Please, may I ask?

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Many times in different ways, on this forum especially, I've shared with you the blessings of *True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary* expressed particularly by St. Louis De Montfort, and as given to and approved by the Catholic Church. I am going to begin the 33 Day Preparation to renew my Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as given in this little treatise, Feb. 20, in order to pray the Act of Consecration on Mar. 25.

Please may I ask anyone who is reading this:
1) Will you begin this with me to consecrate or re-consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary?
2) If not, would you be willing to share with me what devotion you do have to Our Mother?

Thanks.

 

[david_patrick]

hi,
on average, i consecrate myself to Mother Mary, two a day/ that is 14 times per week/

i did read the concept from Fr. Montfort-i have his book the secret of the rosary/

sometimes, i keep it simple;

so i use monforts template-such as is my pattern…

“I consecrate my life to Thee, my Mother, my Queen…”

in a stressful time -i imagine her as a helmsmen of a ship )the church) as i sail a tempest sea (stresses and temptations to my soul)

at other times…i expand that simple phrase…to:
“I consecrate my life to The my Mother,
my heart, my mind, my soul, my body;
I consecrate my life to Thee, my Mother, My Queen.”

there is a saint maximillion kolbe who has written about consecration to mary…well, actually as best said, consecration to Jesus through Mary…as implied…Note that my version prompts an irony of both Mary as Mother and Queen…(sometimes suprising that a soul can ask anything with heart’s desire and get it!!Thanks be to God)

well thanks for the invitation…as far as i know this is not a very much talked about prayer, on the catholic forum …as consecration…perhaps, you can advise if my phrases are correct…as i understand Mary is simply the humble ‘middle man,’

i find myself to be more comfortable with inforrnal prayer, more spontaneous as the interior man must climb the mast and look back at Mary at the rudder…
Your calendar days don’t suprise me, but what is the responsibility on each calendar day?
well, if i can be of help…or have opportunity to learn more…please feel free to post…best regards, patrick

 

[MarianCatholic]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Many times in different ways, on this forum especially, I've shared with you the blessings of *True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary* expressed particularly by St. Louis De Montfort, and as given to and approved by the Catholic Church. I am going to begin the 33 Day Preparation to renew my Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as given in this little treatise, Feb. 20, in order to pray the Act of Consecration on Mar. 25.

Please may I ask anyone who is reading this:
1) Will you begin this with me to consecrate or re-consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary?
2) If not, would you be willing to share with me what devotion you do have to Our Mother?

Thanks.

I tend to forget to pray every second or Third day or so, therefor I struggle to follow up on Novenas. I try to pray the Holy Rosary everyday, With the help of Our Lady I mostly succeed.
I try to pray the Litany to The Blessed Virgin as often as I can and I pray Completorium in the LoTh every night.
Im sad to say that except from the Rosary I fail more often than not to pray to Mama Mary, but I try

Yours in Jesus and Mary
MarianCatholic

 

[fred_conty]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Many times in different ways, on this forum especially, I've shared with you the blessings of *True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary* expressed particularly by St. Louis De Montfort, and as given to and approved by the Catholic Church. I am going to begin the 33 Day Preparation to renew my Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as given in this little treatise, Feb. 20, in order to pray the Act of Consecration on Mar. 25.

Please may I ask anyone who is reading this:
1) Will you begin this with me to consecrate or re-consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary?
2) If not, would you be willing to share with me what devotion you do have to Our Mother?

Thanks.

That is good that you are renewing your committment to our dear Mother. I will remember you in my prayers. For as our holy father Pope John Paul II said, that we need to go deeper within ourselves in our knowledge and love of God for us to lead the world to God. This is one of the best and highest forms of making ourselves devoted temples of the Holy Spirit as was Mary. Pope John Paul II certainly showed this by example in his life by his deep love of our Lady.

