"CONSECRATION": "Consecration to Mary means 'set aside for Mary,' to be
used by her to accomplish her holy purposes (which are the purposes of her
divine Son)" (Pope John Paul II, Soul, Special Issue, "Set Aside For Mary,"
1981, p. 11)."Thanks to Saint Louis of Montfort, I came to understand that true devotion to the Mother of God is actually Christocentric" (Pope John Paul II).
Pope John Paul II and others have clearly said that the Pontiff has given himself to and lives totally for the Mary of Catholicism. During World War II, he returned to the devotion promoted by St. Louis De Monfort. Below is a step by step program on how the Pope and others accomplished this consecration to the "Mother of God."
In light of this, it should be realized that this places the Apostate Church in a very dangerous position of coming under the headship of Mary and forsaking Christ. Proclaiming that it is Mary who will lead a globally united Church into the Third Millennium, it is already following another message, another spirit and another Jesus. The goal of the devotion to Mary formed by De Montfort centuries ago is to unite a person with Jesus through Mary. Such is the spirit the Apostate Church is now following as it continues building bridges for a deeper union with Rome.
The following is the method used to consecrate oneself totally to Mary:
SOURCE: http://www.missionnet.com/~mission/cathlc/trudev/second1.html
"RENOUNCEMENT OF THE WORLD
"The first part of the preparation should be employed in casting off the spirit of the world, which is contrary to that of Jesus Christ."
"The spirit of the world consists essentially in the denial of the supreme dominion of God, a denial which is manifested in practice by sin and disobedience; thus it is principally opposed to the spirit of Christ, which is also that of Mary.
"It manifests itself by the concupiscence of the flesh, by the concupiscence of the eyes and by the pride of life; by disobedience to God's laws and the abuse of created things. Its works are, first, sin in all its forms; and then all else by which the devil leads to sin; works which bring error and darkness to the mind, and seduction and corruption to the will. Its pomps are the splendor and the charms employed by the devil to render sin alluring in persons, places and things.
"Prayers to be said every day:
"Veni Creator
"Ave Maris Stella
"Reading suitable for the twelve days:
"Gospel according to St. Matthew, chapters: 5, 6, 7 Imitation of Christ, Book I, chapters: 13, 18, 25 Imitation of Christ, Book III, chapters: 10, 40
"Spiritual Exercises:
"* Examine your conscience * pray * practice renouncement * mortification * purity of heart
"This purity is the indispensable condition for contemplating God in Heaven, to see Him on earth and to know Him by the light of faith."
SOURCE: http://www.missionnet.com/~mission/cathlc/trudev/second1.html
"KNOWLEDGE OF SELF
"During the first week they should employ all their prayers and pious actions in asking for a knowledge of themselves and for contrition of their sins; and they should do this in a spirit of humility." (See True Devotion #228).
"During this week, we shall consider not so much the opposition that exists between the spirit of Jesus and ours, as the miserable and humiliating state to which our sins have reduced us. Moreover, the True Devotion being an easy, short, sure and perfect way to arrive at that union with Our Lord which is Christian perfection, we shall enter seriously upon this way, strongly convinced of our misery and helplessness. But how attain this without a knowledge of ourselves'?
"Prayers:
"Litany of the Holy Ghost
"Ave Maris Stella
"Litany of the Blessed Virgin
"Readings:
"Gospel according to St. Matthew. chapters 24, 25 Gospel of St. Luke, chapters 11, 13, 16, 17, 18. Imitation of Christ, Book I, chapter 24 Imitation of Christ, Book II chapter 5 Imitation of Christ, Book III, chapters 7, 8, 13, 20, 30,47 True Devotion, # 78-82, 227, 228.
"Spiritual Exercises
"Prayers
"Reflection
"Acts of renouncement of our own will
"Acts of renouncement of contrition for our sins
"Acts of renouncement of contempt of self
"All performed at the feet of Mary, for it is from her we hope for light to know ourselves, and it is near her that we shall be able to measure the abyss of our miseries without despairing."
SOURCE: http://www.missionnet.com/~mission/cathlc/trudev/second2.html
"KNOWLEDGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
"They shall devote the second week to the knowledge of the Blessed Virgin." (See no. 229).
"We must unite ourselves to Jesus through Mary - this is the characteristic of our devotion; therefore, Saint Louis De Montfort asks that the second week be employed in acquiring a knowledge of the Blessed Virgin.
