Cantiques des missions - Grignion de Montfort, Louis-Marie 1673-1716 (Poitiers Faulcon, 1779)
Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest known for his preaching and his influence on Mariology. He was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. Montfort wrote a number of books which went on to become classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes.
While Montfort is best known for his spiritual writings, he was also a poet and during his missions managed to compose more than 20,000 verses of hymns. His hymns and canticles were, for the most part, meant to be sung in village churches and in the homes of the poor. Based on the analysis of Bishop Hendrik Frehen of the Company of Mary, Montfortian hymns fall into two major categories: "inspired" and "didactic." The inspired canticles flow spontaneously, on the occasion of a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine, or on the occasion of a joyful celebration. The didactic hymns took more effort and time to compose, and focus on instructional and informative qualities: they teach the audience through the use of a moral and a theme. After Montfort's death, the Company of Mary (which continued his work of preaching parish renewals) made great use of his hymns and used them as instruments of evangelization.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Religion; Contrafactum; Poetry; Catholicism; Song; boekprijs; muzieknotatie; op de wijze van; folia; fondscatalogus; Lebègue; doel van de muziek