Here is another person’s comments about the Pope and this consecration.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=10194232#post10194232
Discernment about Marian devotion​

There is nothing at all wrong with de Montfort. Pope John Paul ll had this to say of him;

Quote:
“I am happy”, he wrote, “to offer thanks to the Lord for the growing influence of this missionary Saint, whose apostolate was nourished by a life of intense prayer, an unshakeable faith in the Triune God and a deep devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Redeemer” In order to know the Eternal Wisdom, uncreated and incarnate, Grignion de Montfort constantly invited people to put their trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is so inseparable from Jesus ‘that it would be easier to separate light from the sun’. He remains an incomparable bard and disciple of the Mother of the Saviour, whom he honours as the one who so assuredly leads towards Christ"

And finally these comments;

Quote:
“Reading that book (True Devotion to Mary)”, he said, "has marked a decisive turning point in my life. I said ‘turning point’, although this is a long inner journey… At that very moment this unique treatise came into my hands, one of those books which it is not enough ‘to have read’. I reread it constantly and certain passages in succession.

“I soon realized that the book contained something fundamental over and above its baroque style. The result was that the devotion to the Mother of Christ of my childhood and my adolescence gave way to a new attitude, a devotion that welled up from the depths of my faith, as at the very heart of the Trinitarian and Christological reality”.

“At first, it had seemed to me that I should distance myself a bit from the Marian devotion of my childhood in order to focus more on Christ. Thanks to St Louis de Montfort, I came to understand that true devotion to the Mother of God is actually Christocentric, indeed, it is very profoundly rooted in the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, and the mysteries of the Incarnation and Redemption”

That is high praise indeed from a man who many say is the greatest Pope… ever!

 

[MariaChristi]

That is good that you are renewing your committment to our dear Mother. I will remember you in my prayers. For as our holy father Pope John Paul II said, that we need to go deeper within ourselves in our knowledge and love of God for us to lead the world to God. This is one of the best and highest forms of making ourselves devoted temples of the Holy Spirit as was Mary. Pope John Paul II certainly showed this by example in his life by his deep love of our Lady…

Dear Fred,

Thanks for your prayers, and I will pray for you as well. Yes, Blessed Pope John Paul II, by his words and example showed his tender love and true devotion to Our Lady. He wrote that reading De Montfort’s “True Devotion” as a young man was a turning point in his life.

One of the many things that De Montfort wrote which impresses me each time I read his treatise is that in Consecrating ourselves to Jesus through Mary we are renewing in a very special way our Baptismal vows. So many of us were baptized as infants that we can forget the great importance of our Baptism. “True Devotion” has been a great blessing for me. Others may not be as impressed with De Montfort’s writing. God can guide us through the writing so other saints as well. May we be faithful to each grace God gives, and may we all grow in love for Him and our Mother. Thanks for your reply.

Thanks for your reply

 

[MariaChristi]

I tend to forget to pray every second or Third day or so, therefor I struggle to follow up on Novenas. I try to pray the Holy Rosary everyday, With the help of Our Lady I mostly succeed.
I try to pray the Litany to The Blessed Virgin as often as I can and I pray Completorium in the LoTh every night.
Im sad to say that except from the Rosary I fail more often than not to pray to Mama Mary, but I try

Yours in Jesus and Mary
MarianCatholic

Dear Marian Catholic,

Thanks so much for your reply. God knows our hearts and that is the most important thing to remember in all our prayers. Prayer is our relationship with Him. His Holy Spirit may guide us in different ways at different times in our lives, but He is always working Good in those who love Him. (cf Rom 8:28).

Devotion to Mary is for me a facet of my love for God. It was His gift to me, and I have found that it continues to help me grow closer to Him. Even when we are not thinking of Mary our Mother, I believe she is thinking of us – loving us because of her union with God Who is Love.

