Discerning the Total Consecration

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Hi everyone -

I’ve been feeling drawn to making the Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary by the St. Louis de Monfort method. I say “drawn” because “called” feels like too strong a word. But I have been seriously considering doing this since March. I have the book of prayers and reading for 33-day preparation, and the next 33-day prep session starts on April 28, the Feast Day of St. Louis de Montfort and ends on the Queenship of Mary on May 31.

Any advice or comments for me? I have noticed many posts about this. Would you like to share any suggestions for me?

Many thanks -
 
If you feel you have been drawn to the consecration, then I think you should take the next step - The 33-Day preparation will be very helpful in your discernment. You can certainly ask Our Lady to help you make this next step. 🙂 She’ll help you.

Have you read the book “True Devotion to Mary” by St. Louis also? Another book “Mother Teresa: In the Shadow of Our Lady” is also very helpful to me. Mother Teresa talks about this same consecration.
 
tinalewis said:
Hi everyone -

I’ve been feeling drawn to making the Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary by the St. Louis de Monfort method. I say “drawn” because “called” feels like too strong a word. But I have been seriously considering doing this since March. I have the book of prayers and reading for 33-day preparation, and the next 33-day prep session starts on April 28, the Feast Day of St. Louis de Montfort and ends on the Queenship of Mary on May 31.

Any advice or comments for me? I have noticed many posts about this. Would you like to share any suggestions for me?

Many thanks -
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Last July I went on a four-day ladies retreat given by a priest who told us all about total consecration to Mary by St. Louis De Montfort. He very much encouraged us to make the consecration, and shared many wonderful stories about it. I have heard many priests promote this devotion, and have noticed that they are gifted in many ways as devotees of our Blessed Mother.

I have made the consecration several times over a period of about 35 years, and will make it again soon.

It is nice to start it on a certain day in order to complete it on a specific day, but it is not necessary to do that. Whatever works for you. You will be blessed by making this consecration to Our Lady.
 
St. Louis de Montfort recommends that those who practice this devotion repeat the consecration every year. He urges also that they pray the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin every day from the time they first make the consecration all the way until our deaths. That is quite a commitment, but he says we should make that a firm resolution and practice it.

Those consecrated souls I have seen who do actually pray the Little Crown every day appear to me to receive more graces than do those that don’t. So if you make the consecration, I recommend following it as faithfully as you can, though not beating yourself up ever if you fail to pray it. Just stick with the devotion and the more you unite your life to it, the more it will bless you.
 
I really recommend making the Consecration 🙂 if you feel drawn to it, then the Holy Spirit is drawing you. It’s a very holy devotion 🙂
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St. Louis de Montfort recommends that those who practice this devotion repeat the consecration every year. He urges also that they pray the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin every day from the time they first make the consecration all the way until our deaths. That is quite a commitment, but he says we should make that a firm resolution and practice it.

Those consecrated souls I have seen who do actually pray the Little Crown every day appear to me to receive more graces than do those that don’t. So if you make the consecration, I recommend following it as faithfully as you can, though not beating yourself up ever if you fail to pray it. Just stick with the devotion and the more you unite your life to it, the more it will bless you.
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that is interesting… when I first made my Consecration, I began praying the Little Crown, but then stopped. I noticed that when I stopped, it became harder to live out the Consecration, and then I failed altogether and had to renew it. I want to start praying the Little Crown again every morning.

God bless
 
Thank you all for your posts. I was happy to read them all. 🙂

It’s odd, but since I made the decision yesterday evening to commit myself to the Consecration (if it’s Jesus’ plan for me), I feel genuinely different. Like there’s been a shift in my focus and that I’ve suddently become very slightly less selfish. I suppose that’s not surprising.

I have loved Our Lady since I was a little girl in an agnostic household praying my $1 plastic rosary under the covers in bed. It will be the honor of my life to have the chance to consecrate myself to her Holy Son by way of her Immaculate Heart.

Please say a quick prayer for me that I will live up to this consecration.

Many thanks!
 
Been anxiously awaiting Nov 5th for few weeks so I can start the preparation. Now feel I need to re-read Monfort to rekindle my enthusiasm.
 
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