Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. Mary is the earthly paradise of jesus christ the new adam, where he became man by the power of the holy spirit, in order to accomplish. He said that he read almost everything about the blessed virgin. Educated at rennes, he was ordained there in 1700, becoming a chaplain in a hospital in poitiers. Confessor, marian devotee, and founder of the sisters of divine wisdom he was born louis maie grignon in montfort, france, in 1673. Total consecration to jesus through mary our lady of hope. Born in the breton village of montfort, close to rennes. To god alone, in the reign of jesus christ, by his eternal wisdom, in the love of the holy spirit, through the intercession of the immaculate heart of mary. His famous books such as mary s secret or the treaty of true devotion. To reverend father william considine, superior general of the.
University of alberta libraries the cihm monograph collection. To god alone, in the reign of jesus christ, by his eternal wisdom, in the love of the. The feast of the annunciation is the feast that st. The saints have said wonderful things of mary, the holy city of god, and, as they.
He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a. He was a popular and vigorous missionary from the west of france, who died at the age of 43 in 1716, exhausted by his sermons and his penances. Louis chose to attend the seminary for poorer students, and it may have been at this time that he discontinued the use of his family name, grignon, for the simpler and humbler association with the tiny village of his birth. The following documents are available for download. April 1716 in saint laurentsursevre bei cholet, frankreich. Montfort demonstrated how the blessed achieve heaven. Born in 1673, he was a deeply spiritual man with a burning passion for the salvation of souls. Even before ordination, he developed a strong devotion to the dominican way of life. Jeder christ ist geistig ein vendeaner kardinal sarah uber einen. This life, therefore, benefited from the vast and diverse experience of a man already wellinformed through his post in the seminary of angers and in. His congregation, also called the daughters of divine wisdom, started. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window.
A preacher and hospital chaplain, he died in 1716 after 16 years of apostolic work. Considered by many to be one of the greatest single books of marian spirituality ever written. Januar 1673 in eine franzosische advokatenfamilie hinein geboren. This life, therefore, benefited from the vast and diverse experience of a man already wellinformed through his. Abstract from the original german talks given at the german mariological consortium on influece of mary on pope john paul ii, provided by sister m. April 1716 in saint laurentsursevre bei cholet, frankreich, dt. It often happened that the jansenists, irritated by his success, secured by their intrigues his banishment form the district, in which he was giving a mission. A member of the third order of saint dominic, saint louis was one of the greatest apostles of the rosary in his day, and by means his miraculously inspiring book, the secret of the rosary, he is still so today. Louiss life is inseparable from his efforts to promote genuine devotion to mary, the mother of jesus and mother of the church. Letter for 50th anniversary of the canonization of st louismarie. From his childhood, he was indefatigably devoted to prayer before the blessed sacrament, and, when from his twelfth year he was sent as a day pupil to the jesuit college at rennes, he never failed to visit the church. Subscribe to the marian newsletter and get this gem for free by clicking here. This was by no means the only trial to which grignion was subjected.
The house is owned today jointly by the three montfortian congregations. Montfort lived in france from 1673 to 1716, and spent his vocation to the priesthood evangelizing, catechizing, and battling the pernicious. True devotion to the blessed virgin montfort missionaries. An explanation of the way of true devotion to mary and apostle of mary.