The Queen: Articles

Welcome to The Queen: Articles (Vol.#011: November – December 2021). Articles in each new publication of The Queen will appear immediately following this introduction section. Articles previously published in the current year appear at the bottom of this page. Previously released articles from prior years appear in The Queen: Archives page (link here).   This month, The Queen publishes eighteen articles, as we Celebrate Mary. 

Short Steps to Sanctity

THERE is only one real tragedy in this life – the mistake of not becoming a saint.

Many Christians, despite their Master’s command, “Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”, seem naturally prone to forget or ignore the divine calling to holiness! The Christian is inclined to be content with the avoidance of mortal sin. Together with this dangerous complacency there is a widespread belief that sanctity is synonymous with martyrdom. That a close union with the All- Holy God cannot be attained without the austerity of a John the Baptist, or the miracles of a Francis of Assisi. . .

Holiness is Essentially a Conformity to the Will of God

Such heroics, however, are very seldom required of a saint. Holiness is essentially a conformity to the will of God. If that conformity be manifested perfectly in only the trivial every-day actions of our lives, it should suffice for sanctity. For the value of an action is not measured by the esteem in which it is held by men.

If you read only one article this advent season, make it this article and avoid the only real tragedy in life.

Mary – She Who Shows the Way

Editorial: Jesus: WISDOM INCARNATE: The Father’s Christmas Gift

Read about The Father’s Christmas Gift to Us!  Read also the second Editorial, (The Incarnation is the Crucifixion of the Intellect) which at first glance at the title has nothing to do with Advent Season.  Oh, but it does!

Mary’s Articles:  Six Articles

There are six articles focusing on Mary, including Mary, the Echo of God, Mary, The Perfect Queen, Mary, Reflecting the Spirit, Devotion to Mary, Mary’s Presence and more.

Rosary Articles

Last month was dedicated to The Rosary, including several articles.  This month, there are two new articles including: Montfort and The Rosary, and Praying the Rosary. 

Remaining Articles: Continuation of Three Series

Three series continue, including the Baptism series, and Consecration Aids.  Lastly, there are the two final articles of Montfort: An Often Misunderstood Saint.  The Queen encourages each member to read this Montfort series.  We realize for some it may be difficult to read a long running series over many months.  Look under The Queen menu for a gathering of long running series which hopefully will make it easier to select and read.

Each of these articles we recommend Queen of All Hearts members read, and re-read, to help with their own Spiritual Journey.  Only a few of the articles are highlighted. Scroll and look below to see the full set of Celebration Articles.

Lastly, note the five interesting questions within the Q&A this month:    (link to The Queen: Q&A page is here : After selecting the Q&A link, scroll down to see these questions and more).

Are you enjoying the articles within The Queen?  What did you like or didn’t like? We would love to hear from our members.  Send in your comments by following the instructions under The Queen Menu: Submit Comments (read more here). 

The Queen: Articles

Welcome to The Queen: Articles (Vol.#010: September – October 2021). Articles in each new publication of The Queen will appear immediately following this introduction section. Articles previously published in the current year appear at the bottom of this page. Previously released articles from prior years appear in The Queen: Archives page (link here).   This month, The Queen publishes twenty-two articles, as we celebrate Saint Pope John Paul II. As you may recall, several popes and religious leaders have been dramatically impacted by Montfort Spirituality. This includes John Paul II, whose feast day we celebrate on October 22.  This month, The Queen Celebrates Saint Pope John Paul II with articles written by him, or about him.

ST. JOSEPH: GUARDIAN OF THE REDEEMER: BY JPII

In the year in which the Church honors St. Joseph, as declared by Pope Francis, what does Pope John Paul II say about St. Joseph?  What does scripture say? Furthermore, what does the Church say about St. Joseph? This four part series provides insight into St. Joseph; the person and his mission in the life of Christ and of the Church.

MARIAN DIMENSION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE

WE MUST LOVE MARY AS CHRIST LOVED HER

This article helps us all realize that the words, “Behold your mother,” are addressed to each of us. We are invited to love Mary as Christ loved her, to welcome her into our lives as our Mother, to let her lead us along the ways of the Holy Spirit.

THE BOOK WAS THE TURNING POINT OF MY LIFE

In this article, John Paul II explains; “This book”, was a decisive turning-point in my life. I say ‘turning-point’, but in fact it was a long inner journey. A journey that coincided with my clandestine preparation for the priesthood. It was at that time that this curious treatise came into my hands. The Treatise is one of those books that it is not enough to ‘have read’.  Read more about his thoughts on Mary and True Devotion.

