consecration to Mary??

[CatholicFireman]

Oh ok. but, I was wondering is there like a book or something I could read that tells you all that you are required to believe in order to be a Catholic?

Let’s see. Catechism of the Catholic Church is a good start. A simpler version would be Catholicism for Dummies. I really like this book. It even has an imprimatur.

 

[johnthebeloved]

Let’s see. Catechism of the Catholic Church is a good start. A simpler version would be Catholicism for Dummies. I really like this book.

Yeah I started reading the CCC. Some of it is very hard reading. But, I guess I fit in the dummie category. Catholics are too well educated for me…I barely got a GED. I am too stupid to understand what all you people know. So, I guess you are right…I should read a something simpler. Thanks.

 

[CatholicFireman]

Yeah I started reading the CCC. Some of it is very hard reading. But, I guess I fit in the dummie category. Catholics are too well educated for me…I barely got a GED. I am too stupid to understand what all you people know. So, I guess you are right…I should read a something simpler. Thanks.

Um…welcome to the stupid club! I have a hard time (zzzzzz) with the CCC too. You’re not stupid, friend. And unfortunately, we Catholics don’t all know our faith. That’s one of the reasons I’m here. Trust me. Catholicism for Dummies is only the title of the “Dummies” book series. This book is in plain language and very informative.

Hey, you got your GED…nobody asks what your score was!

 

[johnthebeloved]

Hey, you got your GED…nobody asks what your score was!

I’m too stupid to remember…lol. Thanks…I’ll check that book out.

 

[Monica4316]

So this SD who I have only met with twice told me last time to do the consecration to Mary.

Do you mean St Louis de Montfort’s “Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary”?

Tomorrow I am supposed to do it and I don’t quite feel ready.

Have you read the book “True Devotion to Mary” and done the 33 day preparation period? How did you choose tomorrow?

My friends said this sounds rather protestant, but I LOVE Mary.

Your friends said it sounds Protestant? I’m very puzzled by this lol… Protestants generally don’t have a devotion to Mary at all. Devotion to Mary, and especially the Total Consecration, are VERY Catholic, not to mention very traditional.

I pray the rosary daily and appreciate her so much for what she did to me.

that is good

But some parts of this book by Louis Du Montford (sp?) makes it seem like he couldn’t live without Mary. I would rather consecrate myself directly to Jesus than go through Mary. Should I continue with it even though my heart is not in it?

It seems like you maybe need to understand this devotion more… St Louis de Montfort said that we consecration ourselves to Mary so that we would belong to Jesus MORE perfectly, then if we were to give ourselves directly to Him. The reasons are described fully in the book, but basically, - she gives us to Him better than we give ourselves, because she adds her prayers, merits, etc, to the offering… and because she is His Mother and so close to Him. St Louis makes the example of…let’s say you gave a present to the King… but it would please him more if you asked the queen to give it to the king, from you, because she would make it more beautiful.

If you are unable to mean the Consecration words, I would re-read the book and try again later this summer there are Marian feast days that you can choose. I made the Consecration 2 years ago and there is a lot of grace found in this devotion.

God bless!

 

[Monica4316]

lol I just realized that I had already replied to this thread a long time ago

 

[Monica4316]

Is there a book or something that tells us what is mandatory for us to do concerning faith and works to get to heaven? Is our salvation dependant on our consecration to mary and devotion to her? Am I going to go to hell if I don’t have a realtionship with Mary? Someone told me if I didn’t consecrate myself to Mary that I would never know Jesus. Is this true?

Consecration to Mary makes things easier, but certainly you can still know Jesus if you have not made the Consecration. It’s just that - it’s important that you don’t reject devotion to Mary altogether. But the Consecration specifically, - only do that if God leads you there.

Oh ok. but, I was wondering is there like a book or something I could read that tells you all that you are required to believe in order to be a Catholic? My Mother asked a priest that once and he said all we are required to believe is the Apostle’s Creed. I just thought that was kind of a shallow answer…but no disrespect to the priest…I am sure he knows what he is talking about.

well to get to Heaven, - we need to receive the Sacraments faithfully, believe in Jesus, and follow His commands… so - do His will… faith, love for God and neighbour, humility, doing God’s will, receiving Sacraments, praying… all that contributes but it starts with faith and Sacraments, and simply wanting to grow. God’s grace does the rest, with our cooperation. As for a book… the Catechism is good although it’s difficult to read… You might also enjoy this book: amazon.com/Easy-Way-Become-Saint/dp/0895553988/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1307241066&sr=8-6 Fr Paul O’Sullivan writes simply, directly, but there’s a lot of useful information in his books.

God bless