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Blessed_is_He
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Is consecration like devoted to like the Sacred Heart, Mary etc. I consecrated myself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. What now? Thank you.
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JamesTheJust
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newadvent.org/cathen/04276a.htm
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Consecration, in general, is an act by which a thing is separated from a common and profane to a sacred use, or by which a person or thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by prayers, rites, and ceremonies. The custom of consecrating persons to the Divine service and things to serve in the worship of God may be traced to the remotest times. We find rites of consecration mentioned in the early cult of the Egyptians and other pagan nations. Among the Semitic tribes it consisted in the threefold act of separating, sanctifying, or purifying, and devoting or offering to the Deity. In the Hebrew Law we find it applied to the entire people whom Moses, by a solemn act of consecration, designates as the People of God…
The Church distinguishes consecration from blessing, both in regard to persons and to things. Hence the Roman Pontifical treats of the consecration of a bishop and of the blessing of an abbot, of the blessing of a corner-stone and the consecration of a church or altar. In both, the persons or things pass from a common, or profane, order to a new state, and become the subjects or the instruments of Divine protection. At a consecration the ceremonies are more solemn and elaborate than at a blessing. The ordinary minister of a consecration is a bishop, whilst the ordinary minister of a blessing is a priest. At every consecration the holy oils are used; at a blessing customarily on holy water. The new state to which consecration elevates persons or things is permanent, and the rite can never be repeated, which is not the case at a blessing; the graces attached to consecration are more numerous and efficacious than those attached to a blessing; the profanation of a consecrated person or thing carries with it a new species of sin, namely sacrilege, which the profanation of a blessed person or thing does not always do.
Basically, it means you’ve made a vow to devote yourself to, in your case, the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Consecration, in general, is an act by which a thing is separated from a common and profane to a sacred use, or by which a person or thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by prayers, rites, and ceremonies. The custom of consecrating persons to the Divine service and things to serve in the worship of God may be traced to the remotest times. We find rites of consecration mentioned in the early cult of the Egyptians and other pagan nations. Among the Semitic tribes it consisted in the threefold act of separating, sanctifying, or purifying, and devoting or offering to the Deity. In the Hebrew Law we find it applied to the entire people whom Moses, by a solemn act of consecration, designates as the People of God…
The Church distinguishes consecration from blessing, both in regard to persons and to things. Hence the Roman Pontifical treats of the consecration of a bishop and of the blessing of an abbot, of the blessing of a corner-stone and the consecration of a church or altar. In both, the persons or things pass from a common, or profane, order to a new state, and become the subjects or the instruments of Divine protection. At a consecration the ceremonies are more solemn and elaborate than at a blessing. The ordinary minister of a consecration is a bishop, whilst the ordinary minister of a blessing is a priest. At every consecration the holy oils are used; at a blessing customarily on holy water. The new state to which consecration elevates persons or things is permanent, and the rite can never be repeated, which is not the case at a blessing; the graces attached to consecration are more numerous and efficacious than those attached to a blessing; the profanation of a consecrated person or thing carries with it a new species of sin, namely sacrilege, which the profanation of a blessed person or thing does not always do.
Basically, it means you’ve made a vow to devote yourself to, in your case, the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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SerraSemper
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This definition of consecration does not apply to the OP but only to people and things that the Church consecrates. Private devotions like the consecration to the Sacred Heart or Mary or some saint does not put a person into a new state whereas the consecrations done by the Church do. A person cannot consecrate himself properly speaking, because it is an act of the Church. It is better to use the word “devote” onself or “dedicate” onself rather than “consecrate” in private devotions.
In a private devotion, one dedicates his life to the honor of God, Mary, or a saint.
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JamesTheJust
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My bad! My apologies to the OP!
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SecretaryMonday
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I was able to participate in a group consecration to Jesus through Mary recently, and some members preferred to use the word “entrustment” rather than “consecration.” I did not have a difficulty with the word “consecration,” but it does sound more like something a priest does rather than a layperson.
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SerraSemper
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“Entrustment” is a great word. I like it.
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bcuster
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That is a great word! I like it!
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ready
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If you consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus it means that you and all of your possessions are His – you and they belong to Him as His property. Beautiful, isn’t it?!
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