These consist of a long series of invocations to Our Lady, which follow in a uniform rhythm, thereby creating a stream of prayer characterized by insistent praise and supplication. The Roman Pontiffs have frequently expressed appreciation for the pious practice of “consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary” and the formulas publicly used by them are well known. Louis Grignion de Montfort is one of the great masters of the spirituality underlying the act of “consecration to Mary”. He “proposed to the faithful consecration to Jesus through Mary, as an effective way of living out their baptismal commitment.”

O Eternal and Incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most Adorable Jesus!
True God and True Man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary always Virgin!
I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity;
and I adore Thee also in the Virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine Incarnation.

I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, in taking the form of a slave,
in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the devil.
I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things,
in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! ungrateful and faithless as I have been,
I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism;
I have not fulfilled my obligations;

I do not deserve to be called Thy son, nor yet Thy slave;
and as there is nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse,
I dare no more come by myself before Thy Most Holy and August Majesty.
It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother,
whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is by her means that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition,
and the pardon of my sins, the acquisition and the preservation of wisdom.

I salute thee, then, O immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity,
where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden, and to be adored by Angels and by men.
I hail thee, O Queen of heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is subject which is under God.

I salute thee, O sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails to no one.
Hear the desires which I have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end, receive the vows and offerings which my lowness presents to thee.
I, (name), a faithless sinner, I renew and ratify to-day in thy hands the vows of my Baptism;
I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom,
to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before.

In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress.
I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior,
and even the value of all my good actions, past, present, and future;
leaving to you the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me,
without exception, according to thy good pleasure, to the greatest glory of God, in time and in eternity.

Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in the honor of, and in union with,
that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy Maternity,
in homage to the power which both of you have over this little worm and miserable sinner,
and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity hath favored thee.
I protest that I wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.

O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave,
so that as He hath redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me.

O Mother of mercy, get me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God;
and for that end put me in the number of those whom thou lovest, whom thou teachest,
whom thou conductest, and whom thou nourishest and protectest, as thy children and thy slaves.

O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator,
and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thy intercession,
and by thy example, to the fullness of His age on earth, and of His glory in the heavens. Amen.

To thee, St. Joseph, we have recourse in our tribulations,
and having implored the assistance of thy most holy spouse,
filled with confidence we now ask for thy patronage as well.

By the sacred bond of charity that united thee to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
and by the paternal love thou hadst for the Child Jesus,
we ardently beseech thee to cast a favorable gaze upon the inheritance that Jesus Christ conquered with His Blood,
and help us in our needs with thy powerful hand.

Protect, o provident custodian of the Holy Family, the chosen people of Jesus Christ.
Drive away from us, o most loving Father, the pest of error and vice.
Assist us from the heights of Heaven, o strongest bulwark in the struggle against the power of darkness;
and just as thou once saved the threatened life of the Child Jesus,
defend now the Holy Church of God from the ambushes of her enemies and from every adversity.

Support every one of us with thy constant protection so that, following thy example and sustained with thy help,
we may live virtuously, die piously, and obtain eternal blessedness in Heaven. Amen.

O God, I am listening. I desire a sacred dialogue with you that I may hear the call of deep relationship.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I hear the story that connects human history, from Egypt to Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.
May I be a bond of connection in this story.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I acclaim the saving action of God through the Word, Jesus Christ.
May I be a herald of this news across the fields of my journey.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I feel my heart burning within me at the sound of your voice.
May I come to recognise the distinguishable quality of your voice wherever and whenever it speaks to me.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I am deeply affected by the words of mercy that come from rom your mouth.
May my listening give me the ability to distinguish voices and to know the caller.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I am open to the influence of the Word who has power to provide bread for the whole world.
May I be transformed by this Word and become a giver of bread.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

O God, I am listening. I receive on my table the Bread of your Word. With Mary,
I understand how this Word is the hope of our time, the river in the desert and I ask Mary to help me also to be a Christ-bearer.
Let me hear your voice, O God.

At the dawning of each day we give you thanks O God,
for the victory of light, for new beginnings.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the morning hour we give you thanks, O God, for parents and grandparents, teachers and guardians
who directed our first steps and our first words to your love and protection.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the evening of our lives in the setting of the sun
we give you thanks O God, for the miles we walked together.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the moment of opportunity in the vision of the dream we give you thanks O God, for the colours,
shapes, sounds and smells that awaken our senses to life.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the ninth hour when fear and sickness bring down the night,
we give you thanks O God, for carrying us through the darkness.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the season of joy and celebration we give you thanks O God,
for health and happiness and laughter and song.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the times of achievement and victory we give you thanks O God,
for good health, creative skill and perseverance.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At the hour of death and departure we give you thanks O God,
for the journey accomplished, for the promise of going on.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

At every step of life’s journey we give you thanks, O God,
for family, friends, neighbours and workmates,
who light our way with friendship and hope.
I thank you forever, my Lord and my God.

My Lord and my God, you know what I am made of.
You know the limitations of my mind and heart.
You know how hard it is for me to collect my scattered
thoughts and give you my full and steady attention.

My mind is like a balloon constantly floating up to the clouds
and having to be brought back again and again from its wanderings.
And yet, with all my scatteredness – Here I am!
My wish is to be more and more here as the time of my visit unfolds.

Let the realisation of your presence dawn on me ever more vividly.
Let the mystery of your everlasting love embrace me.
Let the tenderness of your mercy reassure me.
Let the smile of your delight in me brighten the darkness of my soul.

I will say over and over the word you have given me to answer your call:
Lord, here I am! Lord, here I am!

Forgive whatever is sinful in me. Heal whatever is unhealthy in me.
Calm whatever is agitated in me. Soften whatever is hard in me
And fill me with your peace. Lord, here I am.

Most holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to thee who art the Mother of my Lord,
the queen of the universe, the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners,
I who am the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse this day.

I venerate thee, great queen, and I thank thee for the many graces thou hast bestowed upon me even unto this day;
in particular for having delivered me from the hell which I have so often deserved by my sins.

I love thee, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear thee, I promise to serve thee willingly for ever and to do what I can
to make thee loved by others also. I place in thee all my hopes for salvation;
accept me as thy servant and shelter me under thy mantle, thou who art the Mother of mercy.

And since thou art so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations,
or at least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death.
From thee I implore a true love for Jesus Christ. Through thee I hope to die a holy death.

My dear Mother, by the love thou bearest to Almighty God,
I pray thee to assist me always, but most of all at the last moment of my life.
Forsake me not then, until thou shalt see me safe in heaven, there to bless thee and sing of thy mercies through all eternity.
Such is my hope. Amen.

OH Mary, sweet refuge of miserable sinners;

At the moment when my soul departs from this world, my sweetest Mother,
by the grief that thou didst endure when thou was present at the death of thy Son upon the Cross,
then assist me with thy mercy.

Keep far from me my infernal enemies, and come Thyself to take my soul
and present it to my Eternal Judge.
Do not abandon me, oh my Queen.

Thou, next to Jesus, must be my comfort in that dreadful moment.

Entreat thy Son that in His goodness, He will grant me the favor to die clasping thy feet,
and to breathe out my soul in His sacred wounds, saying:
Jesus and Mary, I give you my heart and my soul. Amen