Hesitant to do Consecration to Mary

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The Devil is the Devil because he committed a huge sin of pride.

Humiliation is likely the Devil’s greatest fear. He was the most beautiful and powerful and smartest angel, and he sees himself as God’s equal. So it makes sense he would fear a woman that could beat him through being the least prideful and least egotistical person ever.
 
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Alright, I’ll buy that reasoning. At least, it’s less problematic than I initially thought.
 
St. Louis was in love with Mary, I’m convinced. Some men are like that about her.

I think his enthusiasm sometimes carried him away. That and perhaps stuff getting lost in translation.
 
I’ve just started the consecration to Mary as well a few days ago. It will be over on August 15th. Here is my opinion. I’ll use it in human terms so you can understand. God & the Devil are like best friends. The Devil betrayed God’s friendship, God will not personally destroy the Devil. It is like a covenant he made with him vowing that he’ll never be destroyed by his hands. However, God never said he wouldn’t use someone else! Mary who was both weak in terms of being a woman and being filled with humility( so to speak) became chosen by God to be this person. Mary is greater than all that is in heaven except her Son who is God himself. There is not much known about Mary on earth but, as I’ve started my devotion I see how humble she was during her time here. Mary was in my opinion greater than all prophets that ever existed while she lived on earth. We down play Mary as this ordinary person. I don’t think so. Whatever gift of grace the Lord gave Mary, it did not start while she was assumed into heaven. It started when she first conceived her Son Jesus Christ. In other words the divine gifts that were afforded to Angels,Prophets& Saints. Mary possessed all those gifts but remained so quiet & humbled, she followed the lead of her Son. Mary’s grace wasn’t partial. It was full. I’ve asked a question on this forum. I asked “If the Lord were to “reform” a person, to what degree does this person change?”.
 
Sounds to me more like Satan trying to keep you from consecrating yourself to her because he knows you will become holier in doing so.

Remember a few things:

Satan’s pride is hurt because he is also defeated bu her, someone who was purely human, not even God. That has to suck big time for him.

Jesus said at the crucifixion, “Behold your mother.”

Maximillian Kolbe said something very profound I believe we should all take to heart, “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”

Mary ALWAYS takes us closer to her son. That is literally her duty and one of the greatest desires of her heart. She knows she is not our savior, but she can bring us to Him and guide us to Him just as a more perfected and heavenly person (think of all the friends on earth that bring you closer to Christ, but she’s actually perfected in Heaven so BONUS!!) 🙂

Think of all the people who have devotions to her and are becoming holier people through it.

Listen to her messages of Fatima, Lourdes, etc. She is calling us to her son!!

Don’t let Satan be a butt. He just hates you’re even considering this because you will be so much closer to Jesus than before.

I personally can tell you that I have had a particular connection with the Blessed Mother since I was 3 years old which I believe has kept me Catholic my whole life. I recently had another experience that I realized connected with the one I had when I was 3. & see she was calling me closer to her sorrows so that I may love her Son better and be more repentant.

I promise you, this is worth it. God bless you.
 
Tis_Bearself said:
I think his enthusiasm sometimes carried him away
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And for the record, I have absolutely no problem with Marian devotion. It’s when people take it to such an extreme that it seems like Jesus is becoming an afterthought that I get a little 🤨
 
BoomBoomMancini said:
It’s when people take it to such an extreme that it seems like Jesus is becoming an afterthought that I get a little 🤨
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It may seem like that because Satan will do anything in his power to deter people from being devoted to her. Look at Protestantism; devotion to Mary is a stumbling block to them because to them it puts an obstacle in the way to Our Blessed Lord, when, in fact, it is the exact opposite. Pious devotion to Our Lady brings souls radically closer to her Divine Son. That is why the Devil and his angels fear her; she is the Thief of Souls, and they tremble at her charity. Any soul who has remained piously devoted to Mary has never been lost.
 
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“The saints affirm that whoever turns to her in trust during all his life will certainly be saved.” - Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Thanks for posting!
 
I had the same reaction as you when I first heard that the evil one fears Mary more.

Then it was explained to me that the evil one hates the fact that Mary, a creature that is a human (on a lower plane than satan and the devils, who were pure spirits before they fell) said “yes” to God and has conquered the evil one.

The evil one and the devils know who Jesus is…God. And they are humiliated by Mary being so full of grace, a mere human.

Mary truly is our spiritual mother, given to us at the foot of the cross. The purpose of the De Montfort Consecration is to bring us closer to her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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He meant fearing in a certain way, but not completely if that makes sense.
 
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He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:
But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death. Proverbs 8: 35-36
 
Dorothy said:
I had the same reaction as you when I first heard that the evil one fears Mary more.

Then it was explained to me that the evil one hates the fact that Mary, a creature that is a human (on a lower plane than satan and the devils, who were pure spirits before they fell) said “yes” to God and has conquered the evil one.

The evil one and the devils know who Jesus is…God. And they are humiliated by Mary being so full of grace, a mere human.

Mary truly is our spiritual mother, given to us at the foot of the cross. The purpose of the De Montfort Consecration is to bring us closer to her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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I understand all that. It’s the part about the Devil fearing her MORE than he fears God that doesn’t work for me. But that’s OK, I have a strong love for Mary expressed in other devotions.
 
I think you need to read it in context to better understand what he was trying to say.
 
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SeriousQuestion said:
I think you need to read it in context to better understand what he was trying to say.
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Thank you, but I understand what he said, and I’m fine with my current Marian devotions. The Consecration, like other devotional practices, is not a requirement.
 
Sometimes people misquote things and the intention of the author gets distorted.
 
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Sometimes people misquote things and the intention of the author gets distorted.
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Again, I understand what he said. Thank you. I’m fine with my current Marian devotions. The Consecration, like other devotional practices, is not a requirement.
 
I believe the proper way to say it is…Consecration to Jesus through Mary… the game is Jesus, not Mary.

I tried and avoid it… I prefer more Christ-centric devotions and practices… this is okay, but some folks here will chastise you for having a view like that.
 
bmaz said:
Things that are said in the book bother me a lot. One is that Satan fears Mary more than God. What?!
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BoomBoomMancini said:
Seriously? That seems to be incredibly excessive to me as well. Geez.
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Some years ago, I read an interesting interview with well known exorcist Father Pedro Barrajón. Of particular interest to me was how during an exorcism, the devil’s grip on the possessed weakens after the invocation of the Blessed Virgin. He states;
“But after a while, its resistance weakens. This usually happens after the invocation of the Holy Mother, she’s very important for that. No demon ever dares to insult her during an exorcism. Never.”

Does he have more respect for Mary than for God himself?

“Apparently. Otherwise no holds are barred, and everyone is insulted: the priests, everyone present, the bishops, the Pope, even Jesus Christ. But never the Virgin Mary. It’s an enigma.”
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Here is that interview with Father Barrajón.
Hell is a state
 
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I think there may be something to the fact that the Devil works to turn people away from Mary because she is notihng but good and helpful to her children.
The worry about somehow putting Mary ahead of Jesus overlooks the fact that Mary has zero desire to be ahead of Jesus, would never allow herself to be in such a position, and only wishes to point people to Jesus and help them get onto the fastest track to His heart.

All I know is, when I die and go before Jesus the Judge, it can’t hurt to be friendly with His mom. (And his foster dad too.) That’s just common sense.
 
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