Consecration to Mary: St. Louis De Montfort's True Devotion : Complete Five-Week Preparation : Prayers, Daily Meditations, Spiritual Guidance, Ceremony

by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (Editor)

Everything you need to make your consecration to the Blessed Virgin according to Saint Louis de Montfort’s method in True Devotion to Mary . All the readings in one place. Includes Scripture, The Imitation of Christ , True Devotion to Mary , The Love of Eternal Wisdom , The Secret of the Rosary , The Secret of Mary , Letter to the Friends of the Cross and more! You’ll use it for prayer & meditation over and over.

Genres: Catholic, Religion, Spirituality, Devotional

420 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort est un prêtre catholique français, né le 31 janvier 1673 à Montfort-la-Cane en province de Bretagne (aujourd'hui Montfort-sur-Meu en Ille-et-Vilaine) et qui est mort le 28 avril 1716 à Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre en province du Poitou) (de nos jours dans le département de la Vendée). Il est le fondateur de deux congrégations religieuses : la Compagnie de Marie (les Pères montfortains) d'où seront issus les Frères de Saint-Gabriel et une congrégation féminine : les Filles de la sagesse. Béatifié par Léon XIII, en 1888, il est canonisé par Pie XII, en 1947.

Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Roman Catholic priest and Confessor. 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. Montfort is known for his particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the practice of praying the Rosary.

Montfort is considered as one of the early writers in the field of Mariology. His most notable works regarding Marian devotions are contained in The Secret of Mary and the True Devotion to Mary.

The Roman Catholic Church, under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII canonized Montfort on July 20, 1947. A "founders statue" created by Giacomo Parisini is located in an upper niche of the south nave of Saint Peter's Basilica.

Reviews

[John Ray Catingub · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've prayed the Marian consecrations by Fr. Gaitley ("33 Days to Morning Glory") and Fr. Gillespie ("Preparation for Total Consecration According to St. Louis de Montfort") and this one has to be the most thorough so far. "33 Days" felt better suited for a beginner in Marian devotion and "Preparation" was a bit more advanced but Fr. Libietis' work recognises how much violence (so to speak) we have to do to ourselves in order to beat out the impurities of our old lives and reform ourselves to the new. The strength of "Consecration to Mary" is not just in that it contextualises St. Louis de Montfort in Tradition but also that it uses more works of his to fortify a person's preparations. This will be my go-to recommendation for someone who wants to consecrate himself or renew his consecration with a thorough and thoughtful guide.

[Stef · Rating 5 out of 5]

used this for my first Consecration in 2008 and it's still my favorite, used it for re-Consecration in 2018

[Andrea Barr · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best aid to advancement in spiritual life!

[Joseph Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A how-to on thinking about Mary and the role she plays in the Christian life. "Mary is only a human being' he says. This statement puts the Roman perspective that Mary is honored and not worshiped into view and the Protestant arguement to the contrary at a rest. There's not a theological work that will punish you into liking and praying to Mary more than this. It's dense.

[Clare Spelick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will definitely be a multiply read book. Highly educational and informative, I was never bored with any portion or section of the consecration. I would, as this book does, also recommend reading St. Montfort's 'True Devotion to Mary' prior to going through with this. With that, I did enjoy this work, and found it more fulfilling than Gaitley's abbreviated version.

[Gladys Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for one's spiritual guidance for consecration to Our Blessed Mother Mary. It is shorter than other consecration reads but does not leave out anything that must be know and meditated on. Includes daily prayers, daily Gospel meditations, and much more. I will definitely read it again for the daily prayers and the Gospel reflections/meditations.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone wishing to grow closer to Jesus though Mary, and who desires to go through St. Louis de Montfort's writings, would be well served by this book. All the supplemental writings and prayers are included in one place. A gem of a find!

[OSCAR · Rating 2 out of 5]

Igual que el resto de los devocionarios, "la consagración total" no puede ser un libro que uno meramente hojee, sino que debe emprender lo que dice; es un esfuerzo de disciplina tratar de hacer las oraciones correspondientes a cada día sin rehuir el cansancio o el tedio; en nuestro mundo tan convulso esta clase de libros son hasta terribles para los individuos. Debo admitir que me gustó la selección de lecturas que hizo Grignion de Montfort, donde uno pasaba por depurar su alma, posteriormente conocer a María para finalmente llegar al conocimiento del Hijo, de Jesús.

Este texto deberían leerlo los antimarianos para entender que realmente la veneración que se tiene por la Virgen no es una innovación sino una consecuencia necesaria de una sana cristología. Además contrario a lo que podría pensarse, algunas oraciones buscan rehuir de los auxilios espirituales a los cuales están habituadas varias personas y que han llevado a las iglesias orientales o focianas a decir que la veneración a la Virgen en la iglesia romana ha adquirido tintes sensibleros, corporales o morbosos; no dudo que desarrollos ulteriores sí hayan caído en esos excesos, pero una lectura desapasionada haría reflexionar al hombre de buena voluntad sobre la idoneidad de la reverencia hacia la Madre de Dios, la Theotokos, la Virgen María.