"... trying to fashion a true servant of Mary and a true disciple of Jesus..."

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

In writing his treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, God’s grace moved St. Louis de Montfort to write humbly and lovingly:

1. I have already said many things about the Blessed Virgin and, as I am trying to fashion a true servant of Mary and a true disciple of Jesus, I have still a great deal to say, although through ignorance, inability, and lack of time, I shall leave infinitely more unsaid.
2. But my labour will be well rewarded if this little book falls into the hands of a noble soul, a child of God and of Mary, born not of blood nor the will of the flesh nor of the will of man. My time will be well spent if, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, after having read this book he is convinced of the supreme value of the solid devotion to Mary I am about to describe. If I thought that my guilty blood could help the reader to accept in his heart the truths that I set down in honour of my dear Mother and Queen, I, her most unworthy child and slave, would use it instead of ink to write these words. I would hope to find faithful souls who, by their perseverance in the devotion I teach, will repay her for the loss she has suffered through my ingratitude and infidelity.

By God’s Grace and Mary’s intercession may we be among those noble souls, children of God and Mary!

Come, Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your faithful, kindle in us, the Fire of Your Love. Send forth Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

Mary, Mother of the Church intercede for us, that God may purify our hearts and make them like yours – ALL for Jesus.

Jesus, we trust in You!