April
28Saints of the Day
April
28
Saints of the Day
In 10 years as a priest he preached many missions, wrote several books, founded thre congregations, and lived as a poor, so much that oftentimes got him into trouble with Church authorities.
His main books were
the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin and The Secret of the
Rosary, the Secret of Mary, Love of Eternal Wisdom, Letter to the Friends of the
Cross, Methods of Saying the Rosary.
Secret of Mary
Total
Consecration, some texts of Montfort writings
Saint Louis prophesied that the army of souls consecrated to Mary will be Her instrument in defeating the Devil and his Antichrist. As Satan gains power in the world, so much more shall the new Eve triumph over him and crush his head.
But when he wrote the True Devotion, the Devil told him he was wasting his time because nobody ever was going to read it... and the Devil was almost right, because the book was never published until a hundred years later when the manuscript was found while looking for his writings in the process of canonization... his book, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, has become a classic explanation of Marian devotion, and today the most common manner of reciting the Rosary is the method that originated with Saint Louis.
The
Total Consecration to the Blessed
Virgin
is
his greatest
contribution to the Church and world.
John Paul II, when a youngster, wanted to be a theater artist, that's what he was pursuing in the school. He did the Total Consecration, and from that moment came into his mind the thought, "I want to be a priest"... no, no!, he kept repeating himself, "I want ot be a theater artist"... but you know the story, he became a priest!... and that's why he choose the motto of the Consecration as his motto as Bishop and later as Pope... "Totus Tuus", "Completely Yours, Mary".
His spirituality has been espoused by millions, especially Pope John Paul II, who has consecrated not only himself but every place he has visited as pope.
The essence of the Consecration is that God gave us Jesus through Mary, so now we give everything to Jesus through Mary following the same order of redemption.
Consecration to Jesus Christ, the
Incarnate Wisdom, through the Blessed Virgin Mary,
by Saint Louis Marie Grignion De
Montfort
http://biblia.com/gladys/consecration.htm
Three Congregations:
Louis founded,
The Company of Mary,
for priests and brothers
The Daughters of Wisdom, who cared especially for
the sick.
The Brothers of St Gabriel, plus various groups of Lay people, called
"Associates"
The Montfortian Family
A life of a poor and a preacher:
He lived as a poor, so
much that oftentimes got him into trouble with
Church authorities. He took a walking trip from France to Rome and only took his
vestments. Immediately, a beggar was without shoes, and gave him his. Just a
half an hour later another beggar without dress, and he gave him his, keeping
just the underwear all away to Rome... and considered by many as a fool.
He
preached
so forcefully and effectively against the errors of Jansenism that expelled from
several
dioceses
in
France.
In
Rome
Pope
Clement XI
conferred on him the title and authority of Missionary Apostolic, which
enabled him to continue his apostolate after returning to
France.
In just 10 years, he gave hundreds of missions. He
preached
Mary
everywhere and to everyone. A member of the Third Order of Saint
Dominic,
Saint Louis was one of the greatest apostles of the Rosary
Saints of April 28:
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0428.htm
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