RECONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY -- CONSECRATION DAY! /  by Joe Castorino

Hi, everyone!

Congratulations! You did it again! You have officially reconsecrated your life to Jesus through Mary! 

Well done! Well done indeed!

Now all you need to do is pray the consecration prayer, but try to make it as meaningful as you can. I recommend that you read the prayer as slowly and sincerely as you can; in other words, try to really pray it from the heart.

Here is where you can find your consecration prayer:

1. Click the following link to access the consecration prayer (or you may also pray directly from your book if you wish):

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/total-consecration

2. Scroll even farther down, and under the section entitled "Consecration Prayer," click on the link and pray the prayer -- or, if you wish, you may choose from one of the shorter consecration prayers that are listed below.

Here is a somewhat shorter consecration prayer that was one of St. Louis de Montfort's favorites. It's also a prayer that he composed. In fact, this is the prayer that St. Louis used when he himself made his own reconsecration:

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/poem-of-the-day/2023/9/13/st-louis-de-montforts-prayer-to-the-blessed-virgin-mary-1

Then, here is a consecration prayer that is even shorter. It too is among the favorite prayers of St. Louis de Montfort:

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/poem-of-the-day/2023/9/13/concluding-prayer-of-the-little-crown-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-1

Lastly, before you go, here are two quick reminders for you:

First of all, it's important to try to live this devotion, so St. Louis recommends that we keep the spirit of this devotion alive on a daily basis by making a very, very brief reconsecration to Jesus through Mary each morning after we wake up. Another great time to pray this prayer is right after receiving Holy Communion. You can pray it in English or in Latin or in both. Here it is:

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/poem-of-the-day/2023/9/13/st-louis-de-montforts-daily-prayer

Secondly, since today is your reconsecration day, be sure to celebrate the anniversary of your consecration! So please do something special today. This really is a big deal, so celebrate it as such! On this day I love to go to mass, receive Holy Communion, and make my reconsecration in church afterwards, and then I treat myself to a special meal and/or dessert. In short, I treat this day very much like the Lord's Day. 

Thank you so much for joining me on this beautiful journey. May God always bless you, and may Our Lady, the Queen of All Hearts, sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

Joe


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RECONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY -- DAY 4 /  by Joe Castorino

Hi, everyone!

Today we near the end of our re-consecration to Jesus through Mary -- we're almost there!

As I mentioned, each day we will focus on a different theme (they are the same themes we prayed in the original consecration), and here's how you can do it:

1. Click the following link to access the prayers and the sacred art (or you may also pray directly from your book if you wish):

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/total-consecration

2. Scroll even farther down, and under the section entitled "Knowledge of Jesus Christ," click on any day's prayers (from Total Consecration: Days 27 through 33); you only need to pray the prayers for the one day that you choose -- not all 7

God bless you, and may Our Lady, the Queen of All Hearts, sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

Joe

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RECONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY -- DAY 3 /  by Joe Castorino

Hi, everyone!

Today we continue our re-consecration to Jesus through Mary.

As I mentioned, each day we will focus on a different theme (they are the same themes we prayed in the original consecration), and here's how you can do it:

1. Click the following link to access the prayers and the sacred art (or you may also pray directly from your book if you wish):

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/total-consecration

2. Scroll even farther down, and under the section entitled "Knowledge of Mary," click on any day's prayers (from Total Consecration: Days 20 through 26); you only need to pray the prayers for the one day that you choose -- not all 7

God bless you, and may Our Lady, the Queen of All Hearts, sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

Joe

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RECONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY -- DAY 2 /  by Joe Castorino

Hi, everyone!

Today we continue our re-consecration to Jesus through Mary.

As I mentioned, each day we will focus on a different theme (they are the same themes we prayed in the original consecration), and here's how you can do it:

1. Click the following link to access the prayers and the sacred art (or you may also pray directly from your book if you wish):

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/total-consecration

2. Scroll farther down, and under the section entitled "Knowledge of Self," click on any day's prayers (from Total Consecration: Days 13 through 19); you only need to pray the prayers for the one day that you choose -- not all 7

God bless you, and may Our Lady, the Queen of All Hearts, sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

Joe

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RECONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY -- DAY 1 /  by Joe Castorino

Hi, everyone!

Today we begin our re-consecration to Jesus through Mary -- again, what a wonderful birthday gift for Baby Jesus this Christmas!

