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Saint Louis de Montfort and
Total Consecration to Jesus,
       Through Mary


                               1
Who Was Saint Louis de Montfort?
•   Was born in 1673, ordained a
    priest in 1700, and died in 1716
•   Loved and trusted in God
•   Had true and tender devotion to
    Mary
•   Loved the poor and saw Christ
    in them
•   Was known for his poverty and
    great charity
•   Was a brilliant and charismatic
    preacher
•   Preached 200 missions in
    France from 1700 to 1716
•   Founded the Daughters of
    Wisdom, today numbering
    2,300
•   Appointed Apostolic Missionary
    by Pope Clement XI
                                       2
•   Canonized a saint in 1948
Saint Louis de Montfort Taught
• The Mercy of God
• Hope for sinners
• True and tender devotion to
  Mary

   He Was Opposed by the
    Jansenists Who Taught

• Fear of God
• Unworthiness to receive
  frequent communion
• No real tender devotion to
  Mary

                                       3
Saint Louis de Montfort Was
            Raised by God

• To fight Jansenism which was condemned as
  heresy in 1713

• To be a prophet of a future age of the Church
  which would be called “The Age of Mary” and
  to prepare the world for the second coming of
  Christ

                                              4
For Union with Christ,
     Saint Louis de Montfort Taught
•   An ardent and sincere desire to possess the
    wisdom of God
•   Continual prayer and all means of grace through
    the sacraments
•   Universal mortification or self denial (dying to
    ourselves)
•   A true and tender devotion to Mary, which will
    lead us to all the other means of obtaining and
    possessing Christ
                                                   5
Saint Louis de Montfort’s Greatest
     Work - True Devotion to Mary
• Written in 1712 to show us the most perfect way to
  Christ Crucified
• Hidden during the French Revolution
• Found 126 years later to start the “Age of Mary”
Quote from Pope John Paul II - “Reading this book
 (St.Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary) was
 to be a turning point in my life…. This Marian
 devotion … has since remained a part of me. It is an
 integral part of my interior life and of my spiritual
 theology.”
                                                         6
Why Should You Consecrate
              Yourself?
• According to St. Louis de Montfort, the most
  effective and excellent way of consecrating ourselves
  to Jesus is by consecrating ourselves and our families
  to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He says, quot;Whoever then
  wishes to advance along the road to holiness, and be
  sure of encountering the true Christ, should take up
  this devotion to Mary.quot; This devotion consists in
  giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong
  entirely to Jesus through her. This consecration to
  Jesus through Mary had been the guiding spirituality
  of Pope John Paul II, as indicated in his personal
  motto, quot;Totus Tuus,quot; which means “Totally yours,
  Mary.”                                                 7
Why Jesus Through Mary?
God’s plan for her
 redemptive role as
• Our Spiritual Mother
• Mediatrix of all Graces
  earned by her Son’s
  Passion and Death
• Our Queen of all Hearts,
  by God’s Grace
Quote from Saint Augustine - “All
  the predestinate are in this
  world hidden in the womb of
  the Virgin Mary, where they are
  guarded, nourished, brought up
  and made to grow by the good
  mother until she has brought
                                    8
  them to glory after death.”
Catholic Church’s Teaching on
       Mary’s Redemptive Role
• For those who know Mary’s place in God’s
  plan of salvation, at least a minimum devotion
  to Mary is necessary to be saved.
• If we know Mary’s place in God’s plan of
  redemption and yet refuse to give her at least
  the minimum devotion, love and respect she
  deserves, then the person is endangering his
  eternal salvation.
• Church Canon Law requires that all of the
  faithful must have a filial devotion towards the
  Mother of God.                                  9
Saint Louis de Montfort’s Answer to Our Lady’s
Functions and Redemptive Role Given to Her by God’s
                  Grace in Our Lives

• Total Consecration by
  which a soul fully
  acknowledges Mary’s
  spiritual Motherhood, her
  continued and universal
  mediation, and universal
  Queenship
• By Total Consecration, a
  soul fully acknowledges
  Mary’s right over it and
  carries that belief into its
  everyday life
                                                  10
Total Consecration
• Saint Louis de Montfort
  teaches that Total
  Consecration is the perfect
  form of Devotion to Mary.

