Format and Outline for the Consecration Journey
Format
This Consecration journey follows the format proposed by St. Louis de Montfort. The foundation of St. Louis de Montfort’s Consecration is the book True Devotion to Mary. The Consecration journey included here seeks to unpack this classic book in a way young people can understand. Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower weaves the principal components of the St. Louis de Montfort Consecration through a lens of spirituality identified with St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. It is characterized by simplicity, confidence, and trust.
Outline
The Consecration journey will consist of 33 consecutive days of readings and prayers followed on the 34th day with a Consecration to Jesus through Mary. The Consecration preparation can be started at any time, but we do recommend, as St. Louis de Montfort did, that the 33rd day of preparation end on a vigil of a Marian feast. Suggested feast days for one’s Consecration are provided below but one can conclude on any Marian feast.
Step 1
First please read the following before starting this Consecration Journey:
Step 2
Choose a Day for Consecration
Start of the 33 Days
Marian Feast
Consecration Day
January 9
Our Lady of Lourdes
February 11
February 20*
The Annunciation
March 25
April 10
Our Lady of Fatima
May 13
April 28
The Visitation
May 31
May 25
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
June 27
varies
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Monday after Pentecost
varies
Immaculate Heart
Saturday after Corpus Christi
June 13
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July 16
July 13
The Assumption
August 15
July20
Queenship of Mary
August 22
July 24
Our Lady of Czestochowa
August 26
August 6
Nativity of Mary
September 8
August 10
The Most Holy Name of Mary
September 12
August 13
Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15
September 4
Our Lady of the Rosary
October 7
October 19
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 21
November 5
Immaculate Conception
December 8
November 9
Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12
Novemeber 29
Mother of God
January 1
December 6
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
January 8
December 31
Presentation of Our Lord
February 2
The Consecration journey will begin with the central story (allegory) read on day one. Each day will begin with a prayer to the Holy Spirit and contain a reading. At the conclusion of each reading, there is a goal where the essence of the passage is distilled into a sentence. Following the reading of the goal, there are some additional prayers.