Mar. 28 - Living Consecration "with"

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

With Mary

1. We must do everything with Mary, that is to say, in all our actions we must look upon Mary, although a simple human being, as the perfect model of every virtue and perfection, fashioned by the Holy Spirit for us to imitate, as far as our limited capacity allows. In every action then we should consider how Mary performed it or how she would perform it if she were in our place. For this reason, we must examine and meditate on the great virtues she practised during her life, especially:

1. Her lively faith, by which she believed the angel’s word without the least hesitation, and believed faithfully and constantly even to the foot of the Cross on Calvary.

1. Her deep humility, which made her prefer seclusion, maintain silence, submit to every eventuality and put herself in the last place.

1. Her truly divine purity, which never had and never will have its equal on this side of heaven.

And so on for her other virtues.

Remember what I told you before, that Mary is the great, unique mould of God, designed to make living images of God at little expense and in a short time. Anyone who finds this mould and casts himself into it, is soon transformed into our Lord because it is the true likeness of him.

St Louis De Montfort helps us to “see” by faith, God’s Plan to unite us to Himself in the perfection of Charity. If we are to become holy as He is Holy we need to follow the pattern He gave us. His Holy Spirit formed Jesus in the womb of Mary, that Jesus might be born of a woman, like us in all things save sin. Mary believed God and gave herself totally to His Will for her. Moment by moment she kept His Word, saying her “Fiat”, her “yes” even to Calvary.

By God’s grace, may we live our consecration today, “with Mary”.

 

[stjamesr]

In JMJ - Peace. I just renewed my consecration on the feast of the Annunciation. One more person joined me this year. I believe Mary is essential to the world at the end of this age.

 

[tawny]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

St Louis De Montfort helps us to “see” by faith, God’s Plan to unite us to Himself in the perfection of Charity. If we are to become holy as He is Holy we need to follow the pattern He gave us. His Holy Spirit formed Jesus in the womb of Mary, that Jesus might be born of a woman, like us in all things save sin. Mary believed God and gave herself totally to His Will for her. Moment by moment she kept His Word, saying her “Fiat”, her “yes” even to Calvary.

By God’s grace, may we live our consecration today, “with Mary”.

Praying with all.

 

[MariaChristi]

In JMJ - Peace. I just renewed my consecration on the feast of the Annunciation. One more person joined me this year. I believe Mary is essential to the world at the end of this age.

Dear stjamesr,

Thanks for your reply and for renewing your consecration, and having someone join you, this year. St. Louis De Montfort gives a beautiful description of devotion in the end times:

…Devotion to Mary is especially necessary in the latter times.

1. Finally, God in these times wishes his Blessed Mother to be more known, loved and honoured than she has ever been. This will certainly come about if the elect, by the grace and light of the Holy Spirit, adopt the interior and perfect practice of the devotion which I shall later unfold. Then they will clearly see that beautiful Star of the Sea, as much as faith allows. Under her guidance they will perceive the splendours of this Queen and will consecrate themselves entirely to her service as subjects and slaves of love. They will experience her motherly kindness and affection for her children. They will love her tenderly and will appreciate how full of compassion she is and how much they stand in need of her help. In all circumstances they will have recourse to her as their advocate and mediatrix with Jesus Christ. They will see clearly that she is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus and will surrender themselves to her, body and soul, without reserve in order to belong entirely to Jesus.

1. But what will they be like, these servants, these slaves, these children of Mary?

They will be ministers of the Lord who, like a flaming fire, will enkindle everywhere the fires of divine love. They will become, in Mary’s powerful hands, like sharp arrows, with which she will transfix her enemies.

They will be as the children of Levi, thoroughly purified by the fire of great tribulations and closely joined to God. They will carry the gold of love in their heart, the frankincense of prayer in their mind and the myrrh of mortification in their body. They will bring to the poor and lowly everywhere the sweet fragrance of Jesus, but they will bring the odour of death to the great, the rich and the proud of this world.

1. They will be like thunder-clouds flying through the air at the slightest breath of the Holy Spirit. Attached to nothing, surprised at nothing, troubled at nothing, they will shower down the rain of God’s word and of eternal life. They will thunder against sin, they will storm against the world, they will strike down the devil and his followers and for life and for death, they will pierce through and through with the two-edged sword of God’s word all those against whom they are sent by Almighty God.

1. They will be true apostles of the latter times to whom the Lord of Hosts will give eloquence and strength to work wonders and carry off glorious spoils from his enemies. They will sleep without gold or silver and, more important still, without concern in the midst of other priests, ecclesiastics and clerics. Yet they will have the silver wings of the dove enabling them to go wherever the Holy Spirit calls them, filled as they are with the resolve to seek the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Wherever they preach, they will leave behind them nothing but the gold of love, which is the fulfillment of the whole law.

1. Lastly, we know they will be true disciples of Jesus Christ, imitating his poverty, his humility, his contempt of the world and his love. They will point out the narrow way to God in pure truth according to the holy Gospel, and not according to the maxims of the world. Their hearts will not be troubled, nor will they show favour to anyone; they will not spare or heed or fear any man, however powerful he may be. They will have the two-edged sword of the word of God in their mouths and the blood-stained standard of the Cross on their shoulders. They will carry the crucifix in their right hand and the rosary in their left, and the holy names of Jesus and Mary on their heart. The simplicity and self-sacrifice of Jesus will be reflected in their whole behaviour.

Such are the great men who are to come. By the will of God Mary is to prepare them to extend his rule over the impious and unbelievers. But when and how will this come about? Only God knows. For our part we must yearn and wait for it in silence and in prayer: “I have waited and waited.”