To Jesus through Mary "Totus Tuus"
Introduction
St. Louis de Montfort tells us that "those who desire to take up this special devotion should spend at least 12 days in emptying themselves of the spirit of the world, which is opposed to the spirit of Jesus. They should spend 3 weeks imbuing themselves with the spirit of Jesus through the Most Blessed Virgin." (T.D., No. 227)
It is obvious that this total consecration, or perfect renewal of our baptismal vows with and through Mary, is not to be taken lightly. Pope John Paul II said that, "Reading this book (St. Louis de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary) was to be a turning point in my life.... This Marian devotion...has since remained a part of me. It is an integral part of my interior life and of my spiritual theology." In his Marian Year encyclical, Mother of the Redeemer, speaking of Marian Spirituality, the Holy Father singles out: "...among the many witnesses of this spirituality, the figure of Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, who proposes consecration to Christ through the hands of Mary, as an effective means for Christians to live faithfaully their baptismal commitments." (No. 48)
This booklet is intended merely as a guide to help you in your immediate preparation before entering fully into this beautiful way of Marian Spirituality, in the footsteps of her Son, Jesus.
--The Editors,
Preparation for Total
Consecration according to Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
Montfort Publications
Twelfth Printing: 1996
Imprimi Potest:
Frank Setzer, SMM, Provincial Superior
Nihil Obstat: William F. Hughes, STL, Censor Librorum
Imprimatur: Walter Philip Kellenberg, DD, Bishop of Rockville Centre
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33-day de Montfort Consecration Schedule |
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| Marian Feast Day | Date to Start | Date of Consecration |
| Solemnity of Mary | November 29 | January 1 |
| Our Lady of Prompt Succor | December 6 | January 8 |
| Presentation of the Lord | December 31 | February 2 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | January 9 | February 11 |
| Annunciation | February 20 | March 25 |
| Feast of St. Louis de Montfort | March 26 | April 28 |
| Visitation | April 28 | May 31 |
| Our Mother of Perpetual Help | May 25 | June 27 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | June 13 | July 16 |
| Assumption | July 13 | August 15 |
| Queenship of Mary | July 20 | August 22 |
| Birth of Mary | August 6 | September 8 |
| The Most Holy Name of Mary | August 10 | September 12 |
| Our Lady of Sorrows | August 13 | September 15 |
| Our Lady of Walsingham, England | August 22 | September 24 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | September 4 | October 7 |
| Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | October 19 | November 21 |
| Immaculate Conception | November 5 | December 8 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe | November 9 | December 12 |