Category Archives: Devotional Prayers

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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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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New Translation – Hymn on the Death and Burial of the Lord

This is the latest in the series of translations that I have been working on from what can be termed Fr. de Montfort’s “Holy Week” Series of Cantiques.  This is the hymn for Saturday FOR SATURDAY JESUS DIES AND IS … Continue reading

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Prayer to Mary, Queen of All Hearts (Newly Translated)

This prayer, which has been used for quite some time to appeal to the powerful intercession of Our Lady under the title of Queen of all hearts, was originally composed in French and was granted the imprimatur in 1938.  Here … Continue reading

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New Translation – Hymn on the Crucifixion

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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New Translation: Mary Suffering at the Foot of the Cross

During the holy season of Lent it is fitting to take some time in prayerful reflection upon the sufferings that Our Lady endured at the foot of the Cross of her Son. Among Fr. de Montfort’s collected Cantiques is a … Continue reading

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