"Mary is our sovereign and our mediatrix, our Mother and our Mistress. Let us then endeavor to know the effects of this royalty, of this mediation, and of this maternity, as well as the grandeurs and prerogatives which are the foundation or consequences thereof. Our Mother is also a perfect mold wherein we are to be molded in order to make her intentions and dispositions ours. This we cannot achieve without studying the interior life of Mary; namely, her virtues, her sentiments, her actions, her participation in the mysteries of Christ and her union with Him.
"Prayers:
"Litany of the Holy Ghost
"Ave Maris Stella
"Litany of the Blessed Virgin
"St. Louis De Monfort Prayer to Mary
"Recitation of the Rosary
"Readings:
"Gospel according to St. John. chapter 2 Gospel of St. Luke, chapters 1, 2 True Devotion. nos. 1-48, 90-93, 105-182 213-225 Secret of Mary, nos. 23-34. Imitation of Christ, Book I, chapter 24 Imitation of Christ, Book II chapter 5 Imitation of Christ, Book III, chapters 7, 8, 13, 20, 30,47 True Devotion, # 78-82, 227, 228.
"Spiritual Exercises"
SOURCE: http://www.missionnet.com/~mission/cathlc/trudev/second3.html
"KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST
"'During the third week, they shall apply themselves to the study of Jesus Christ.' (See True Devotion #230)
"What is to be studied in Christ? First the Man-God, His grace and glory; then His rights to sovereign dominion over us; since, after having renounced Satan and the world, we have taken Jesus Christ for our Lord. What next shall be the object of our study? His exterior actions and also His interior life; namely, the virtues and acts of His Sacred Heart; His association with Mary in the mysteries of the Annunciation and Incarnation, during His infancy and hidden life, at the feast of Cana' and on Calvary.
"Prayers:
"Litany of the Holy Ghost Ave Maris Stella.
"Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
"Litany of the Sacred Heart
"St. Louis De Montfort's Prayer to Jesus 0 Jesus Living in Mary
"Readings:
"Gospel according to St. Matthew chapter 26, 27 Gospel of St. John chapters 13 Imitation of Christ, Book II chapters 7, 11, 12 Imitation of Christ, Book III chapters 5, 6, 56 Imitation of Christ, Book IV chapters 1, 8, 13 True Devotion. nos.60-67, 183, 212, 226-265
"Spiritual Exercises"
SOURCE: http://www.missionnet.com/~mission/cathlc/trudev/fiat.html
"FIAT, SAY YES TO JESUS THROUGH MARY
"Consecration to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, through the Blessed Virgin Mary
"'At the end of the three weeks,' says St. Louis De Montfort, 'they shall go to confession and to Communion, with the intention of giving themselves to Jesus Christ in the quality of slaves of love, by the hands of Mary. After Communion, which they should try to make according to the method given further on [See TD # 266], they should recite the formula of their consecration, which they will also find further on. They ought to write it, or have it written, unless they have a printed copy of it; and they should sign it the same day they have made it. It would be well also that on that day they should pay some tribute to Jesus Christ and our Blessed Lady, either as a penance for their past unfaithfulness to the vows of their Baptism or as a testimony of their dependence on the dominion of Jesus and Mary. This tribute ought to be according to the devotion and ability of everyone, such as a fast, a mortification, an alms or a candle.
"'If they had but a pin to give in homage, yet gave it with good heart, it would be enough for Jesus, who looks only at one's good will. Once a year at least, on the same day, they should renew the same consecration, observing the same practices during the three weeks. They might also once a month, or even once a day, renew all they have done, in these few words: 'I am all Thine and all that I have belongs to Thee, 0 my sweet Jesus, through Mary, Thy holy Mother'"
[PRAYERS FOR CONSECRATION]
"O Eternal and incarnate Wisdom! 0 sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine incarnation.
"I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking the form of a slave in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! Ungrateful and faithless as I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism; I have not fulfilled my obligations; I do not deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare not come by myself before Thy most holy and august Majesty. It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother, whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my sins, and the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.
"Hail, then, 0 immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden and to be adored by angels and by men! Hail, 0 Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is subject which is under God. Hail, 0 sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in my lowliness I present to thee.
"I, (Name), a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.
"Receive, 0 benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.
"O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! 0 Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves.
"0 faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness of His age on earth and of His glory in Heaven. Amen."
