Category: Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary

Imitation of Christ, by Thomas á Kempis: Book 3, Chapters 7, 40 That man has no good of himself, and that he cannot glory in anything Lord, what is man, that Thou art mindful of him; or the son of man, that Thou visit him? What has man deserved that Thou should give him grace?… Continue reading Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Day 4 of 33

Matthew 7:1-14 Judge not, that you may not be judged, For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. Any why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own… Continue reading Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Day 3 of 33

Matthew 5:48, 6:1-15 Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect….Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as… Continue reading Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Day 2 of 33

First 12 days Examine your conscience, pray, practice renouncement of your own will; mortification, purity of heart. This purity is the indispensable condition for contemplating God in heaven, to see Him on earth and toknow Him by the light of faith. The first part of the preparation should be employed in casting off the spirit… Continue reading Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Day 1 of 33

266. 1) Place yourself humbly in the presence of God. 2) Renounce your corrupt nature and dispositions, no matter how good self-love makes them appear to you. 3) Renew your consecration saying, “I belong entirely to you, dear Mother, and all that I have is yours.” 4) Implore Mary to lend you her heart so… Continue reading Supplement: This Devotion at Holy Communion

226. Although this devotion is essentially an interior one, this does not prevent it from having exterior practices which should not be neglected. “These must be done but those not omitted.” If properly performed, exterior acts help to foster interior ones. Man is always guided by his senses and such practices remind him of what… Continue reading Particular Practices of This Devotion

213. My dear friend, be sure that if you remain faithful to the interior and exterior practices of this devotion which I will point out, the following effects will be produced in your soul: 1. Knowledge of our unworthiness By the light which the Holy Spirit will give you through Mary, his faithful spouse, you… Continue reading Wonderful Effects of This Devotion

183. The Holy Spirit gives us in Sacred Scripture, a striking allegorical figure of all the truths I have been explaining concerning the Blessed Virgin and her children and servants. It is the story of Jacob who received the blessing of his father Isaac through the care and ingenuity of his mother Rebecca. Here is… Continue reading The Biblical Figure of this Perfect Devotion: Rebecca and Jacob

1. By it we give ourselves completely to God 135. This first motive shows us the excellence of the consecration of ourselves to Jesus through Mary. We can conceive of no higher calling than that of being in the service of God and we believe that the least of God’s servants is richer, stronger, and… Continue reading Motives Which Recommend This Devotion

1. A complete consecration to Mary 120. As all perfection consists in our being conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus it naturally follows that the most perfect of all devotions is that which conforms, unites, and consecrates us most completely to Jesus. Now of all God’s creatures Mary is the most conformed to Jesus. It… Continue reading The Perfect Consecration to Jesus Christ