Prayer
to the Blessed Virgin Mary
O most holy, most amiable and most glorious
Virgin, Mother of God, Mistress and Advocate to whom we are all vowed and
consecrated, making it our glory to belong to thee as children, servants and
slaves for time and eternity, behold! with common accord, we throw ourselves at
thy feet to renew our vows of fidelity and servitude to thee and to pray thee
that as we belong entirely to thee, thou wouldst offer, dedicate, consecrate
and immolate to the Sacred Heart of our adorable Jesus, ourselves and all that
we are, all that we shall do and suffer, without reserving anything for
ourselves. We wish to have no other liberty except that of loving Him, no other
glory except that of belonging to Him as slaves and victims of His pure love,
no other will or power but that of pleasing Him and contenting Him in
everything, even at the price of our lives. And since thou hast all power over
the amiable Heart of thy Divine Son, grant, O most charitable Mother, that He
may receive and accept this consecration which we make today in thy presence,
and through thy mediation, with the protestations of our fidelity, relying on
His grace and thy help, which we beg thee not to refuse us.
O, our sweet Hope, make us feel thy power
over the amiable Heart of Jesus, and use thy influence on our behalf to lodge
us there always. Pray Him to exercise His sovereign empire over our souls,
making His love reign in our hearts, in order that He may consume us and
transform us entirely into Himself May He be our Father, our Spouse, our
Protection, our Treasure, our Delight, our Love and our All in all things; may
He destroy and annihilate in us all that is of ourselves and put in place of it
all that is of Himself, in order that we may be able to be pleasing to Him. May
He be the support of our powerlessness, the strength of our weakness, the joy
of all our sadness.
O Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, repair
all our failings, supply for all that is wanting to us, burn our hearts in your
holy ardors; consume all our coldness and cowardice in loving and serving you,
since we wish to make all our holiness and happiness consist in living and
dying in the state of slaves of the adorable Heart of Jesus, and servants of
His holy Mother. Amen.
by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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