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title: "St. Louis de Montfort: Feast Day April 28, Life & Quotes"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/
description: "St. Louis de Montfort, Priest. Remembered on April 28, died 1716. Read their life and their own words, with sources."
---

Priest · Remembered on April 28

# St. Louis de Montfort

St. Louis de Montfort is remembered on April 28 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Below: a short life and 2 sourced quotations in their own words.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 28](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#28) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1716 |
| In their own words | [2 sourced quotations](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#words) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, April 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#calendar) |

## Life

A Breton priest who walked from parish to parish preaching missions, rosary in hand, often opposed by Jansenist bishops and once poisoned. He founded the Company of Mary and the Daughters of Wisdom.

His True Devotion to Mary, hidden for over a century after his death, taught total consecration to Jesus through Mary and shaped saints and popes — ‘Totus tuus’ was borrowed from him.

## In their own words

Each quotation names the work it comes from. Bless quotes these in the comments beside the verses listed under [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#scripture).

> To Jesus through Mary.

— *True Devotion to Mary, 120*, c. 1712

> The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, our Redeemer, who loves His Mother.

— *The Secret of the Rosary*, c. 1710

## In Scripture

In Bless, St. Louis de Montfort’s words appear in the comments beside these verses. This page’s labels say how each is linked: “on this verse” means the saint wrote about that very verse; “on this theme” means the quotation shares its theme. Scripture is quoted from the Catholic Public Domain Version.

1. On this theme
   > And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.”
   — [Luke 1:28](https://blessbible.app/bible/luke/1/#v28) · CPDV
   Beside their words: [“The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, our Redeemer, who…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#q131)
2. On this theme
   > Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her.
   — [Luke 1:38](https://blessbible.app/bible/luke/1/#v38) · CPDV
   Beside their words: [“To Jesus through Mary.”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#q130)
3. On this theme
   > But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.
   — [Luke 2:19](https://blessbible.app/bible/luke/2/#v19) · CPDV
   Beside their words: [“The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, our Redeemer, who…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#q131)
4. On this theme
   > His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
   — [John 2:5](https://blessbible.app/bible/john/2/#v5) · CPDV
   Beside their words: [“To Jesus through Mary.”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#q130)

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Louis de Montfort. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, April 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/28/) | Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter | White | Acts 15:1-6 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 · John 15:4a, 5b · John 15:1-8 |
| [Friday, April 28, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/28/) | Friday of the Second Week of Easter | White | Acts 5:34-42 · Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 · Matthew 4:4b · John 6:1-15 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[April 27 St. Zita](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/) [April 29 St. Catherine of Siena](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-siena/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 28?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-28) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Louis de Montfort

Remembered on April 28

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#life)
2. [In their own words](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#words)
3. [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#scripture)
4. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/#calendar)

In the app

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