As I mentioned, each day we will focus on a different theme (they are the same themes we prayed in the original consecration), and here's how you can do it:

1. Click the following link to access the prayers and the sacred art (or you may also pray directly from your book if you wish):

http://www.josephpeteranthony.com/total-consecration

2. Scroll down, to the section entitled "The Spirit of the World," and click on any day's prayers (from Total Consecration: Days 1 through 12); you only need to pray the prayers for the one day that you choose -- not all 12

God bless you, and may Our Lady, the Queen of All Hearts, sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

Joe

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COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

ST. CHARLES DE FOUCAULD'S PRAYER OF ABANDONMENT /  by Joe Castorino

Father, I abandon myself 

into your hands.

Do with me what you will.

Whatever you may do, I thank you.

I am ready for all; I accept all.

Let only your will be done in me 

and in all your creatures.

I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul.

I offer it to you

with all the love of my heart, 

for I love you, Lord, 

and so need to give myself,

to surrender myself into your hands 

without reserve 

and with boundless confidence, 

for you are my father.

Amen.

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

ST. BONAVENTURE'S PRAYER AFTER MASS /  by Joe Castorino

Most sweet Lord Jesus,

pierce my inmost heart

with the most dear

and most bracing

wound of your love.

Pierce it with true, sincere,

apostolic, and most holy charity,

that my soul may ever yearn

and melt with love for you

and the desire to possess you.

May my soul be drawn toward you,

and overwhelmed with the hope

of entering your courts.

May it long to be dissolved

and to be with you.

Grant that my soul

may hunger for you,

the Bread of Angels

and the food of holy souls,

our supersubstantial Bread,

having in itself every sweetness

and good taste,

having the delightfulness

of all that charms my heart.

May my heart always long for you,

and find its nourishment in you,

on whom the angels long to gaze,

and may my inmost heart be filled

with the sweetness of your savor.

May my heart thirst for you,

the fountain of life, and of wisdom

and of knowledge, and of eternal life,

the torrent of pleasure, and the richness

of the house of God.

May my heart always draw near to you,

seek you, catch sight of you,

be drawn to you, and arrive at your presence.

May my heart think of you, speak of you,

and do all that it does for the glory of your name,

with humility and care and affection and delight,

with eagerness and with deep feeling,

and with perseverance to the end.

Thus may you alone always be my hope,

all my confidence, my joy, my rest

and my tranquility, my peace,

all that charms me; my fragrance,

my sweetness, my food, my nourishment,

my refuge, my help, my wisdom,

my portion, my possession, my treasure.

In you may my mind and my heart

be fixed and secure and rooted

forever without any change.

Amen.

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

LAGO DI COMO /  by Joe Castorino

June 2023

Thank you, Jesus,

For the gift of this day,

Surrounded by this

Magnificent beauty:

The amazing azure lake

Sparkles before us,

The sweet breeze caresses us,

Ever so tenderly and gently,

The lovely mountains are a

Diamond tiara encircling us;

But greater far than these

Is the love of your Spirit,

Which flows freely and

Peacefully between me

And my wonderful daughter:

Thank you for this precious gift!

RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI'S SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER /  by Joe Castorino

I believe you are present

In the Blessed Sacrament,

O Jesus,

I love you and desire you.

O never leave me.

I beseech you, O Lord Jesus,

May the burning

And most sweet power

Of your love

Absorb my mind,

That I may die

Through love

Of your love,

Who was graciously pleased

To die

Through love

Of my love.

Amen.

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

ST. MOTHER TERESA'S MEDITATION ON LOVE /  by Joe Castorino

From the Writings of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“Just begin

one at a time.

One, one, one.

If I had not picked up

that first person

dying on the street,

I would not

have picked up

the thousands

of others

later on.”

“What are these

drops of oil

in our lamps?

They are the little things

of everyday life:

fidelity, punctuality,

little words of kindness,

just a little thought

for others;

those little acts

of silence,

of look, and of thought,

of word, and of deed.

These are the very

drops of love

that make our life burn

with so much light.”

“God does not look

for big things --

he looks for

how much love

we put in the giving.”

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!

MEDITATION ON VOCATION /  by Joe Castorino

The Words of St. Francis de Sales

“The King of Glory

Does not reward his servants

According to the dignity

Of the offices they hold,

But according to

The love and humility

With which they fulfill

Their offices.”

COMING SOON: RE-CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY! /  by Joe Castorino

Do you want to find

a short and easy way

to make your annual re-consecration

to Jesus through Mary?

If so, then join us right here

for a five-day re-consecration,

which starts on December 8

and ends on December 12!

God bless you,

and may Our Lady,

the Queen of All Hearts,

sweetly shower God's graces upon you!