DAY – 20
Message of Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Children,
I am delighted as I get a taste of my triumph to come. As I told you, the triumph is always felt in the heart. Now, I have felt the same in your hearts which are joined to my heart. I feel that you are now closer to me and stronger. These blessings are the results of consecration. It is the Holy Spirit who renders the consecration fruitful.
Consecration is an act, not a wishful prayer. This act connects the human soul to the Most Holy Trinity and in turn gets a transformation in the soul. Consequently, the soul is opened up to God and all creations. You now try to focus on my heart only. Do not turn your attention away so that I shall be always present before you. Remember our hearts are one, united together. You shall find strength in my heart. Continue to be in touch with me and move forward. My promise of a gift for you is grace. I promised to give you everything. This gift of grace is everything. It leads you on to complete union with the Most Holy Trinity. Deposit your trust in me. You shall find solutions to all your problems through my heart.
This then is the reason why I am your refuge. I pour grace into you so that you may get the strength to gather others to this unity. The required strength and sense of direction will be given to you through me. I am already with you to guide you. So you will be able to do all necessary things in a short time. Well, these things are not easily grasped. On your part, just do what I taught you. It is God who completes everything. Be sure, to remain in me is to be in grace, and through grace you are in the heart of my Son Jesus.
The Way Forward
Consecration is, in a way, a total renewal of your baptism. Before baptism, you were slaves to Satan. After it, you belong to Jesus. You are given to Jesus through intense consecration and renewal of baptismal vows. This transfer happens only in the holiness conferred on the soul at consecration. This way is actually envisioned by God only. It is a way to God Himself.
The consecrated ones are gifted to God, while evil and all associated with evil are rejected. In baptism, we had rejected Satan and all evil. We offer ourselves now through Mary and thus glorify God more intensely. You may wonder how and why the intensity is greater. In all creations, only the Virgin Mother is perfect. So anything done through the Virgin Mother gives God greater glory.
Action Plan
God prefers to speak to the heart (it is the seat of the soul) rather than to the mind. Our mind is the seat of our will. When Our Lady urges us to open our hearts, we are being asked to open our souls to receive the rain of graces. Through Consecration, our hearts are joined to the heart of the Divine Mother. Thus, we get strength from the beating heart of the Divine Mother. She got great strength from the great sufferings and trials she had gone through in her life. We are transformed interiorly to be fit to receive grace. We are asked to focus our vision on the Immaculate Heart. Thus, we are in her protection and she is our refuge.
Prayer
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, I pray intensely that your heart may be my refuge. In all my needs, I shall come to you. I expect to receive guidance and strength from your heart. In my thoughts, words, and deeds, teach me to seek only your heart. I hope to fill my heart with the triumph of your sacred heart. In times of sorrow, I seek solace only from your heart. Keep it, Mother, in the inner cockles of your heart, so that I might enjoy the love, consolation, and compassion of the Most Holy Trinity.
Word of God
“Christ suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.” (1 Peter 2:21).
2. Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
3. Daily Consecration
Holy Mary, my queen and my mother, I offer myself totally to you. I offer very specially my eyes, ears, tongue and my heart, for your special protection. From now onwards, you are mother to me as I am yours. Guard me forever. Amen.
4. The Angelus
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary…
V. And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary…
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
V. Let us pray.
R. Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and Cross be brought to the Glory of His resurrection through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
5. Prayer for the Seven Cardinal Virtues
The Companion Prayers (To be repeated after each virtue below):
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a. Our Father: Our Father in heaven, holy be your name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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b. Glory Be: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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c. Holy Spirit Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten my heart to see divine matters. Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten my mind to understand divine matters. Come, Holy Spirit, radiate your light on my soul that I may belong solely to God. Come, Holy Spirit, sanctify my thoughts, words, and deeds, for the Glory of God.
The Virtues:
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Faith: Holy Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of faith may be formed in me, and that it may grow and proliferate and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Hope: Holy Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of hope may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Love: Holy Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of love may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Humility: Holy Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of humility may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Patience: Holy Mary, Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of patience may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Perseverance: Holy Mary, Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of perseverance may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
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Obedience: Holy Mary, Mother of God, bless me so that the virtue of obedience may be formed in my heart, and that it may grow, proliferate, and bear fruits.
(Repeat Companion Prayers a, b, and c)
6. Hymn to Mary
O Virgin Mother, fashion my heart like unto yours,
Enfold it with a wreath of sanctity studded with virtues.
Transform my heart like the consecrated heart of yours,
Accept and offer it to God as my gift given for God’s glory through you.
Make me an instrument of yours,
And thus let the world know more about your heart’s glory.
7. Pentecost Prayer
Spirit of Christ, enliven me.
Spirit of Christ, move me.
Spirit of Christ, permeate me.
Spirit of Christ, stamp your seal on me.
Father in heaven, stamp on my soul your divine Will.
Father in heaven, create in me a fountain of virtues.
Father in heaven, transform my soul so that it may reflect You,
And let it be a light unto the whole world.