 

[MariaChristi]

hi,
on average, i consecrate myself to Mother Mary, two a day/ that is 14 times per week/

i did read the concept from Fr. Montfort-i have his book the secret of the rosary/

sometimes, i keep it simple;

so i use monforts template-such as is my pattern…

“I consecrate my life to Thee, my Mother, my Queen…”

in a stressful time -i imagine her as a helmsmen of a ship )the church) as i sail a tempest sea (stresses and temptations to my soul)

at other times…i expand that simple phrase…to:
“I consecrate my life to The my Mother,
my heart, my mind, my soul, my body;
I consecrate my life to Thee, my Mother, My Queen.”

there is a saint maximillion kolbe who has written about consecration to mary…well, actually as best said, consecration to Jesus through Mary…as implied…Note that my version prompts an irony of both Mary as Mother and Queen…(sometimes suprising that a soul can ask anything with heart’s desire and get it!!Thanks be to God)

well thanks for the invitation…as far as i know this is not a very much talked about prayer, on the catholic forum …as consecration…perhaps, you can advise if my phrases are correct…as i understand Mary is simply the humble ‘middle man,’

i find myself to be more comfortable with inforrnal prayer, more spontaneous as the interior man must climb the mast and look back at Mary at the rudder…
Your calendar days don’t suprise me, but what is the responsibility on each calendar day?
well, if i can be of help…or have opportunity to learn more…please feel free to post…best regards, patrick

Dear Patrick,

Thanks so much for sharing God’s beautiful work in your soul. Simple is always best, it seems to me. The reason for the calendar days stems from St. Louis desire to be thorough, in my humble opinion. He wants us to be serious about our preparation and to make our consecration or re-consecration as fervently and with as much purity of heart as we can and so he planned out the 33 days in a very specific way.

Like yoursellf, I re-consecrate myself using the short formula many times but I try to go through this journey of 33 days before the feast of The Annunciation to renew in a more careful and thorough way. About 6 or 7 years ago on the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe I was moved to pray also his very beautiful Act of Consecration. I felt in some ways it “completed” the Consecration I made a very long time ago according to St. Louis de Montfort. For me the Act of Consecration by De Montfort was a more personal, interior one, but St. Maxilmillian gave me an “apostolic thrust” that I needed. Both are gifts of grace for which I am very grateful.

I began another thread this morning inviting anyone who wished to follow this 33 Day preparation/journey with me to read the threads I’ll post, God willing, for each day. It can help us I think to encourage one another. May the Lord who has begun a good work in us bring it to the fullness He desires for each one of us! May He be praised always in each of us through Mary.

 

[DBT]

2) If not, would you be willing to share with me what devotion you do have to Our Mother?

Hi MariaChristi -

There are many spiritualities within the Church and each are Marian in their own right. Specific devotional practices are a reflection of that.

I’m a Carmelite (OCDS) and the way we honor Mary is to pray as she did: To ponder always.

Specific devotional practices such as the rosary, consecration etc are perfectly fine in our vocation … but, as our Ratio describes, such practices will always be secondary to the types of things Carmelite’s often talk about on these forums: recollection, mental prayer, Practice of the Presence of God etc.

The reason for this focus is the primacy of contemplation (in the acquired meaning of the word) over meditation in the Carmelite tradition. When one learns (and is taught by the Holy Spirit) to ponder always, they have arrived at the “end” all our “means” (specific devotional practices) are meant to bring us to. For such souls, “means” are no longer a help … in fact they’re a hindrance.

But, of course, few among reach this habitual sense of Presence I attempt to describe. Brother Lawrence is one such example … and he eliminated all devotional practices not required as part of his vocation so as to simply remain in Christ’s presence at all times.

For the rest of us, we do our best to ponder always as grace and diligence allow and supplement with devotional practices to the degree in which they help us to this overall goal. So some Carmelite’s will be more “devotional” (in terms of specific practices) and others less so … depending on the working of the Holy Spirit in their soul.

