Archive for January, 2010
I have completed the section that focuses on Knowledge of Self and begun the 7 days dedicated to Knowledge of Mary. de Montfort begins by using gospel passages to remind us of the humility and virtues of Mary. How, at the Nativity and afterward, she “treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
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During the preparation for Consecration, I have been struck with how much emphasis there is on the role of the Holy Spirit. During the first 12 days de Montfort includes in the daily prayers that accompany the readings the Veni Creator (Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest;) During [...]
Perhaps it is the subtle infusion of grace that calls me to be a better person than I am capable of being on my own. I re-read the previous post and, frankly, I am embarrassed and slightly ashamed for the anger that I expressed. I don’t blame myself for feelings that I might have but [...]
I have the spent the past few days mentally and spiritually preparing for the meeting with our partner, whom we less-than-affectionately refer to as the Silverback. After many months of delays, postponements and preparatory discussions, we finally had the meeting. My prayer and personal goal has been for a “peaceful, amicable and equitable” solution to [...]
This afternoon I visited with Sr. MJ of the Dominican Nuns. We spent a nice hour together chatting and I mentioned the consecration and my target date of February 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. She told me that their co-founder, Damien M. Saintourens, OP, prayed very specifically to Our Lady of Lourdes [...]
The readings from de Montfort have changed from scripture to passages from “The Imitation of Christ.” I tried reading the “Imitation” many years ago with the hope that it would provide inspiration and tangible recommendations for spiritual growth. Perhaps it is a reflection of where I was at the time but I found it nearly [...]
I thought that I would post periodically during the 33 day consecration preparation for my own benefit and for the benefit of anyone else that might drop in during this period.
I am using the 33 day preparation according to St. Louis de Montfort. Can’t really isolate a particular reason for this other than the fact [...]
One thing that has become apparent to me over time (and I know I’ve said this before) is how therapeutic this blog is for me. As I sit contemplating certain subjects I’ll find myself thinking, “Hey, I need to write about this.” Many times it is simply to get things out of my system.
Today that [...]
So, here we are 6 days into a new year already. I know that a lot of people are happy to be rid of 2009 and I hope that 2010 holds many blessings especially for those that have been negatively impacted by the economy. I think it is easy to become desensitized to the plight [...]
