+In the Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.+
Apostles' Creed
I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother.
I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.
Our Father...
For an increase in Faith...
(Daughter of God, the Father)
Hail Mary...
For an increase in Hope...
(Mother of God, the Son)
Hail Mary...
For an increase in Charity...
(Spouse of the Holy Ghost)
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all danger, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
First Practice: Through Mary
Through Mary
- Obey Mary in all things and allow myself to be led by her spirit, which is the Holy Spirit.
- "I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother."
- Totus Tuus: “I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.”
- Renew these regularly
- The Spirit of Mary is the Spirit of Jesus Christ the Son of God and should be my Spirit
- I must lose and abandon myself to her and place everything in her hands
I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother.
I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all danger, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Second Practice: With Mary
With Mary
- I must continually look upon Mary as my ideal role model of how to be holy
- Mary is the perfect model of all Virtues and Sanctity fashioned by the Holy Spirit
- Meditate on Mary's virtues and conduct, how did she act in a similar situation to one I'm experiencing? How would she act, if she were in some of my situations?
- Mary had a lively faith, she believed lively all the way from the Annunciation to the foot of the Cross on Calvary she was completely Faithful and Constant
- Mary was perfectly humble, she kept herself hidden, she remained silent, speaking only seven times in Sacred Scripture, she submitted herself to all things and placed herself last, and beneath all things
- She was totally pure, there was no stain within her, in purity and virtue there is no equal in all of creation
- Mary is the mould and fiery furnace of God that turns all who enter into living images of Him. Those who allow Mary to forge them into images of Christ have it done unto them quickly and in a short time
I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother.
I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all danger, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Third Practice: For Mary
For Mary
- Having given myself entirely to Mary, I should do all my actions for her as her slave.
- Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God is our ultimate end, and I must ultimately do all things Through Jesus, With Jesus, For Jesus, and in Jesus. However Mary is the best and easiest way to union with Jesus Christ the Son of God.
- I must not remain idle but trusting in her protection, I must strive to do great things for this glorious Mistress.
- I must defend her privileges when they are questioned and defend her glory when it is attacked.
- I must draw all people to her services, promoting devotions to her which are essential for Salvation. In particular, I must promote this devotion of Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
- I must speak out fiercely against those who abuse devotions to Mary.
- I should do everything for Mary, seeking no reward other than the fact that I belong to so great an Empress and the fact that through her, I can be united to the Word made flesh for all of time and eternity
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I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother.
I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all danger, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Fourth Practice: In Mary
In Mary
- St. Louis de Monfort describes Mary as a New Eden, the True Earthly Paradise in which the New Adam, Jesus Christ was formed by the Holy Spirit from the Virgin and Immaculate soil and dwelt there, nourished by her for nine months, working His wonders, displaying His riches, and delighting in her.
- St. Louis de Montfort describes Mary as a paradise full of mysterious riches, beauties, rarities and inexplicable delights, that are difficult for me to understand now, the idea of doing all things "in Mary" is a very mysterious thing that is difficult to understand, I really, despite receiving God the Son truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, view this is coming face-to-face with the supernatural.
- Perhaps I should work on my Devotion to the Eucharist, of I am to make myself worthy of such a thing
- St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the interior life as being like a castle with seven mansions
- St. Francis de Sales likens a person’s spiritual life to the Temple in Jerusalem and the Temple itself is based off the Garden of Eden
- In Mary is the True Tree of Life which bore Jesus the Fruit of Life and our Life
- St. Louis de Montfort speaks of there being “the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which gave light to the world.”
- There are flowerbeds of virtue which bring forth beautiful odors that are pleasing even to the angels
- St. Louis de Montfort speaks of: "meadows verdant with hope; impregnable keeps; charming palaces of confidence, etc. The Holy Ghost alone can make known the truth hidden behind these material figures."
- The atmosphere of this place is of the most pure air
- There is no night here, all is illuminated by the daylight of Sacred Humanity and the sun of Divinity
- The burning furnace of Charity is there, base metals are consumed in the flames and the purest of gold emerges
- The whole garden is watered by river of humility which divides into four branches which are the four cardinal virtues
- St. Louis de Montfort: "The Holy Spirit speaking through the Fathers of the Church, also calls our Lady the Eastern Gate, through which the High Priest, Jesus Christ, enters and goes out into the world. Through this gate he entered the world the first time and through this same gate he will come the second time. The Holy Spirit also calls her the Sanctuary of the Divinity, the Resting-Place of the Holy Spirit, the Throne of God, the City of God, the Altar of God, the Temple of God, the World of God. All these titles and expressions of praise are very real when related to the different wonders the Almighty worked in her and the graces which he bestowed on her. What wealth and what glory! What a joy and a privilege for us to enter and dwell in Mary, in whom almighty God has set up the throne of his supreme glory!"
- St. Louis de Montfort declares that this New Garden of Eden is not guarded Cherubim, but by the Holy Spirit Himself, and the human beings can only enter through a special grace given by Him which they must merit
- Once I have received the grace of dwelling in Mary, I must hold on to it and dwell deeply in her, with great joy and peace, I must depend on her with the utmost confidence, hide in her with total assurance, and lose completely in her
I renounce myself, I give myself to you, my Blessed Mother.
I am all Yours and all that I have I offer to You, my lovable Jesus, through Mary, Your most holy Mother.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Hail Mary...
Glory be...
We fly to your patronage,
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all danger, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Magnificat
My soul doth magnify the Lord:
And my spirit hath rejoiced
in God my Savior.
Because He hath regarded the lowliness
of His Handmaid:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His Name.
And His mercy is from generation
unto generations,
to them that fear Him.
He hath showed might with His arm:
He hath scattered the proud
in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the lowly.
He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich He hath
sent empty away.
He hath received Israel His servant,
being mindful of His mercy;
As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Veni Creator Spiritus
COME, Holy Spirit, Creator blest,
and in our souls take up Thy rest;
come with Thy grace and heavenly aid
to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
O comforter, to Thee we cry,
O heavenly gift of God Most High,
O fount of life and fire of love,
and sweet anointing from above.
Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known;
Thou, finger of God's hand we own;
Thou, promise of the Father, Thou
Who dost the tongue with power imbue.
Kindle our sense from above,
and make our hearts o'erflow with love;
with patience firm and virtue high
the weakness of our flesh supply.
Far from us drive the foe we dread,
and grant us Thy peace instead;
so shall we not, with Thee for guide,
turn from the path of life aside.
Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow
the Father and the Son to know;
and Thee, through endless times confessed,
of both the eternal Spirit blest.
Now to the Father and the Son,
Who rose from death, be glory given,
with Thou, O Holy Comforter,
henceforth by all in earth and heaven.
Amen.
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
Saint Louis de Montfort, pray for me!
+In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.+