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Collected Daily Readings and Prayers in Preparation for Total Consecration according to Saint Louis De Montfort sponsored by St. John the Beloved Catholic Church McLean, Virginia DAILY EXERCISES Schedules for Consecration Part 1: (12 Days) Spirit of the World I II III IV V VI 1st Day Dec. 31 Feb. 20 Mar. 26 Apr. 28 Jul. 13 Nov. 5 2nd Day Jan. 1 Feb. 21 Mar. 27 Apr. 29 Jul. 14 Nov. 6 3rd Day Jan. 2 Feb. 22 Mar. 28 Apr. 30 Jul. 15 Nov. 7 4th Day Jan. 3 Feb. 23 Mar. 29 May 1 Jul. 16 Nov. 8 5th Day Jan. 4 Feb. 24 Mar. 30 May 2 Jul. 17 Nov. 9 6th Day Jan. 5 Feb. 25 Mar. 31 May 3 Jul. 18 Nov. 10 7th Day Jan. 6 Feb. 26 Apr. 1 May 4 Jul. 19 Nov. 11 8th Day Jan. 7 Feb. 27 Apr. 2 May 5 Jul. 20 Nov. 12 9th Day Jan. 8 Feb. 28 Apr. 3 May 6 Jul. 21 Nov. 13 10th Day Jan. 9 Mar. 1 Apr. 4 May 7 Jul. 22 Nov. 14 11th Day Jan. 10 Mar. 2 Apr. 5 May 8 Jul. 23 Nov. 15 12th Day Jan. 11 Mar. 3 Apr. 6 May 9 Jul. 24 Nov. 16 Part II: (1st Week) Knowledge of Self 13th Day Jan. 12 Mar. 4 Apr. 7 May 10 Jul. 25 Nov. 17 14th Day Jan. 13 Mar. 5 Apr. 8 May 11 Jul. 26 Nov. 18 15th Day Jan. 14 Mar. 6 Apr. 9 May 12 Jul. 27 Nov. 19 16th Day Jan. 15 Mar. 7 Apr. 10 May 13 Jul. 28 Nov. 20 17th Day Jan. 16 Mar. 8 Apr. 11 May 14 Jul. 29 Nov. 21 18th Day Jan. 17 Mar. 9 Apr. 12 May 15 Jul. 30 Nov. 22 19th Day Jan. 18 Mar. 10 Apr. 13 May 16 Jul. 31 Nov. 23 Part III: (2nd Week) Knowledge of Our Lady 20th Day Jan. 19 Mar. 11 Apr. 14 May 17 Aug. 1 Nov. 24 21st Day Jan. 20 Mar. 12 Apr. 15 May 18 Aug. 2 Nov. 25 22nd Day Jan. 21 Mar. 13 Apr. 16 May 19 Aug. 3 Nov. 26 23rd Day Jan. 22 Mar. 14 Apr. 17 May 20 Aug. 4 Nov. 27 24th Day Jan. 23 Mar. 15 Apr. 18 May 21 Aug. 5 Nov. 28 25th Day Jan. 24 Mar. 16 Apr. 19 May 22 Aug. 6 Nov. 29 26th Day Jan. 25 Mar. 17 Apr. 20 May 23 Aug. 7 Nov. 30 Part III: (2nd Week) Knowledge ofChrist 27th Day Jan. 26 Mar. 18 Apr. 21 May 24 Aug. 8 Dec. 1 28th Day Jan. 27 Mar. 19 Apr. 22 May 25 Aug. 9 Dec. 2 29th Day Jan. 28 Mar. 20 Apr. 23 May 26 Aug. 10 Dec. 3 30th Day Jan. 29 Mar. 21 Apr. 24 May 27 Aug. 11 Dec. 4 31st Day Jan. 30 Mar. 22 Apr. 25 May 28 Aug. 12 Dec. 5 32nd Day Jan. 31 Mar. 23 Apr. 26 May 29 Aug. 13 Dec. 6 33rd Day Feb. 1 Mar. 24 Apr. 27 May 30 Aug. 14 Dec. 7 Consecration Day Feb. 2 Mar. 25 Apr. 28 May 31 Aug. 15 Dec. 8 Preparation for Total Consecration Part I TWELVE PRELIMINARY DAYS: SPIRIT OF THE WORLD DAYS 1-12 FIRST DAY INTRODUCTION TO PART I Holy Gospel of St. Matthew, 5,1-19 Examine your conscience, pray, practice And seeing the multitudes, he went up renouncement of your own will; into a mountain, and when he was set down, mortification, purity of heart. This purity is his disciples came unto him. And opening the indispensable condition for his mouth, he taught them saying: Blessed contemplating God in heaven, to see Him on are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the earth and to know Him by the light of faith. kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek: The first part of the preparation should for they shall possess the land. Blessed are be employed in casting off the spirit of the they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. world which is contrary to that of Jesus Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after Christ. The spirit of the world consists justice: for they shall have their fill. Blessed essentially in denial of the supreme are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. domination of God; a denial which is Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall manifested in practice by sin and see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for disobedience; thus it is principally opposed they shall be called the children of God. to the spirit of Christ, which is also that of Blessed are they that suffer persecution for Mary. justice’s sake: