anyone else....

[photosynthesis]

anyone else consecrating their heart to Our Lady on December 8th?

[zabbazooey]

ahhh i forgot to start

[Thy Geekdom Come]

We have a lady?!

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Nov 6 2005, 09:54 PM']ahhh i forgot to start
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oh no!!! You could start the 33 day preparation period and consecrate your heart to Our Lady on January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
[quote name='Raphael' date='Nov 6 2005, 09:56 PM'] We have a lady?!
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I don't know about you, but I do

[homeschoolmom]

Well, thanks... now I have Tom Jones singing "She's a Lady" in my head... Not nice.

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Nov 6 2005, 10:11 PM']Well, thanks... now I have Tom Jones singing "She's a Lady" in my head... Not nice.
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My condolences.

[Proud2BCatholic139]

I better start.

[tojo]

Convert would like to know: What's all this about?

[photosynthesis]

What's all this about?

Well, I'm only on Day 3 of my preparation period, so I'm still figuring this out too.

Consecration means, "to set aside for a sacred purpose." Marian consecration is setting aside your whole life, and giving it all to Jesus through Mary. The idea of "total consecration" comes from St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort, who emphasized that Mary had the perfect relationship with Jesus, and that we can have a perfect relationship with Jesus too, because He gave us His Blessed Mother on the cross. His way of Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary is one of the ways of living out this relationship, but it is not the only way. St. Maximillian Kolbe, who was well-versed in the spirituality of St. Louis Marie de Montfort, established another type of Marian Consecration through his Militia Immaculata. Pope John Paul II has praised both methods of consecration, and he himself had consecrated his heart to Our Lady in the way of St. Louis de Montfort.

For information on St. Louis Marie de Montfort and Total Consecration, you can go to these links:
[url="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09384a.htm"]http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09384a.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/deMontfort.htm"]http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/deMontfort.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.memorare.com/mary/totalcons.html"]http://www.memorare.com/mary/totalcons.html[/url]

[theculturewarrior]

I still have time for Our Lady of Guadalupe! :

[zabbazooey]

When do I start for jan 1?

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I am! I am! <<waves hand in air>>

I have a book that has all the readings and prayers in it I also have True Devotion from TAN what has all that in the back of the book too! I've been thinking about posting the readings and the prayers on my Xanga everyday that I can or on some other blog of mine.

Yay!

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Nov 7 2005, 01:19 PM']I still have time for Our Lady of Guadalupe! :
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You do! You would start preparing on Wednesday.

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Nov 7 2005, 01:48 PM']When do I start for jan 1?
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November 29th, I believe.

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Nov 7 2005, 02:13 PM']I am!  I am!  <<waves hand in air>>

I have a book that has all the readings and prayers in it   I also have True Devotion from TAN what has all that in the back of the book too!  I've been thinking about posting the readings and the prayers on my Xanga everyday that I can or on some other blog of mine.

Yay!
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That sounds edifying! I didn't buy [i]True Devotion[/i]. Instead, I downloaded it for free off a website and printed it out on my college's printer

[scardella]

[quote name='Raphael' date='Nov 6 2005, 09:56 PM'] We have a lady?!
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Of course... tonight, it's Luck! :

But, seriously, I'm renewing it, myself! It was about time! I always get this happy feeling at the beginning, and, then, by the end, I'm thinking to myself, "Self, I'm glad this will be over soon!" Then, there's the happy part at the end. Then, three months later, I start to think...maybe it's time again... wash, rinse, repeat.

[blovedwolfofgod]

where did you download it off of photosynthesis?

[photosynthesis]

here's a site where you can read "true devotion to mary" for free:
[url="http://www.kensmen.com/catholic/totalconsecrationmontfort.html"]http://www.kensmen.com/catholic/totalconse...onmontfort.html[/url]
Warning: this webpage is part of a radical traditionalist website that is anti-Vatican II. proceed with caution.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Here is where you can get a book and tape for mediation, etc.

[url="http://www.freeforcatholics.com/freebies1/Sacramentals/T3HMTV4C7WM.cfm"]http://www.freeforcatholics.com/freebies1/...T3HMTV4C7WM.cfm[/url]

If that doesn't work, try this link:

[url="http://www.freeforcatholics.com/freebies1/Sacramentals/Devotionals.cfm"]http://www.freeforcatholics.com/freebies1/...Devotionals.cfm[/url]

This is the book I am using... and Thursday is coming soon!

[photosynthesis]

yeah, it is! i am nervous a littl ebit

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I am so excited about it! The 33 days of preparation are almost finished! Then, I will be Our Lady's!

[photosynthesis]

i feel so unworthy of her though...