Each of these articles we recommend Queen of All Hearts members read, and re-read, to help with their own Spiritual Journey.  Only a few of the articles are highlighted. Scroll and look below to see the full set of Celebration Articles.

Lastly, note the five interesting questions within the Q&A this month: (1) Does Authentic Devotion to Mary Exclude Sin on My Part? (2) Isn’t there a Better Word Than Slavery? (3) Not Worthy to Approach Jesus? (4) Is there Such a Thing as Too Many Prayers? (5) Mary is Also Our Sister?   (link to The Queen: Q&A page is here : After selecting the Q&A link, scroll down to see these questions and more).

Are you enjoying the articles within The Queen?  What were your thoughts on the St. Joseph series? We would love to hear from our members.  Send in your comments by following the instructions under The Queen Menu: Submit Comments (read more here). 

The Queen: Articles

Welcome to The Queen: Articles (Vol.#009: July -August 2021). Articles in each new publication of The Queen will appear immediately following this introduction section. Articles previously published in the current year appear at the bottom of this page. Previously released articles from prior years appear in The Queen: Archives page (link here).   This month, The Queen publishes twenty articles, instead of the normal sixteen. This month we celebrate Mary, In the Gospel of St. Luke.  The first part of this series deals with The Annunciation. There are eleven articles within this Annunciation series, that were originally published over a three year period.

Mary, In The Gospel of Luke: The Annunciation

Continuing Series

Living Our Baptism: One In Christ:

This article helps us all realize that we are individually and collectively cherished by the love of God in Christ.

Montfort’s Spirituality: Call and Response to Happiness: Part IV: The Means Wisdom Takes to Come to Us

This is the fourth article within this series on finding true happiness.  The one desire which gives unity and meaning, force and decision to all human desires is happiness. It is the goal of all human activity, the perfect good which satisfies all human desires. The search for happiness is the common ground on which all human yearnings, all human ambitions meet.

The article examines the means Our Lord takes to come to us (The Cross and Our Lady). The All Powerful Servant, Saint Louis de Montfort’s strongly Christocentric spirituality insists upon both the nothingness of Mary of herself and her mind-boggling holiness. It is precisely her emptiness of self which attracts the Spirit. The Spirit fills her with Divine life for herself and for the other members of the Mystical Body.  Read more about the means in this Part IV of the series.

Saint Louis Marie de Montfort: An Often Misunderstood Saint Part VIII: The Pontchateau Affair (continued)

In the last publication, the first two articles of The Pontchateau Affair was introduced.  This month brings the affair to conclusion.  Additionally, Part IX: Who’s to Blame is published. As we have seen in previous articles, there is a fundamental characteristic of Saint Louis de Montfort which surfaces in all his problems with ecclesiastical authorities: his eccentricities. Whether it be a question of his relationship with his spiritual director, Father Leschassier, or with the Ordinary of a diocese, his strange quirks are mentioned. Precisely what are these idiosyncrasies and how are they to be interpreted becomes the enigma intertwined within the puzzle of Montfort’s difficulties with his religious superiors.   Unravel Montfort’s background in this article.

A Holy Gift: and A Bishop Rescues His Lord

From time to time, The Queen will pull from the Historical Archives an article about a Featured Person. It can be about someone from the Queen of All Hearts, someone that has been influenced by Montfort Spirituality, or about a priest in the Company of Mary.

This month The Queen includes two articles from its Historical Archives. The first is A Holy Gift.  “I (Fr. Roger Charest, the original Managing Director and founder of the Queen of All Hearts Magazine) now consider the highlight of my golden jubilee year of priesthood is that great privilege of concelebrating the Eucharist with Pope John Paul II”.  Read more about this special privilege.

The second historical article: A Bishop Rescues His Lord
The intriguing composite photo above shows Montfort Missionary, Bishop Frantz Colimon, of the diocese of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, on his knees, in the middle of the night, holding the Blessed Sacrament in his hands and facing the blazing fire that was destroying his episcopal residence, on the eve of Palm Sunday. Read more on how he rescues the Lord.

Mary, Queen of All Hearts   

What does this title mean? Christ in His human nature is a King and Head of the Mystical Body. In mothering the whole Christ, Mary is adorned with the title of Queen. She has as well as with a domination and power over the members of the Mystical Body. She has this power, not by any natural right, but by the grace of her maternity. That is why Montfort ascribes her queenly domination to a ”singular grace of the Most High, who, having given her power over her only and natural Son, has given it also to her over His adopted children, not only as to their bodies, which would be but a small matter, but also as to their souls”. Read more about Our Lady.