• He teaches that it is the
  perfect renewal of our vows
  at Baptism.

Quote from Saint Augustine -
  “… the greatest of all vows
  is the one we make at
  Baptism…by which we
  renounce Satan and his
  works, and give ourselves
  over completely to Christ
  to follow him the rest of
  our lives.”                        11
Total Consecration
• Total Consecration is a
  giving of ourselves back to
  Christ through the hands of
  Mary.

• Everything we do is for the
  greater glory of God
  through our Total
  Consecration - the giving of
  ourselves entirely to Jesus,
  through Mary.

                                     12
Total Consecration
What We Must Give:
• Our body with all its
  senses
• Our soul with all its
  powers (intelligence and
  free will)
• Our exterior goods
• Our interior and
  spiritual goods
Then we should put our
  complete trust in
Our Lady and God!                  13
Total Consecration
What We Can Expect:
• Additional graces to help us
  to resist temptation and
  avoid sin - more graces than
  we would receive had we
  not done the Total
  Consecration.
• Saint Louis de Montfort
  said, “Our Lady is never
  outdone in generosity….
  For an egg… she gives an
  ox.”
                                     14
Living Our Consecration
• After we give ourselves
  to Jesus through Mary,
  we then live our
  consecration.
• Saint Louis de Montfort
  said this is how we are
  to live our
  Consecration: “You
  will do all your actions,
  First through Mary,
  Secondly with Mary,
  Thirdly in Mary, and
  Finally for Mary. This is
  in order to do them
  more perfectly, through
  Jesus, with Jesus, in              15
  Jesus and for Jesus.”
Quote from Saint Louis de Montfort
“To go to Jesus, we
must go to Mary;
she is our Mediatrix
of Intercession. To
go to God the
Father, we must go
to Jesus; for he is
our Mediator of
Redemption.” (T.D.
#86)
                                      16
Special Program in 2006
Free Total Consecration Packages
   for:
  All Bishops, their Chanceries,
  Priests, Clergy and Seminaries
  All Priests and their Parishes
  All Seminary Rectors, their
  Seminarians, Faculty and Staff
At no cost for the cycle of prayers
  starting on November 5, 2006,
  and ending on December 8, 2006,
  The Feast of the Immaculate
  Conception


                                       17
Contact Information
Provided by:
    The Children of the Father
       Foundation
    and The Friends of Our Lady
       Apostolate
    1748 Heather Lane
    Frederick, MD 21702
    Phone: 301-662-7287
    E-mail Address:
       RWSKOI@AOL.COM
    Website:
       WWW.OURLADY33.COM
Order your FREE Total
Consecration packages now or as
soon as possible to ensure
availability of prayer books and
materials.
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St.Louisde Montfort

