Preparation for Total Consecration Prayers for each Day

to the Blessed Virgin Mary Come Holy Spirit

Come Holy Spirit, fill my heart and

kindle in me the fire of your love. Send
forth your Spirit and my heart shall be
made new. Make me holy, wise, and
always faithful to your will. Amen.
Memorare

Remember, O Virgin Mary that never has

it been heard that those who look for your
protection, ask for your help, or implore
your intercession were left without aide.
Inspired with this confidence, I pray to
you, o Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To
you I come; before you I place my heart with all that
According to I am. O Mother of Jesus, look down to my petitions,
St. Louis Marie de Montfort in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

All for the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of Mary! *Remember to put a check on the heart each day!
 Day 1
Part 1
Theme: How close you are to God? Gospel of St. Matthew: Chapter 5: 3-10
THE EIGHT BEATITUDES OF JESUS
Think about how clean is your heart, how pure. Blessed are the poor in spirit,
Purity is very important to see God in heaven, to see for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
Him on earth and to know Him by the light of faith.
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of
righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Virtue to practice from day 1 to day 12:

Purity of Heart When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 2 Day 3

Gospel of St. Matthew: Chapter 7: 1-14

EFFECTIVE PRAYER
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will
find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For
the one who asks always receives; the one who
searches always finds; the one who knocks will
always have the door opened to him.

THE GOLDEN RULE

“So always treats others as you would like them to
treat you; that is the meaning of the Law and the
Prophets.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 4 Day 5

From the book Imitation of Christ: From the book Imitation of Christ:
GOD, HELP US TO DO GOOD THINGS. WITH IN GOD WE FIND OUR JOY
OUR OWN STRENGTH IT IS DIFFICULT.
To think only about myself is a sickness that takes over
Lord is so difficult for me to do my heart, it takes me away from God. If all the time I
everything in the perfection of look only for the things that I like, it holds me back to
love, unless you help me and give practice virtue and to reach perfection.
me the strength to do so. You are
always there when I call for help. To be totally happy, I have to give myself to God. When
Lord you give me courage to I put Him above all things, when He is the first thing in
choose at all times everything that my life, I experience the fullness of love.
is good, just, truthful and
beautiful.
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
My heart finds it rest in You, because I know that you
are there for me to guide me and to teach me the right
path that leads me to heaven.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 6 Day 7

From the book Imitation of Christ: From the book Imitation of Christ:

WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF

GOD REWARDS HIS FOLLOWERS
THE SAINTS
Even though the Saints went through hard moments in their
The saints and the friends of Jesus were faithful to life, God reward them with his grace and Divine consolations.
Him in good times and in bad times, when they They persevered in true humility, they live in simple
were happy and when they were sad, when people obedience, they walk in charity and patience, and so every day
like them and when people were mean to them. they move on in the life of the Spirit and gained great gifts
from God.
The Apostles, the Martyrs, the Virgins and all those
that follow Christ went through hard times. They In the way that Saints lived, we have a path to follow and bear
witness with our life, as the Saints did, of the power of God.
offered their life for Christ, they gave up everything
for Him and Jesus gave them back graces and
virtues that help them to achieve eternal life.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 9
Day 8

From the book Imitation of Christ: From the book Imitation of Christ:
HUMILITY IS NECESSARY TO PUT AWAY
TEMPTATIONS
KEEP TEMPTATIONS AWAY FROM YOUR LIFE
We often do not know what we are able to do, but temptations
Temptations are invitations to go away from God, these discover what we are. We must watch, especially in the
invitations come from the three enemies of our soul: beginning of temptation; for then the enemy is more easily
1) The world= things that overcome.
make us place our attention
We must not, despair when we are tempted, what we have to
away from heaven and God. do is to pray fervently asking God to help us in every
2) The flesh = our own tribulation.
inclinations that are not in the
You must not give up when you have temptation, but rather be
order of God.
strong in prayer, asks God to help you all the days of your life.
3) The devil = evil spirits that Humble your soul under the hand of God in every temptation,
push us to not trust in God. for the humble in spirit are saved and exalt by God.
As long as we live in this world,
we cannot be without temptations. By trusting in God’s
grace and practicing the virtues of patience and true When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
humility, we become stronger than all the enemies of our
souls.
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 10 Day 11

