Mar. 24 - Journey's end - Total Consecration - Mar. 25

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Today ends Wk 3, seeking to know Jesus better. Tomorrow we give Him our ALL through Mary. St. Louis De Montfort wrote in his treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary:

1. 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.
2. 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 fervour 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.
3. 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."

These paragraphs are chiefly for those who will be praying their Act of Total Consecration for the first time. Those of us renewing our Total Consecration, are familiar with the method. However, hopefully, by God’s Grace, each renewal is such an increase of grace that we are led to renew our consecration every day as I have emphasized in the final sentence above.

For those who may be unfamiliar with St. Louis words on receiving Holy Communion, please see paragraphs 263 ff HERE
This journey’s end is on a Saturday - “Mary’s Day” and also on the eve of Passion Sunday. How very appropriate! May we pray our Litany to the Holy Spirit, Ave Maris Stella Prayer and Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus with as much attention and devotion as we can, asking for better knowledge of Jesus, our Way, our Truth and our Life, through Mary!

Litany of the Holy Spirit - HERE
Ave Maris Stella -HERE
Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus - HERE