The Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts
A Divine Connection: From France to Canada’s Capital
In his timeless Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Louis‑Marie de Montfort longed for a spiritual family united in consecration to Jesus through Mary. That longing crossed oceans and centuries—becoming reality in 1899, when the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts was founded in Ottawa, Canada’s national capital. Here, at the heart of a nation, Montfort’s vision took root under the care of the Company of Mary, the Montfort Missionaries, transforming Ottawa into a beacon of Marian devotion.
(Image taken at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Ottawa)
Total Consecration: The Heart of the Confraternity
Membership is not mere affiliation—it is a radical gift of self. St. Louis de Montfort teaches:
“This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her.”
This means offering:
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Our body with all its senses and members
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Our soul with its faculties
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Our possessions—present and future
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Our merits, virtues, and good actions—past, present, and future
It is a surrender without reservation, a consecration for all eternity, seeking no reward but the honour of belonging to Christ through Mary.
The Path of Enrollment
To enter this sacred family, the faithful embrace three conditions:
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Consecration to Jesus through Mary—prepared with devotion, ideally on a Marian feast day, renewed daily with prayers such as:
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“I am all yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary your holy Mother.”
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Or the Legion’s cherished offering: “I am all yours, my Queen, my Mother, and all that I have is yours.”
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Inscription of one’s name at a centre of the Confraternity, with Ottawa as the principal seat.
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Living in habitual dependence on Mary’s will—doing all things through her, with her, in her, and for her, as Christ Himself did at Nazareth.
Communion with the Montfortian Family
Membership unites the faithful with the entire Montfortian family worldwide, sharing in its spiritual riches. Key feasts celebrated include:
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March 25 – The Annunciation of the Lord (principal feast of the Association)
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December 25 – The Nativity of Our Lord
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December 8 – The Immaculate Conception
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April 28 – Feast of St. Louis de Montfort
Through these celebrations, members enter into a living communion with Mary, who “gives herself completely in a wondrous manner to him who gives all to her.”
The Call to Deep Study
To truly live this devotion, one must frequently return to Montfort’s writings:
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True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
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The Secret of Mary
Even St. Pius X exalted Montfort’s teaching, weaving it into his encyclical Ad Diem Illum, and blessing all who read this “celebrated little treatise.”
The Mystery of the Incarnation: The Heartbeat of Devotion
St. Louis de Montfort reveals the Incarnation as the central mystery of this consecration:
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To honour the dependence of the Son of God on Mary, who bore Him in her womb.
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To thank God for the incomparable graces bestowed upon Mary, especially her election as Mother of the Word Incarnate.
This is the essence of being “loving slaves of Jesus in Mary”—a devotion inspired by the Holy Spirit, rooted in awe at the humility of God and the exaltation of His Mother.
Ottawa: A Pilgrimage of Wonder
That such a Confraternity was founded in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is no mere coincidence. It is a sign of Providence: the spiritual vision of a French missionary saint blossoming in the heart of a modern nation. Ottawa thus becomes not only a political capital, but a Marian capital, inviting pilgrims to discover the wonders of consecration and the joy of belonging entirely to Jesus through Mary.
Unlock the wonders of Canada’s national capital—not only as a seat of government, but as a sanctuary of Marian devotion, where heaven touched earth through the founding of the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts.
