Louis de Montfort, Priest

Born in France, this saint was the oldest surviving child of a large family. Even as a young child, Louis exhibited a remarkable spiritual maturity. At the age of twelve, he was sent to the Jesuit College of St. Thomas Becket in Rennes where he developed a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Awareness of the needs of the poor and the sick also developed during his years at St. Thomas. Together with some of his classmates, Louis spent some holidays tending to the needs of the poor and nursing the sick in hospitals. His studies were interrupted by his own works of charity as he cared for all those within his reach. Finally, he was ordained and lived a holy life as a priest.

All of us meet obstacles in life’s journey. St. Louis overcame those that he encountered by frequent prayer and devotion to Mary.