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Marian Ornament

by Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Humility, Little Flowers, Marian, Miraculous Medal, St. Catherine Laboure

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This ornament was made for our last Little Flowers meeting.  It is in honor of Mary, the Miraculous Medal, St. Catherine Laboure and humility.
Supplies:
  1. Tacky Glue (it’s thick and will not run)
  2. Ornament Ball (we used plastic balls found at the Dollar Spot at target)
  3. Scissors
  4. Glitter
  5. Pencil
  7. Tape
  8. Sharpie (for free hand transfer)
  9. Ornament hook
  10. Ribbon
Directions:
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Prep: 
  1. slightly cut the top of the glue tip.  do not expose the hole.
  2. stick a pin through the tip to create a small hole/opening for the glue.
this step will ensure that the glue will not come out too quickly or create blobs.
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  • tape transfer image, face down to ornament
  • rub pencil on back of transfer
  • trace over the transferred imaged to give you a more defined image
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  • freehand the image onto the ornament using a Sharpie
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  • trace the transfer image with glue
  • generously cover the glue image with glitter (we used rolled painters tape to secure the ornament and prevent rolling while the girls glittered their ornament)
  • tap the ornament until all the excess glitter is removed
    let dry.  insert ornament hook.  embellish the ornament with a coordinating ribbon. 
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    Back Side of the Miraculous Medal (Ornament)
    The cross can symbolize Christ and our redemption, with the bar under the cross a sign of the earth. The “M” stands for Mary, and the interleaving of her initial and the cross shows Mary’s close involvement with Jesus and our world. In this we see Mary’s part in our salvation and her role as mother of the Church.
    “Now it must be given to the whole world and to every person.” ~ Blessed Mother

    • Marian Consecration

    by Filed Under: Baptism, Consecration, Marian

    I decided to repost the consecration formula that we use for our children at the time of their baptism.  It is renewed every year at the anniversary of their baptismal vows.  We also use the St. Louis de Montfort’s formula for Total Consecration.

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    Father SO re-created this consecration booklet with colored pictures.

    ACT OF CONSECRATION OF A CHILD  TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

    this is the formula used by our FSSP Priests

    Blessed Virgin Mary, * Queen of Heaven and Earth, * to your Immaculate Heart,* the channel of all graces, * we consecrate this child * whom we have received from God’s goodness.

    We offer him [her] to you * that you may present him [her] to Your Divine Son, * that you may take him [her] under your loving, maternal protection,* that you may preserve him [her] from dangers, * that you may keep him [her] from all sin, * that you may make him [her] grow in piety * and in all virtue * so that he [she] may always be worthy * to call himself [herself] your child.

    May he [she] grow daily in wisdom and in grace, * may he [she] go through life having you always as his [her] refuge and mother. * May all virtues shine in him [her] * and may he [she] never offend your maternal Heart.

    May the Eternal Father always look upon him [her] with delight * and see in him [her] * a ray and reflection of your Immaculate Beauty. 

    And as today he [she] gladdens our home, * so may he [she] one day gladden the Eternal Home * which we pray will be his [hers].   Amen.

    Below is the original booklet for consecration.  I’m unable to locate where the booklet can be purchased.

    This Consecration booklet has been given a Nihl obstat, Imprimi potest, and an Imprimatur.

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    How to Consecrate a Child to Our Lady

    This is printed on the back cover of the booklet.

    Parents who wish to consecrate their child to the Blessed Mother of God should carry the infant to her altar or shrine.  They may authorize the Godparents to this immediately after Baptism, or do i themselves soon after Baptism, for instance, on the First Saturday or on some Feast of our Blessed Lady.  There they should dedicate and offer the child to Mary Immaculate, begging her to accept the child as her own property, so that the child may ever enjoy Mary’s special maternal protection throughout life and at the hour of death.

    The parents should promise Our Lady to raise the child in truly Christian manner and to instill in it from the earliest infancy a tender love for Jesus and Mary.  If possible the family Rosary should be recited daily in the home.

    On the day of the consecration it would be fitting for the mother, in token of her surrender of her little one to the Queen of Heaven, to have offered, as her two turtle doves, a Mass and an alms in Our Lady’s honor for the child’s temporal and eternal welfare.  She should pray like Queen Blanche of Castile for her son, St. Louis of France – that the child may ever preserve its Baptismal innocence.  Let her likewise ask that if this grace is ever lost through mortal sin, it may be regained through the immediate, or at least through final repentance.

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    Melody at Blossoming Joy has listed another formula for Consecration.

    Consecration of a Child to Mary

    Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother of all faithful, I place my little child under your mothering protection. To you I completely consecrate him – body and soul. Take him under your care and keep him always. Protect him in his infancy and keep him sound in body and mind. Guard over his youth and keep his heart pure, his thoughts ever holy and directed to God and spiritual things. Protect him always throughout life – in his joys and sorrows, in his dealings with others. Always and in all things be a true mother to him, Mary, and preserve him. I commend him entirely to you. Remember Mother Mary, that through this act of consecration he is by a special claim your child as well as mine; guard him and keep him as your property and possession. Amen.