Rounding out the articles are two Consecration Aids

Lastly, note the three interesting questions within the Q&A this month: (1) When Was Mary First Recognized As the Mother of God? (2) How can Saint Louis de Montfort declare that all the mysteries of our faith are found in the Incarnation? (3) Is there any reason to think that Mary is especially generous in showering her graces upon someone who has consecrated oneself to her? (link to The Queen: Q&A page is here).

Welcome to The Queen (Vol #8: May – June 2021): Articles in each new publication of The Queen will appear immediately following this introduction section. Articles previously published in the current year appear at the bottom of this page.  Previously released articles from prior years appear in The Queen: Archives page (link here).   This month’s articles are Entitled: The Beauty, Goodness and Grace of Mary.

What is Beauty, Goodness and Grace?

What exactly is Beauty, Goodness and Grace?  This month this question is answered!  It is difficult to imagine the depth of the gifts given by God to Mary.  The first eight articles appeared in the Queen of All Hearts Magazine over a two year period.  The Queen explores this topic by making these articles available in this month’s publication.

The Immaculate (Article #1) sets the tone by describing Mary is without stain, and therefore without blemish.   Mary, Above All Others continues the idea of escaping the stain of Original Sin, but from a different perspective.  In this article #2, the focus is placed on the beauty of Mary’s Soul and her Heart.  To fashion His Mother’s soul, God selected from His treasures. He selected all that was most beautiful, most rare and most precious; God gathered all that was most excellent and admirable in the souls of all the elect; He epitomized all this, so to speak, and gave it to Mary, His Mother.  All the virtues, graces and perfections of the saints and angels have been reduced to their quintessence, refined and perfected, then placed in Mary’s heart. Wow, what a statement!  Read more in this wonderful article.

Mary, More Beautiful

Mary, All Beautiful (Article #3) continues our journey to understand Mary better.    Understanding Mary’s beauty takes more than one article as it is examined from multiple perspectives. Article #3 examines the beauty of the saints.  In Mary, Above the Angels (Article #4) the beauty of the various types of Angels is examined!

Few there are, it is true, who have been privileged to see Mary with their bodily eyes; but we can see her with the eyes of our soul, if we would but meditate on her beauty. And it is this spiritual contemplation of Mary that is the safest and the surest, since it is founded on truth. It is the most consoling also, since it brings Mary’s true image right into our soul where it can be kept free from any illusion of the senses. It is this picture or ”spiritual image” of Mary that Fr. de Montfort wishes us to form in our souls when he tells us that we must ”try to form within us some idea or spiritual image of Mary”. (Secret , No. 47).

Mary, Goodness and Grace

In Mary Full of Grace (Article #5) the article explores how the saints describe Mary’s grace!  How did grace enter Mary?  The saints experience grace usually drip – by – drip.  That is not how Mary experiences her grace.  The article analyzes this further. Grace for All (Article #6) explores how God places in her hands gifts and treasures.  Mary is the aqueduct that that conveys grace to us all!

In the next article (#7),  the series examines Mary’s Virtues – her Goodness. Thy virtues, O Virgin, surpass the stars of heaven in numbers!     Still, what God permits them to see of Mary’s virtues and privileges is as nothing compared to what He hides from their view. They are constantly discovering all their qualities and all their virtues in Mary’s Immaculate Heart.   This article unpacks, Mary’s Virtues, More Than The Stars   and touches upon visible and hidden virtues and goodness.

The last article (#8) concludes this series, Mary, Most Powerful.  The series explores Mary’s Beauty, Goodness and Grace.  It concludes with her power!  Mary  is an ambassador with full powers. God has entrusted her with all the interests of His divine Providence, of His mercy and of His justice. Hence, Mary’s unique power of intercession.

Meditation Pieces: An Image of Mary

We encourage you to meditate upon the power of Mary’s prayers!; upon the Power of her intercession!  This article walks us through these meditation concepts.

We pray this mini – series provides you with the spiritual nourishment to meditate on the power, the beauty, the goodness and the grace of Mary!

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The Remaining Articles

Three series continue: Montfort Spirituality: Call to Happiness, Living Our Baptism: Temple of the Holy Sprit, and St. Louis de Montfort: A Misunderstood Saint.  Additionally, the publication contains two Consecration Aids and an Editorial.