Did you know that St. Louis-Marie de Montfort said God revealed a secret to him that works better than any other devotion to help you get closer to God?
He wrote:
"Predestinate soul, here is a secret the Most High has taught me, which I have not been able to find in any book, old or new. I confide it to you, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit" ("The Secret of Mary", #1).
Even though he said he couldn't find this secret in any book, when he wanted to teach this secret to others, he quoted this book more than any other.
Montfort Father Jean-Marie Texier wrote:
"The writings of this holy priest (Fr. Boudon) charmed the fervent seminarian (St. Louis) in his free time and gave a lively impulse to his momentum toward the good. But none captivated him as much as "The Holy Slavery of the Admirable Mother of God".
"It is a rich repertoire from which Montfort drew extensively when he composed his "Treatise on the True Devotion". One finds, in effect, in the writings of Montfort, the thoughts of Boudon, and sometimes even his expressions."
Now, the Holy Spirit summed up the first thirty years of Jesus' life in one sentence:
"And He was subject to them" (Lk. 2:51).
That's why St. Louis declared:
"He gave more glory to God His Father during all that time of submission and dependence to our Blessed Lady than He would have given Him if He had employed those thirty years in working miracles, in preaching to the whole earth, and in converting all men, seeing that His heavenly Father and Himself had ruled it thus: "I always do the things which please Him." Oh, how highly we glorify God, when, after the example of Jesus, we submit ourselves to Mary!" (True Devotion, #139)
Since God revealed this devotion to him, St. Louis assures you that it...
"...is a path trodden by Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, our sole Head. One of His members in passing by the same road cannot deceive himself" (True Devotion, #168).
Jesus' Sacred Heart is a human heart, with human emotions and human feelings. Jesus experienced both joy and sadness.
And since He's our Model for living this devotion to His Mother, nothing would give His Sacred Heart more joy than to see you imitating Him own devotion to Mary, because He said, "I have given you an example, that as I have done...so you do also" (Jn. 13:15).
How could He not rejoice at seeing you live the devotion to her which He lived, and about which St. Louis said:
"I have never found a practice of devotion to Our Lady more solid than this one, since it takes its inspiration from the example of Jesus Christ. Neither have I found any devotion which redounds more to God's glory, is more salutary to the soul, and more feared by the enemies of our salvation; nor, finally, have I found a devotion that is more attractive and more satisfying" ("The Love of Eternal Wisdom", Ch. 17, #2).
When Jesus said, "Abide in Me" (Jn. 15:4), He wanted that to happen as soon as possible.
Since it has the distinction of being directly revealed by God, this devotion is the best way for you to make it happen, because St. Louis emphasizes:
"This devotion to the Blessed Virgin is a short road to find Jesus Christ, both because it is a road which we do not stray from, and because, as I have said, it is a road we tread with joy and ease, and, by consequence, with speed. We make more progress in a brief period of submission to and dependance on Mary than in whole years of our own will and of relying upon ourselves" (True Devotion, #155).
God tells us: "He that is holy, let him be sanctified still" (Apoc. 22:11).
So, when it comes to your sanctification, this isn't something He wants you to put off until later.
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