DAY – 21
Message of Blessed Virgin Mary
My dear Children,
Listen carefully and learn. God wants to complete all things that had been initiated at my visit to Fatima. Heaven is going to shower graces on souls in an unprecedented manner.
Every soul can get showers of grace. You cannot see or hear it at a physical level. But it shall be felt in the soul. This is heaven’s intervention, so cooperate with it. In spiritual solidarity, I shall open a stream of graces in all people through you, my consecrated ones. This stream will be overflowing with a tidal swell of more graces. The soul has to just will it and all impurities shall be washed away. When you say yes to my call for consecration, you will get the key to the tidal flow of graces. Your soul will become stronger, and your virtues will send down deep roots.
So I renew my invitation to respond to the Heavenly Father’s call, and consecrate yourself to my Immaculate Heart. When you consecrate yourself, you open your soul towards the heart of the Heavenly Father and to my heart. Work diligently so that nobody is left out of the shower of graces. The Heavenly Father is keen on this universal alliance. I wish to hear a resounding ‘Amen’ from all people. As a mother, I would embrace all of them.
The Way Forward
Consecration creates an otherworldly solidarity of hearts. Each heart undergoes change and transforms. When grace anoints a soul, change occurs. It gets filled with graces and thirsts for pleasing God. To persevere in this state, let the heart be consecrated so as to receive the Heavenly Mother’s protection. The Kingdom of God begins with Our Lady’s soul. When we are in it, we too will be drawn to the Kingdom of God. All people consecrated to the Mother become one union in hearts.
Action Plan
Consecration deserves a strong conviction behind it. The hearts that receive a flood of graces must remain thankful. So consecration has to be renewed daily while help must be sought for tackling the challenges of daily life. Moreover, help all others who are devotees of the Mother and who would consecrate themselves to the Immaculate Heart. There is a need for the whole world to respond positively to the Mother’s call. Let us wish that all accept Our Lady’s invitation. Every consecration is a victory for the soul and a joyous one at that. Such a soul craves giving glory to God. The sanctification of the soul is a great achievement too. So everyone may be prepared to make sacrifices and practice self-denial for the sake of others who are yet to join it.
Prayer
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.
Word of God
“Make me strong today, Lord God of Israel!” (Judith 13:7).
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.
