Grignon de montfort pdf

Sulpice, making the long journey on foot, and giving away all his money to the poor on the way. Traktat o prawdziwym nabosenstwie do najswietszej maryi. He was ordained priest in 1700, and devoted himself principally to conducting missions and. His congregation, also called the daughters of divine wisdom, started. Excellence and necessity of devotion to our blessed lady 7. The resemblance of the second dominic to the first is fur cited in. In 1715, he founded the missionaries known as the company of mary or montfort missionaries. In this he was imitating another louis, the king of. Montforts book on the rosary is the least personal of all his works and is probably intended to be primarily a handbook for his com munity of missionaries, as an aid in preaching the rosary. John paul ii, we are led to contemplate the beauty on the face of christ and to experience the depths of his. The church is home parish, erected on september 24 in 1962 with the decree of the cardinal vicar clemente micara cum in suburban, and entrusted to the priests of the company of mary called montfort. Our late holy father, blessed pope john paul ii, in his apostolic letter, rosarium virginis mariae, stated that true, christocentric devotion to the blessed virgin mary, mother of god, and veneration of her universal spiritual motherhood, particularly as she carries out this wholly unique role as co. He was born in montfort surmeu in 1673 and died in 1716.

A treatise on the true devotion to the blessed virgin louis. At the age of nineteen, he decided to pursue his studies in paris at st. Totus tuus completely yours was louiss personal motto. Maryrefuge of sinners, help of the sick, cause of our joyis the model for all believers. When he was twelve, he was sent to the jesuit college at rennes. These fiery words are certainly applicable to our days, when the need for these apostles is so urgent in face of the universal and profound affliction of holy mother church. Montfort demonstrated how the blessed achieve heaven. True devotion to the blessed virgin montfort missionaries. Speaking of our saints contribution to the rosary, father r. Read in english by michael portelli and maria therese. He ministered in the regions of brittany and vendee, france. Grignion, priest and unworthy slave of jesus in mary. Confessor, marian devotee, and founder of the sisters of divine wisdom he was born louis maie grignon in montfort, france, in 1673. An explanation of the way of true devotion to mary and apostle of mary.

Devotion to mary, dealt with the theme of purgatory in regard to the intercession. Helena brownsfordowa, 1927 przepisane z ii wydania, opublikowanego przez kaplanski ruch maryjny w polsce, cz estochowa, 1983. He propagated this in his day by preaching and after his own death by his other famous book true devotion to mary. Translators preface v preface to the french edition xiii introduction 1 part i. A treatise on the true devotion to the blessed virgin. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by pope clement xi as well as preaching, montfort found time to write a number of books which went on to become classic catholic titles and influenced several popes. Louis composed this prayer asking for apostles of the latter times. Because mary remained hidden during her life she is called by the holy spirit and the church alma mater, mother hidden and unknown. His greatest contribution to the church and world is total consecration to the blessed virgin. D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Educated at rennes, he was ordained there in 1700, becoming a chaplain in a hospital in poitiers. It was through the blessed virgin mary that jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world. On april 28, the church remembers the life of this extraordinary saint. Mary is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way.