    — From a Catholic Mother’s Manual prayer book (1941) by A. Francis Coomes, S.J.

    To Jesus Through Mary

    by Filed Under: Consecration, Marian, St. Louis De Monfort, Total Consecration

    Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt, O Virgo, super omnia benedicta.

    I am all yours, and all that is mine is yours, O Virgin, blessed above all.

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    My family’s annual renewal of our Montfortian Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary is on March 25 – Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  However, we were unable to renew during March of this year.  Recently, we had the perfect opportunity to renew before the year was up.

    Co-members of the Confraternity of St. Peter went on a pilgrimage to Barcelona & Montserrat, Spain and the Shrines of France.  Prior to their departure, Confraternity members and fellow parishioners prepared for their Total Consecration.

    Consecration and/or renewal was scheduled for Sunday, October 3.  Parishioners gathered in church after Sunday Mass, prior to vespers to renew their consecration while the others simultaneously renewed their consecration at the Shrine of St. Louis de Montfort in W. France.

    My whole family was in attendance.  Praise be to God!

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    I invite you to make a Total Consecration for the first time or renew your consecration if you haven’t already done so this year.

    I plan to organize an email loop for all bloggers, friends and family who desire to grow closer to Our Blessed Mother by way of Montfortian Total Consecration . If you are interested, please contact me (JOYfilledfamily at gmail dot com).  

    Here is a suggested Consecration schedule for the remainder of the year. 

    19 Oct  Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary     21 Nov

    5 Nov   Immaculate Conception                                 8 Dec

    9 Nov   Our Lady of Guadalupe                                 12 Dec

    “Those who desire to take up this special devotion… should spend at least twelve days in emptying themselves of the spirit of the world, which is opposed to the spirit of Jesus, as I have recommended in the first part of this preparation for the reign of Jesus Christ.”

    ~ St. Louis Marie de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary (TD) – TD 227

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    The basic premise is: Jesus came into the world though Mary. For us to always be assured of being close to Jesus, even closer than ever before, we should go through Mary. Consecration means to set aside for a sacred purpose. Consecration to Jesus through Mary according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort is a method used by Pope John Paul II.

    Below is a general outline for the Total Consecration.  Here is a link to the most thorough step by step guide to completing St. Louis De Montfort  – Total Consecration.

    Step 1

    Read “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary”

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    Choose a day for the Consecration

    Step 3

    Begin the 33-Day Preparation for Consecration

    Step 4

    Day 34: Day of Consecration

    Step 5

    After Consecration

    Daily Practices

    • Recite the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin (3 ‘Our Fathers’ and 12 ‘Hail Marys’)
    • Wear a chain or medal reminding us of holy slavery (optional practice)
    • Have special devotion to the Mystery of the Incarnation
    • Devotion and frequent recitation of the Rosary and the Magnificat
      • Methods of Saying the Rosary – By St. Louis De Montfort Have ‘great contempt’ for the world and its maxims Make every effort do everything THROUGH, WITH, IN and FOR Jesus through Mary

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    Additional Resources

    • Free Consecration Packets – consisting of a pamphlet explaining the Total Consecration of Saint Louis de Montfort and a prayer book for the 33 day preparation prior to the Act of Total Consecration.
    • Total Consecration   – outline of the ‘process’ of Total Consecration. However, The Secret of Mary or the True Devotion to Mary should be read and prayerfully studied prior to making the commitment (they are available at this site).
    • Total Consecration to Mary – This website is an open invitation to all Catholics who love Mary, our glorious Queen and immaculate Mother. She has been assumed body and soul into heaven and continues to watch over each of us from the vantage point of eternity. If you have ever received a grace from God, you can be certain that it passed first through her hands.
    • True Devotion To The Blessed Virgin Mary – Mother Teresa, similar to that listed on Fisheaters
    • Total Consecration Pod Cast – Rosary Army
    • True Devotion to Mary – Links to FREE Online books.
    • True Devotion Video – Fr. Hugh, working with the Apostolate for Family Consecration, offers an extended series of video presentations on St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    • Montfortian Religious – In these pages you can read about the life of St. Louis Marie, about his writings and his Spirituality, and you can obtain more information concerning the three Congregations.
    • 30 Days Consecration Preparation – This manual finds its origin in a spiritual intuition of Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort (1673-1716) that came to reality in the course of our missionary experience in the Philippines.  This second and extensively revised edition answers the earnest request from many a people throughout the world to be assisted by the Montfortian spirituality on their journey to Christ. Indeed, the encounter with Christ is a “pilgrimage of faith”, John Paul II says in his encyclical Redemptoris Mater.
    • Jesus Living in Mary – Handbook of the Spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort
    • Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin – St. Louis de Montfort
    • Sermon on True Devotion to Mary – Audio Sancto
    • Who is Mary? – This homily was given during a retreat for the Deacons of the Diocese of Brooklyn at the Montfort Spiritual Center in Bayshore, NY. 24.41 min
    • Montfort Publications
    • Montfort Photo Album

    “…O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! O Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves…” ~ Consecration

    I plan to add to this post as I collect additional links.

