The Hail Mary you said this morning lasted about fifteen seconds, and Saint Louis de Montfort wrote that devils cannot stand it. We look at what he recorded in The Secret of the Rosary, which writers he credits for each account, and where the Church draws the line between devotion and superstition. Some accounts are traditional or private revelation, and we say so as we go.

SOURCES & REFERENCES:

1. St. Louis de Montfort’s Own Writings:
   The Secret of the Rosary (including the Tenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Roses)

2. Other Saints on the Topic:
   Blessed Alan de la Roche, St. Gertrude and Fr. Francisco Suarez, as reported by Montfort

3. Catechism of the Catholic Church:
   CCC 411, 2111, 2676-2677

4. Gospel References:
   Luke 1:28, 1:42

5. Other Scripture:
   Genesis 3:15

Exact wording varies by edition, so please verify passages in your own copy.

DISCLAIMER:
This video is for educational and spiritual reflection only. It is not advice of any kind. It is not meant to hurt anyone’s beliefs or feelings, and it respects every faith. The accounts of Carcassonne, Saint Gertrude and Blessed Alan’s nun are traditional or private accounts that Montfort relays, worthy of belief but not required belief. Rose numbers follow the common English translation and may differ slightly by edition.