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CONSECRATION TO JESUS
CHRIST, THE INCARNATE WISDOM THROUGH THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY
by St. Louis De Montfort
O Eternal and Incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True
God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always
Virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father
during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary,
Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine Incarnation.
I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking
the form of a slave in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the
devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to
submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make
me Thy faithful slave through her. But Alas! Ungrateful and faithless as
I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to
Thee in my Baptism; I have not fulfilled my obligations; I do not
deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is
nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare
not come by myself before Thy most holy and august majesty. It is on
this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy
Mother, whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through
her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my sins, and
the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.
Hail, then, O Immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity,
where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden and to be adored by angels
and by men! Hail. O Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire
everything is subject which is under God. Hail, O sure refuge of
sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I have of the
Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in
my lowliness I present to thee.
I, N., . . . a faithless sinner, renew
and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever
Satan, his pomp's and works; and I give myself entirety to Jesus Christ,
the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after him all the days of my
life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for
my Mother and mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave,
my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the
value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee
the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to
me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater
glory of God in time and in eternity.
Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in
honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom
deigned to have to thy maternity, in homage to the power which both of
you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges
with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I wish
henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all
things.
O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave,
so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! O
Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God;
and for that end receive among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom
thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves.
O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple,
imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I
may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness
of His age on earth and of His glory in Heaven. Amen.
(A plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, on the feast of
the Immaculate Conception and April 28. — Preces et Pia Opera, 75.)
"Jesus, Mary, I love You, Save Souls."
CATENA
LEGIONIS Antiphon. — Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair
as the moon, bright as the Sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because He hath
regarded the humility 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 in 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
humble.
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 Ghost. As it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Antiphon. — Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair
as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to Thee. Let us pray
O Lord Jesus Christ our Mediator with the Father, Who hast been pleased
to appoint the Most Blessed Virgin, Thy Mother, to be our Mother also,
and our Mediatrix with Thee, mercifully grant that whosoever comes to
Thee seeking Thy favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.
Amen.
"Jesus, Mary, Hove You, Save Souls."
A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord,
Keep them, for they are Thine —
Thy priests whose lives burn out before
Thy consecrated shrine.
Keep them, for they are in the world,
Though from the world apart;
When earthly pleasures tempt, allure, —
Shelter them in Thy heart.
Keep them, and comfort them in hours
Of loneliness and pain,
When all their life of sacrifice
For souls seems but in vain.
Keep them, and O remember, Lord,
They have no one but Thee,
Yet they have only human hearts,
With human frailty.
Keep them as spotless as the Host,
That daily they caress;
Their every thought and word and deed,
Deign, dearest Lord, to bless. Imprimatur: D. Card. Dougherty, Arch. of Philadelphia Our Father Hail Mary Mary, Queen of the Clergy,
pray for them. THE PRIESTHOOD IS A MASTERPIECE OF
CHRIST'S DIVINE LOVE. WISDOM AND POWER NEVER ATTACK A PRIEST
"Jesus, Mary, I love You, Save Souls."
CRITICISM OF PRIESTS
Our Lord's revelations to Mutter Vogel
"One should NEVER attack a priest, even when he's in error, rather
one should pray and do penance that I'll grant him My grace again. He
alone fully represents Me, even when he doesn't live after My example!"
(page 29, Mutter Vogel's Worldwide Love, St. Grignion Publishing House,
Altoting, South Germany (29. 6. 1929)
When a Priest falls we should
extend him a helping hand THROUGH PRAYER AND NOT THROUGH ATTACKS! I
myself will be his judge. NO ONE BUT I!" "Whoever voices judgment over a
priest has voiced it over me; child, never let a Priest be attacked,
take up his defense." (Feast of Christ the King 1937) "Child, Never
judge your confessor, rather pray much for him and offer every
Thursday, through the hands of My blessed Mother, Holy Communion (for
Him) (18.6. 1939) "Never again accept an out-of- he-way word about a
Priest, and speak no unkind word (about them) EVEN IF IT WERE TRUE!
Every Priest is My Vicar and My heart will be sickened and insulted
because of it! If you hear a judgment (against a Priest) pray a Hail
Mary." (28. 6. 1939)
"If you see a Priest who celebrates the Holy Mass unworthily then
say nothing about him, rather tell it to Me alone! I stand beside Him on
the altar!" "Oh pray much for my priests, that they'll love purity above
all, that they'll celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with pure
hands and heart. Certainly the Holy Sacrifice is one and the same even
when it's celebrated by an unworthy priest, but the graces called down
upon the people is not the same!" (28.2.1938)
Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.
LITANY OF HUMILITY
(for private devotion only) Which His Eminence Cardinal Merry del Val was accustomed to recite
daily after the celebration of Holy Mass.
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, hear me
From the desire of being esteemed,
From the desire of being loved,
From the desire of being extolled,
From the desire of being honored,
From the desire of being praised,
From the desire of being preferred,
From the desire of being consulted,
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being humiliated,
From the fear of being despised,
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
From the fear of being calumniated,
From the fear of being forgotten
From the fear of being ridiculed,
From the fear of being wronged,
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, Jesus. That others may be loved more than I,
That others may be esteemed more than I,
That in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may
decrease,
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
That others become holier than I, provided that I ma become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Imprimatur: -James A. McNulty — Bishop of Paterson, N.J.
PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEAD
OF OUR BLESSED LORD,
As the Seat of Divine Wisdom. WISDOM of the Sacred Head guide me in all my ways.
O Love of the Sacred
Heart, consume me with Thy fire. Three Glories, in honour of the Divine
Will, Memory and Understanding.
O Seat of Divine Wisdom, and guiding Power, which governs all the
motions and love of the Sacred Heart, may all minds know Thee all hearts
love Thee and all tongues praise Thee, now and for evermore.
Imprimatur, Jacobus Canonicus Carr,
Pro Epo Liverpolitano.
LITANY TO THE SACRED HEAD OF JESUS Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
Response: Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Sacred Head of Jesus Formed by the Holy Ghost in the Womb of
the Virgin Mary,
Response:
GUIDE US IN ALL OUR WAYS
Sacred
Head of Jesus Substantially United to the Word of God,
Sacred Head of Jesus Temple of Divine Wisdom,
Sacred Head of Jesus, Centre of Eternal Light,
Sacred Head of Jesus Tabernacle of Divine Knowledge,
Sacred Head of Jesus Safeguard Against Error,
Sacred Head of Jesus Sunshine of Heaven and Earth,
Sacred Head of Jesus Treasure of Science and Pledge of Faith,
Sacred Head of Jesus Radiant With Beauty and Justice and Love,
Sacred Head of Jesus Full of Grace and Truth,
Sacred Head of Jesus Living Witness of Humility,
Sacred Head of Jesus Reflecting the Infinite Majesty of God,
Sacred Head of Jesus Centre of the Universe,
Sacred Head of Jesus Object of the Father's Joyous Satisfaction,
Sacred Head of Jesus Upon Which the Holy Ghost Rested,
Sacred Head of Jesus Around Which the Glory of Mt. Tabor Showne,
Sacred Head of Jesus Who Had No Place on Earth on Which to Rest,
Sacred Head of Jesus Whom the Fragrant Anointing of Magdalen Consoled,
Sacred Head of Jesus Bathed With the Sweat of Blood in Gethsemani,
Sacred Head of Jesus who Wept for Our Sins,
Sacred Head of Jesus Crowned With Thorns,
Sacred Head of Jesus Outraged by the Indignities of the Passion,
Sacred Head of Jesus Consoled by the Loving Gesture of Veronica,
Sacred Head of Jesus Bowed to the Earth Which was Redeemed at the Moment
of Death on Calvary, Guide Us in All Our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus Light of Every Being Born on Earth,
Sacred Head of Jesus Our Guide and Our Hope,
Sacred Head of Jesus Who Knows All our Needs,
Sacred Head of Jesus Who Gives Us All Graces,
Sacred Head of Jesus That Governs All the Motions of the Sacred Heart,
Sacred Head of Jesus Whom we Wish to Adore and Make Known Throughout the
World,
Sacred Head of Jesus Who Knows All the Secrets of Our Hearts,
Sacred Head of Jesus Who Enraptures Angels and the Saints,
Sacred Head of Jesus Whom One Day We Hope to Behold Unveiled for Ever,
Jesus, We Adore Your Sacred Head; We Surrender Utterly to All the
Decrees of Your Infinite Wisdom.
This Litany has been translated from the French original which bears
imprimatur of Fredericus Gut. Liverpol April 1927, and Richardus both
Archieps, Liverpol, Spt. 1931.
EFFICACIOUS NOVENA TO THE SACRED
HEART OF JESUS
 I. - Oh my Jesus, You said "verily I say to You, ask and you shall
receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you",
behold I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of . . .
Our Father, Hail
Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Sacred Heart of Jesus I put all my trust
in Thee.
II. - Oh my Jesus, You said, "verily I say to You, whatsoever you
shall ask the Father in My name. He will give it to you", behold in your
name I ask the Father for the grace of . . .
Our Father, Hail Mary,
Glory be to the Father.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my trust in
Thee.
III. - Oh my Jesus, You said, "verily I say to You, heaven and earth
shall pass away but My words shall not pass away", behold I encouraged
by your infallible words, now ask for the grace of . . .
Our Father,
Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put all my
trust in Thee.
Oh Sacred Heart of Jesus, to whom one thing alone is
impossible, namely, not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity
on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of Thee
through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your and our tender
Mother.
Say the Salve Regina and add, "St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus,
pray for us." P. S. — This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre
Pio for all those who recommended themselves to his prayers.
CONSECRATING THE TWO LAST HOURS
OF OUR LIFE TO THE MOST HOLY VIRGIN by the late
Rev. Fr. lldefonso M. lzaguirre, O. P. Prostrated at thy feet, and
humiliated by my sins, but full of confidence in thee, O Mary! I beg
thee to accept the petition my heart is going to make. It is for my last
moments, Dear Mother I wish to request thy protection and maternal love
so that in the decisive instant thou wilt do all thy love can suggest in
my behalf.
To thee, O Mother of my soul, I consecrate THE LAST TWO HOURS of my
life. Come to my side to receive my last breath and ; when death has cut
the thread of my days, tell Jesus, presenting to Him my soul, "I LOVE
IT". That word alone will be enough to procure for me the benediction of
my God and the happiness of seeing thee for all eternity.
I put my trust in thee, my Mother and hope it will not be in vain.
0 Mary! Pray for thy child and lead him to Jesus!
Amen.
"Abandoning the Mother is but one step
from abandoning the Son"
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