From the book Imitation of Christ: From the book Imitation of Christ:
SERVING GOD IS A JOY FOR THE HEART
CHANGES IN LIFE
"Hope in the Lord," said the Prophet, "And do all
good, and live in the land, and you shall be fed with
it riches.”
Oh Lord you are the Fountain of everlasting love, what
shall I say of You? How can I forget what you have done We earn many graces, when we overcome ourselves
for me? Beyond all hope you show mercy to your servant.
and give up things that take us away from God. And
What return shall I make to you? To give up everything when we are diligent and zealous persons we will
that do not give you glory. It is a great honor to serve make greater progress.
you. Those who serve you get great grace. They
experience the gift to have the Holy Spirit in their
hearts.
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 12
Part II
From the book Imitation of Christ: Theme: Who are you without God?
THE POWER OF JESUS CRUCIFIED
Prayer, reflection, giving up what you like, sorrow for
Jesus gave his life for you in the cross there He show
your sins, all done at the feet of Mary; for it is from her
you how much He love you. To answer back to His
that you receive light to know yourself. It is near Mary
love is necessary to grow in virtue and to be able to
that you shall be able to see how much sin you have in
give your life for Him as he did for you.
your heart.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

Virtue to practice from day 13 to day 19:

Humility
 Day 14
Day 13

From the book Imitation of Christ:

Gospel of St. Luke: Chapter 11: 1-11
OBEDIENCE OF A HUMBLE HEART
THE LORD’S PRAYER
One of his disciples said to (Jesus): Lord, teach us to
pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said to
them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every
one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into
temptation.
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, Jesus said: I became of all men the most humble (Luke
and you shall find: knock and it shall be opened to you. 2:7; John 13:14), so you may overcome your pride with
For every one that asked, received; and he that seek, My humility. O dear children! Learn to be obedient.
find; and to him that knocked, it shall be opened. Learn to humble yourself, and bow yourself down under
the feet of all men. Learn to break your own wishes, and
to yield your desire.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 15 Day 16

From the book True Devotion to the Blessed From the book True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
Virgin Mary: Mary:

WE NEED MARY IN ORDER TO GIVE ALL HELPFUL EXERCISES NEEDED

THAT WE HAVE Ask our Lord and the Holy Spirit to enlighten you,
saying, "Lord, that I may see," or "Lord, let me know
In order to empty ourselves of self, we must give up myself," or "Come, Holy Spirit". Every day pray to the
our life. Unless the grain of wheat falls to the Holy Spirit. Turn to our Blessed Lady and beg her to
ground and dies, it remains only a single grain and obtain for you the grace which is the foundation of all
does not bear any good fruit. If we do not die to self others, the grace of self-knowledge.
and if our devotions do not lead us to this necessary
and fruitful death, we shall not bear fruit of any
worth and our devotions will cease to be profitable.
All our good works will be tainted by self-love and
self-will so that our greatest sacrifices and our best
actions will be unacceptable to God.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 18
Day 17

Gospel of St. Luke: Chapter 17: 1-10

Gospel of St. Luke: Chapter 16: 1-8 THE POWER OF FAITH
THE SNEAKY STEWARD The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." The Lord
Then he also said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would
reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and say to (this) mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the
said, 'Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no sea,' and it would obey you.
longer be my steward. The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do,
now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I HUMBLE SERVICE
am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I Who among you would say to your servant who has just come
shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, 'Come here
welcome me into their homes. He called in his master's debtors one immediately and take your place at table'?
by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' He
Would he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something for me to
replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Here is your
eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.
promissory note; write one for eighty.'
…And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting You may eat and drink when I am finished'? Is he grateful to
prudently. “For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing that servant because he did what was commanded? So should
with their own generation than are the children of light. it be with you. When you have done all you have been
commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done
what we were obliged to do.'

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 19 Part III
Theme: Knowledge Of The Blessed Virgin
Gospel of St. Luke: Chapter 18: 15-30 Acts of love, pious affection for the Blessed Virgin, imitation of
her virtues, as St. Louis de Montfort says, the ten principal
JESUS AND THE CHILDREN
virtues of the Blessed Virgin: her profound humility, her lively
faith, her blind obedience, her continual mental prayer, her
mortification in all things, her surpassing purity, her ardent
charity, her heroic patience, her angelic sweetness, and her
divine wisdom.

