Saints LightConsecration to Mary (St Louis de Montfort)
From St Louis de Montfort (1673 to 1716), whose True Devotion to Mary teaches giving yourself wholly to Jesus through Mary; "slave" here means a free gift of love, as St Paul called himself a slave of Christ. The full consecration is usually made after a month of preparation, and the short form can be renewed every morning.
The prayer
I, N., a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism. I renounce for ever Satan, his pomps and works, and I give myself entirely 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. Amen.
Short form, to renew it each day:
I am all thine, and all that I have is thine, O Virgin blessed above all.
In Latin
Tuus totus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt, O Virgo super omnia benedicta.
Pray it this week
Pray the short form each morning this week as you get out of bed, and ask a priest or friend about making the full consecration on a feast of Mary.
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