Marian consecration involves handing one’s life over to Jesus through his Mother, Mary.
St. Louis de Montfort (1673–1716), a French priest who was well-known as a preacher and for his study of and devotion to the Blessed Mother, is well-known for a thirty-three-day program that leads to a person consecrating himself or herself to Jesus through Mary.
St. Louis once compared the baptismal font to the womb of Mary. The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, and by the Spirit, she bore in her body the Son of God. The same Holy Spirit overshadows the Church, whose womb is symbolized in the baptismal font. This means that when a person enters the font in Baptism, the Church bears him or her sacramentally. In other words, through Baptism, we become sons and daughters of God in grace; we become Christians, people who are “like Christ.” St. Louis de Montfort called the baptized “other Christs.
Read about St. Louis de Montfort’s thirty-three-day preparation for consecration to Mary. Then complete a chart like the following for your own seven-day preparation for consecration by filling in the following sections for each day:
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Name and Describe a Marian Feast |
Name and Explain a Title for Mary |
Name, Date, and Explain a Marian Apparition |
Write a Marian Prayer |
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After reading several examples of Marian prayers of consecration (including one by St. Louis de Montfort), write your own Marian prayer of consecration below your chart.
