My Hope & Reason

This page is written with love and dedicated to Jesus and his most Blessed Mother and our Mother, and in honor of one of my favorite Saints who was canonized on July 20th 1947, St. Louis Marie de Monfort.

Click here to read True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in it you will find water for your soul, I will attempt to give you an outline of it. In this little book contains all secrets that if followed will not only lead you to heaven but to a greater closeness to Jesus and greater peace while on your sojourn here on earth. Then I will give you the prayers and devotions necessary to this Most Perfect Devotion.

What is, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary

This True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary should be made into an order for the Laity, for you and me, because it is more of a way of life than it is a system of prayers, it is a transformation of thought, a new way of living your life. Your life is offered to Our Lord through Our Blessed Mother, we present all that we go through to Mary them she in turn presents them (dressed up) to her son for not only our sanctification but for the saving of other poor souls. This devotion comes from a Great Saint: St. Louis Marie de Montfort, he was most devoted to Our Lady. There are of course special prayers to say but the majority is a way of living, which I will try my best to convey. I pray the Our Lady will give me the right words, so that you will find this way of living easy to understand and easy to follow, and may He make you, my dear brothers and sister in Christ closer to Him through being closer to his Blessed Mother and our Mother.

Why you should do it

Why else other than to get to heaven and take as many other souls to heaven with you, to enjoy the peace and happiness without interruption for all eternity, and to spend every day in perfect peace and tremendous JOY. Also to have an easier time getting there... yes I know I said an easier time, but it is true if you apply this way of living your road to heaven will be easier than if you did not apply it, and here is why, Mary is the great storehouse of Gods Grace, (and gifts) Jesus made his mother the treasurer of all his Father had given him as heritage. Through her he applies his merits to his members and through her he transmits his virtues and distributes his graces. All Gods wondrous gifts are entrusted to Mary, so that she distributes all his gifts and graces to whom she wills, as much as she wills, how she wills and when she wills. In fact no heavenly gift is given to men which does not pass through her precious virginal hands.

Especially necessary in the Last Days.

God will raise up the Greatest Saints of all time, they will be simple in life and terrible for the enemies of God, for just there mere presence will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. They will lead sinners to turn from their ways. They will be true apostles and the Lord of Hosts, He will give them eloquence and strength and power to work wonders and carry off glorious spoils from His enemies. They will sleep without gold or silver and more important still, without concern in the midst of others. Wherever they preach, they will leave behind them nothing but the gold of love. They will imitate Christ in all ways, they will point out the narrow way to God in pure truth according to the Holy Gospel, and not according to the relativism of the worlds view of truth being subjective and changeable. Their hearts will not be troubled, and they will fear no man or anything that can be done to them, either monetarily and physically, for they will have revealed to them the whole truth. They will carry the crucifix in their right hand and the rosary in their left, and the holy names of Jesus and Mary will be written on there heart. The simplicity of Jesus will be reflected in their whole way of living. Such are the great men and women that are to come and are already being prepared for His mission in these last days.

The above is straight from the St. Louis de Monfort book about the True Devotion to Jesus through Mary

Having read nearly every book on devotion to the Blessed Virgin and talked to the most saintly and learned people of the day, I can now state with conviction that I have never known or heard of any devotion to our Lady which is comparable to the one I am going to speak of. No other devotion calls for more sacrifices for God, none empties us more completely of self and self-love, none keeps us more firmly in the grace of God and the grace of God in us. No other devotion united us more perfectly and more easily to Jesus. Finally no devotion gives more glory to God is more sanctifying for ourselves or more helpful to our neighbor.

As this devotion essentially consists in a state of soul, it will not be understood in the same way by everyone. Some - the great majority - will stop short at the threshold and go no further. Others - not many - will take but one step into its interior. Who will take a second step? Who will take a third? Finally who will remain in it permanently? Only the one to whom the Spirit of Jesus reveals the secret. The Holy Spirit himself will lead this faithful soul from strength to strength, from grace to grace, from light to light, until he or she attains transformation into JESUS in the fulness of his age on earth and of his glory in heaven.

Another great reason that you should do this is to gain Indulgences

One the occasion of the initial consecration (using the De Monfort formula) or, on the occasion of its renewal, a PLENARY INDULGENCE is granted, under the usual conditions (Confession, Communion and prayer for the intentions of the holy Father). Also, a PLENARY INDULGENCE on the following days:

The day of enrollment in the Confraternity

Holy Thursday
Christmas
Feast of the Annunciation
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
St. Louis Marie de Monfort's Feast day
Every first Saturday of the Month

In answer to a petition by the Montfort Missionaries to the Sacred Penitentiary in Rome, the above indulgences have now been granted in perpetuity to the two Confraternities (Priests of Mary, Queen of All Hearts and the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts). Thus bringing them in line with the conditions laid down by the new Enchiridion of Indulgences.

