How to Do & Live the Total Consecration to Mary

[@BiblicalBookworm]

My video about the book "True Devotion to Mary" by St. Louis de Montfort: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXvFoIxueKiKbtksi=hUw0nfezE1ow6izV

[@ringokidd387]

PRAY The Holy Scriptural Rosary Daily!

[@EdwardGraveline]

I consecrated my life to Mary last year and because i have ALS and an enlarged prostate i get up 4 to 5 times a night and she helps me fall back asleep

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm sorry to hear about your condition! I will pray for you! 🤗

[@EdwardGraveline]

Thank you

[@robertmontoya8915]

That is wonderful you are concecrated to Mary. I will be doing this in 2023. All the way to 2033, the 2000 year anniversary of the crucifixion. Can you believe we are going to be alive for this! We are chosen to prepare! If anyone needs hope and confidence in prayer there it is. Godspeed and God Bless.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm happy to hear that you'll also consecrate yourself to Mary! 😊

[@ConcealedCarried]

How do you kindly handle the folks who negatively attack Mary with their comments? When you make beautiful, sensible videos like this one? Thanks.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I've never seen anyone attack Mary in the comments. I believe that there are genuine misunderstandings about the nature of devotion to Mary and I try to resolve these misunderstandings 😊

[@anajanego8939]

❤ thank you for your sharing this wonderful clip.. Hope many people will be inspired by your sharing :) Our Lady is our Protection from All Kinds of Evils and Satan

[@BiblicalBookworm]

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[@robinkabraham2021]

May God bless you.I thank Lord Jesus for your work and Let mother Mary help you to stay and grow in fath.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you so much! God bless you too! 🙏

[@dpmercado5400]

Hi...greetings from the Philippines! I am glad I came across your video. I am preparing to start my 33 days on March 25. I have read and doing best to absorb the treatise of St. Louis De Monfort. I am a father, I support my family, I am a corporate sales person which requires me to do plenty of small and big decisions also...what practical guides can you give regarding doing things "with", "in", "through" Mary? God bless!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

What works for me is receiving the sacraments through Mary so when I receive communion I always pray the Rosary and before going to confession I ask Mary to help me make a good confession. Apart from that I like to ask Mary to ask God for the grace of a perfect contrition for me. You can also offer your day up in the morning through Mary to Jesus. If you come up with your own ideas that's great as well!

[@beatmaria8594]

Thank you very much for this video. Loved it! Very good explained. To consecrate myself to Mary was the best desicion in my life. Being her slave with body and soul means that you fully belong to God, for she never keeps anything for herself but shares everything with her beloved.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Amen!

[@Anna-zc6ch]

Elisabeth thank you very much for the excellent video. I know many people who have done that consecration and recommend it. God bless you! ❤😘💐

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you 🌷💕

[@sabasgonzalez4372]

This is of great help for anybody who´s considering consecrating to Mary, or renewing the consecration. God Bless! 🙏

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I hope it helps some people :)

[@frankramirez8120]

I am consecrated to Mary but I totally liked how you explained it. Nice work.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you Mr. Ramirez!

[@LucidDreaming1984]

can you explain in real simple steps how, I dont seem to understand this fully, even after reading all there is to read..I'm so confused

[@marciadurbin9036]

Wow thank you ! You explain this so well. I concentrated myself to Mary but I wasn’t aware of all the requirements afterwards

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm glad the video is helpful!

[@theresarose1052]

God Bless.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

God bless you too!

[@tomasleiva5587]

Very helpful because my wife is Spanish speaking so we did it in Spanish but I did not always understand everything. So this helps a lot. Thank you

[@BiblicalBookworm]

¡Me alegro de que el vídeo haya sido útil!

[@Tradsweetheart]

I am going to start the 33 days of prayer leading up to the feast day

[@maureensmullen6836]

Salve Maria 🙏🏻 I loved your videos. I am actually more than half way through this beautiful consecration through Our Lady to Our Lord right now. I feel so different. Closer to Our Lady and Our Lord. I have been to confession and going to Mass every Sunday. God Bless. From Liverpool Uk 🇬🇧

[@BiblicalBookworm]

God bless you too! Thank you for sharing!

