True Devotion to Mary: with Preparation for Total Consecration (Tan Classics)

True Devotion to Mary is more than a book, it’s a spiritual awakening. From the very first page, St. Louis de Montfort draws you into a deeper understanding of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s unique and powerful role in leading souls to Jesus Christ. His words are timeless, moving, and filled with divine wisdom. This TAN Classics edition is beautifully presented, and the expanded Preparation for Total Consecration is a true gift. The 33 day journey is life-changing. Each reading and prayer builds a stronger foundation of faith, surrender, and love. You don’t just read this book, you live it. What struck me most is how accessible yet profound this path to holiness is. It’s clear, secure, and deeply rooted in Scripture and Church tradition. After completing the consecration, I felt a real transformation in how I approach prayer, humility, and trust in God. Whether you're new to Marian devotion or a longtime believer, this book will renew your faith and inspire a deeper commitment to Christ through Mary. I cannot recommend it enough. It’s a spiritual treasure that every Catholic home should have.

I naively purchased this book as a nondenominational Protestant curious about Catholicism and why Catholics have so much hype around the Virgin Mary. It is like asking for a glass of water and then getting blasted with a firehose. If Mary is a big stumbling block to you please do not start here. Little old Protestant me nearly had a stroke trying to read this. It freaked me out. I would recommend Scott Hahn’s book Hail Holy Queen and Tim Staple's Behold Your Mother. These were great books to get introduced to Our Lady, and offer wonderful scriptural background to how and why Catholics have a devotion to Our Lady. That being said this book is one of if not the best books on Our Lady and why we should venerate and honor her. St. Louis’ language can be hard to get through at times but it is absolutely worth the effort. Seasoned Catholics should absolutely put this book at the top of their TBR if you have not read it yet. It’s a must read in my opinion. I am now 3 years a Catholic and reading it again, and while it can be a challenging read I do really love it and highly recommend it.

Wonderful insights of Mary as a very special human!

I brought this for a friend, as far as I know she said it is a great book, she loved it.

Finally - a new edition of True Devotion to Mary which combines this celebrated marian work with all the readings necessary to prepare for the initial or renewal of the consecration to Jesus through Mary. For readers well familiar with this work, they will welcome the new look and feel - just beautiful and very well done. But they'll also appreciate the over 130 pages of extra readings to prepare oneself spiritually for the devotion which St. Louis de Montfort describes. This additional material includes several chapters from the Holy Gospel as well as The Imitation of Christ, in addition to all of the prayers recommended by St. Louis de Montfort. For the uninitiated truly interested in Marian devotion there really is no other book on par with this one. Praised by popes, saints and other holy persons, the book situates Marian devotion within the most effective and humble paths to perfection, well tested over time, and attested throughout the last two thousand years from the earliest fathers and saints of the Church to the most recent approved marian apparitions. Readers of this book have always found that it lays out in a very compelling and progressive manner how to best approach this beloved devotion, pointing out some of the dangerous and erroneous practices that have lead souls astray and created so much misgivings between Catholic and Protestant Christians, and leading the reader ever closer to the true devotion which is tender, honest, cognisant of our own incapacities and ever focussed on the ultimate objective, a perfect union with Jesus. As has been commented by many, there is a peculiar quality to the book which, despite repeated readings, continues to engage the reader in a lively fashion and challenge the reader to increase their understanding of its spiritual depths.

St Louis is the master at guiding people to the devotion of Jesus through his Blessed Mother. This does read like it's from an age gone by, but was easy to understand, and I mentally replaced some of the older words (thy, thou) with modern versions (your, you) easily after a short time. If you want the best for your consecration, this is it!

The consecration is beautiful. The art is beautiful. The explanation of why devotion to Jesus through Mary is holy and welcomed by Jesus is very, very well written. St. Louis de Montfort's language is flowery and on point. He understands the objections to Marian devotion, and makes great strides to explain the Catholic view point here. Pair this with Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant James Pitre and you have a powerful 1-2 to better understanding biblically based Marian theology.

St. Louis de Montfort, thank you! He explains with clarity, the crucial importance of knowing Mary in order to know the Father, why she deserves our devotion, how and why she is the conduit of all graces and gifts from the Father. All the “whys” are answered. In my opinion, St. Louis was certainly inspired by the Holy Spirit when he wrote this. I have not finished reading yet, but it is already bring me closer to Our Lord through Mary.

Excellent book --- very best book on devotion to Our Blessed Lady --- in addition to "The Secret of the Rosary", also by Saint Louis Mary Grignion De Montfort

Awesome book; gave me an expanded view of Mary the Mother of God; good preparation for consecration

Total Concentration to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort is a perfect book for those seeking growth in holiness and union with Christ, for our Lady is the mould of God, the most perfect instrument of God, the most sweetest and easiest path to Jesus. For it was through her God came to us and it is only through her that we can rightly come to Jesus. Truly without our Blessed Mother I would have never come to our Lord.

Superb read! A beautiful and deep read about the importance and impact of Mary, and her role to the church and in Jesus’ life and all our lives. Highly recommend. It is spectacular to be able to dive into a true and authentic devotion on sound examples and swim in the richness of Mother Marys love for us, which always points back to Christ.

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