Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (28 April): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the powerful life and mission of St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, one of the greatest Marian saints in Church history, from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler. Born in 1673 in Brittany, St. Louis dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel to the poor, reforming souls, and spreading deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary through the Holy Rosary. Despite intense opposition, persecution, and poverty, he remained unwavering in his mission as an apostolic missionary, converting hearts and rekindling faith across France. In this video, you will learn: His humble beginnings and priestly formation His missionary journeys and fiery preaching His devotion to the Rosary and Marian consecration The founding of the Company of Mary His lasting spiritual legacy, including True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin St. Louis de Montfort’s teachings would later profoundly influence saints like St. John Paul II, who adopted the motto Totus Tuus from his writings. 🙏 Let his life inspire you to deepen your devotion to Jesus through Mary and to boldly live your Catholic faith. 0:00 – Introduction 0:26 – Birth and Early Life (1673, Brittany) 0:40 – Formation for the Priesthood 1:03 – Illness and Perseverance 1:19 – Pilgrimage to Chartres 1:27 – Early Apostolate and Catechesis 1:36 – Ordination and Early Ministry 1:50 – Hospital Chaplain & Founding Daughters of Divine Wisdom 2:05 – Opposition and Forced Resignation 2:15 – Journey to Rome & Papal Approval 2:30 – Apostolic Missionary Work in Brittany 2:45 – Preaching, Opposition, and Public Conversions 3:02 – Dramatic Preaching Methods 3:19 – Fruits of His Missions 3:35 – Devotion to the Rosary 3:50 – Hymns, Confraternities, and Popular Devotions 4:08 – Evangelization in Daily Life 4:35 – Conversions in Protestant Regions 4:51 – Founding the Company of Mary 4:59 – Final Illness and Death (1716) 5:08 – His Writings & Lasting Legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/april/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StLouisDeMontfort #CatholicSaints #Rosary #MarianDevotion #TrueDevotion #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicFaith #TotusTuus #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicYouTube