St. Louis de Montfort

+JMJ+ As I mentioned in my March 25th post, I am consecrated to Jesus through Mary via St. Lousi de Montfort's formula. In doing so, I recite the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin on a daily basis. Therefore, I have decided to post that here today.

A devotion to Our Lady recommended by Saint Louis Marie de Montfort. The Our Father is prayed three times and the Hail Mary twelve times honoring her twelve privileges. Because she is the Mother of God she received incomparable gifts. Saint John the Evangelist saw a woman with a crown of twelve stars, clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet. Included as a star are the Immaculate Conception, Mary's birth, her marriage, the Incarnation, Christ's birth, his upbringingby Mary, his revelation to her of the Redemption mystery, Mary as virgin yet mother, Mary as the living temple of God.

I. CROWN OF EXCELLENCE

(To honor the divine maternity of the Blessed Virgin, her ineffable virginity, her purity without stain, and her innumerable virutes)

Our Father

1. Hail Mary

Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the Creator of the world; thou didst give birth to Him Who made thee and remainest a Virgin forever.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

2. Hail Mary

O holy and immaculate Virgin, I know not with what praise to extoll thee, since thou didst bear in thy womb the very One Whom the heavens cannot contain.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

3. Hail Mary

Thou art all fair, O Virgin Mary, and there is no stain in thee.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

4. Hail Mary

Thy virtues, O Virgin, surpass the stars in number.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

Glory Be to the Father

II. CROWN OF POWER

( To honor the royalty of the Blessed Virgin Mary, her magnificence, her universal mediation and the strength of her rule.)

OUR FATHER

5. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O empress of the world! Bring us with thee to the joys of Heaven.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

6. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O treasure, house of the Lord's graces! Grant us a share in thy riches.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

7. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O Mediatrix between God and man! Through thee may the Almighty be favorable to us.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

8. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee who destroyest heresies and crushest demons! Be thou our loving guide.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

Glory be to the Father

III. Crown of Goodness

(To honor the mercy of the Blessed Virgin toward sinners, the poor, the just and the dying.)

OUR FATHER

9. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O refuge of sinners! Intercede for us with God.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!


10. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O Mother of orphans! Render the Almighty favorable to us.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

11. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee, O joy of the just! Lead us with thee to the joys of Heaven.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary,
Rejoice a thousand times!

12. Hail Mary

Glory be to thee who art ever ready to assist us in life and in death! Lead us with thee to the kingdom of Heaven!

Glory be to the Father

LET US PRAY

Hail, Mary, Daughter of God the Father; Hail, Mary, daughter of God the Son; Hail, Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost; Hail, Mary, Temple of the most Holy Trinity; Hail, Mary, my mistress, my treasure, my joy, Queen of my heart; my Mother, my life, my sweetness, my dearest hope, yea, my heart and my soul! I am all thine and all that I have is thine, O Virgin blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God. Set thyself, O faithfulVirgin, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to God. Receive me, O gracious Virgin, among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom .thou leadest, nourishest, and protectest as thy children. Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of Heaven; until through the Holy Ghost, thy faithful Spouse, and through thee, His faithful Spouse, Jesus Christ, thy Son be formed in me for the glory of God the Father. Amen.

NB: St. Louis de Montfort Academy is a great all-boys school that is 100% faithful to the Magisterium and uses the Seton curriculum. They have a deep Montfortian spirituality and try to instill in their students the concept of being the Church Militiant. Check them out!