Join Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Gwen Stefani, and Fr. Pierre Toussaint to grow closer to Jesus through His mother, Mary. This 33-day journey will be based off of St. Louis de Montfort's "Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary," translated by Scott L. Smith. We will begin with an introduction on Monday, April 27th and then move into 33 days of preparation, concluding with an Act of Consecration on Sunday, May 31st—the Feast of the Visitation.
37 séances
1IntroductionIn this introduction, Sr. Miriam tells us what Marian consecration is all about. She shares an overview of our preparation, along with her own testimony.
Sr. Miriam
2Day 1Welcome to the start of our journey towards Marian consecration! We begin by learning how to prepare our hearts for Jesus and Mary, then Fr. PT will join to lead us in our daily prayers.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
3Day 2Welcome to Day 2. We'll continue learning how to purify our hearts by reflecting on a Scripture passage about prayer.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
4Day 3On Day 3 of our preparation, we'll listen to Jesus' instruction on how to live a holy life as his disciples.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
5Day 4Today we'll begin by listening to an excerpt from the Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. Then, Sr. Miriam will welcome Gwen Stefani to lead us in our daily prayers.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
6Day 5Today we reflect on what it means to give all glory to God.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
7Day 6We continue our preparation for Marian consecration by reflecing on the lives of the Saints.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
8Day 7In this session, we'll meditate on the example of holiness given to us by the Desert Fathers.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
9Day 8Today, we’ll reflect on how temptations and trials can lead us closer to Christ.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
10Day 9As we continue these days of preparation, we’ll meditate on the need for humility in the face of temptation.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
11Day 10Today we’ll meditate on a beautiful prayer from Thomas à Kempis about how sweet it is to give ourselves completely to God.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
12Day 11As we continue preparing our hearts for consecration, Thomas á Kempis encourages us to joyfully amend our lives for Christ.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
13Day 12Welcome to the final day of the first part of our preparation for consecration.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
14Day 13Welcome to the second part of our preparation. We ask the Holy Spirit to give us knowledge of ourselves and our need for God.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
15Day 14We continue this week asking for the Holy Spirit’s guidance to grow in prayer and dependence on God.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
16Day 15Today we'll meditate on two readings that invite us to turn back to Jesus and die to ourselves daily.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
17Day 16We continue to ask for God's help to grow in knowledge of ourselves and express sorrow for our sins with the help of Mary.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
18Day 17Today marks the halfway point of our preparation for Marian consecration! We reflect on a meditation from St. Louis De Montfort.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
19Day 18In this session, we’ll meditate today on passages from the Gospel of Luke and the Imitation of Christ.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
20Day 19In this session, we will meditate on the story of the Rich Young Man from the Gospel of Luke.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
21Day 20Welcome to the Third Week of our preparation. We begin praying the Rosary today, which is included in the longer length session.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
22Day 21We continue to ask the Holy Spirit to lead us to knowledge of Mary by reflecting on the ultimate goal of Marian consecration.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
23Day 22In this session, we continue reflecting on the characteristics of true devotion to Mary.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
24Day 23As we continue through this week, we ask the Holy Spirit to teach us how to be completely devoted to Mary.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
25Day 24De Montfort describes how consecrating ourselves to Jesus through Mary is a smooth, short, perfect, and sure way to holiness.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
26Day 25Today, St. Louis De Montfort encourages us by describing the effects that can come to those who practice this devotion.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
27Day 26We conclude our week with a beautiful reflection from St. Louis De Montfort on Mary, “Queen of our hearts.” Learn more about the consecration text: https://hallow.com/consecration
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
28Day 27Welcome to Day 27 and the start of our final week of preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. At the end of this session, after our prayers, Sr. Miriam will take some time to share what we can expect for Consecration Day.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
29Day 28In this session, we reflect on a few moments from the night before Jesus' Passion and Death.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
30Day 29De Montfort encourages us to imitate Christ and turn away from the passing things of this world.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
31Day 30As we continue through this week, meditate on the cross of Jesus and the crosses He is asking us to take up.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
32Day 31Today we're encouraged to submit ourselves to Jesus, marveling at His goodness in the Incarnation and the Eucharist.
Sr. Miriam & Fr. PT
33Day 32Today let us seek to love Jesus above all things and learn to do everything through and with Mary.
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
34Day 33Welcome to our final day of preparation. We'll pray for what we need in Christ, learning to do everything with Mary. Visit this link to create your consecration certificate: https://hallow.com/certificate
Sr. Miriam & Gwen
35Act of ConsecrationWelcome to Consecration Day! We'll make our consecration together, if possible, in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Visit this link to create your consecration certificate: https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Marian-Consecration_One-Pager-v1.5-1.pdf
Sr. Miriam
36After ConsecrationCongratulations on your consecration! In this session, De Montfort recommends nine ways to live out your consecration.
Supplemental Session
37Devotion at Holy CommunionIn this supplemental session, De Montfort shows us how to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in light of our consecration.