All members share in the merits and prayers and good works of both congregations founded by St. Louis Marie de Monfort.

Here is the address for the Confraternity of Mary Queen of Al Hearts in the United States:

THE MONFORT MISSIONARIES
QUEEN OF ALL HEARTS CONFRATERNITY
BAY SHORE, NEW YORK 11706-8993

Principal Practices

There are several interior practices of true devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Here briefly are the main ones:

1. Honoring her, as the worthy Mother of God. Esteeming and honoring her more than all the other saints as the masterpiece of grace and the foremost in holiness after Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
2. Meditating on her virtues, her privileges and her actions.
3. Contemplating her sublime dignity.
4. Offering to her acts of love, praise and gratitude.
5. Invoking her with a joyful heart.
6. Offering ourselves to her and uniting ourselves to her.
7. Doing everything to please her.
8. Beginning, carrying out and completing our actions through her, in her , with her and for her in order to do them through Jesus, in Jesus, with Jesus, and for Jesus, our last end. We shall explain this last practice later.
9. True devotion to our Lady has also several exterior practices. Here are the principal ones:

a. Enrolling in her confraternities and joining her sodalities.
b. Joining religious orders dedicated to her.
c. Making her privileges known and appreciated.
d. Giving alms, fasting, performing interior and exterior acts of self-denial in her honor.
e. Carrying such signs of devotion to her as the rosary, the scapular or a little chain.
f. Reciting with attention, devotion and reverence the fifteen decades of the Rosary in honor of the fifteen principal mysteries
or our Lord, or at least the five decade Rosary.
g. Singing hymns to her or teaching others to sing them.
h. Genuflecting or bowing to her each morning while saying for example sixty or a hundred times, "Hail Mary, Virgin most faithful", so that through her intercession with God we may faithfully correspond with his graces throughout the day; and in the evening saying "Hail mary, Mother of Mercy", asking her to obtain God's pardon for the sins we have committed during the day.
i. Taking charge of her confraternities, decorating her alters, crowning and adorning her statues.
j. Carrying her statues or having others carry them in procession, or keeping a small one on one's person as an effective protection against the evil one.
k. Having statues made of her, or her name engraved and placed on the walls of churches or houses and on the gates and entrances of towns, churches and houses.
l. Solemnly giving oneself to her by a special consecration.

The critical piece of the puzzle is:

Do do all these things with the right intention of pleasing God alone, seeking union with Jesus, our last end, and giving edification to our neighbor.
With devotion, avoiding willful distractions.
With devotion, avoiding haste and negligence.
With decorum and respectful bodily posture.

Prayers

St. Louis Marie de Monfort's Prayer to Jesus

O most loving Jesus, deign to let me pour forth my gratitude before Thee, for the grace Thou hast bestowed upon me in giving me to Thy holy Mother through the devotion of Holy Bondage, that she may be my advocate in the presence of Thy majesty and my support in my extreme misery. Alas, O Lord! I am so wretched that without this dear Mother I should be certainly lost. Yes, Mary is necessary for me at Thy side and everywhere: that she may appease thy just wrath, because I have so often offended Thee; that she may save me from the eternal punishment of Thy justice, which I deserve; that she may contemplate Thee, speak to Thee, pray to Thee, approach Thee and please Thee; that she may help me to save my soul and the souls of others; in short, Mary is necessary for me that I may always do Thy holy will and seek Thy greater glory in al things. Ah, would that I could proclaim throughout the whole world that mercy that Thou hast shown to me! Would that everyone might know I should be already damned, were it not for Mary! Would that I might offer worthy thanksgiving for so great a blessing! Mary is in me. Oh, what a treasure! Oh, what a consolation! And shall I not be entirely hers? Oh, what ingratitude! My dear Savior, send me death rather than such a calamity, for I would rather die than live without belonging to Mary. With St. John the Evangelist at the foot of the cross, I have taken her a thousand times over for my own and as many times have given myself to her; but if I have not yet done it as Thou, dear Jesus, dost wish, I now renew this offering as Thou dost desire me to renew it. And if Thou seest in my soul or my body anything that does not belong to this august princess, I pray Thee to take it and cast it far from me. For whatever in me does not belong to Mary is unworthy of Thee.

O Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Plant in my soul the Tree of true Life, which is Mary; cultivate it and tend it so that is may grow and blossom and bring forth the fruit of life in abundance. O Holy Spirit, give me great devotion to Mary, Thy faithful spouse; give me great confidence in her maternal heart and an abiding refuge in her mercy, so that by her Thou mayest truly form in me Jesus Christ, great and mighty, unto the fullness of His perfect age.
Amen

St. Louis Marie de Monfort's Prayer to Mary

Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Hail Mary, faithful spouse of the Holy Ghost! Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign! Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. I now give myself wholly to thee without keeping anything back for myself or others. If thou still seest in me anything which does not belong to thee, I beseech thee to take it and to make thyself the absolute Mistress of all that is mine. Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up and bring it to nought; please and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee.

May the light of thy faith dispel the darkness of my mind; may thy profound humility take the place of my pride; may thy sublime contemplation check the distractions of my wandering imagination; may thy continuous sight of God fill my memory with his presence; may the burning love of thy heart inflame the lukewarmness of mine; may thy virtues take the place of my sins; may thy merits be my only adornments in the sight of God and make up all that is wanting in me. finally, dearly beloved Mother, grant, if it be possible, that I may have no other spirit but thine to know Jesus and His divine will; that I may have no other soul but thine to praise and glorify the Lord; that I may have no other heart but thine to love God with a love as pure and ardent as thine. I do not ask thee for visions, revelations, sensible devotions or spiritual pleasures. It is thy privilege to see God clearly; it is thy privilege to enjoy heavenly bliss; it is thy privilege to triumph gloriously in heaven at the right hand of thy Son and to hold absolute sway over angels, men and demons; it is thy privilege to dispose of all the gifts of God, just as thou willest.

Such is, O heavenly Mary, the "best Part" which the Lord has given thee and which shall never be taken away from thee - and this thought fills my heart with joy. As for my part here below, I wish for no other than that which was thine: to believe sIncerely without spiritual pleasures; to suffer joyfully without human consolation; to die continually to myself without respite; and to work zealously and unselfishly for thee until death as the humblest of thy servants. The onLy grace I beg thee to obtain for me is that every day and every moment of my life I may say; Amen --- Amen so be it, to all that thou are now doing in heaven; Amen --- so be it, to all that thou are doing in my soul, so that thou alone mayest fully glorify Jesus in me for time and eternity... AMEN!

Veni Creator

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest,
and in our souls take up Thy rest;
come with Thy grace and heavenly aid
to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

O comforter, to Thee we cry,
O heavenly gift of God Most High,
O fount of life and fire of love,
and sweet anointing from above.

Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known;
Thou, finger of God's hand we own;
Thou, promise of the Father,
Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue.

Kindle our sense from above,
and make our hearts o'erflow with love;
with patience firm and virtue high
the weakness of our flesh supply.

Far from us drive the foe we dread,
and grant us Thy peace instead;
so shall we not, with Thee for guide,
turn from the path of life aside.

Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow
the Father and the Son to know;
and Thee, through endless times confessed,
of both the eternal Spirit blest.

Now to the Father and the Son,
Who rose from death, be glory given,
with Thou, O Holy Comforter,
henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.

Ave Maris Stella

Hail, O Star of the ocean,
God's own Mother blest,
ever sinless Virgin,
gate of heav'nly rest.

Taking that sweet Ave,
which from Gabriel came,
peace confirm within us,
changing Eve's name.

Break the sinners' fetters,
make our blindness day,
Chase all evils from us,
for all blessings pray.

Show thyself a Mother,
may the Word divine
born for us thine Infant
hear our prayers through thine.

Virgin all excelling,
mildest of the mild,
free from guilt preserve us
meek and undefiled.

Keep our life all spotless,
make our way secure
till we find in Jesus,
joy for evermore.

Praise to God the Father,
honor to the Son,
in the Holy Spirit,
be the glory one. Amen.

Magnificat

My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because He that is mighty hath done great things to me; and holy is His name. And His mercy is from generation to generations, to them that fear Him. He hath showed might in His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat; and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath received Israel His servant, being mindful of His mercy. As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Litany of the Holy Ghost (aka: Litany of the Holy Spirit)

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

Father all powerful, have mercy on us
Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us.
Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us.
Holy Trinity, hear us

Holy Ghost, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Holy Ghost, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.

Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us.
Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us
Author of all good, have mercy on us
Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us
Consuming fire, have mercy on us
Ardent charity, have mercy on us
Spiritual unction, have mercy on us
Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us
Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us
Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us
Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us
Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us
Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us
Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us
Gift of God, the Most High, have mercy on us
Spirit Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us
Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us

Holy Ghost, inspire us with horror of sin.
Holy Ghost, come and renew the face of the earth.
Holy Ghost, shed Thy light in our souls.
Holy Ghost, engrave Thy law in our hearts
Holy Ghost, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.
Holy Ghost, open to us the treasures of Thy graces
Holy Ghost, teach us to pray well.
Holy Ghost, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
Holy Ghost, lead us in the way of salvation
Holy Ghost, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
Holy Ghost, inspire in us the practice of good.
Holy Ghost, grant us the merits of all virtues.
Holy Ghost, make us persevere in justice.
Holy Ghost, be Thou our everlasting reward.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Send us Thy Holy Ghost.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our
souls the gifts of the Holy Ghost.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of
wisdom and piety.

V. Come, Holy Ghost! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful,
R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.

Let Us Pray
Grant, 0 merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and
purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us
fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with
Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever and
ever. R. Amen.

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God.
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.*

* Pray for us is repeated after each invocation.

Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of partiarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
Queen of families,
Queen of peace,

Lamb of God, You take away
sins of the world;
spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, You take away
the sins of the world;
graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Your take away
the sins of the world;
have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
Grant, we beg you, O Lord God, that we your servants may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness.

Through Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.

During Advent conclude with:

Let us pray.

O God,
you willed that, at the message of an angel,
your word should take flesh
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
grant to your suppliant people,
that we, who believe her to be truly the Mother of God,
may be helped by her intercession with you.
Through the same Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.

From Christmas to the Purification conclude with:

Let us pray.

O God,
by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary,
you bestowed upon the human race
the rewards of eternal salvation;
grant, we beg you,
that we may feel the power of her intercession,
through whom we have been made worthy
to receive the Author of life,
our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you forever and ever.

R. Amen.

During Paschaltime conclude with:

Let us pray.

O god, who by the Resurrection of your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
granted joy to the whole world,
grant, we beg you,
that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother,
we may attain the joys of eternal life.
Through the same Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.

Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus

V. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.
V. God the Father of Heaven
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Holy Spirit,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Holy Trinity, one God,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Jesus, Son of the living God, R. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, splendor of the Father, [etc.]
Jesus, brightness of eternal light.
Jesus, King of glory.
Jesus, sun of justice.
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus, most amiable.
Jesus, most admirable.
Jesus, the mighty God.
Jesus, Father of the world to come.
Jesus, angel of great counsel.
Jesus, most powerful.
Jesus, most patient.
Jesus, most obedient.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
Jesus, lover of chastity.
Jesus, lover of us.
Jesus, God of peace.
Jesus, author of life.
Jesus, example of virtues.
Jesus, zealous lover of souls.
Jesus, our God.
Jesus, our refuge.
Jesus, father of the poor.
Jesus, treasure of the faithful.
Jesus, good Shepherd.
Jesus, true light.
Jesus, eternal wisdom.
Jesus, infinite goodness.
Jesus, our way and our life.
Jesus, joy of Angels.
Jesus, King of the Patriarchs.
Jesus, Master of the Apostles.
Jesus, teacher of the Evangelists.
Jesus, strength of Martyrs.
Jesus, light of Confessors.
Jesus, purity of Virgins.
Jesus, crown of Saints.

V. Be merciful, R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Be merciful, R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.

V. From all evil, R. deliver us, O Jesus.
From all sin, deliver us, O Jesus.
From Your wrath, [etc.]
From the snares of the devil.
From the spirit of fornication.
From everlasting death.
From the neglect of Your inspirations.
By the mystery of Your holy Incarnation.
By Your Nativity.
By Your Infancy.
By Your most divine Life.
By Your labors.
By Your agony and passion.
By Your cross and dereliction.
By Your sufferings.
By Your death and burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your institution of the most Holy Eucharist.
By Your joys.
By Your glory.

V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. have mercy on us, O Jesus.
V. Jesus, hear us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, You have said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you." Grant, we beg of You, to us who ask it, the gift of Your most divine love, that we may ever love You with our whole heart, in word and deed, and never cease praising You.
Give us, O Lord, as much a lasting fear as a lasting love of Your Holy Name, for You, who live and are King for ever and ever, never fail to govern those whom You have solidly established in Your love. R. Amen.