for theirs is the kingdom of It manifests itself by the concupiscence heaven. Blessed are ye when they shall of the flesh, by the concupiscence of the revile you, and persecute you, and speak all eyes and by the pride of life. By that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: disobedience to God’s laws and the abuse of be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very created things. Its works are: sin in all great in heaven. For so they persecuted the forms, then all else by which the devil leads Prophets that were before you. to sin; works which bring error and darkness You are the salt of the earth. But if the to the mind, and seduction and corruption to salt losesits savour wherewith shall it be the will. Its pomps are the splendor and the salted? It is good for nothing anymore but charms employed by the devil to render sin to be cast out and be trodden on by men. alluring in persons, places and things. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am come not to destroy but to be fulfill. For Amen, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. He therefore, that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach man, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Now turn to page 8 for Prayers. 2 of 38 Preparation for Total Consecration Part I TWELVE PRELIMINARY DAYS: SPIRIT OF THE WORLD DAYS 1-12 SECOND DAY THIRD DAY Holy Gospel of St. Matthew, 5,48; 6,1-15 Holy Gospel of St. Matthew, 7,1-14 Be ye therefore perfect, as also your Judge not, that you may not be judged. heavenly Father is perfect. Take head that For with what judgment you judge, you shall you do not your justice before men, to be be judged: and with what measure you seen by them: otherwise you shall not have mete, it small be measured to you again. the reward of your Father who is in heaven. And why seest thou the mote that is in thy Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed brother’s eye; and seest not the beam that is sound not a trumpet before thee, as the in thy own eye? Or how sayest thou to thy hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the brother: let me cast the mote out of thy eye; streets, that they may be honoured by men. and behold a beam is in thy own eye? Thou Amen, I say to you, they have received their hypocrite, cast out first the beam of thy own reward. and when thou dost alms, let not eye and then shalt thou see to cast out the thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. mote out of thy brother’s eye. Give not that That thy alms may be in secret, and thy which is holy to dogs. Neither cast ye your Father who sees in secret will repay thee. pearls before swine, lest perhaps they And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the trample them under their feet: and turning hypocrites that love to stand and pray in the upon you, they tear you. Ask, and it shall be synagogues and corners of the streets, that given you: seek and you shall find: Knock they may be seen by men; Amen, I say to and it shall be opened to you. For everyone you, they have received their reward. But that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh thou, when thou have received their reward. findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be But thou, when thou shalt pray, enter into opened. thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray Or what man of whom if his son shall to the Father in secret; and thy Father who ask bread will he reach him a stone? Or, if seeth in secret will repay thee. And when he shall ask him a fish: will he reach him a you are praying, speak not much, as the serpent? If you then being evil know how to heathens. For they think that in their much give good gifts to your children, how much speaking they may be heard.
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