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April 28, 2016
(2Co 12:9-10) And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. For which cause I please myself in my infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ. For when I am weak, then am I powerful.
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A MOMENT WITH MARY: How to recite the Rosary properly
Since faith is the only key which opens up these mysteries for us, we must begin the Rosary by saying the Creed very devoutly, and the stronger our faith the more merit our Rosary will have.
This faith must be lively and informed by charity; in other words, to recite the Rosary properly it is necessary to be in God's grace, or at least seeking it.
This faith must be strong and constant, that is, one must not be looking for sensible devotion and spiritual consolation in the recitation of the Rosary; nor should one give it up because the mind is flooded with countless involuntary distractions, or because one experiences a strange distaste in the soul or an almost continual and oppressive fatigue of the body.
Neither feelings, nor consolation, nor sighs, nor transports, nor the continual attention of the imagination are needed; faith and good intentions are quite enough.
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
In The Secret of the Rosary, §35
From Montfort’s Writings: (Hymn 11: 36-37, 33)
You desire then, Jesus my master,
That I be with you on the cross.
I am content, deign to place me there,
It is for me too much honour by far.
In putting me there, give me your grace
And keep me there by your might,
That I may walk in your footsteps
In suffering most gladly.
I am a poorly polished stone,
Crude and without adornment,
Shape it, Lord, I beg you,
To set it in your building.
I want to suffer in patience,
Cut, shape, strike, slice,
But help my helplessness
And forgive me my sins.
This amazing grace,
This joy in affliction,
We obtain through prayer
We make with humility.
To obtain it, let us pray to Mary;
Through her sorrow-pierced heart
She bestows life
And even the cross of the Lord.
MORE: Collected Writings of St. Louis Marie de Montfort
Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
.April 28, 2016
(2Co 12:9-10) And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. For which cause I please myself in my infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ. For when I am weak, then am I powerful.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER: 21 Things St. Louis de Montfort Said About the Rosary and Marian Devotion
CNA: Short Bio Saint Louis-Marie de Monfort
CATHOLIC HERALD: Louis de Montfort, a saint whose life was the stuff of Hollywood
A MOMENT WITH MARY: How to recite the Rosary properly
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| English: A rosary found on board the carrack Mary Rose. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Since faith is the only key which opens up these mysteries for us, we must begin the Rosary by saying the Creed very devoutly, and the stronger our faith the more merit our Rosary will have.
This faith must be lively and informed by charity; in other words, to recite the Rosary properly it is necessary to be in God's grace, or at least seeking it.
This faith must be strong and constant, that is, one must not be looking for sensible devotion and spiritual consolation in the recitation of the Rosary; nor should one give it up because the mind is flooded with countless involuntary distractions, or because one experiences a strange distaste in the soul or an almost continual and oppressive fatigue of the body.
Neither feelings, nor consolation, nor sighs, nor transports, nor the continual attention of the imagination are needed; faith and good intentions are quite enough.
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
In The Secret of the Rosary, §35
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| Français : Louis de Monfort, le fondateur des frères St-Gabriel, accompagné d'un des premiers frères qu'il a formé. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
From Montfort’s Writings: (Hymn 11: 36-37, 33)
You desire then, Jesus my master,
That I be with you on the cross.
I am content, deign to place me there,
It is for me too much honour by far.
In putting me there, give me your grace
And keep me there by your might,
That I may walk in your footsteps
In suffering most gladly.
I am a poorly polished stone,
Crude and without adornment,
Shape it, Lord, I beg you,
To set it in your building.
I want to suffer in patience,
Cut, shape, strike, slice,
But help my helplessness
And forgive me my sins.
This amazing grace,
This joy in affliction,
We obtain through prayer
We make with humility.
To obtain it, let us pray to Mary;
Through her sorrow-pierced heart
She bestows life
And even the cross of the Lord.
MORE: Collected Writings of St. Louis Marie de Montfort
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 5- "On painstaking and true repentance"
2.
Gather together and come near, all you who have angered God; come and
listen to what I expound to you; assemble and see what He has revealed
to my soul for your edification. Let us give first place and first
honour to the story of the dishonoured yet honoured workers. Let all of
us who have suffered an unexpected and inglorious fall listen, watch and
act. Rise and be seated, you who through your falls are lying
prostrate. Attend, my brothers, attend to my word. Incline your ears,
you who wish to be reconciled afresh with God by a true conversion.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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