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St. Louis de Montfort's teachingon genuine Marian devotion Home Page Apparition Discernment Approved Apparitions Contents    St. Louis on Mary as spiritual mother of all Christians St. Louis on Mary's future roleSt. Louis and modern Marian apparitions and devotionSt. Louis on true and false devotion to Mary St. Louis on Mary as spiritual mother of all ChristiansSt. Louis spent most of his priestly life preaching and teaching in western France, basing his teaching on Mary on the principle that just as God had initiated the work of Redemption on the basis of her cooperation, so he would continue and finish...

<p>A Montfortian Pilgrimage "In the Footsteps of Montfort": descriptions of Montfortian "Holy Places", and pictures...</p> <p>Louis Marie Grignion was born 31 January 1673 in the small town of Montfort-sur-Meu, just West of Rennes in Brittany, France. He was the eldest surviving child of the large family of Jean-Baptiste Grignion and his wife Jeanne Robert.</p>

April 28, 2006 Friday of the Second Week of Easter Psalm: Friday 18 Reading 1Acts 5:34-42 A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,a teacher of the law, respected by all the people,stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put outside for a short time,and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow children of Israel,be careful what you are about to do to these men.Some time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone important,and about four hundred men joined him, but he was killed,and all those who were loyal to himwere disbanded and came to nothing.After him came Judas the Galilean at the...

April 28, 2005Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter Psalm: Thursday 20 Reading IActs 15:7-21 After much debate had taken place,Peter got up and said to the Apostles and the presbyters,"My brothers, you are well aware that from early daysGod made his choice among you that through my mouththe Gentiles would hear the word of the Gospel and believe.And God, who knows the heart,bore witness by granting them the Holy Spiritjust as he did us.He made no distinction between us and them,for by faith he purified their hearts.Why, then, are you now putting God to the testby placing on the...

April 28, 2004 Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Psalm: Wednesday 20 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IActs 8:1b-8 There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to the city...