People were bringing even infants to him that he might

touch them, and when the disciples saw this, they
rebuked them. Jesus, however, called the children to
himself and said, "Let the children come to me and do
not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belongs to
such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not
accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Virtue to practice from day 20 to day 26:
Obedience
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 21
Day 20

From the book The Secret of Mary:

Gospel of St. Luke: Chapter 2: 16-21
TRUE DEVOTION TO MARY
BIRTH OF JESUS
If we would go up to God, and be united with Him, we must
use the same means He used to come down to us: Mary. There
So they went in haste and
are different devotions to Her:
found Mary and Joseph, and the
infant lying in the manger. The first consists in fulfilling our Christian duties, avoiding
When they saw this, they made mortal sin, acting more out of love than with fear, honoring
her as the Mother of God.
known the message that had
been told them about this child. The second consists in having for our Lady more perfect
All who heard it were amazed feelings of esteem and love, of confidence and veneration. This
by what had been told them by devotion is good and holy if we keep ourselves free from sin.
the shepherds. And Mary kept The third consists in giving one's self entirely and as a slave to
all these things, reflecting on Mary, and to Jesus through Mary, and after that, to do all that
them in her heart. Then the we do, through Mary, with Mary in Mary and for Mary.
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all
they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
them.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 23
Day 22
From the book True Devotion:
From the book True Devotion: PERFECT DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN,
THE CHARACTERISTIC OF TRUE DEVOTION PERFECT CONSECRATION TO JESUS CHRIST
1. Interior: that is, it comes from the mind and the heart and flow Of all God's creatures Mary is the only one that is more like to
from the love we have for her. Jesus. The more you consecrated to Mary, the more you
consecrated to Jesus. That is why perfect consecration to Jesus
2. Trustful: that is, full of confidence like a child’s confidence, the is perfect and complete consecration of oneself to the Blessed
confidence that a child has for its loving Mother, with this kind of Virgin, in other words, it is the perfect renewal of your
confidence it make us to go to her in every need. baptismal promises.
3. Holy: that is, it leads the soul to avoid sin and imitate the virtues of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in
order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. It requires us to
give:
4. Constant: that is, it confirms the soul to do
good. It gives us the courage to oppose the 1) Our body with its senses and members;
world, the inclinations of the flesh and the 2) Our soul with its faculties;
temptations of the devil. 3) Our present material possessions and all we shall acquire in
the future;
5. Disinterested: that is, it inspires us to seek 4) Our interior and spiritual possessions that is, our merits,
God alone in his Blessed Mother and not virtues and good actions of the past, the present and the
ourselves. future.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
 Day 25

Day 24
From the book True Devotion:
WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF THIS DEVOTION
From the book True Devotion:
CONSECRATION TO MARY 1. Knowledge of our unworthiness: By the light which the
Holy Spirit will give you through Mary, you will perceive the
This devotion is a smooth, short, evil inclinations and how difficult is to do good in all things.
perfect and sure way of attaining union Finally, the humble Virgin Mary will share her humility with
with Jesus Christ: you so that you will not look down slightingly upon anyone.
a) This devotion is a smooth way. It is
the path which Jesus Christ opened up 2. A share in Mary's faith: Mary will share her faith with you.
in coming to us and in which there is Her faith on earth was stronger than that of all the patriarchs,
no obstruction to prevent us reaching prophets, apostles and saints.
Him.
b) This devotion is a short way to discover Jesus, either 3. The gift of pure love: The Mother of fair love, will take away
because it is a road we do not wander from, or because we from your heart all disorder of fear.
walk along this road with greater ease and joy. We advance
more in a brief period of submission to Mary than in whole 4. Great confidence in God and in Mary: Our Blessed Lady
years of self-reliance. will fill you with great confidence in God and in herself
c) This devotion is a perfect way to reach our Lord and be because you will not be approach Jesus by yourself but always
united to him, for Mary is the most perfect and the most holy through Mary, your loving Mother.
of all creatures, and Jesus, who came to us in a perfect manner,
chose no other road for his great and wonderful journey.
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
5. Communication of the spirit of Mary: The soul of Day 26
Mary will communicate itself to you, to glorify the Lord.
Her spirit will take the place of yours to rejoice in God.
From the book True Devotion:
6. Transformation into the likeness of Jesus: If Mary, the
Tree of Life, is well cultivated in our soul by fidelity to MARY QUEEN OF ALL HEARTS
this devotion; she will bring forth her fruit which is Jesus. Mary is the Queen of heaven and earth by grace as Jesus
is king by nature and by conquest. But as the kingdom of
7. The greater glory of Christ: If you live this devotion Jesus Christ exists primarily in the heart or interior of
sincerely, you will give more glory to Jesus and get closer man, according to the words of the Gospel, "The
to Him faster. kingdom of God is within you", so the kingdom of the
Blessed Virgin is principally in the interior of man, that
is, in his soul. It is principally in souls that she is glorified
with her Son more than in any visible creature. So we
may call her, as the saints do, Queen of our hearts.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Part IV Day 27
Theme: Knowledge of Jesus Christ
From the book True Devotion:
During this period we shall apply ourselves to the study of
Jesus Christ. CHRIST OUR LAST END
First: The God-Man, His grace and glory. Jesus, our Savior, true God and true man must be
Second: His exterior actions and also His interior life; namely, the ultimate end of all our other devotions;
the virtues and acts of His Sacred Heart.
otherwise they would be false and misleading. He is
the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and end of
everything.
If then we are establishing sound devotion to our
Blessed Lady, it is only in order to establish devotion
to our Lord more perfectly, by providing a smooth
but certain way of reaching Jesus Christ.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