  • 1. Saint Louis de Montfort and Total Consecration to Jesus, Through Mary 1
  • 2. Who Was Saint Louis de Montfort? • Was born in 1673, ordained a priest in 1700, and died in 1716 • Loved and trusted in God • Had true and tender devotion to Mary • Loved the poor and saw Christ in them • Was known for his poverty and great charity • Was a brilliant and charismatic preacher • Preached 200 missions in France from 1700 to 1716 • Founded the Daughters of Wisdom, today numbering 2,300 • Appointed Apostolic Missionary by Pope Clement XI 2 • Canonized a saint in 1948
  • 3. Saint Louis de Montfort Taught • The Mercy of God • Hope for sinners • True and tender devotion to Mary He Was Opposed by the Jansenists Who Taught • Fear of God • Unworthiness to receive frequent communion • No real tender devotion to Mary 3
  • 4. Saint Louis de Montfort Was Raised by God • To fight Jansenism which was condemned as heresy in 1713 • To be a prophet of a future age of the Church which would be called “The Age of Mary” and to prepare the world for the second coming of Christ 4
  • 5. For Union with Christ, Saint Louis de Montfort Taught • An ardent and sincere desire to possess the wisdom of God • Continual prayer and all means of grace through the sacraments • Universal mortification or self denial (dying to ourselves) • A true and tender devotion to Mary, which will lead us to all the other means of obtaining and possessing Christ 5
  • 6. Saint Louis de Montfort’s Greatest Work - True Devotion to Mary • Written in 1712 to show us the most perfect way to Christ Crucified • Hidden during the French Revolution • Found 126 years later to start the “Age of Mary” Quote from Pope John Paul II - “Reading this book (St.Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary) was to be a turning point in my life…. This Marian devotion … has since remained a part of me. It is an integral part of my interior life and of my spiritual theology.” 6
  • 7. Why Should You Consecrate Yourself? • According to St. Louis de Montfort, the most effective and excellent way of consecrating ourselves to Jesus is by consecrating ourselves and our families to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He says, quot;Whoever then wishes to advance along the road to holiness, and be sure of encountering the true Christ, should take up this devotion to Mary.quot; This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. This consecration to Jesus through Mary had been the guiding spirituality of Pope John Paul II, as indicated in his personal motto, quot;Totus Tuus,quot; which means “Totally yours, Mary.” 7
  • 8. Why Jesus Through Mary? God’s plan for her redemptive role as • Our Spiritual Mother • Mediatrix of all Graces earned by her Son’s Passion and Death • Our Queen of all Hearts, by God’s Grace Quote from Saint Augustine - “All the predestinate are in this world hidden in the womb of the Virgin Mary, where they are guarded, nourished, brought up and made to grow by the good mother until she has brought 8 them to glory after death.”
  • 9. Catholic Church’s Teaching on Mary’s Redemptive Role • For those who know Mary’s place in God’s plan of salvation, at least a minimum devotion to Mary is necessary to be saved. • If we know Mary’s place in God’s plan of redemption and yet refuse to give her at least the minimum devotion, love and respect she deserves, then the person is endangering his eternal salvation. • Church Canon Law requires that all of the faithful must have a filial devotion towards the Mother of God. 9
  • 10. Saint Louis de Montfort’s Answer to Our Lady’s Functions and Redemptive Role Given to Her by God’s Grace in Our Lives • Total Consecration by which a soul fully acknowledges Mary’s spiritual Motherhood, her continued and universal mediation, and universal Queenship • By Total Consecration, a soul fully acknowledges Mary’s right over it and carries that belief into its everyday life 10
  • 11. Total Consecration • Saint Louis de Montfort teaches that Total Consecration is the perfect form of Devotion to Mary. • He teaches that it is the perfect renewal of our vows at Baptism. Quote from Saint Augustine - “… the greatest of all vows is the one we make at Baptism…by which we renounce Satan and his works, and give ourselves over completely to Christ to follow him the rest of our lives.” 11
  • 12. Total Consecration • Total Consecration is a giving of ourselves back to Christ through the hands of Mary. • Everything we do is for the greater glory of God through our Total Consecration - the giving of ourselves entirely to Jesus, through Mary. 12
  • 13. Total Consecration What We Must Give: • Our body with all its senses • Our soul with all its powers (intelligence and free will) • Our exterior goods • Our interior and spiritual goods Then we should put our complete trust in Our Lady and God! 13
  • 14. Total Consecration What We Can Expect: • Additional graces to help us to resist temptation and avoid sin - more graces than we would receive had we not done the Total Consecration. • Saint Louis de Montfort said, “Our Lady is never outdone in generosity…. For an egg… she gives an ox.” 14
  • 15. Living Our Consecration • After we give ourselves to Jesus through Mary, we then live our consecration. • Saint Louis de Montfort said this is how we are to live our Consecration: “You will do all your actions, First through Mary, Secondly with Mary, Thirdly in Mary, and Finally for Mary. This is in order to do them more perfectly, through Jesus, with Jesus, in 15 Jesus and for Jesus.”
  • 16. Quote from Saint Louis de Montfort “To go to Jesus, we must go to Mary; she is our Mediatrix of Intercession. To go to God the Father, we must go to Jesus; for he is our Mediator of Redemption.” (T.D. #86) 16
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