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother by the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, united substantially with the word of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Divinity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, rich to all who invoke Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, crushed for our iniquities, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord,
Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart.
R. Make our hearts like unto Thine.
Let us pray
Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and upon the acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to them who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the same Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end.

Say this prayer in the morning (if you can)

The Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Introductory Prayers
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle winthin them the fire of Thy love!
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray. O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit dost instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant us by this same Spirit to relish what is right and ever to rejoice in His consolation, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

First Crown: The Crown of Excellence

To honor the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin, her ineffable Virginity, her purity without stain and her innumerable virtues

1. Recite one Our Father

Recite One Hail Mary

Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world; thou didst give birth to Him Who made thee, and remainest a Virgin forever.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

2. Recite One Hail Mary

O holy and immaculate Virgin, I know not with what praise to extol thee, since thou didst bear in thy womb the very One Whom the Heavens cannot contain.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

3. Recite One Hail Mary

Thou are all fair, O Virgin Mary, and there is no stain in thee.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

4. Recite One Hail Mary

Thy virtues, O Virgin, surpass the stars in number.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

Recite a Glory Be

Second Crown: The Crown of Power

To honor the royalty of the Blessed Virgin, her magnificence, her universal mediation and the strength of her rule.

5. Recite one Our Father
Recite One Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O Empress of the world! Bring us with thee to the joys of Heaven.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;
Rejoice a thousand times!

6. Recite One Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O treasure house of the Lord's graces! Grant us a share in thy riches.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

7. Recite One Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O Mediatrix between God and man! Through thee may the Almighty be favorable to us.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

8. Recite One Hail Mary

Glory be to thee who destroyest heresies and crushest demons! Be thou our loving guide.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

Recite a Glory Be

Third Crown: The Crown of Goodness

To honor the mercy of the Blessed Virgin toward sinners, the poor, the just and the dying

9. Recite one Our Father

Recite One Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O refuge of sinners! Intercede for us with God.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

10. Recite One Ave

Glory be to thee, O Mother of orphans! Render the Almighty favorable to us.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

11. Recite One Ave

Glory be to thee, O joy of the just!

Lead us with thee to the joys of Heaven.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

12. Recite One Ave

Glory be to thee who are ever ready to assist us in life and death! Lead us with thee to the kingdom of Heaven!

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

Recite a Glory Be

Concluding Prayer

Let Us Pray. Hail, Mary, Daughter of God the Father; Hail, Mary, Mother of God the Son; Hail, Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost; Hail, Mary, Temple of the most Holy Trinity; Hail, Mary, my Mistress, my treasure, my joy, Queen of my heart; my Mother, my life, my sweetness, my dearest hope ---- yea, my heart and my soul! I am all thine and all that I have is Thine, O Virgin blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God. Set thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to God. Receive me, O gracious Virgin, among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children. Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of Heaven until, through thee, His faithful spouse, Jesus Christ thy Son be formed in me for the glory of the Father. Amen.
And I have saved the best for last... The Rosary, the method that is on this site is the method promoted by St. Louis Marie de Monfort himself; Check back soon because I am making a slide presentation that I am going to turn into a downloadable movie that will have the rosary with words and pictures and verbal prayers along with the meditations that the St. Louis Marie de Monfort recommends.
But for now here is the version taken from the book True Devotion of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

The Holy Rosary (according to the method prescribed by St. Louis Marie de Monfort)

Mysteries of the RosaryJoyful Mysteries:

1st Mystery: Humility: "we ask for humility of heart" May the grace of the Mystery of the Annunciation come down into our souls. Amen.

2nd Mystery: Charity: "we ask for a perfect love of our neighbour" May the grace of the Mystery of the Visitation come down into our souls. Amen.

3rd Mystery: Love of the poor: "we ask for detachment from the things of this world, love of poverty and love of the poor" May the grace of the Mystery of the Nativity come down into our souls. Amen.

4th Mystery: Purity: "we ask for the gift of wisdom and purity of heart and body" May the grace of the Mystery of the Presentation come down into our souls. Amen.

5th Mystery: Conversions: "we ask you to convert us and all sinners, heretics, schismatics and pagans" May the grace of the Mystery of the Finding Our Lord in the Temple come down into our souls. Amen.

Sorrowful Mysteries:

1st Mystery: Contrition: "we ask for perfect sorrow for our sins and perfect conformity to your holy will" May the grace of the Mystery of the Agony in the Garden come down into our souls. Amen.

2nd Mystery: Spirit of mortification: "we ask for the grace to mortify our senses" May the grace of the Mystery of the Scourging at the Pillar come down into our souls. Amen.

