True Devotion to Mary according to St. Louis De Montfort and other Recommended Readings

Compiled by Billy de Goat

An Old and Divine Holiness: True Devotion to Mary according to St. Louis De Montfort:

I present you with a deep, powerful and highly-fruitful spirituality that is fully approved by the Church. It’s a simple spirituality. You only need to read two writings: True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin (also called True Devotion to Mary) and a letter called The Secret of Mary, in that order. The rest of the Montfort’s books will only deepen your devotion. Re-reading is encouraged.

Most of the following books are FREE Online books that you can read with any Internet Browser, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Netscape Navigator. No special software is needed. Just click on the link to read. Multiple links are provided as Mirror sites.

1. Beginner’s Level Montfortian Readings:

• True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin or True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin or True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by St. Louis De Montfort. This book is the "meat" of Montfortian Spirituality. This is my absolute favorite book of all time!
• The Secret of Mary or The Secret of Mary by St. Louis De Montfort. This is a letter describing Perfect Practice of True Devotion to Mary, also known as "slavery of the will." This is a wonderful, succint, read!
• An Overview of the Life and Spirituality of Saint Louis De Montfort by Father Pat Gaffney.
• Montfortian Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a 40-day prayer consecrating oneself to Jesus through Mary.
• The Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a morning prayer recommended by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Methods for Saying the Rosary by St. Louis De Montfort.

2. Intermediate Level Montfortian readings:

• The Letters of St. Louis De Montfort by St. Louis De Montfort.
• The Love of Eternal Wisdom by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Letter to the Friends of the Cross by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Secret of the Rosary or Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Prayer for Missionaries by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Manuscript Rule of the Company of Mary by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Letters to the Members of the Company of Mary by St. Louis De Montfort.
• The Wisdom Cross of Poiters by St. Louis De Montfort.
• The Original Rule of the Daughters of Wisdom by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Letter to the Inhabitants of Montbernage by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Rules for Various Groups by St. Louis De Montfort.
• The Will of St. Louis Marie by St. Louis De Montfort.
• Jesus Living in Mary: Handbook of the Spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort. The articles in this book are well-written and immensely helpful.
• Montfort Spirituality by Father Pat Gaffney.

3. Advanced Level Montfortian Spirituality:

• True Devotion to the Holy Spirit (this is the abridged version of The Sanctifier) by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez. Archbishop Martinez practiced and encouraged Perfect Practice of True Devotion to Mary per St. Louis De Montfort. He has some very deep spiritual insights into the Interior Life. His writings have a poetic beauty--like spiritual vignettes. You can buy this from Sophia Institute Press
• Secrets of the Interior Life by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez. You can buy this from Sophia Institute Press
• Only Jesus by Archbishop Luis M. Martinez. You can buy this used from Amazon. You might also try EBay. I really enjoyed this book, especially how Archbishop Martinez defines Love.
• Mary’s Role in Salvation History by Father Pat Gaffney. This is a great essay!

4. Good Montfortian Sites:

• Montfortian Spirituality
• The Montfortian Religious Homepage
• Montfort Missionaries. Be sure to click on the video of Pope John Paul II visiting the tomb of St. Louis De Montfort. This site also has very reasonably priced books and religious items.

5. Other Spiritual Classics:

• The Bible: The Douay-Rheims Bible or The New American Bible
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Uniformity with God’s Will by St Alphonsus de Liguori.
• The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis.
• The Interior Castle (The Mansions) by St. Terese of Avila.
• Our Lady's Warriors
• This site is framed, so I can only link to the homepage. You can access "Saints Writings" by looking to the list of links on the left-hand side of the webpage. Click on the linked titled, "Saints Writings." This will take you to St. Therese of Avila's Way of Perfection, St. Augustine's Confessions and other great spiritual classics.
• The writings of St. John of the Cross: Ascent of Mt. Carmel, The Dark Night and The Spiritual Canticle.
• Other Spiritual Classics This site takes you to additional spiritual classics.

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