Day 33 of 33 Day Consecration to Jesus through Mary: St. Louis de Montfort's Marian Devotion

"This is Day 33 of our journey, Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Over these 33 days, we'll follow St. Louis de Montfort's classic spiritual preparation for total consecration to Jesus through his Blessed Mother. Each day, I'll read through the preparations and Bible reading for the day, and sing that day's hymns (like Ave Maris Stella) and prayers. I'll sing in the traditional Latin Gregorian chant, with English subtitles, so you can join in these ancient Catholic prayers. Here is Day 33 of our Marian Consecration: Day 33 Purpose: Knowledge of Jesus Christ During this period we shall apply ourselves to the study of Jesus Christ. What is to be studied in Christ? First the God-Man, His grace and glory; then His rights to sovereign dominion over us; since, after having renounced Satan and the world, we have taken Jesus Christ for our Lord. What next shall be the object of our study? His exterior actions and also His interior life; namely, the virtues and acts of His Sacred Heart; His association with Mary in the mysteries of the Annunciation and Incarnation, during His infancy and hidden life, at the feast of Cana and on Calvary. READING Imitation of Christ : Book 4, Chapter 11 "The Body of Christ and Sacred Scripture Are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul" True Devotion To the Blessed Virgin Mary : #261–#265 In Mary We must do our actions in Mary. Thoroughly to understand this practice, we must know, first, that our Blessed Lady is the true terrestrial paradise of the new Adam, and that the ancient Paradise was but a figure of her. There are, then, in this earthly paradise, riches, beauties, rarities, and inexplicable sweetnesses, which Jesus Christ, the new Adam, has left there; it was in this paradise that He took His complacence for nine months, worked His wonders, and displayed His riches with the magnificence of a God. It is in this earthly paradise that there is the true tree of life, which has borne Jesus Christ, the Fruit of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which has given light unto the world. There are in this divine place trees planted by the hand of God, and watered by His Divine unction, which have borne and daily bear fruits of a taste divine. It is but the Holy Ghost who can make us know the hidden truth of these figures of material things. The Holy Ghost, by the mouth of the Fathers, also styles the Blessed Virgin the Eastern Gate, by which the High-Priest, Jesus Christ, enters the world and leaves it. By it He came the first time, and by it He will come the second. For Mary Finally, we must do all our actions for Mary. As we have given ourselves up entirely to her service, it is but just to do everything for her, as a servant and a slave. It is not that we can take her for the last end of our services, for that is Jesus Christ alone; but we may take her for our proximate end, our mysterious means, and our easy way to go to Him. Like a good servant and slave, we must not remain idle, but, supported by her protection, we must undertake and achieve great things for this august sovereign. We must defend her privileges when they are disputed; we must stand up for her glory when it is attacked; we must entice all the world, if we can, to her service and to this true and solid devotion; we must speak and cry out against those who abuse her devotion to outrage her Son, and we must at the same time establish this Veritable Devotion; we must pretend to no recompense for our little services, except the honour of belonging to so sweet a Queen, and the happiness of being united by her to Jesus her Son by an indissoluble tie in time and in eternity. PRAYERS **Litany of the Holy Spirit** **Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus** ** Ave Maris Stella** **St. Louis De Montfort's Prayer to Jesus** **O Jesus Living in Mary** * Here's the playlist where you can find each day's content:    • Day 1 of Total Consecration to Jesus throu...   Subscribe to follow the full 33-day series and pray along each day. This preparation follows the exact structure outlined in St. Louis de Montfort’s classic work, “True Devotion to Mary,” a cornerstone of Marian spirituality in the Catholic tradition. St. Louis de Montfort’s method of Total Consecration is over 300 years old and has been recommended by saints such as St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and St. Teresa of Calcutta. This devotion has shaped some of the greatest Marian saints of the Church. Drawing close to Mary helps us draw closer to Christ. As St. Louis de Montfort teaches, Mary forms us gently, humbly, and perfectly in the likeness of her Son. About this channel: Catholic Homecoming is a place for anyone on their spiritual journey to enjoy the rich inheritance of Catholic spiritual practices and prayers. #CatholicHomecoming #TotalConsecration #StLouisDeMontfort #JesusThroughMary #CatholicFaith #MarianConsecration #CatholicPrayer #TrueDevotionToMary #MotherMary