[@estellesophiefahs9007]

Very excellent video in which you help to enrich the spiritual life! 👍☺💕

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you 💕🤗

[@davidlam6702]

Just started “The crucified rabbi” and then i am reading “pray the Rosary like never before”

[@MrJptabor]

Hello! I stumbled upon your channel as I was looking for information on the Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as I am beginning my preparation on Nov 5th and I am so glad that I did! I enjoyed your videos on Saint Louis Marie DeMontfort so much that have subscribed to your channel as your book reviews are so informative and presented in such a pleasant way. Looking forward to more and Thank You! God Bless!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm happy to hear that my videos were helpful! I wish you a fruitul consecration! God bless!

[@sebastiengermain267]

Thank you so much for making this video! It is so important! I have made the Consecration / Holy Slavery of Love back in 2019 and it has been completely life changing! If you aren't already, I recommend trying to pray all 20 Mysteries of the Rosary every day. This Consecration along with praying the entire Rosary will completely transform your life. The graces you will receive are incredible! I will pray for the success of this channel so that many others can have access to very good spiritual reading. God Bless and may Our Lady be with you!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you! Please share this channel with others, that helps a lot!

[@saturdaysolitude7800]

Can you please give an example of how the Consecration changed your life?

[@saturdaysolitude7800]

Also, how do you find the time to pray 20 mysteries a day? Do you not have work ?

[@sebastiengermain267]

@@BiblicalBookworm Hey! The biggest way the Consecration changed my life was giving me the graces I needed to overcome a life of habitual sin. Learning to rely on Our Mother for everything, running to her in times of temptation and necessity. The more you live this out, the more interiorly you begin to change. It is an interior devotion that helps you avoid sin, grow in virtue, and trust entirely in Jesus and Mary.

[@sebastiengermain267]

@@saturdaysolitude7800 Praying all 4 Rosaries a day takes dedication and commitment, it becomes a rule of life. I do work part time at the moment. The best advice I have is look for opportunities. You don’t need to pray a full Rosary all at once. You break it up throughout the day. I always pray my first one as soon as I wake up in the morning. Then, I’ll pray my other two, usually I pray on my breaks at work. Even praying a few decades while doing tasks such as grocery shopping, walking, driving, daily duties. My last one is prayed before I go to bed. Ask Our Lady to help you pray all 4 and she will give you the graces to do so! 🙂 You’ll find there will be constant peace throughout your day.

[@mrsb_96]

I am currently exploring and learning more about the consecration to Mary. This is interesting, however I find myself disturbed by comment that "we only talk to God through Mary." Surely that cannot be right? We all have a duty and right to a personal relationship with God, to go directly to him as Our Father at times, whenever we want or feel called to do so? I have done some other brief research which suggests that being consecrated to Mary does not mean that we can only go to God through Mary, so now I am confused. I will continue my discernment.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Yes, we can all directly go to God. The idea of the consecration is that we voluntarily decide not to do that anymore but to go to Him through Mary. This doesn't mean that you have to preface every prayer by saying "dear Mary, please tell God.." or the like. It simply means that even if we pray eg. the Our Father (which would be a prayer directly to God) we do so through Mary.

[@mrsb_96]

@@BiblicalBookworm thank you for your reply. I'm still a little confused, however I see it as part of the process of learning about the act of consecration.

[@amaamzat9913]

Thank you 🤍

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome! 🌷

[@Guresu]

Unrelated but you’re so beautiful!

[@mysticmoth1111]

How do you pray to God through Mary? I try to do it but sometimes it feels awkward. Or maybe I'm over-thinking it. 😅 I want to do the consecration and I'm thankful for this video. Alot of the other ones aren't as clear as this.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm glad that the video is helpful! What I like to do is pray a rosary while going to receive communion, asking Mary to help me make a good confession and offering up my day to her. But I'm not constantly thinking about praying through her.

[@mysticmoth1111]

@@BiblicalBookworm Ah okay, I get you. I make an effort to start my day with the rosary myself. I'm beginning to read the texts you mentioned in this video. "True Devotion to Mary" is very enlightening!

