Total Consecration Preparation Classes begin this week:
What does it mean to Consecrate oneself to Jesus?
Consecration is an act by which a person dedicates himself to sacred service and worship of God. Rites of consecration have been common since early times. Among Semetic tribes it consisted in the threefold act of separating, sanctifying, and devoting oneself to God. In the Hebrew Law, Moses applied a solemn act of consecration to an entire people as described in the Book of Exodus (Chpt. 24)
Why Consecration to Jesus… through Mary?
Mary is our spiritual mother, given to us at the foot of the Cross by Jesus the Christ. Mary, God’s most obedient and perfect creation, draws one more fervently to her son.
Total Consecration is recommended by St. Louis de Montfort in his classic book: True Devotion to Mary. Blessed Pope John Paul II said “Reading this book was to be a turning point in my life…and has since remained a part of me. …it is an effective means for Christians to live their baptismal commitments.”
St. Louis advises thirty-three days of preparation for the consecration with prayer and spiritual readings to begin as an advent to one of six prescribed Feast Days (and renewal, done at least once every year). Consecration on The Feast of the Annunciation/Incarnation was most widely promoted by St. Louis. Therefore, The World Apostolate of Fatima will host preparation meetings beginning on February 19/20th leading up to a Total Consecration Celebration on The Feast of the Annunciation/Incarnation, Tuesday, March 25th.
To help with preparation and understanding this devotion, a series of approximately 1-hr sessions featuring talks on DVD will be held North and South of the river:
South:
Christ the King Church, 8510 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO
7:00 PM Thursdays: February 20, February 27, and March 13
Rosary at 6:30 PM Contact: Dee Harkins (816) 942-0333
DVD presentations by Father Frederick Miller, and other experts on the Consecration.
North:
St. Charles Borromeo Church 804 NE Shady Lane Dr., Kansas City, MO
7:00 PM Wednesday Feb. 19; Tuesday, Feb. 25; and Tuesday, March 11
Borromeo Hall (park on west side of church)
Rosary at 6:30 PM in the Church Contact: Jacelyn Gosselin (816) 509-7494
DVD presentations by Father Hugh Gillespie, SMM, of the Company of Mary; the order started by St. Louis.
Preparation books including Father Michael Gaitley’s book “33Days to Morning Glory” will be available, to guide you through the preparation process.
Join the World Apostolate of Fatima Total Consecration Celebration at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (Redemptorist) 3333 Broadway, on Tuesday, March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation/Incarnation with Mass at 7:00 PM, preceded by the rosary and confession at 6:30 PM. Father Evan Harkins will offer the Mass and homily and lead the consecration. A reception will follow.
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