{"id":576,"date":"2018-08-14T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2023-05-31T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:42:04","slug":"marian-consecration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/marian-consecration\/","title":{"rendered":"Marian Consecration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now available in a beautifully edited and published format through Sophia Institute Press!\u00a0 Order your copy of <strong><em>The Fruit of Her Womb<\/em> <\/strong>today by <a href=\"https:\/\/sophiainstitute.com\/product\/the-fruit-of-her-womb\/\">clicking here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sophiainstitute.com\/product\/the-fruit-of-her-womb\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sophiainstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/16849345265376-183480-600x932.jpeg?resize=313%2C486&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"16849345265376-183480.jpeg\" width=\"313\" height=\"486\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only ten minutes per day will produce spiritual renewal and wholehearted trust in Jesus through Mary. These short, personal chapters will show you how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow the Blessed Mother to cherish you as a baby in her womb and rejoice in your dignity as a child of God<\/li>\n<li>Grow in patience, humility, and love (Our Lady makes it simple!)<\/li>\n<li>Deepen your faith and live out your baptismal call to holiness<\/li>\n<li>Close \u201cescape routes\u201d in your relationship with God and live in the freedom of total surrender<\/li>\n<li>Take refuge and receive consolation in Mary\u2019s protective care<\/li>\n<li>Realize that sufferings and difficulty point to the hope and final victory that await you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following are some of the links for the readings, reflections and prayers from the Fruit of Her Womb for St. Louis de Montfort&#8217;s 33-day Marian Consecration:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/marian-consecration-introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Initial Preparation &#8211; Emptying ourselves of the spirit of the world<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/prayers-emptying-ourselves-of-the-spirit-of-the-world\/\">Daily Prayers for Initial Preparation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/emptying-ourselves-day-1-dependence-on-god\/\">Day 1<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Dependence on God<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/emptying-ourselves-day-2-original-sin-poisons-our-thinking\/\">Day 2<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Original Sin Poisons Our Thinking<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/emptying-ourselves-day-3-self-sufficiency\/\">Day 3<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Self-Sufficiency<br \/>\nDay 4\u00a0&#8211; God Hears Our Cry<br \/>\nDay 5\u00a0&#8211; Go Reveals Himself to the Childlike<br \/>\nDay 6\u00a0&#8211; The Sign of a Child<br \/>\nDay 7\u00a0&#8211; Victory Through Love and Patience, Not Power<br \/>\nDay 8\u00a0&#8211; Light Dispels Darkness<br \/>\nDay 9\u00a0&#8211; Hope in Suffering<br \/>\nDay 10\u00a0&#8211; True Love<br \/>\nDay 11\u00a0&#8211; Christian Interpretation of Reality<br \/>\nDay 12\u00a0&#8211; The Great Hope: Love Redeems Us<br \/>\n<strong>Week 1 &#8211; Knowledge of Self<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/prayers-knowledge-of-self\/\">Daily Prayers for Week 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/knowledge-of-self-day-13-sharing-christs-sonship\/\">Day 13<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Sharing Christ&#8217;s Sonship<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/knowledge-of-self-day-14-remaining-little\/\">Day 14<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Remaining Little<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/knowledge-of-self-day-15-not-judging\/\">Day 15<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Not Judging<br \/>\nDay 16\u00a0&#8211; Beloved Sinners<br \/>\nDay 17\u00a0&#8211; Pastoral Acedia<br \/>\nDay 18\u00a0&#8211; Christian &#8220;Diseases&#8221;<br \/>\nDay 19\u00a0&#8211; Called to Holiness<br \/>\n<strong>Week 2 &#8211; Knowledge of Mary<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/prayers-knowledge-of-mary\/\">Daily Prayers for Week 2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/knowledge-of-mary-introduction-and-day-20\/\">Day 20<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The Rosary Helps Consecrate Us to Mary<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-21-knowledge-of-mary\/\">Day 21<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Mary &#8211; Abandoned to God She Becomes Our Mother<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-22-knowledge-of-mary\/\">Day 22<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The Weak Are Formed Into Christ<br \/>\nDay 23\u00a0&#8211; The Holy Name of Mary<br \/>\nDay 24\u00a0&#8211; Mary and the Church<br \/>\nDay 25\u00a0&#8211; Mary, Our Fiercely Compassionate Mother<br \/>\nDay 26 &#8211; Mary, Our Refuge<br \/>\n<strong>Week 3 &#8211; Knowledge of Jesus Christ<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/prayers-knowledge-of-jesus-christ\/\">Daily Prayers for Week 3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-27-knowledge-of-jesus-christ-jesus-is-little-near-and-real\/\">Day 27<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Jesus is Little, Near and Real<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-28-knowledge-of-jesus-christ-christ-became-poor\/\">Day 28<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Christ Became Poor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-29-knowledge-of-jesus-christ-humility-of-the-eucharist\/\">Day 29<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Humility of the Eucharist<br \/>\nDay 30\u00a0&#8211; Mary, the Eucharist and the Incarnation<br \/>\nDay 31\u00a0&#8211; God Seeks Man in the Womb of Mary<br \/>\nDay 32\u00a0&#8211; Jesus Dies; the Word is Silenced<br \/>\nDay 33\u00a0&#8211; Christ Brings Us Life and Light in Baptism<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/marian-consecration\/day-34-total-consecration\/\">Prayer of Total Consecration to Jesus Christ through Mary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now available in a beautifully edited and published format through Sophia Institute Press!\u00a0 Order your copy of The Fruit of Her Womb today by clicking here! Only ten minutes per day will produce spiritual renewal and wholehearted trust in Jesus through Mary. These short, personal chapters will show you how to: Allow the Blessed Mother [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":302,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-576","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7bfMR-9i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/","url_meta":{"origin":576,"position":0},"title":"Welcome to the homepage of\u2026","author":"Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B.","date":"September 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to the homepage of Father Boniface Patrick Hicks, OSB. 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