These final days before consecration we will review what we have learned so far with just three words 
each day.  For St. Louis de Montfort the three words are: Passion, Baptism and Gift. 

We learned that St. Louis' natural passion was turned into zeal for the faith. To increase our zeal, we fly to Mary. Her spouse the Holy Spirit will then will us with fire.  At our baptism we became part of the body of Christ. But it is Mary who helps us grow in that baptismal grace. She always leads us to Christ so that we no longer live but Christ lives within us. If we give ourselves to Mary we will receive the incredible gift of herself and takes us quickly and completely to Jesus.

Today’s Prayer:  
“Spend the day pondering de Montfort’s Marian teaching as it is summarized by these three words: Passion, Baptism, and Gift.”

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• Read here
• LISTEN to Day 29 here
• Listen to Day 29 Daily Reading and Reflection Questions in Podcast

The three words to contemplate for St. Maximilian Kolbe are:  Mystery, Militia and Love

Mystery-we think about the Holy Spirit being the UNcreated Immaculate Conception and Mary the created Immaculate Conception. Militia- St. Maximilian didn't want to just be one person consecrated to Mary, he wanted an army or militia of many to be in her service.  Love-We will fall more and more in love with Mary when we experience her tender maternal care for us as we consecrate and give ourselves to her.

Today’s Prayer:  
“Spend the day pondering Kolbe’s Marian teaching as it is summarized by these three words: Mystery, Militia, and Love.”

• Get pdf of booklet here
• Read here
• LISTEN to Day 30 here
• Listen to Day 30 Daily Reading and Reflection Questions in Podcast

Today’s Prayer:  
“Spend the day pondering Teresa’s Marian teaching as it is summarized by these three words: Thirst, Heart, and Covenant.”

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• Read here
• LISTEN to Day 31 here
• Listen to Day 31 Daily Reading and Reflection Questions in Podcast

The three words to remember and consider for John Paul II are: Mother, Entrust-acration and Mercy.

Mary as Mother is easy enough to understand but what is meant by "Entrust-acration?"  The heart response of taking Mary into our lives/homes is to entrust ourselves to her. But Mary doesn't just let us rest there. She takes us to her son and consecrates us to Christ. So this is a mixed word for Entrusting ourselves to Consecration, Entrust-acration.  Mercy. The huge part of the papacy of Pope John Paul was to explain and promote the message of Divine Mercy. Again, Mary is the one who best leads us to the Divine Mercy of her son. As we receive mercy for our own sins, we can then extend mercy to those who have hurt us.

Get ready! Tomorrow we put it all together. Please try to get to confession before you Consecrate, so that all the more blessings flow!

Today’s Prayer:  
“Spend the day pondering St. John Paul’s Marian teaching as it is summarized by these three words: Mother, Entrust-acration, and Mercy.”

• Get pdf of booklet here
• Read here
• LISTEN to Day 32 here
• Listen to Day 32 Daily Reading and Reflection Questions in Podcast

As Fr. Gaitley rightly points out, we probably haven't begun to put all this together, but Mary will allow this to unfold in our lives at the proper time.  Please do meditate on the consecration prayers  and make a good confession if you can.

Today’s Prayer:  
Meditate on tomorrow's Consecration Prayer.

• Get pdf of booklet here
• Read here
• LISTEN to Day 33 here
• Listen to Day 33 Daily Reading and Reflection Questions in Podcast