Prayer to Mary of St. Louis De Montfort . The Rosary enlightens blind and hardened sinners. Publishers, 1985. site map In this Letter I would like to share with you, Men and Women Religious of the Montfort Families, a meditation on certain passages from the writings of St Louis Marie that may help us in these difficult times to nourish our faith in the maternal mediation of the Mother of the Lord. 25-27). Son, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit, august Temple of the most Holy Trinity! His victories over death and sin, the world and the devil. If you say "Mary', she says "God'. The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. Step 1: The rosary prayer begins with the sign of the cross, In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Men's misfortune and ruin come from ignorance and neglect of the mysteries of Jesus Christ. Amen. O Virgin Immaculate, Mother of God and my Mother. 6. distractions which may arise during this Rosary. Among the cardinals: St. Charles Borromeo. 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. I want you to know that the Hail Mary gives me so much joy that no man could ever really describe it"' (Guillaume Pepin, In Rosario aureo, Sermon 47). May the grace of the Mystery of the Assumption come down into our souls. 15th "Jesus crowning thee". And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Amen. Holy Thrones, ask etc. other than that which was thine: to believe sincerely Happy, then, a thousand times happy, are the Christians who are now fastened faithfully and entirely to her, as to a firm anchor!" Saint of the Day for Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, First Station: Jesus is condemned to death. To thank Our Lord for all the graces he is giving us at every moment. Hail Mary, most faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit, etc." (S.M. 1. Amen. Because of this gift of sublime grace, she far surpasses all other creatures, both in heaven and on earth." Mary, Mother of God. [Prayer to Saint Joseph] "Jesus crowned with thorns". Say the Rosary every day or at least once a week. O Blessed Virgin Mary, we offer you this creed to honour the faith you had upon earth and to ask you to permit us to share in that same faith. Paradoxically, this "bond of charity", this "slavery of love", endows the human being with full freedom, with that true freedom of the children of God (cf. The sacrifice of himself that Jesus Christ offered to his Father on coming into the world. in most need of Thy mercy. May the grace of the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross come down into our May the grace of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary come into me and make me truly devoted to her. contempt of riches and love of poverty. Her divine Motherhood and her relationship with the three persons of the most holy Trinity. 8.We offer you, Lord Jesus, this first decade in honour of your Incarnation in Mary's womb; through this mystery and her intercession we ask for deep humility. Dominic." back for myself or others. Amen. May the grace of the glorious mysteries come into our souls and make us eternally happy. Indeed, the Son of God, who came into the world out of obedience to the Father in the Incarnation (cf. Web: www.Philomena.org It is too long and too tiresome a prayer. His falling through weakness under its weight. The coming of the shepherds into the stable with their humble gifts. We ask of Thee a lively faith, a Send us, O Lord, this wisdom which sits by your throne to strengthen our weakness, to enlighten our minds, to inflame our hearts, to speak and to act, to work and suffer in union with you, to direct our footsteps and to fill our souls with the virtues of Jesus Christ and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, for only Wisdom can bring us these gifts. Catholic Online School - Free education with 1,000,000 student enrollments. Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign! I myself, in the years of my youth, found reading this book a great help. intercession, perseverance in grace and a crown of glory hereafter. This is in no way a form of "millenarianism", but a deep sense of the eschatological character of the Church linked to the oneness and saving universality of Jesus Christ. To honour the eternal Father who conceives his Son in contemplating himself. Her charity and humility in the service of her cousin. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by the power of prayer and mortification, he received the holy Rosary in the forest of Toulouse. 15.At the end of the third Rosary the following prayer is said: [Prayer to the Blessed Virgin] The Rosary is a practice that God has sanctioned by many miracles. 5. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this ninth decade in honour of your carrying the Cross; through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for patience in all our crosses. Critics who strive ingeniously to do away with it. Again, in prayer to the Mother of the Lord, St Louis Marie expresses the Trinitarian dimension of his relationship with God: "Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Amen. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost! be it--to all that thou didst do while on earth; Amen, To be victorious over the three evil spirits that are opposed to him, namely the spirit of the flesh, of the world and of the devil. May the grace of the mystery of Pentecost come into our souls. princess, listen to the sighs of a heart that desires to love and serve thee Our Blessed Lady revealed to a devout soul May the grace of the Mystery of the Presentation in the Temple come down into The Rosary is the tree of life which bears marvellous fruits all the year round. Hail Mary ten times. We can commemorate the saints at each decade and blend with one of the above-mentioned methods as the Holy Spirit inspires. Her daughter, sons, in-laws and grandchildren. Hail, sure refuge of sinners, Our Lady of Mercy, who hast never refused any request. 