True Devotion to Mary
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True Devotion to Mary is a 1712 book by Saint
Blessed Virgin Mary
. The original manuscript was discovered in 1842. The book was first published in 1843, more than a century following de Montfort's death in 1716.
The book was cited as an influence on the religious beliefs of
Totus Tuus
from the book.
History
Written in 1712, the manuscript remained practically unknown for more than a century, when it was discovered by chance in 1842, at the Motherhouse of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary at St. Laurent-sur-Sèvre, France. Published in 1843, the work became an instant success.Secret of the Rosary and the Secret of Mary.
True Devotion to Mary attracted attention in the 20th century when in an address to the Montfort Fathers,
Totus Tuus from the book.[4] In his 1987 encyclical, Redemptoris Mater the Pope cited Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort as a teacher of Marian spirituality.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Pope John Paul II, "Letter to the Montfort Religious Family", the Vatican, 8 December 2003
- ^ de Monfort, Louis. True Devotion to Mary, translated by William Faber D.D., London, Burns & Lambert, 1863
- ^ [1] Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Saint Louis de Montfort, Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, 266
- ^ Pope John Paul II, "Redemptoris Mater"
External links
- True Devotion to Mary online text
A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin public domain audiobook at LibriVox
