Total Consecration To Jesus through Mary
The devotion, Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary, has been
practiced for centuries. It involves 33 days of preparatory devotions,
with the Total Consecration made on the 34th day.
The day of
Total Consecration (i.e. the 34th day) should be a Marian feast day.
Schedules for the preparation and Total Consecration are included in the
resource materials provided free through MyConsecation.org. There are more than 20 34-day schedules that fall throughout the year for those wishing to make the Total Consecration
Blessed Pope John Paul II completed the Total Consecration, which in part inspired his personal motto, “Totus Tuus.”
According to St. Louis de Montfort, the 33 days of preparation
include 12 days of “emptying oneself of the spirit of the world”
followed by 21 days of “imbuing oneself with the Spirit of Jesus through
the Blessed Virgin.” The Total Consecration that follows this
preparation is a perfect renewal of one’s baptismal vows.
The Total Consecration is divided into themes:
Days 1-12: The Spirit of the World,
Days 13-19: Knowledge of Self,
Days 20-26: Knowledge of Mary,
Days 27-33: Knowledge of Jesus,
Day 34: Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
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