    Our Lady of Good Remedy GIVEAWAY

    by Filed Under: Giveaway, Marian, Our Lady of Good Remedy

    The Solemnity of Our Lady of Good Remedy is celebrated on October 8.

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    Our Lady of Good Remedy, holding her Divine Son Jesus, handing a bag of money to St. John de Matha.  Her Feast Day is celebrated on October 8th.

    800 years ago Christians were being captured and sold into slavery by the thousands, and nobody knew what to do about it; Then,in the year 1198 a man had an idea. John de Matha founded the Trinitarians to go to the slave markets, buy the Christian slaves, and set them free. To carry out this plan, the Trinitarians needed large amounts of money. So, they placed their fund-raising efforts under the patronage of Mary. They were so successful that, over the centuries, the Trinitarians were able to free thousands and thousands of people, and to return them safely home. In gratitude for her miraculous assistance, St. John de Matha honored Mary with the tide of Our Lady of Good Remedy. This ancient devotion is widely known in Europe and Latin America, and the Church celebrates her feast day on October 8. Our Lady of Good Remedy is depicted as the Virgin Mary handing a bag of money to St. John de Matha. When in need, invoke the aid of Our Lady of Good Remedy, and you will surely experience the power of her intercession.

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    Since I officially started blogging, a little over a year ago, I have won 4 giveaways.  In fact, the first giveaway was the first “prize” I can recall winning, ever!  More on that later.

    Rose and I have planned a giveaway in honor of this Marian feast day.  The blessed winner will receive a custom tile necklace of Our Lady of the Rosary.

    It’s our way of spreading our love for the devotion to Mary & giving back to all those who offer us inspiration to building a faithfilled domestic church, (Ecclesia domestica).

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    the tile necklace may vary from the above creation

    You can earn 4 entries to this giveaway.*

    To Enter:

    *Leave a comment telling us about your favorite Marian devotion, feast day, etc….

    *Become a follower of JOYfilledfamily blog, then comment on THIS post that you did.

    *Post this giveaway on your blog, then come back here and leave a comment on THIS post telling us that you posted to your blog.

    *Post this giveaway on Facebook, then come back here and leave a comment on THIS post telling us that you posted to FB.

    *Each entry needs a separate comment.

    The winner will be selected by a random generator.

    Thanks and Good Bless!

    Giveaway closes Friday, October 8th @ 11:59 pm PST.

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     Novena – Our Lady of Good Remedy

    DEAR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY, source of unfailing help, thy compassionate heart knows a remedy for every affliction and misery we encounter in life. Help me with thy prayers and intercession to find a remedy for my problems and needs, especially for… (Indicate your special intentions here).
    On my part, O loving Mother, I pledge myself to a more intensely Christian lifestyle, to a more careful observance of the laws of God, to be more conscientious in fulfilling the obligations of my state in life, and to strive to be a source of healing in this broken world of ours.
    Dear Lady of Good Remedy, be ever present to me, and through thy intercession, may I enjoy health of body and peace of mind, and grow stronger in the faith and in the love of thy Son, Jesus.

     

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    Our Lady of Good Remedy, Ora pro nobis.

    The Most Holy Rosary

    by Filed Under: Marian, Our Lady of the Rosary, Rosary

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    The Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7. This commemorates the day in 1571 when Christian forces defeated the Turkish (Moslem) fleet in a sea battle at Lepanto, off the western coast of Greece. St. Pope Pius V had asked all Christians to pray the Rosary for victory.

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    The contemplation of the Virgin Mary, her privileges, and the favors she bestows on her children was considered a joy exceeding all other joys. It was this joyful piety of the “Hail, Our Lady” that gave the name of the Rosary. ~ The Origin of the Rosary

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    RESOURCES

    Pompeii The Conversion of Blessed Bartolo Longo by Fr. Daniels or the story of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii.

    “Mary, Mother of Jesus, and my Mother

    ~ Mother Teresa

    You were the first one to hear Jesus cry, “I Thirst.”
    You know how real, how deep is His longing
    for me and for the poor.
    I am yours – the whole MC Family is yours –
    Teach me; bring me face to face
    with the love in the Heart of Jesus Crucified.

    With your help, Mother Mary,
    I will listen to Jesus’ Thirst
    and it will be for me a Word of Life.

    Standing near you, I will give Him my love,
    and I will give Him the chance to love me,
    and so be the cause of your joy
    and so to satiate Jesus’ Thirst for Love of souls.”

    AMEN

               european or lady of the rosary Mexican – Our Lady of the Rosary with Saints, 18th century

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