[@marcosmina9842]

Excellent video as usual 💐and very very important topic and devotion 💖, We would appreciate if you can issue 33 days preparation videos sooner or later 🙏🏻 God bless you and our Lady put us always under her maternal protection 🌷

[@BiblicalBookworm]

What would you like me to talk about in those videos? Because the 33 days are literally just reading the prep book and meditating on its texts

[@marcosmina9842]

@@BiblicalBookworm you might post everyday a simple summary of the readings and how the consecration evolves to encourage people to consecrate themselves too.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

@@marcosmina9842 That's an interesting idea I'll think about it. Thank you!!

[@marcosmina9842]

@@BiblicalBookworm sure , if our Lady wants you to do it, she will help you and guide you to do it in a very good way for the glory of God and the benefit of His people 🙏🏻💐

[@changedlife1904]

I going to do this

[@BiblicalBookworm]

👍

[@changedlife1904]

​​@@BiblicalBookwormstarted consecration yesterday !! Day 2 , I've also been learning about maximillian kolbe, I started Jan 1

[@felixculpa0807]

I read as far as the consecration prayer in ,,Das Goldene Buch", but I am hesitant to consecrate myself as it sounds like a huge responsibility (as letting down the mother of God would make me feel bad). Any thoughts?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You already have that responsibility before God. In that regard you don't risk anything by consecratimg yourself to Mary 🙃

[@felixculpa0807]

Thank you for the video and the explanation. I think, I want to do the consecration on Dec 8th (Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Mother) :)

[@LadyGwen4]

What do you say or do on day one? Is the information in true devotion to Mary with preparation for total consecration?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

The book explains everything, including day 1. I also recommend this book: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXvFoIxueKiKbtk There should be links in the description to free online versions

[@LadyGwen4]

@@BiblicalBookworm Thanks

[@rajkumars7847]

Is there any Bible verse supporting this teaching on consecration to Mary?. Jesus always quoted scriptures to prove his point.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Is there a Bible verse supporting Sola Scriptura?

[@rajkumars7847]

@biblicalbookworm The books in the Bible was written by authors when they were moved by the holy spirit. 2 Peter 1:19-21 New Living Translation 19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place-until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,[b] 21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. 2 tim 3:16 New Living Translation All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. In acts chapter 2 apostle Peter quoted from prophet Joel when the holy spirit was poured upon them, to prove that their experience was biblical . Jesus overcame the devil by quoting Bible verses from deuteronomy. Jesus rightly divided the word of god to resist satan Matthew 4:1-11 New International Version Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]” 7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]” 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Acts 17:11-12 New Living Translation 11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. 12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men. Here you can see the believers in berea when they heard pauls message, they referred to the scriptures( old testament), as the new testament was not yet written. As I read the scriptures god is opening my eyes to many wrong understanding of the scriptures. If our experience, teachings , revelation does not align with the scriptures, we will be more prone to hearsies and false teachings. Bible states the devil disguises himself as an angel of light If our teachings does not stem from the Bible, anybody can then use say for example other religions scriptures to prove their teachings. Hebrews 4:16 New International Version 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. This verse states we can come bodly to God for our needs because of Jesus sacrifice on the cross. We do not need any other mediator apart from Jesus Christ. These are just a few verses that I have shared. There are so many verses to prove that our doctrines and teachings should be based on the Bible to keep us from error. I could have just continued with my life without writing this response, but I am writing this humbly with a burden in my heart. I pray for god's blessings upon your life.

[@JoyfulBitsy]

Does through Mary mean we talk to Mary only? Thanks!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Through Mary means that when we talk to God we do so indirectly through Mary. In practice I don't preface all of my prayers to God by saying "Dear Mary, please tell God ...". It's just something I keep in the back of my head. I hope this helps!

[@wesleysimelane3423]

Do you ever teach on Jesus?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you for that suggestion. I will consider doing more videos directly about Jesus. So far videos pretty much directly about Jesus are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZCmeHqpZdWMqc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKeYeZSjaM5jirs

[@lucystephanieproperties]

Oh gosh, seems like I've been doing some parts incorrectly. 😅

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Happens 🙃

[@traceyh4803]

Just curious. Why do you call yourself 'Biblical Bookworm' when the practice of total consecration to Mary is not biblical?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

In that sense sola scriptura isn't biblical either.

