Author Archives: Hugh Gillespie, SMM

Praying with St. Louis de Montfort (A sample)

The Holy Week cantiques of St. Louis de Montfort  form a sustained series of meditations upon the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.  Montfort Publications is presently in the process of preparing a small devotional book that includes excerpts from … Continue reading

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New Translation – Hymn on the Agony of Jesus

Among his collected Cantiques, St. Louis de Montfort composed what might be termed a series for Holy Week that features a hymn for each day of the week from Sunday through Saturday, with each hymn focusing on a different aspect … Continue reading

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A Montfortian prayer for the Year of Faith

The following prayer is taken from the final section of St. Louis de Montfort’s 6th cantique which sings of “The Lights of Faith.”  Fr. de Montfort would often conclude his hymns with a prayer and these prayers, as is the … Continue reading

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Fr. de Montfort on the true greatness of St. Peter

As we celebrate the election of Francis I to the Chair of St. Peter as our new holy father, it may be profitable  to consider a couple little known references in the writings of St. Louis de Montfort to the … Continue reading

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Spanish Video: Las Verdaderas y Falsas Devociones a la Virgen María

Aquí está el video de una presentación por Padre Hugo, SMM, que trata de las devociones falsa a María santísima y las características de la verdadera devoción a la santísima Virgen en los escritos del san Luis María de Montfort. … Continue reading

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Hidden Treasures – A Picture and a Prayer

While browsing through the resources in our archives, I came across a very old collection of the Mission Cantiques (Songs) that would have been used by our early missionaries in their preaching in Western France.  Early collections like this are … Continue reading

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New Publication: The Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Montfort Publications is preparing to release a newly reformatted and typeset version of The Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The Little Crown is a prayer that was both greatly esteemed and highly recommended by St. Louis de Montfort.  He … Continue reading

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Prayer to Jesus (For the grace of belonging completely to Mary)

This is the working draft of a new translation of Fr. de Montfort’s prayer addressed to the Lord Jesus that is found at the end of the text of the Secret of Mary.  It is the powerful and ardent prayer … Continue reading

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New Translation: A Brief Invocation of the Holy Spirit

The prayer that St. Louis de Montfort addressed to the Lord Jesus which is found at the conclusion of the Secret of Mary includes a beautiful invocation of the Holy Spirit.  As part of a project to put together a … Continue reading

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Concerning the date of the Feast of the Annunciation this year

In the present year (2013) the Annunciation of the Lord is not celebrated on March 25.  Rather, as this date is Monday of Holy Week, the celebration of the Annunciation of the Lord is deferred until the first day that … Continue reading

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