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33 Day Family Consecration 33 Day Family Consecration A Guide for Parents to Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary BROUSSARD PRESS Round Rock, Texas Cover: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities, ca. 1675-82 The National Gallery, London. Used with Permission. Cover page, Week I: Isabel Burke, Sts. Joachim and Anne. Watercolor on paper. Private Collection. Cover page, Week II: Isabel Burke, The Annunciation. Watercolor on paper. Private Collection. Cover page, Week III: Isabel Burke, At the Foot of the Cross. Watercolor on paper. Private Collection. Cover page, Week IV: Isabel Burke, The Assumption: Reunited in Heaven. Watercolor on paper. Private Collection Cover page, Week V: Isabel Burke, The Presentation of Mary. Watercolor on paper. Private Collection. Coloring Page Drawings, various pages: R. Miller, Private Collection. First Edition Copyright © August 2015 Broussard Press 1-713-701-7007 ● www.BroussardPress.com ISBN 978-0-9965980-0-2 Printed in the United States of America Copyright © August 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this reference guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal, and Communicate Love TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ............................................................................. vii Foreword ............................................................................................. ix A Word from the Author ..................................................................... 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 Calendar .............................................................................................. 10 WEEK I THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND OUR CALL TO ADORE GOD Introduction ......................................................................................... 12 Weekly Prayer ..................................................................................... 15 First Day.............................................................................................. 16 Second Day ......................................................................................... 19 Third Day ............................................................................................ 22 Fourth Day .......................................................................................... 24 Fifth Day ............................................................................................. 26 Sixth Day ............................................................................................ 28 Seventh Day ........................................................................................ 31 WEEK II THE ANNUNCIATION: A MYSTERY OF FAITH Introduction ......................................................................................... 34 Weekly Prayer ..................................................................................... 36 First Day.............................................................................................. 37 Second Day ......................................................................................... 40 Third Day ............................................................................................ 43 Fourth Day .......................................................................................... 45 Fifth Day ............................................................................................. 47 Sixth Day ............................................................................................ 50 Seventh Day ........................................................................................ 52 WEEK III MARY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS AND THE MYSTERY OF CHARITY Introduction ......................................................................................... 56 Weekly Prayer ..................................................................................... 57 First Day.............................................................................................. 58 Second Day ......................................................................................... 60 Third Day ............................................................................................ 63 Fourth Day .......................................................................................... 65 Fifth Day ............................................................................................. 67 Sixth Day ............................................................................................ 69 Seventh Day ........................................................................................ 71 WEEK IV THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY AND HOW WE LIVE IN HOPE Introduction ......................................................................................... 74 Weekly Prayer ..................................................................................... 76 First Day.............................................................................................. 77 Second Day ......................................................................................... 79 Third Day ............................................................................................ 81 Fourth Day .......................................................................................... 84 Fifth Day ............................................................................................. 86 Sixth Day ............................................................................................ 88 Seventh Day ........................................................................................ 90 WEEK V THE PRESENTATION OF MARY IN THE TEMPLE - ICON OF CONSECRATION Introduction ......................................................................................... 94 Weekly Prayer ..................................................................................... 95 First Day.............................................................................................. 96 Second Day ......................................................................................... 98 Third Day ............................................................................................ 101 Fourth Day .......................................................................................... 103 Fifth Day ............................................................................................. 105 Family Consecration Prayer ................................................................ 108 RESOURCES FOR FAMILY LIFE Living out Your Consecration ............................................................. 109 Your Holy Family Resources .............................................................. 111 Retreats for the Family ........................................................................ 112 Workshops on Family Life .................................................................. 113 Family Fun Day & Teen Shenanigans ................................................ 114 Community of St. John Programs ....................................................... 115 33 DAY FAMILY CONSECRATION Foreword “The family that prays together, stays together.” – Servant of God Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. “Why should our family make a consecration together?” I wonder if we could not rather ask: why wouldn’t your family make a family consecration together? Everyone wants to speak to the members of your family – from rock stars to media pundits to salesmen on TV. Why not give Jesus and Mary their fair turn? Letting God into your family will not take anything away from your family. God does not take anything away from a family. He gives it everything it needs, instead! Making a personal consecration of oneself to God is an act of devotion whereby a person renews the promises of his Baptism. Making this consecration according to the spirit of St. Louis de Montfort means entrusting the Baptismal promises, whereby one is committed to God, to the heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For de Montfort, the secret to living out the grace of Baptism – and, therefore, our entire Christian life – as perfectly and intensely as possible is Mary. By entrusting everything we are to her (something commonly called “consecrating ourselves to her”), we invite her to teach us and help us to grow in faith, hope, and love in and with her. What does it mean to make this consecration as a family? It means time spent together, sharing about meaningful things. It means children discovering parents as guides on the pathway to God. It means brothers and sisters listening to each other and learning from each other. It means God blessing and protecting you. In brief, it means holiness, unity, and the discovery of God’s plan for your family. Again, why not make ix 33 DAY FAMILY CONSECRATION this consecration? What could be more important than praying together? I pray that this consecration yields abundant fruits for your family, and, through your family, for the Church. May it inspire harvesters for the Lord’s harvest! In Mary, Father Nathan Cromly, CSJ Editor of Totus Tuus: A Contemplative Approach to Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. x 33 DAY FAMILY CONSECRATION A Word from the Author This work is the fruit of over twenty years of parenting, cultivated by fifteen
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