Day 1: Do Not Conform to the Spirit of the Age
Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
This litany is said to begin the preparation for the Consecration.
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy
God our Father in heaven have mercy on us
God the Son, have mercy on us
Redeemer of the world have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, one God have mercy on us
Jesus, Son of the living God have mercy on us
Jesus, splendor of the Father have mercy on us
Jesus, brightness of everlasting light have mercy on us
Jesus, king of glory have mercy on us
Jesus, dawn of justice have mercy on us
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary have mercy on us
Jesus, worthy of our love have mercy on us
Jesus, worthy of our wonder have mercy on us
Jesus, mighty God have mercy on us
Jesus, father of the world to come have mercy on us
Jesus, prince of peace have mercy on us
Jesus, all-powerful have mercy on us
Jesus, pattern of patience have mercy on us
Jesus, model of obedience have mercy on us
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart have mercy on us
Jesus, lover of chastity have mercy on us
Jesus, lover of us all have mercy on us
Jesus, God of peace have mercy on us
Jesus, author of life have mercy on us
Jesus, model of goodness have mercy on us
Jesus, seeker of souls have mercy on us
Jesus, our God have mercy on us
Jesus, our refuge have mercy on us
Jesus, father of the poor have mercy on us
Jesus, treasure of the faithful have mercy on us
Jesus, Good Shepherd have mercy on us
Jesus, the true light have mercy on us
Jesus, eternal wisdom have mercy on us
Jesus, infinite goodness have mercy on us
Jesus, our way and our life have mercy on us
Jesus, joy of angels have mercy on us
Jesus, king of patriarchs have mercy on us
Jesus, teacher of apostles have mercy on us
Jesus, master of evangelists have mercy on us
Jesus, courage of martyrs have mercy on us
Jesus, light of confessors have mercy on us
Jesus, purity of virgins have mercy on us
Jesus, crown of all saints have mercy on us
Lord, be merciful Jesus, save your people
From all evil Jesus, save your people
From every sin Jesus, save your people
From the snares of the devil Jesus, save your people
From your anger Jesus, save your people
From the spirit of infidelity Jesus, save your people
From everlasting death Jesus, save your people
From neglect of your Holy Spirit Jesus, save your people
By the mystery of your incarnation Jesus, save your people
By your birth Jesus, save your people
By your childhood Jesus, save your people
By your hidden life Jesus, save your people
By your public ministry Jesus, save your people
By your agony and crucifixion Jesus, save your people
By your abandonment Jesus, save your people
By your grief and sorrow Jesus, save your people
By your death and burial Jesus, save your people
By your rising to new life Jesus, save your people
By your return in glory to the Father Jesus, save your people
By your gift of the holy Eucharist Jesus, save your people
By your joy and glory Jesus, save your-people
Christ, hear us Christ, hear us
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer Lord Jesus, hear our prayer
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us
Let us pray.
As we venerate the most holy Name of Jesus,
mercifully grant us, Lord,
that, savoring its sweetness in this life,
we may be filled with everlasting joy
in our heavenly homeland.
Through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.
Opening Prayer
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Scripture Reading
Romans 12:1-2
The New Life in Christ
12 I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
St. Louis de Montfort
Chosen soul, living image of God and Redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, God wants you to be holy like Him in this life, and glorious like Him in the next. It is certain that growth in Holiness is your vocation. All your thoughts, words, and actions, everything You suffer or undertake must lead you to that end. Otherwise, you are resisting God and in not doing the work for which he created you and for which even now he is keeping you in being. What a marvelous transformation is possible! Dust into light, uncleanness into purity, sinfulness into holiness, creature into Creator, man into God! A marvelous work, I repeat, so difficult in itself, even impossible for a mere creature to bring about, for only God can accomplish it by giving his grace abundantly and in an extraordinary manner. The very creation of the universe is not as great an achievement as this.
(reflect on the scripture + reading)
Question
How would you describe this vocation to holiness that St. Louis de Montfort speaks about?
Prayer
O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in your servants, in the spirit of holiness, in the fullness of your power, in the perfection of your ways, in the truth of your virtues, in the communion of your mysteries. Subdue within me the power of flesh and demon by your Holy Spirit, for the glory of God the Father. Amen
Night Prayer
(to be said before bed)
We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
note: this prayer is an ancient 3rd century Marian prayer that points to the central Marian dogma of Mary as the Theotokos (God-bearer).
Source:
Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Christ Through Mary According to St. Louis de Montfort - Fr. Hugh Gillespie, SMM.