[@traceyh4803]

@@BiblicalBookworm "Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God." -- Matthew 22:29 Dear Lord, open her eyes that she may see.

[@Nidhogg13]

@@traceyh4803 That passage is completely taken out of context, and even if it wasn't, it does not support sola scriptura. The ultimate disproof of Sola Scriptura is the simple fact that so many different brands of protestantism have broken off from each other, that all disagree on interpretations of scripture. If scripture was all you needed, everyone who read the Bible would come away with the same understanding of it.

[@traceyh4803]

@@Nidhogg13 Dear one, you do not understand the principle of Sola Scriptura. It does NOT mean the Bible is all you need. And I was not arguing for that principle in my comment. I had simply asked why she called her channel 'Biblical Bookworm' when the practice of total consecration to Mary is not taught in the Bible. She deflected by attacking the principle of Sola Scriptura, rather than acknowledging that her position is not biblical.

[@Nidhogg13]

​@@traceyh4803 You're either just an annoying nitpicker then, or you're deliberately trying to set a rhetorical trap by getting a Catholic to admit that a practice is not found in the bible and then using that to condemn the practice, without acknowledging that the Bible is not all you need.

[@GracieDontPlayDat]

Seems kind of New Age to me. Don’t rationalize it and get defensive; just let that sink in. When I pray away mystical experiences in The Name of Jesus, it works! Why?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm not sure what you mean. St. Grignion de Montfort died in 1716 so his writings can't be New Age. And what do mystical experiences (btw what exactly do you mean by that?) have to do with the consecration to Mary?

[@randym.7238]

Would you please show me where in the Bible that Mary is to be prayed to. Where we are supposed to Consecrate ourselves to Mary in the Bible. Who told you to Make Graven Images of Her and Kneel before her Graven Image? Would you please show me in the Bible where GOD gave her any assignment other than to be the Mother of Jesus? None of these attributes given to Mary by the RCC are in the Bible. Wouldn’t Jesus have told about all these these things? Why didn’t He? God said in the book of Isaiah 42:8 “ I AM THE LORD, THE LORD IS MY NAME, I WILL NOT GIVE MY GLORY TO ANOTHER NOR MY PRAISE TO A GRAVEN IMAGE.” So why has The Roman Catholic Church Given Glory and Power that belongs to JESUS to a Woman, and kneel and pray before Her Graven Image?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

A good example of praying for the intercession of Mary in the Bible is the wedding feast at Cana. Marian Consecration is not an obligation in any way but it aims to imitate the fact how Jesus was dependant on her for 9 months in her womb. The images just serve for contemplation. No one is/should be worshipping that image. I wouldn't underestimate the assignment to be "just" the mother of God. That's the greatest assignment any human on earth has ever received. It's important to understand what Catholics actually believe: Catholics do not worship Mary. Mary is omnipotent because God honoured her that way. Without God Mary would be nothing. The moon is an astronomical object that is a source of light. Only stars produce light. Does that mean the moon is a star? No, because it's a reflection of the sun, the only star in our solar system. Mary is like the moon. Again, Catholics don't worship and don't claim to worship any other deity apart from the one God.

[@randym.7238]

@@BiblicalBookworm My friend the Wedding your referring to where Mary said “ do what ever He tells you” has nothing to do with Mary being an Intercessor between Man and God. If anything it just proves that Mary recognized Jesus as the one in charge of providing at least the Wine at the wedding. It also could refer to Jesus being the Gospel as New Wine in Mathew 9:17. No matter how the RCC spins this passage, it’s not about interceding for man. I’m sorry to say but that inference is just Silly. It’s no different than The RCC claiming the Mary is “ Mother of us all” simply because Jesus spoke to Apostle John from the Cross and told him to look after His Mother in His absence. To treat Mary as if she was John’s Mother and for Mary to depend on John as if he was her Son. This in no way refers to Mary being the “Mother of us all”, and it shows an Ignorance of Scripture.

[@Nidhogg13]

@@randym.7238 You're completely overlooking the fact that the water-to-wine miracle happened for the sole reason that Mary asked Jesus for it.