CONSECRATION OF ONESELF TO JESUS CHRIST,
WISDOM INCARNATE,
THROUGH THE HANDS OF MARY
by St. Louis De Montfort - True Devotion to Mary
223. Eternal and incarnate Wisdom, most lovable and adorable Jesus, true God and true man,
only Son of the eternal Father and of Mary always Virgin, I adore you profoundly, dwelling
in the splendour of your Father from all eternity and in the virginal womb of Mary, your
most worthy Mother, at the time of your incarnation. I thank you for having emptied
yourself in assuming the condition of a slave to set me free from the cruel slavery of the
evil one. I praise and glorify you for having willingly chosen to obey Mary, your holy
Mother, in all things, so that through her I may be a faithful slave of love.
But I must confess that I have not kept the vows and promises which I made to you so
solemnly at my baptism. I have not fulfilled my obligations, and I do not deserve to be
called your child or even your loving slave. Since I cannot lay claim to anything except
what merits your rejection and displeasure, I dare no longer approach the holiness of your
majesty on my own. That is why I turn to the intercession and the mercy of your holy
Mother, whom you yourself have given me to mediate with you. Through her I hope to obtain
from you contrition and pardon for my sins, and that Wisdom whom I desire to dwell in me
always.
224. I turn to you, then, Mary immaculate, living tabernacle of God, in whom eternal
Wisdom willed to receive the adoration of both men and angels.
I greet you as Queen of heaven and earth, for all that is under God has been made subject
to your sovereignty.
I call upon you, the unfailing refuge of sinners, confident in your mercy that has never
forsaken anyone.
Grant my desire for divine Wisdom and, in support of my petition, accept the promises and
the offering of myself which I now make, conscious of my unworthiness.
225. I, an unfaithful sinner, renew and ratify today through you my baptismal promises. I
renounce for ever Satan, his empty promises, and his evil designs, and I give myself
completely to Jesus Christ, the incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after him for the rest
of my life, and to be more faithful to him than I have been till now.
This day, with the whole court of heaven as witness, I choose you, Mary, as my Mother and
Queen.
I surrender and consecrate myself to you, body and soul, with all that I possess, both
spiritual and material, even including the spiritual value of all my actions, past,
present, and to come. I give you the full right to dispose of me and all that belongs to
me, without any reservations, in whatever way you please, for the greater glory of God in
time and throughout eternity.
226. Accept, gracious Virgin, this little offering of my slavery to honour and imitate the
obedience which eternal Wisdom willingly chose to have towards you, his Mother. I wish to
acknowledge the authority which both of you have over this little worm and pitiful sinner.
By it I wish also to thank God for the privileges bestowed on you by the Blessed Trinity.
I solemnly declare that for the future I will try to honour and obey you in all things as
your true slave of love.
O admirable Mother, present me to your dear Son as his slave now and for always, so that
he who redeemed me through you, will now receive me through you.
227. Mother of mercy, grant me the favour of obtaining the true Wisdom of God, and so make
me one of those whom you love, teach and guide, whom you nourish and protect as your
children and slaves.
Virgin most faithful, make me in everything so committed a disciple, imitator, and slave
of Jesus, your Son, incarnate Wisdom, that I may become, through your intercession and
example, fully mature with the fullness which Jesus possessed on earth, and with the
fullness of his glory in heaven. Amen.
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