Virtue to practice from day 27 to day 33:

Sacrificial Love
 Day 28 Day 29

Gospel of St. Matthew: Chapter 26: 26-28 From the book Imitation of Christ:
THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
He that follow me, walk not in darkness (John
8:12), said the Lord. These are the words of Christ,
by which we are admonished, we are call to imitate
His life and manners, if we would truly be
enlightened, and delivered from all blindness of
THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST heart. Let therefore put all our strength and love to
follow and meditate upon the life of Jesus.
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the
blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples and said:
“Take and eat, this is my body”. Then he took a cup, When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: “Drink from it,
all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will
be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins”.

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 30 Day 31

Gospel of St. Matthew: Chapter 27: 36-44 From the book True Devotion:
THE CRUCIFIXION THE ROAD OF THE CROSS
After they had crucified him, they divided
his garments by casting lots; then they sat Loving slaves of Jesus, in Mary should hold in high
down and kept watch over him there. And esteem devotion to Jesus, the Word of God, in the great
they placed over his head the written charge mystery of the Incarnation, which is the mystery proper
against him: This is Jesus, the King of the to this devotion, because it was inspired by the Holy
Jews. Two revolutionaries were crucified Spirit for the following reasons:
with him, one on his right and the other on
a) That we might honor and imitate the wondrous
his left.
dependence which God the Son chose to have on Mary.
THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST IS MOCKED b) That we might thank God for the incomparable graces
Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "You he has conferred upon Mary and especially that of
who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save
choosing her to be his most worthy Mother.
yourself, if you are the Son of God, (and) come down from the cross!"
Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and
These are the two principal ends of the slavery of Jesus
said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of
Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will
believe in him.
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

When you finish, pray the Hail Mary

 Day 32
Day 33
From the book True Devotion:
From the book True Devotion:
THROUGH MARY IN MARY
We must do everything through We must do everything in Mary. To understand this we must
Mary, that is, we must obey her realize that the Blessed Virgin is the true earthly paradise of
always and be led in all things by the new Adam and that the ancient paradise was only a
her spirit, which is the Holy Spirit symbol of her. It is in this paradise that he "took his delights"
of God. Those who are led by the for nine months, worked his wonders and displayed his riches
spirit of Mary are children of Mary, with the magnificence of God himself. In this divine place
and, consequently children of God. there are trees planted by the hand of God and watered by his
divine unction which have borne and continue to bear fruit
WITH MARY
that is pleasing to him.
We must do everything with Mary.
In every action then we should consider how Mary performed
it or how she would perform it if she were in our place. For this FOR MARY
reason, we must examine and meditate on the great virtues she Finally, we must do everything for Mary. We must defend her
practiced during her life, especially: 1) Her lively faith, by privileges when they are questioned and uphold her good
which she believed the angel's word without the least name when it is under attack. We must attract everyone, if
hesitation, and believed faithfully and constantly even to the possible, to her service and to this true and sound devotion. As
foot of the Cross on Calvary. 2) Her deep humility, which a reward for these little services, we should expect nothing in
made her prefer seclusion, maintain silence, submit to every return save the honor of belonging to such a lovable Queen
eventuality and put herself in the last place. and the joy of being united through her to Jesus, her Son, by a
bond that is indissoluble in time and in eternity
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
When you finish, pray the Hail Mary
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