3rd Mystery: Detachment from the worldly: "we ask for a deep contempt of the world" May the grace of the Mystery of the Crowning of Thorns come down into our souls. Amen.

4th Mystery: Patience: "we ask for great patience in carrying our cross after you all the days of our life" May the grace of the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross come down into our souls. Amen.

5th Mystery: A holy death: "we ask for a great horror of sin, a love for the Cross and the grace of a holy death for us and for those who are now in their last agony" May the grace of the Mystery of the Crucifixion come down into our souls. Amen.

Glorious Mysteries:

1st Mystery: Faith: "we ask for a lively faith" May the grace of the Mystery of the Resurrection come down into our souls. Amen.

2nd Mystery: Hope: "we ask for a firm hope and a great longing for heaven" May the grace of the Mystery of the Ascension come down into our souls. Amen.

3rd Mystery: Truth: "we ask for your holy wisdom that we may know, taste and practice your truth and share it with everyone" May the grace of the Mystery of the the coming of the Holy Spirit come down into our souls. Amen.

4th Mystery: Devotion to Our Mother: "we ask for the gift of true devotion to her in order to live a good life and have a happy death" May the grace of the Mystery of the Assumption come down into our souls. Amen.

5th Mystery: Perseverance: "we ask for perseverance and an increase in virtue up to the moment of our death and thereafter the eternal crown that is prepared for us" May the grace of the Mystery of the Coronation come down into our souls. Amen.

Concluding prayer:

Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father, admirable Mother of the Son, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit, august Tempe of the most Holy Trinity! Hail, sovereigh princess, to whom all owe subjection in heaven and on earth! Hail, sure refuge of sinners, our Lady of Mercy, who hast never refused any request. 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. I consecrate myself entirely to thee with all that I have. I choose thee today for my Mother and Mistress. Treat me, then as the least of thy children and the most obedient of they servants. Listen, my princess, listen to the sighs of a heart that desires to love and serve thee faithfully. Let it never be said that of all those who have had recourse to thee, I was the first to be abandoned. O my hope, O my life, O my faithful and Immaculate Virgin Mary, defend me, nourish me, hear me, teach me and save me. Amen

Click Here if you do not know how to say the rosary. This link is the the opening page where I have detailed instructions on how to say the rosary, because I love you.

Who will oppose you?

Who will oppose you and attack you if you follow this Most Holy and true Devotion... the devil and his followers the fallen angels, especially in these latter times, for he knows he is running out of time to destroy souls. He will not hesitate to stir up savage persecutions and set treacherous snares for Mary's faithful servants and children whom he finds the most difficult to overcome. What Lucifer lost by pride Mary won by humility.

What you do in this "Total Consecration"

This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. It requires us to give:
Our body with its senses and members;
Our souls with its faculties;
Our present material possessions and all we shall acquire in the future;
Our interior and spiritual possessions, that is our merits, virtues and good actions of the past, the present and the future.

In other words, we give her all that we posses both in our natural life and in our spiritual life, as well as everything we shall acquire in the future in the order of nature, of grace, and of glory in heaven. This we do without any reservation, not even of penny, a hair or the smallest good deed. And we need to give for all eternity without claiming or expecting, in return for our offering and our service, any other reward than the honor of belonging to our Lord through Mary and in Mary, even though our Mother were not - as in fact she always is - the most generous and appreciative of all God's creatures.

In this devotion everything is given and consecrated, even the right to dispose freely of one's spiritual goods and the satisfactions earned by daily good works. This is not done even in religious orders. Members of religious orders give God there earthly goods by the vow of poverty, the goods of the body by the vow of chastity, their free will by by the vow of obedience, and sometimes there freedom of movement by their vow of enclosure. (as in cloistered nuns and monks). But they do not give him by these vows the liberty and right to dispose of the value of their good works. They do not despoil themselves of what a christian considers most precious and most dear - his merits and satisfactions.

Renew your Baptismal promises

This devotions makes us give Jesus and Mary all our thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings and every moment of our lives without exception. Thus, whatever we eat or drink, whether we do important or unimportant work, it will always be true to say that everything is done for Jesus and Mary.

The Order

Here is more information on the Order that are after this Great Way, called the Company of Mary, click here for more information. Their is also an order called the Monfort Missionaries, here is a link to their site.

Those little ones who practice this devotion daily will know true freedom!

If I were to lay down some guidelines for what you would do and how you would live they would follow this way, in every way.