5. souls. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! I am your loving Mother whom you praise so faithfully every day. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit!" Let us pray. In the writings of St Louis Marie we find the same accent on the faith lived by the Mother of Jesus in her journey from the Incarnation to the Cross, a faith in which Mary is the model and type of the Church. "Thus, through the sermons of my very dear Dominic and through the power of the Rosary the heretical regions became submissive to the Church. 14th "Jesus raising thee up" Amen. His humble and fervent prayers offered during his life and on the eve of his passion. 11.At the end of the second rosary the following prayers are said kneeling: [Prayer composed by Fr. The justice he will mete out at the last judgment when he rewards the just and punishes the wicked for all eternity. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this eleventh decade in honor of Thy glorious All the Saints of Paradise, ask etc. At the end of this first Rosary the Magnificat is said. His conformity to the will of his Father in spite of his natural reluctance. faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost! Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. May the grace of the Mystery of Pentecost come down into our souls. day and every moment of my life I may say: Amen, So May the grace of the mystery of the Ascension of Our Lord come into me and prepare me for heaven. Her wonderful life and her exemption from all sin. Hail Mary etc. Amen. Mary responded to God's will with the total gift of herself, body and soul, forever, from the Annunciation to the Cross and from the Cross to the Assumption. St. Abraham and all the holy Patriarchs, ask of God etc. Hail, sovereign Queen, to whom everyone is subject in heaven and on earth. The adoration and the singing of the angels when Jesus was born. His weariness of soul during all his life and especially in the Garden of Olives. Let it not be said that of all who have ever had recourse to you, I was the first to be unheeded. Hail MARY, admirable Mother of the Son. 51. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. Amen. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this sixth decade in honor of Thine Agony in the Through this obedience, the Son of God enters the world. presence; may the burning love of thy heart inflame the Amen. intercession of Thy holy Mother, charity toward our neighbor. Such is, O heavenly Mary, the "best part," which The reprobate crown themselves with faded roses. The shameful treatment he received at the house of Herod when he was dressed in a white robe. Take away from me all that (Prayer to be said at the end of each decade in 50. Hail Mary, faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost! St. Dominic preached and although he was a saint he converted hardly any sinners. Through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for great patience in carrying our cross after you all the days of our life. Holy Seraphim, ask God etc. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. May the grace of the Resurrection come into me and make me truly faithful. I unite with you, my Jesus, in order to praise your ibid., n. 53; St Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses, III, 21, 10-22, 4). Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost! the Lord has given thee and which shall never be Listen, my princess, listen to the sighs of a heart that desires to love and serve thee faithfully. May the grace of the Mystery of the Resurrection come down into our souls. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this eighth decade in honour of your being Crowned with Thorns; through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for contempt of the world. Amen. Fonti Francescane, 281) contains different levels of analogies, there is not a shadow of doubt that it expresses effectively Our Lady's special participation in the life of the Most Holy Trinity. St. Louis de Montfort introductory prayer. intercession of Thy holy Mother, the coming of the Holy Spirit into our souls. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. Amen. Indulgence for those who say the Mass of the Rosary. She also learned that every time the Hail Mary is said by the faithful the three mysterious streams surround Our Lady in a mighty current rush to her heart. The ransoming of Jesus by the offering of two turtle doves. The holy angels in heaven salute the most Blessed Virgin with the Hail Mary not audibly but with their angelic mind. its strength against the devil, as prefigured by the sling of David with which he overcame Goliath. 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. "Listen to what Our Lady herself said to Saint Mechtilde: 'Never has any man composed anything more beautiful than the Hail Mary. Hail MARY, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Hail MARY, my Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign. that is mine. The Hail Mary is a divine compliment which wins over the heart of the Blessed Virgin. The contentment of Jesus Christ in the humble and Virginal womb of Mary and that of Mary in the enjoyment of her God. Amen. As treasurer and dispenser of the graces of God, the merits of Jesus Christ and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Holy Powers, ask etc. Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!'