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J.M.J.
August 15, 2013
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Consecration Day
Dear Family of Mary!
On this beautiful feast, the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we complete our 33 Day
Consecration! Today we will recite the Consecration Prayer written by
St. Louis de Montfort, and we will give ourselves completely to Mary.
What an honor and a blessing this is!
St. Louis de Montfort gave us some directions for this day:
True Devotion to Mary No. 231-233
231. At the
end of these three weeks they should go to confession and Holy
Communion with the intention of consecrating themselves to Jesus through
Mary as slaves of love. When receiving Holy Communion they could follow
the method given later on. They then recite the act of consecration
which is given at the end of this book. If they do not have a printed
copy of the act, they should write it out or have it copied and then
sign it on the very day they make it.
232. It
would be very becoming if on that day they offered some tribute to Jesus
and his Mother, either as a penance for past unfaithfulness to the
promises made in baptism or as a sign of their submission to the
sovereignty of Jesus and Mary. Such a tribute would be in accordance
with each one's ability and fervor and may take the form of fasting, an
act of self-denial, the gift of an alms or the offering of a votive
candle. If they gave only a pin as a token of their homage, provided it
were given with a good heart, it would satisfy Jesus who considers only
the good intention.
233. Every
year at least, on the same date, they should renew the consecration
following the same exercises for three weeks. They might also renew it
every month or even every day by saying this short prayer: "I am all
yours and all I have is yours, O dear Jesus, through Mary, your holy
Mother."
St. Louis suggests
that we go to Holy Mass (today is a Holy Day of Obligation, so that is
easy!!) and pray the prayer after Holy Communion on our Consecration
Day, but many of us will pray this prayer together during the Daily
Rosary at www.marytv.tv
either live or in the archives. Confession is suggested and can be
celebrated within a few days of the Feast. We are also encouraged to
make an act of homage in the form of alms or fasting, etc. This is
completely up to each one of us.
Here is the consecration prayer:
Act of Consecration
Eternal and
Incarnate Wisdom, most lovable and adorable Jesus, true God and true
Man, only Son of the Eternal Father and of Mary always Virgin, I adore
You profoundly, dwelling in the splendor of Your Father from all
eternity, and in the virginal womb of Mary, Your most worthy Mother, at
the time of Your Incarnation.
I thank You
for having emptied Yourself in assuming the condition of a slave to set
me free from the cruel slavery of the evil one.
I praise
and glorify you for having willingly chosen to obey Mary, Your holy
Mother, in all things, so that through her I may be Your faithful slave
of love.
But I must
confess that I have not kept the vows and promises which I made to You
so solemnly at my baptism. I have not fulfilled my obligations, and I do
not deserve to be called Your child or even your slave.
Since I
cannot lay claim to anything except what merits Your rejection and
displeasure, I dare no longer approach the holiness of Your majesty on
my own. That is why I turn to the intercession and the mercy of Your
Mother, whom You Yourself have given me to mediate with you. Through her
I hope to obtain from You contrition and pardon for my sins and that
Wisdom whom I desire to dwell in me always.
I turn to
you, then, Mary immaculate, living tabernacle of God, in whom Eternal
Wisdom willed to receive the adoration of both men and angels.
I greet you as Queen of heaven and earth, for all that is under God has been made subject to your sovereignty.
I call upon you, the unfailing refuge of sinners, confident in your mercy that has never forsaken anyone.
Grant my
desire for divine Wisdom and, in support of my petition, accept the
promises and the offering of myself which I now make, conscious of my
unworthiness.
I,_____________________,
an unfaithful sinner, renew and ratify today through you my baptismal
promises. I renounce forever Satan, his empty promises, and his evil
designs, and I give myself completely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate
Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him for the rest of my life, and to be
more faithful to Him than I have been till now.
This day,
with the whole court of heaven as witness, I choose you, Mary, as my
Mother and Queen. I surrender and consecrate myself to you, body and
soul, as your slave, with all that I possess, both spiritual and
material, even including the value of all my good actions, past,
present, and to come. I give you the full right to dispose of me and all
that belongs to me, without any reservations, in whatever way you
please, for the greater glory of God in time and throughout eternity.
Accept,
gracious Virgin, this little offering of my slavery to honor and imitate
the obedience which Eternal Wisdom willingly chose to have towards you,
His Mother. I wish to acknowledge the authority which both of you have
over this pitiful sinner. By it, I wish also to thank God for the
privileges bestowed on you by the Blessed Trinity. I declare that for
the future I will try to honor and obey you in all things as your true
slave of love.
O admirable
Mother, present me to your dear Son as his slave, now and for always,
so that He who redeemed me through you, will now receive me through you.
Mother of
mercy, grant me the favor of obtaining the true Wisdom of God, and so
make me one of those whom you love, teach and guide, whom you nourish
and protect as your children and slaves.
Virgin most
faithful, make me in everything so committed a disciple, imitator, and
slave of Jesus, your Son, Incarnate Wisdom, that I may become, through
your intercession and example, fully mature with the fullness which
Jesus possessed on earth, and with the fullness of His glory in heaven.
Amen.
Signed________________________
Date__________________________
Our Lady has said to us:
May
17, 1984 "Dear children! Today I am very happy because there are many
who want to consecrate themselves to me. Thank you. You have not made a
mistake. My Son, Jesus Christ, wishes to bestow on you special graces
through me. My Son is happy because of your dedication. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
Thank you, Dearest Mother,
for accepting our consecration today and for drawing us ever closer to
your Son, Jesus! We want to respond to your call, day by day!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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