Consecration of Oneself to Jesus Christ,
Wisdom Incarnate through the Hands of Mary

from The Love of Eternal Wisdom
by Saint Louis de Montfort

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Other Forms of Consecration to Mary

(1) Life Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary

My dear Jesus, before the Trinity, Our Heavenly Mother, and the whole Heavenly Court, united with Your Most Precious Sacred Blood and Your sacrifice on Calvary, hereby I offer my whole life to the intention of Your Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Together with my life I place at Your disposal all Holy Masses, all my Holy Communions, all my good deeds, all my sacrifices, and the sufferings of my entire life for the adoration and supplication of the Holy Trinity, for unity in our Holy Mother Church, for the Holy Father and for priests, for good priestly vocations, and for all souls until the end of the world. O my Jesus, please accept my life sacrifice and my offerings and give me Your grace that I may persevere obediently until my death.

Amen.

The Five Promises of our Heavenly Mother to those who offer this prayer
with humble heart, firm resolution and clear intent

"Their name will be written in the hearts of Jesus and Mary, inflamed by love."

"Their life offerings, together with the infinite merits of Jesus, can save many souls from damnation."

"None of their family members will go to hell, even if it seems otherwise, because they will receive in the depths of their souls the graces of sincere contrition before the soul departs from their bodies."

"On the day they offer their lives, their loved ones suffering in Purgatory will be released."

"I will be with them in the hour of their deaths. They will not know Purgatory. I will carry them in their souls straight to the presence of the Glorious Trinity, where they will live with me in a special place created by God and will rejoice forever."

NIHIL OBSTAT: P. Alberto Valenzuel, S.J.
IMPRIMATUR: Pbro. Agustin Gutierez de la Torre,
Vicario General de la Arquidiocesis Guadalajara,
12 de junio de 1988.
IMPRIMATUR also by the local Bishop in Hungary.
(Verbal. The Bishop himself offered his life according to the request of Our Lady)

(2) Consecration to the Immaculate and Sacred Hearts
(origin unknown)

O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and Refuge of Sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thine Immaculate Heart.

We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life; all that we have, all that we love, all that we are. To thee we give our bodies, our hearts and our souls; to thee we give our homes, our families, our country. We desire that all that is in us and around us may belong to thee, and may share in the benefits of thy motherly benediction. And that this act of consecration may be truly efficacious and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promises of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to profess courageously and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, and to live as befits Catholics who are duly submissive to all the directions of the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him. We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and His Church, in particular to keep holy the Lord's Day. We likewise pledge ourselves to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion, and above all, Holy Communion, an integral part of our lives, in so far as we shall be able so to do. Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves whole-heartedly to the service of thy blessed cult, in order to hasten and assure, through the sovereignty of thine Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of thine adorable Son, in our own hearts and in those of all men, in our country and in all the world, as in heaven, so on earth.

Amen.

A Rule of Life for Those Consecrated
to the Immaculate Virgin

by Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe

1. I must be a saint and a great saint.

2. For the glory of God, I must save myself and all souls, present and future, through the Immaculate.

3. Before anything else flee not only from mortal but also from deliberate venial sin.

4. Do not permit: a. that evil remain without reparation and destruction; or b. that good be without fruit or increase.

5. Let your rule be obedience to the will of God through the Immaculate. I am nothing but an instrument.

6. Think of what you are doing. Do not be concerned about anything else, whether bad or good.

7. Preserve order, and order will preserve you.

8. Peaceful and benevolent action.

9. Preparation—Action—Conclusion.

10. Remember that you belong exclusively, unconditionally, absolutely, irrevocably to the Immaculate: Whoever you are, whatever you have or can, whatever you do (thoughts, words, action) and endure (pleasant, unpleasant, indifferent things) belong to the Immaculate. Consequently, may She dispose of them according to Her will (and not yours). In the same way it belongs to Her all your intentions; therefore, may She transform them, add others, take them away, as She likes (in fact, She does not offend justice).

You are an instrument in Her hand, therefore do only what She wants; accept everything like a child to his own mother, trust Her in everything. Take an interest about Her, Her veneration, Her things and let Her take care of you and your loved ones. Recognize that everything you have comes from Her and nothing from you. All the fruits of your activities depend on the union with Her, in the same way as She is an instrument of the Divine Mercy.

O Immaculate, my life (every moment of it), my death (where, when and how) and my eternity belongs totally to You. Of everything You do whatever You like.