At this time there is a Confraternity of Mary Queen of All Hearts, click here for information.

The Confraternity

There is at this time a Confraternity of Mary Queen of All Hearts, this confraternity was established in 1899 in Ottawa. In 1913 Pope Pius X erected the confraternity in Rome into an Archconfraternity. In 1955, the Holy See established two distinct associations, for the faithful and for priests. The association for the faithful possesses today 140 centers spread throughout the world.

I highly recommend that you join this Confraternity of Mary Queen of All Hearts.

Here is a link for more information in the United States go here.

For information in the rest of the World click here.

In the US the Confraternity is run by the Monfort Missionaries, here is there address:

THE MONFORT MISSIONARIES
QUEEN OF ALL HEARTS CONFRATERNITY
BAY SHORE, NEW YORK 11706-8993

Steps to Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary

1. READ THE BOOK; TRUE DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN

2. Meditate and pray deeply for conversion, emptying yourself of the love of the world, for twelve days, and optional but highly recommended to read and meditate of the reading for each day, click here for daily readings.

Spend thirty-three days taking on the clothes of Mary, praying with intention to be consecrated asking Our Lady to inspire us and make us into a New Creation... one that closely resembles her.

3. Then pick a day that you want to be consecrated, please note that this may be determined by the person (priest) who is in charge of the Confraternity in your diocese. (please check with them first) Here are the feast day that this consecration can be done.

Here are the Marian Feast days
Apparition of the Immaculate Virgin Mary at Lourdes
The Annunciation
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
The Assumption
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Our Lady of Sorrows
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Guadalupe

Feb when February has 29 days. The Feast of the Annunciation is the Feast that St. Louis de Montfort recommends most of all as it is this Feast that commemorates God Himself taking on flesh and, thereby, subjecting even Himself to trust in and dependency on Our Lady

4. The first week

Optional but highly recommended to read and meditate of the reading for each day, click here for the link.

Offer up all their prayers and acts of devotion to acquire knowledge of ourselves and sorrow for our sins.

Ask the Lord and the Holy spirit to enlighten them saying : Lord , that I may see", and say daily the Litany of the Holy Spirit.

Pray to the Blessed Mother and ask her, beg her to obtain for them that great grace which is the foundation of all others, that is the grace of "Self Knowledge" and for this intention pray each day the Ave Maria Stella and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin.

The Second Week

Optional but highly recommended to read and meditate of the reading for each day, click here for the link.

Endeavor in all your prayers and works to acquire an understanding of the Blessed Virgin and ask the Holy Spirit for this grace.

Pray daily the Ave Maria Stella

Pray daily the Litany of the Holy Spirit

Pray daily at least five decades of the Rosary

The Third Week

Optional but highly recommended to read and meditate of the reading for each day, click here for the link.

Seek to understand Jesus Christ better. Pray and repeat often "Lord that I may know you"

Pray the Litany of the Holy Spirit

Pray the Ave Maria Stella

Pray the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus.

5. Go to confession, this part is critical and if you are not prepared to do this, please go back to day one. Here is a good guide to how to make a good confession, I have also included a copy for you to download and print located on our download page.

6. On the day on consecration you should fast (two small meals which do not equal together the third and large meal) & preferably no meat.

7. Here is what you will pray at your consecration:

O Eternal and incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine incarnation.

I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking the form of a slave in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! Ungrateful and faithless as I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism; I have not fulfilled my obligations; I do not deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare not come by myself before Thy most holy and august Majesty. It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother, whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my sins, and the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.

Hail, then, O immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden and to be adored by angels and by men! Hail, O Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is subject which is under God. Hail, O sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in my lowliness I present to thee.

I, N_____, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.

Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.

O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! O Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves.

O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness of His age on earth and of His glory in Heaven. Amen.

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8. After you are consecrated

Once you have consecrated yourself to Jesus through Mary, live that consecration. St. Louis-Marie de Montfort recommended the following:

• Keep praying to develop a "great contempt" for the spirit of this world
• Maintain a special devotion to the Mystery of the Incarnation (e.g., through meditation; spiritual reading; focusing on Feasts centering around the Incarnation, such as the Annunciation and the Nativity, etc.)
• Frequently recite the Ave, Rosary, and the Magnificat
• Recite, every day if it is not inconvenient, the "Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin" -- a series of Paters, Aves, and Glorias -- one Ave for each star in the Virgin's Crown. Or pray the daily rosary. St. Louis has a special way of praying the Little Crown, which is recommended.
• Do everything through, with, in and for Mary for the sake of Jesus, with the prayer, "I am all thine Immaculate one, with all that I have: in time and in eternity" in your heart and on your lips
• Associate yourself with Mary in a special way before, during, and after Communion (see Supplement of the book, "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" above)
• Wear a little iron chain (around the neck, arm, waist, or ankle) as an outward sign and reminder of holy slavery. This practice is optional, but very recommended by St. Louis. The appearance of this chain is not further specified.
• Renew the consecration once a year on the same date chosen above, and by following the same 33-day period of exercises. If desired, also renew the consecration monthly with the prayer, "I am all thine and all I have is thine, O dear Jesus, through Mary, Thy holy Mother."
• Optional: Join the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts.

Their address:      Director, Confraternity of Mary Queen of All Hearts      26 South Saxon Avenue      Bay Shore, NY 11706

Monfortian Spirituality

Click on this link to be taken to a page with all the books and writing of St. Louis Marie de Monfort and it even has many prayers, I love this link and go there often, http://www.montfort.org.

Mary's Role in Salvation History According to Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort, by Fr. Patrick Gaffney, S.M.M.

A Montfortian Spirituality Conference at Catholic Information Network, conducted by Fr. Patrick Gaffney, S.M.M.

The Montfortian Spirituality page at Geocities

Select Marian Sites

The Mary Page - A full and important site on Mary
A page of Papal Documents on Mary and The Rosary


  Pope John Paul II (1978-2005)   "Rosarium Virginis Mariae"   "Rosary of the Virigin Mary" - 2002 Apostolic Letter   "Redemptoris Mater"   "Mother of the Redeemer" - 1987 Encyclical   On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Pilgrim Church

  Pope Paul VI (1963-78)   "Marialis Cultus"   "Marian Devotion" - 1974 Apostolic Exhortation   For the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the   Blessed Virgin Mary  
 "Christi Matri"   "Mother of Christ" - 1966 Encyclical   On Prayers for Peace During October

  Pope Blessed John XXIII (1958-63)   "Grata Recordatio"   "Pleasant Recollection" - 1959 Encyclical   On the Rosary: Prayer for the Church, Missions,   International and Social Problems

  Pope Pius XII (1939-58)   "Ad Caeli Reginam"   "On the Queen of Heaven" - 1954 Encyclical   On Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary   "Ingruentium Malorum"   "Approaching Evils" - 1951 Encyclical   On Reciting the Rosary

  Pope Pius XI (1922-39)   "Ingravescentibus Malis"   "Evergrowing Evils" - 1937 Encyclical   On the Rosary

  Pope St. Pius X (1903-14)   "Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum"   "On That Most Happy Day" - 1904 Encyclical   On the Immaculate Conception (approaching the 50th   anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the   Immaculate Conception of Mary within her mother's womb)

  Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903)   "Diuturni Temporis"   "...Long Space of Time..." - 1898 Encyclical   On the Rosary   "Augustissimae Virginis Mariae"   "Most August Virgin Mary" - 1897 Encyclical   On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary "Fidentem Piumque Animum" "Confident and Devoted Soul" - 1896 Encyclical On the Rosary "Adiutricem" "Adjutrix (which means 'Female Helper')" - 1895 Encyclical On the Rosary "Iucunda Semper Expectatione" "...Always with Joyful Expectation..." - 1894 Encyclical On the Rosary "Laetitiae Sanctae" "Sacred Joy" - 1893 Encyclical Commending Devotion to the Rosary "Magnae Dei Matris" "Great Mother of God" - 1892 Encyclical On the Rosary "Octobri Mense" "...Month of October..." - 1891 Encyclical On the Rosary "Vi E Ben Noto" "You Know..." - 1887 Encyclical On the Rosary and Public Life "Quod Auctoritate" "...Which...Authority..." - 1885 Encyclical Proclaiming an Extraordinary Jubilee (50th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's ordination) "Superiore Anno" "Last Year..." - 1884 Encyclical On Recitation of the Rosary "Supremi Apostolatus Officio" "...Supreme Apostolic Office..." - 1883 Encyclical On Devotion of the Rosary

  Pope St. Pius V (1566-72)   "Consueverunt Romani Pontifices"   "The Romans Pontiffs...Were Wont..." - 1569 Papal Bull
Groups sharing Montfortian Inspiration
The Little Company of Mary, founded by Mother Mary Potter

The Legion of Mary, founded by Frank Duff

Encyclicals of John Paul II (Redemptoris Mater (1987)).