words: "Hail Mary, most beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father. 13th "Jesus filling thee with the Holy Spirit" Amen. This Saint's teaching has had a profound influence on the Marian devotion of many of the faithful and on my own life. Hail Mary ten times. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! May the grace of the mystery of the Birth of Jesus come into our souls. O my hope, my life, my faithful and immaculate Virgin Mary, hear me, protect me, strengthen me, instruct me, save me. It is a valuable piece of money with which to purchase heaven. ". Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. May the grace of the mystery of the Presentation come into our souls. To ask especially for the gift of wisdom and the coming of his kingdom into men's hearts. sins, save us from the fires of Hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those Like St John of the Cross, St Louis Marie insists above all on the purity of faith and its essential and often sorrowful darkness (cf. Your Catholic Faith Resource His glorious ascension by his own power into heaven. Please choose from the Contents at the right, or choose another work from the Writings menu at the left. 5. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. The veil with which they blindfolded him. Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign! of Thy holy Mother, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through her its fruitfulness as shown in the net that St. Peter by order of Our Lord threw into the sea and which though filled with 153 fish did not break. Our Father. Since she came into being, and especially in her most difficult moments, the Church has contemplated with special intensity an event of the Passion of Jesus Christ that St John mentions: "Standing by the Cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Indeed, realizing my own human nature, I begged Mary for a share in her divine life of grace and glory" (Blessed Alan). Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!'. P.O. 51. Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be to the Father. The shame and the ignominy he endured in being crucified naked between two thieves. To thank Our Lord for all the graces he is giving us at every moment. Our Father. attention and devotion as if it were the last of my life. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this ninth decade in honour of your carrying the Cross. Daily Readings - viewed over 100 million times worldwide. intercession, perseverance in grace and a crown of glory hereafter. Like Mary and with Mary, the saints are in the Church and for the Church to make her holiness shine out and to extend to the very ends of the earth and the end of time the work of Christ, the one Saviour. Now, Mary being the most conformed of all creatures to Jesus Christ, it follows that, of all devotions, that which most consecrates and conforms the soul to Our Lord is devotion to his holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to Mary, the more it is consecrated to Jesus" (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 120). Hail Mary ten times. St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort wrote the Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin at the beginning of the 1700s, but the manuscript remained practically unknown for more than a century. According to the words of the Second Vatican Council, Mary "is hailed as pre-eminent and as a wholly unique member of the Church, and as her type and outstanding model in faith and charity" (Lumen Gentium, n. 53). 57, 67; Encyclical Letter Redemptoris Mater, nn. The blows and the spittle rained upon his face. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit!" To honour Our Lord being presented to the people at the "Ecce Homo.". "These words can be attributed better to the Mother of the Lord than to St Paul of himself: "My little children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you!' God is the author of the prayers of which it is composed and of the mysteries which it contains. May the grace of the mystery of the carrying of the Cross come into me and make me truly patient. Amen. Mt 22: 38). Those who say it with indifference and without attention. down into our souls. May the grace of the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross come down into our These two words express total belonging to Jesus through Mary: "Tuus totus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt", St Louis Marie wrote, and he translates his words: "I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother" (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 233). cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee. Holy Thrones, ask etc. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! We offer you, Lord Jesus, this fourth decade in honour of your presentation in the temple and the purification of Mary; through this mystery and her intercession we ask for purity in body and mind. Hail Mary ten times. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart, and my soul! St Louis immediately expands this central desire to "love tenderly" into a passionate prayer to Jesus, imploring him for the grace to participate in the indescribable communion of love that exists between him and his Mother. St Louis Marie expresses this with a range of nuances, when in his letter he expounds on the "marvellous effects" of perfect Marian devotion: "The more, then, that you gain the favour of that august Princess and faithful Virgin, the more will you act by pure faith; a pure faith which will put you above all sensible consolations and extraordinary favours; a lively faith animated by charity, which will enable you to perform all your actions from the motive of pure love; a faith firm and immovable as a rock, through which you will rest quiet and constant in the midst of storms and hurricanes; a faith active and piercing, which like a mysterious skeleton key, will give you entrance into all the mysteries of Jesus, the ultimate goal of man, and into the heart of God himself; a courageous faith, which will enable you to undertake and carry out without hesitation great things for God and for the salvation of souls; lastly, a faith which will be your blazing torch, your divine life, your hidden treasure of divine wisdom and your omnipotent arms, which you will use to enlighten those who are in the darkness of the shadow of death, to inflame those who are lukewarm and who have need of the heated gold of charity, to give life to those who are dead through sin, to touch and move by your meek and powerful words the hearts of stone and the cedars of Lebanon, and finally, to resist the devil and all the enemies of salvation" (cf. intercession of Thy holy Mother, the coming of the Holy Spirit into our souls. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit!" (The Secret of Mary, p. 71). "Jesus being born". It is good, but I have not the time to say it. Hail sure Refuge of sinners, our Lady of mercy, who has never repelled anyone. In everlasting memory of a dear and loving mother and grandmother. Hail, sovereign princess, to whom all owe subjection in Heaven and on earth! The Apostle refers to himself as "the slave of Christ' (servus Christi) as though the title were an honour. "Jesus filling us with the Holy Spirit". As for my part here below, I wish for no with joy. Amen. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. Constitution Lumen Gentium, nn. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father, admirable Mother of the Son, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost, august Temple of the most Holy Trinity! When we say the Rosary we celebrate in one day or one week all the mysteries that the Church celebrates in a year for the sanctification of her children. taken away from thee--and this thought fills my heart The Lord is with you.' Amen. Amen. Amen. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. I renounce all Mary's total relativity to Christ and through him, to the Blessed Trinity, is first experienced in the observation: "You never think of Mary without Mary interceding for you with God. Lord Jesus, this Creed in honour of all the mysteries of our faith, the Our Hail sure refuge of sinners, Our Lady of Mercy, who hast never refused any request. Step 14: Complete your rosary by reciting the following prayers. His being taken down from the Cross and his burial. To honour his hidden, hard working and obedient life at Nazareth. To honour the contempt and the rebuffs which Mary and Joseph encountered at Bethlehem. If they remembered in the middle of the night that they had not offered me this tribute, they would immediately rise from their bed and greet me with even greater respect, and with sorrow for their lapse. other than that which was thine: to believe sincerely The devil, who is the enemy of the human race and of the preaching of the gospel, is driven off by the Hail Mary. 3) Faith and obedience to the pope as Vicar of Jesus Christ. The re-uniting of his body and soul in the tomb. the strength of the holy Rosary against the world, as prefigured by that small stone, which, thrown by no hand of man, fell upon the statue of Nebuchadnezzar and broke it into pieces. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! St. Hilary and all the holy Pontiffs, ask of God etc. The mutual dependence of Jesus and Mary and the dependence we should have upon them both. its light as shown in the columns of fire during the night and the shining cloud during the day which guided the Israelites. soul! I desire to say it with Amen. intercession of Thy holy Mother, contempt of the world. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. They besought him to pray to God for them. We thus preserve a continuous remembrance of the mysteries of Jesus and Mary. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! Hail Mary, most faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit, etc." (S.M. We can give ourselves a stroke of the discipline. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this third decade in honour of your Birth in the stable at Bethlehem; through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother, we ask for detachment from worldly things, contempt of riches and a love of poverty. 42-43; Rosarium Virginis Mariae, n. 15). Refuge for all the living, all-powerful relief for the afflicted, for the dying and for the souls in purgatory. de Montfort asking God for divine Wisdom] Indeed, the ecce venio in the Letter to the Hebrews (cf. 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