Day 28: God Alone - With, In and through Mary - 33 Days to Total Consecration

"I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother"(True Devotion, 233).

DAY 28 of 33: 
SECTION 4: 

ENTERING INTO THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY

contemplating the 1st Glorious Mystery: The Resurrection with Mary, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Mother Teresa and St. Louis de Montfort as our guides.

Action:
1. Resolve to pray a complete set of mysteries of the Rosary every day - as an act of love to God and in fulfillment of Mary's requests to us - see day 8 for instructions/ guidance on how to fit this into your day.
2. Skim through the accompanying pictures and the extraordinary wisdom of St. Louis de Montfort and St. Mother Teresa and read through as much (below) as possible. 

3. Continue to choose to enter more deeply into the daily prayer program (below) at least in this way: 

Ponder and pray The Glory Be today and the accompanying Scripture texts as you meditate and
PRAY THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES,
THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES and
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY
- while praying for the grace to listen, to hear and respond to God as Mary does.
 And to pray for the grace to surrender whatever is keeping us from responding fully to God - in and through and with Mary’s love and help.
4. Begin to take steps to make the Mass the center of your life. 

5. Pray the 1st Glorious Mystery: The Resurrection

 

ENTERING INTO MYSTERY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS FROM THE DEAD 
In the Scriptures we read about the sky turning completely dark in the middle of the day, the earth quaking and temple veil being torn from top to bottom that veiled the Holy of Holies at Jesus' death; and then, that people began rising from their tombs and walking among the people at His Resurrection!

Imagine!

The Scriptures and tradition give us so much to meditate on! May you enjoy this video and rejoice in our God, 

Emmanuel, 

Who "comes to bring comfort to His people", 

Who has "expiated our guilt and given us double for all our sins!"

For "Our Lord comes with Power"

and has come to save us 

and free us from sin and death!

"O Death where is your victory? O Death where is your sting?"

With, in and through Mary, may we grow in courage and faith in Jesus and in His power to bring what is dead in our own lives back to life again! Amen.
Let us begin by praying the 

GLORY BE:

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. Amen.

Daily Prayer Program for these 33 Days:

It is important to make a commitment to strive to pray more deeply, more intensely and with more of your heart during these days of preparation. Here are some guidelines and suggestions for how to live these days. Pray about how you can grow in each of these areas listed below and while living out this prayer program it is especially important to 

Trust in the Truth and Supernatural Reality of God’s Presence within each of them

1. Sacraments

    •            LIVE Grace and Renew our Baptism - renounce sin and Satan

    •            Mass and the Eucharist the Center of our lives

    •            Confession frequently

2. Scripture - Pray and Internalize it daily

    •           To Jelena: “I’m going to reveal a spiritual secret to you: if you want to be stronger than evil, make yourself a plan of personal prayer. Take a certain time in the morning, read a text from Holy Scripture, anchor the Divine word in your heart, and strive to live it during the day, particularly during the moment of trials. In this way, you will be stronger than evil.” (Our Lady of Medjugorje, April 19, 1984)

    •           Rosary – With and in Mary, contemplating Scripture and the mysteries of God

3. Fill mind with wisdom of Mary and the Saints

    •            God is sending Mary to earth for she is the Crusher of Satan.  Listen to her words.

    •            St. John Paul II – example of life given over – Totus Tuus

    •            St. Maximilian Kolbe – Militia Immaculata every soul consecrated to Mary will save the world

    •            St. Louis de Montfort – Mary will form the greatest saints who ever lived – easiest shortest most sure way to sanctity

    •            St. Mother Teresa and many more

PART 2: Day 28 Readings and Prayers for St. Louis de Montfort's 33 Day of Consecration to Jesus through Mary - An Online Guide

Readings and Prayers for St. Louis-Marie de Montfort's Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary

THIRD WEEK
THEME FOR THE WEEK: KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST

PART 3: A taste of Fr. Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory if you have time:

Spend the day pondering De Montfort’s Marian teaching as it is summarized by these three words: 

Passion, Baptism and gift.

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