. Our Father. Hail Mary, faithful spouse of the Holy Spirit!. The shield of the soldiers of Jesus Christ. Practical Practice of Fasting with Fr Dwight Longenecker, 10 important things to consider during Lent, The Happy Priest on Lent, Happiness and the Call to Selfless Love, Daily Readings for Wednesday, March 01, 2023, St. David: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, March 01, 2023, Lenten Prayer: Prayer of the Day for Monday, February 27, 2023. (Father Francis Brancaccio) Holy Mary, my Advocate, pray for me. HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! May the grace of the mystery of the Finding of Jesus in the temple come into me that I may be truly converted. Her presentation and her abode in the temple. intercession of Thy holy Mother, contempt of the world. Our Father. I renounce all the distractions that may come to me while I am saying this Rosary. Our Lady one day said to Saint Mechtilde, 'All the Hail Marys you have given me are blazoned on my cloak. The marvellous guidance he gave to all the saints and even to the person of Jesus Christ during all his life. 8. It is the prayer of the predestinate and of Catholics. The Our Father - prayer of which Jesus Christ is the sole author. This was excerpted from True Devotion to Mary, TAN Books & To honour the eternal predestination of Mary to be the masterpiece of God's hands. Step 7: We now begin the first mystery of the rosary. the Cross, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession Through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for humility of heart.Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. In each mystery, after the word Jesus, add a word to recall and honour the particular mystery. The Church awaits the glorious coming of Jesus at the end of time. All sinful though I am, I cast myself at thy feet and beseech thee to obtain from Jesus, thy beloved Son, contrition and pardon for all my sins, as well as the gift of divine wisdom. Prayer which contains a summary of all we must ask of God. The deep recollection of the exceeding love of Mary when she was about to give birth to her child. I choose you today as my Mother and Mistress; treat me then as the weakest of your children and the most submissive of your servants. Amen. Gt Britain & Ireland (General Delegation), Tercentenary prayer and reflection leaflets, His collaborator - Blessed Marie-Louis Trichet, Letter to the Members of the Company of Mary. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! True Christians crown him with fragrant roses. V: Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit. The overcoming of objections that heretics, critics, libertines and those who neglect and ignore the Rosary generally make either to do away with it or to avoid saying it. Amen. "The head and the members are born of one and the same Mother" (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 32), as St Louis Marie reminds us. It must be said with a pure heart without attachment to grave sin. The love of the eternal Father in giving us his Son. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! The flight of Jesus to Egypt through St. Joseph's obedience to the voice of the angel. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. Introductory Prayer ibid., nn. Amen. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am Thine by justic. May the light of thy faith dispel the darkness of my The nails and the lance which pierced him, the sponge, the gall and the vinegar which he was given to drink. "This was corroborated by a vision of St. Gertrude. May the grace of the Birth of Jesus come into me and make me truly poor in spirit. holy Mother worthily and to praise you in her and through her. The mutual dependence of Jesus and Mary and the dependence we should have upon them both. Treatise on True Devotion, n. 214). Amen. Hail Mary ten times. Hail, sovereign princess, to whom all owe subjection in Heaven and on earth! I desire to say it with attention and devotion as if it were the last of my life. To honour the contempt and the rebuffs which Mary and Joseph encountered at Bethlehem. Those who say it out of hypocrisy, lacking any devotion. 53, 62), and consequently, Paul VI proclaimed her as Mother of the Church. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home" (Jn 19: 25-27). "One night when a woman member of the Confraternity had retired, Our Lady appeared to her and said, 'My daughter, do not be afraid of me. The fullness of grace which the heart of Mary, his faithful spouse, was privileged to receive. Catholic Online Saints - thousands of saints bios. Hail Mary ten times. he continued all his life preaching the Rosary with results never seen before. Treatise on True Devotion, n. 225). She is also the New Eve, associated with the New Adam in the obedience that atones for the original disobedience of the man and the woman (cf. The triumphant power with which he opened the gates of heaven through which no mortal had passed. Through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for a firm hope and a great longing for heaven. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! of Thy holy Mother, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through her 55.Richard of St. Laurence lists the reasons why it is good to say a Hail Mary at the beginning of a sermon: 56.In his first sermon on the holy Rosary Clement Losow says: After St. Dominic had gone to heaven, devotion to the Rosary waned and it was nearly extinct, when a terrible pestilence broke out in several parts of the country. They besought him to pray to God for them. We can give ourselves a stroke of the discipline. Our Father. Hail Mary, faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost! See here for a short description of these methods. She is the echo of God that says nothing, repeats nothing, but God. mind; may thy profound humility take the place of my Step 15: Conclude with the sign of the cross. We can make a more important offering at each decade. Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father of Jesus Christ, pray for us sinners and obtain divine Wisdom for us from God, now and at the hour of our death. 2) Faith in the gospel. May the grace of the Mystery of the Visitation come down into our souls. the restoration of the Rosary by Blessed Alan de la Roche. The superior says, "Nos cum prole pia benedicat Virgo Maria. 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