Dave

 

[bcuster]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Many times in different ways, on this forum especially, I've shared with you the blessings of *True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary* expressed particularly by St. Louis De Montfort, and as given to and approved by the Catholic Church. I am going to begin the 33 Day Preparation to renew my Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as given in this little treatise, Feb. 20, in order to pray the Act of Consecration on Mar. 25.

Please may I ask anyone who is reading this:
1) Will you begin this with me to consecrate or re-consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary?
2) If not, would you be willing to share with me what devotion you do have to Our Mother?

Thanks.

I missed the opportunity to go through the re-consecration this year for the Feast of the Presentation, so I am grateful that you have asked me to join you on Feb. 20 in preparation for the Feast of the Annunciation. Every time I do this I am enriched, and I find greater peace.

Bonnie

 

[MariaChristi]

Hi MariaChristi -

There are many spiritualities within the Church and each are Marian in their own right. Specific devotional practices are a reflection of that.

I’m a Carmelite (OCDS) and the way we honor Mary is to pray as she did: To ponder always.

Specific devotional practices such as the rosary, consecration etc are perfectly fine in our vocation … but, as our Ratio describes, such practices will always be secondary to the types of things Carmelite’s often talk about on these forums: recollection, mental prayer, Practice of the Presence of God etc.

The reason for this focus is the primacy of contemplation (in the acquired meaning of the word) over meditation in the Carmelite tradition. When one learns (and is taught by the Holy Spirit) to ponder always, they have arrived at the “end” all our “means” (specific devotional practices) are meant to bring us to. For such souls, “means” are no longer a help … in fact they’re a hindrance.

But, of course, few among reach this habitual sense of Presence I attempt to describe. Brother Lawrence is one such example … and he eliminated all devotional practices not required as part of his vocation so as to simply remain in Christ’s presence at all times.

For the rest of us, we do our best to ponder always as grace and diligence allow and supplement with devotional practices to the degree in which they help us to this overall goal. So some Carmelite’s will be more “devotional” (in terms of specific practices) and others less so … depending on the working of the Holy Spirit in their soul.

Dave

Dear Dave,

Thanks for your reply. I have always loved the Carmelite saints and have learned much from reading and re-reading the works of St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross and St. Edith Stein. I agree with you that “simplicity” in our relationship with God is a goal to which we are led by the Holy Spirit and He takes us one step at a time in various ways.

The Franciscan spirituality is dear to my heart as well. St. Francis and St. Clare were my first “saint-friends” as a child. St. Louis de Montfort was introduced to mewhen I was in high school by a Dominican Sister who was the Spiritual Director of the Legion of Mary to which I belonged. I will thank her for all eternity for inviting me and some other girls to consecrate ourselves totally to Jesus through Mary.

I have found that the Holy Spirit, as the Catechism teaches us, “forms us in prayer”. How beautifully He works:

CCC 2672 - The Holy Spirit whose anointing permeates our whole being, is the interior Master of Christian prayer. He is the anointing of the living tradition of prayer. To be sure, there are as many paths of prayer as there are persons who pray, but it is the same Spirit acting in all and with all. It is in the communion of the Holy Spirit that Christian prayer is prayer in the Church.

 

[MariaChristi]

I missed the opportunity to go through the re-consecration this year for the Feast of the Presentation, so I am grateful that you have asked me to join you on Feb. 20 in preparation for the Feast of the Annunciation. Every time I do this I am enriched, and I find greater peace.

Bonnie

Dear Bonnie,

Thanks for your reply and your desire to re-consecrate yourself on March 25, the Feast of the Incarnation. I have always loved this feast in a special way, and while I often try to re-consecrate myself using the short formula: “My Queen and my Mother I am all yours and all that I have is yours”, I also try to use the 33 Day Preparation as a way to open myself more completely to the Holy Spirit as Mary did in her “Fiat”, on this Feast.

I pray that we may all grow in holiness during this 33 Day journey, and by God’s Grace, we may give ourselves more fully than we may have done before in praying our Act of Consecration. Please let us pray for one another and for all those in most need of His Mercy.