He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by pope clement xi. He was known as a preacher in his time and as an author, whose books are widely read to the present day and have influenced a number of popes. As a child he developed an ardent devotion to our blessed lady and at his confirmation added the name mary to his own. 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. We, too, must be devoted to the holy mass, which is the perfect prayer, in order to attached to the things of heaven that we are willing to sacrifice all in this world for the love of the most holy trinity. Louismarie breaks these days into sections of days, each section. His congregation, also called the daughters of divine wisdom, started. Leglise saintlouismariegrignion montfortsurmeusite et.
From his youth he was distinguished by a singular devotion to the blessed virgin mary. Louis grignion was born at montfort in brittany, north western france, on january 31, 1673. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Louismarie grignion naquit a montfort en bretagne le 31 janvier 1673. Early years preparing for the priesthood early priestly ministry missions in brittany. Louiss life is inseparable from his efforts to promote genuine devotion to mary, the mother of jesus and mother of the church. April 28 marks the 300 th anniversary of the death of st. Pope john paul ii calls his encounter with the saints writings a decisive turning point in his. St louismarie grignion 16731716 was born in montfortsurmeu, france. Near the cross of jesus stood his mother, his mothers sister mary. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. St louis marie preached a mission in mervent about july, 1715, during which he restored the church which had been in a very bad state. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Confessor, marian devotee, and founder of the sisters of divine wisdom he was born louis maie grignon in montfort, france, in 1673.
It was probably then that he found his cave, which he converted into a hermitage for himself with the help of many of the local people. I pagina 5 foreword the present volume is a translation by paul r. Established in 1932, montfort college primary section presently has 2,389 students, 204 thai teachers and 35 foreign teachers. 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 before and after class. Dozens of timeless classics, mass prayers, novenas, and more. His marian teachings have, to my mind, never been equaled, and if some of our readers, like me, are struggling through the ninevah devotions with father richard heilman in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the fatima apparitions, then they will be very familiar with this holy saint. April 28th is the the feast day of that great saint st. Ordained a priest at the age of 27, on june 5, 1700, louismarie celebrated his first mass in the church of saintsulpice, at the altar of the blessed virgin. Begin the 33day preparation for consecration now begins the 33day period of exercises. Louis s life is inseparable from his efforts to promote genuine devotion to mary, the mother of jesus and mother of the church. The saint crushes the devil who tries to destroy his book treatise on true devotion to mary. It is of an italian inspiration with its bell tower in the shape of a campanile, and houses the statue of saint louismarie grignion, born in montfortsurmeu possible to.
Montfort college primary section is a thai private school administered by the brothers of st. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by pope clement xi as well as preaching, montfort found time to write a number of books which went on to become classic catholic titles and influenced several popes. It was through the blessed virgin mary that jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world. 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. Totus tuus completely yours was louiss personal motto. On the other hand, louis marie does not deny the endless distance between jesus christ and mary cf. Totus tuus completely yours was louis s personal motto. Powerful prayers booklet americas favorite and most affordable prayer booklet. 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. 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. The french language has changed somewhat since the 18th century, so that the usage. On april 28, the church remembers the life of this extraordinary saint. He had wishes to go to canada as a missionary, instead he was sent to poitiers.