Sinner as I am, I cast myself at your feet and beg you to obtain from Jesus, your dear Son, contrition and pardon for all my sins and the gift of divine wisdom. What Mary did then, she does daily now. St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort wrote the Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin at the beginning of the 1700s, but the manuscript remained practically unknown for more than a century. Amen. Amen. May the light of thy faith dispel the darkness of my Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign! It is a lived teaching of outstanding ascetic and mystical depth, expressed in a lively and passionate style that makes frequent use of images and symbols. From the Vatican, 8 December 2003, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Copyright Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Mary is our sovereign and our mediatrix, our Mother and our Mistress. Amen. O GOD, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. Amen. Almsgiving became widespread; churches and hospitals were built; people led pure and honourable lives; real wonders were accomplished. by the power of prayer and mortification, he received the holy Rosary in the forest of Toulouse. 12. It is the terror of the devil, the blow which crushes him, the nail of Sisera which pierces his head. The outpouring of blood in which his sorrows bathed him. His last coming upon earth when his power and majesty will appear in all their magnificence. back for myself or others. Indulgence on the occasion of the procession. The Rosary enlightens blind and hardened sinners. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son. Happy, then, a thousand times happy, are the Christians who are now fastened faithfully and entirely to her, as to a firm anchor!" (Gal 4: 19). 15th "Jesus crowning thee". We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this fourteenth decade in honor of the ibid., n. 53; St Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses, III, 21, 10-22, 4). (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 175). 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. The Jews crown Jesus with piercing crowns. We offer Thee, O most Holy Trinity, this Creed in honor of all the mysteries The abuse and insults that were hurled at him. The third is the royal crown or crown of goodness that we give her by the glorious mysteries. Hail Mary, wonderful Mother of the Son. Amen. To be ever asking pardon for our daily sins. His humble and fervent prayers offered during his life and on the eve of his passion. Those who say it in haste and to get it over with. The joy and the release of the ancient fathers who were in limbo. The nails and the lance which pierced him, the sponge, the gall and the vinegar which he was given to drink. At the end of the second: Lord Jesus, this Creed in honour of all the mysteries of our faith, the Our Holy Principalities, ask etc. 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. St. Hilary and all the holy Pontiffs, ask of God etc. Through this mystery and the intercession of your blessed Mother we ask you to convert us and all sinners, heretics, schismatics and pagans. In this sense, we can say that, through the work of the Holy Spirit, the members are united and conformed to Christ the Head, the Son of the Father and of Mary, in such a way that "a true child of the Church must have God for his Father and Mary for his Mother" (The Secret of Mary, n. 11). 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. To honour the promise that Jesus Christ made to his apostles to send them the Holy Spirit and the command he gave them to prepare to receive him. This eschatological dimension is contemplated by St Louis Marie especially when he speaks of the "apostles of the latter times" formed by the Blessed Virgin to bring to the Church Christ's victory over the forces of evil (cf. give myself wholly to thee without keeping anything 15.At the end of the third Rosary the following prayer is said: [Prayer to the Blessed Virgin] Amen. O Lord, we offer you this Our Father to adore you in your oneness and to acknowledge you as the first cause and the last end of all things. May the grace of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary come into me and make me truly devoted to her. 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. de Montfort for saying fruitfully the holy Rosary, for the use of the Daughters of Wisdom. devotion for so good a Mother. Step 3: On the crucifix we begin with the prayer of the, Step 4: On the single bead above the crucifix pray the, Step 5: On the next three beads pray three. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father, admirable Mother of the Son, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost, august Temple of the most Holy Trinity! His discourses on heaven and the meal that he had with his disciples. souls. well as the gift of divine wisdom. Hail Mary ten times. May the grace of the Mystery of the Nativity come down into our souls. that is mine. Our Father. The mutual dependence of Jesus and Mary and the dependence we should have upon them both. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! See here for a short description of these methods. Those who say the holy Rosary every day have a share in what the saints are doing in heaven which is the same as they were doing upon earth meritoriously, for they who are on earth are doing what the saints are doing in heaven. In . His conformity to the will of his Father in spite of his natural reluctance. Hail Mary ten times, adding "Jesus becoming man". the least of thy children and the most obedient of thy servants. of my wandering imagination; may thy In addressing Jesus, St Louis Marie expresses the marvel of the union between the Son and the Mother: "She is so transformed into you by grace that she lives no more, she is as though she were not. Amen. 5.We beseech you, Lord Jesus, by the fifteen mysteries of your life, death, passion and glory, and the merits of your holy Mother, to convert sinners, to help the dying, to free the souls in purgatory, and to give all of us your grace so that we may live well and die well. Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! St Elizabeth praised Mary and called her blessed because she had believed. May the grace of the Mystery of the Resurrection come down into our souls. "This was corroborated by a vision of St. Gertrude. From this heart these streams flowed back impetuously to their source. Thus, in the Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, Mary appears as "the true terrestrial paradise of the New Adam", the "virginal and immaculate earth" of which he was formed (n. 261). Exterminator and destroyer of the devil and of heresies. The Rosary is the triple crown that we place on the heads of Jesus and Mary and he who recites it every day will receive the same crown. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, Copyright 2022 Catholic Online. Catholic Online School - Free education with 1,000,000 student enrollments. O Father of mercy, God of all consolation, we ask you for this infinite treasure of your divine wisdom, through the tender heart of Mary, through the Precious Blood of your dear Son and through the intense desire you have to bestow your gifts on your poor creatures. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Amen. Mt 22: 38). Her resurrection and triumphant Assumption. I wrote in Novo Millennio Ineunte: "One can never really reach Jesus except by the path of faith" (n. 19). Plenary indulgences of the stations of Rome and Jerusalem by going to Communion on certain days. 52. May the grace of the Scourging of Jesus come into me and make me truly mortified. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit. It is an invention of Religious to make money. Hail Mary, to God, root it up and bring it to nought; place and Amen. Gift and Mystery, pp. Through this mystery and through the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for a lively faith. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. Hail, sure refuge of sinners, Our Lady of Mercy, who hast never refused any We offer you, Lord Jesus, this fourteenth decade in honour of the Immaculate Conception of your holy Mother and her assumption into heaven body and soul. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. The joy and the added glory that heaven received through her triumphant entry. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine Mystical identification with Mary is fully directed to Jesus, as he says in the prayer: "Finally, dearly beloved Mother, grant, if it be possible, that I may have no other spirit but yours, to know Jesus and his divine will; that I may have no other soul but yours, to praise and glorify the Lord; that I may have no other heart but yours, to love God with a love as pure and ardent as yours" (The Secret of Mary, pp. Catholic Online YouTube - over 4,800 Catholic videos. Hail Mary ten times. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this fifth decade to honour Mary's finding you in the temple among the learned men after she had lost you. 49.Through the Rosary, hardened sinners of both sexes became converted and began to lead a holy life, regretting their past sins with genuine tears of sorrow. To thank Our Lord for all the graces he is giving us at every moment. St. Peter and St. Paul and all the holy Apostles, ask of God etc. When we praise her, love her, honour her or give anything to her, it is God who is praised, God who is loved, God who is glorified, and it is to God that we give, through Mary and in Mary" (cf. obtain from Jesus, thy beloved Son, contrition and pardon for all my sins, as Hail Mary ten times. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. "There I found the answers to my questions", for at one point I had feared that if my devotion to Mary "became too great, it might end up compromising the supremacy of the worship owed to Christ" (Dono e Mistero, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1996; English edition: Gift and Mystery, Paulines Publications Africa, p. 42). so be it--to all that thou art now doing in Heaven; Hail, sovereign princess, to whom all owe subjection in Heaven and on earth! princess, listen to the sighs of a heart that desires to love and serve thee in Luc., 12, 26: PL 15, 1561), he writes: "A soul is happy indeed when it is all possessed and overruled by the spirit of Mary, a spirit meek and strong, zealous and prudent, humble and courageous, pure and fruitful" (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 258). Refuge for all the living, all-powerful relief for the afflicted, for the dying and for the souls in purgatory. by justice. As I once again make my own this hope which I expressed, along with the other Council Fathers almost 40 years ago, I send to the entire Montfort Family a special Apostolic Blessing. Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up and bring it to nought; place and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee. His victories over death and sin, the world and the devil. In Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of the Father, we are truly children of the Father, and at the same time, sons and daughters of Mary and of the Church. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. of Celebrating the life, death and heavenly glory of Jesus and Mary in the Holy Rosary and a method of restraining our imagination and lessening distractions. Amen. Here below, I wish for nothing other than that which was yours: to believe sincerely without spiritual pleasures" (ibid., p. 72). The Apostle refers to himself as "the slave of Christ' (servus Christi) as though the title were an honour. I desire to say it with Let us pray. Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! 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! Our Father. 42-43; Rosarium Virginis Mariae, n. 15). Amen. Those who live in this love can say with St Paul: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" (Gal 2: 20). 5. 68) of Fr. The saints and angels share in this abundance of joy, as do the faithful on earth who say this prayer, for the Hail Mary is the source of all good for God's children. We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this tenth decade in honor of Thy Crucifixion Indulgence for those who say the Mass of the Rosary. 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. May the grace of the Mystery of the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin come If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Praised, adored and loved be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar. We ask of you a lively faith, a firm hope and an ardent charity. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. thee until death as the humblest of thy servants. Amen. When we say the Rosary we celebrate in one day or one week all the mysteries that the Church celebrates in a year for the sanctification of her children. Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign! Hear, O my Queen, the prayers of a heart that desires to love and serve you faithfully. Daily Readings - viewed over 100 million times worldwide. Amen His being taken down from the Cross and his burial. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this second decade in honour of the Visitation of your holy Mother to her cousin Saint Elizabeth. I unite with you, my Jesus, in order to praise your "Jesus crucified". Her daughter, sons, in-laws and grandchildren. de Montfort asking God for divine Wisdom] Mary is altogether relative to God; and indeed, I might well call her the relation to God. Hail MARY, my Mother, my loving Mistress, my powerful sovereign. Our Father. The sacrifice that Jesus made of his humanity to the Law. The cowardly who accept it and then abandon it. intercession of Thy holy Mother, the coming of the Holy Spirit into our souls. The deep recollection of the exceeding love of Mary when she was about to give birth to her child. Slowly and calmly with pauses in the prayers. The sending of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles by the Father and the Son. Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am Thine by justic. The sacrifice of himself that Jesus Christ offered to his Father on coming into the world. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this twelfth decade in honour of your triumphant Ascension; through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother we ask for an ardent desire for heaven, our true home. Take away from me all that Holy Dominations, ask etc. We can recite it inwardly without speaking. intercession of Thy holy Mother, charity toward our neighbor. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited. The marvellous guidance he gave to all the saints and even to the person of Jesus Christ during all his life. God is the author of the prayers of which it is composed and of the mysteries which it contains. LivingRosary.org.ua. Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Mary Most Holy is truly our Mother who accompanies us on our pilgrimage of faith, hope and charity towards an ever more intense union with Christ, the one Saviour and Mediator of salvation (cf. The veil with which they blindfolded him. Holiness is the perfection of charity, of love of God and neighbour that is the object of Jesus' greatest Commandment (cf. We can add a word to each mystery of the decade. 4. To form an army arrayed as for battle to destroy the empire of the devil and establish that of Jesus Christ. Amen. our souls. of Thy holy Mother, the grace of mortifying our senses. May the grace of the mystery of the Finding of Jesus come into our souls. His weariness of soul during all his life and especially in the Garden of Olives. The devils who hate it and strive to destroy it by numerous tricks. | about us. We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this eighth decade in honor of Thy being crowned The blow that he received in the house of Caiphas. human consolation; to die continually to myself without It is the prayer of the predestinate and of Catholics. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. 51. It is to her that the saints who have saved themselves have been the most attached and have done their best to attach others, in order to persevere in virtue. May the grace of the mystery of Our Lord's Crowning with Thorns come into me and make me truly opposed to the world. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. It is the prayer which distinguishes the predestinate from the reprobate. The choice of the twelve apostles and the powers he gave them. If they remembered in the middle of the night that they had not offered me this tribute, they would immediately rise from their bed and greet me with even greater respect, and with sorrow for their lapse. With this in mind he instituted the sacrifice of the Mass. The Rosary is sanctioned by the example given to us by the saints. With attention avoiding voluntary distractions. This is perhaps the deepest kenosis of faith in human history" (n. 18). According to the words of the Second Vatican Council, Mary "is hailed as pre-eminent and as a wholly unique member of the Church, and as her type and outstanding model in faith and charity" (Lumen Gentium, n. 53). which does not belong to thee, I beseech thee to Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! Amen. LETTER OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE MONTFORT RELIGIOUS FAMILY, To the Men and Women Religiousof the Montfort Families. "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. he was accompanied in his missions by several holy bishops and still his efforts were without fruit. We will say one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for the intentions of the Holy Father and for absent members, living and dead. The predestinate crown Jesus and Mary with eternal roses. The joy and the songs of Simeon and Anne the prophetess. The Rosary provides the knowledge of the mysteries of Jesus and Mary and recalls them to mind in view of applying them to one's life. Denis the Carthusian, speaking of a vision of Our Lady to one of her clients, said, "We should greet the Blessed Virgin with our hearts, our lips and our deeds, so that she will not be able to say to us, 'These people honour me with their lips but their hearts are far from me.". Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. We offer you, Lord Jesus, this ninth decade in honour of your carrying the Cross. Contemplative faith, by giving up tangible or extraordinary things, penetrates the mysterious depths of Christ. by Catholic Online Shopping (Father Francis Brancaccio) Holy Mary, my Advocate, pray for me. Together with the Blessed Virgin and with the same maternal heart, the Church prays, hopes and intercedes for the salvation of all men and women. The Our Father - prayer of which Jesus Christ is the sole author. We pray also for the light of glory to see you face to face and love you during all eternity. Hail Mary ten times. distractions which may arise during this Rosary. The peace, the authority and the mission he gave them to go out into the whole world. St. Louis de Montfort introductory prayer. The love of the Son who gave himself up for us. Indeed, the Son of God, who came into the world out of obedience to the Father in the Incarnation (cf. Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father. its sweetness as shown in the honey found in the mouth of the lion. Prayer which contains a summary of all we must ask of God. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. A work destined to become a classic of Marian spirituality was published 160 years ago. I believe in God; Our Father; three Hail Marys. the strength of the holy Rosary against the world, as prefigured by that small stone, which, thrown by no hand of man, fell upon the statue of Nebuchadnezzar and broke it into pieces. Hail, Mary, my Mother. Among the popes: Pius V, Innocent III, and Boniface VIII who had it embroidered in satin. 13.We offer you, Lord Jesus, this eleventh decade in honour of your glorious Resurrection; through this mystery and the intercession of your holy Mother, we ask for love of God and fervour in your service. HAIL MARY, BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ETERNAL FATHER. The shameful treatment he received at the house of Herod when he was dressed in a white robe. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home" (Jn 19: 25-27). Hail Mary ten times. 3rd "Jesus born in poverty" To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. |privacy policy Always in our hearts and prayers. However, the considerable development of Marian theology since St Louis Marie's time is largely due to the crucial contribution made by the Second Vatican Council. To honour the truth of God the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son and who is the love of the Godhead. Thus, in his Canticles St Louis Marie presents to the faithful in this order the excellence of charity (Canticle 5), the light of faith (Canticle 6) and the firmness of hope (Canticle 7). From this, Gertrude learned that the Blessed Trinity has allowed Our Lady to be the most powerful after God the Father, the wisest after God the Son and the most loving after God the Holy Spirit. Creed: Definition and essence of the Rosary. Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Lady, my powerful Queen. its light as shown in the columns of fire during the night and the shining cloud during the day which guided the Israelites. of Thy holy Mother, an ardent desire for Heaven, our true home. Mary said to the angel, 'But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?' His falling through weakness under its weight. Amen. thee for visions, revelations, sensible devotion or Hail Mary ten times. "Jesus filling us with the Holy Spirit". B.V.M., 14: PG 96, 719): ""We fasten our souls'", he says, ""to your hope, as to an abiding anchor'. As a result she is also the favorite daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. of my sins; may thy merits be my only adornment in St. Abraham and all the holy Patriarchs, ask of God etc. The Rosary is a practice that God has sanctioned by many miracles. Hail sure refuge of sinners, Our Lady of Mercy, who hast never refused any request.