Course for Consecration to Jesus through Mary

03/01/2024

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Welcome to the Consecration to Our Lady Course!
The course starts on March 25th and there will be one lesson every day.
On April 27th, we will make our Consecration during an online Solemn Mass.
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Summary of the Course

“Is there some secret to becoming a Saint?” This is a question that the Heralds of the Gospel are often asked in their missions around the world.

So, is there a secret to becoming a Saint? A secret that will make me persevere and overcome my sins? A secret that will help me reach Heaven?

Here’s the answer of a great Saint and theologian, Louis de Montfort:

“Just as in nature there are secrets enabling us to do certain natural things quickly, easily and at little cost, so in the spiritual life there are secrets which enable us to perform works rapidly, smoothly and with facility.” (True Devotion to Mary, No. 82)

Why is it that so many souls make such great efforts to achieve holiness, but make little progress?

It is because they have not discovered this secret to holiness: the Secret of Mary.

This “Secret of Mary”, that St. Louis de Montfort teaches, is a special method to consecrate ourselves to Jesus through the hands of Mary. In the words of this Saint, it is the “safest, easiest, shortest, and most perfect way” to unite ourselves perfectly to Jesus and become saints (cf. True Devotion to Mary, No. 55).

In this course, Fr. Timothy Ring will walk you through the book “True Devotion to Mary” by St. Louis de Montfort and help you prepare to make this Consecration. He will also answer all your questions and clear all your doubts.

Don’t miss out on this course. It might be the most important step that you take in your spiritual life!

Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring, EP

Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. From a deeply religious and Catholic family, he began his vocational journey at the relatively young age of 16, when he consecrated himself to Jesus through Mary, following the method of St. Louis de Montfort. After 20 years as a consecrated layman in the Heralds of the Gospel, he was ordained as a priest in 2006. He has served the community in missions in different parts of the globe: in North and South America, as well as in Europe. His native language is English, but he also speaks Italian, Spanish and Portuguese fluently.

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: The Secret of Mary

In this first lesson of the course on “Consecration to Jesus through Mary” Fr. Timothy Ring invites you to discover a little-known secret of grace that will enable you to make…

Lesson 2: Grandeurs of Mary (True Devotion 1 – 13)

As an introduction to his book, St. Louis de Montfort eloquently describes the grandeurs of the “Supreme Masterpiece of Almighty God”: Mary most holy. In this video lesson…

Lesson 3: Mary’s Part in the Incarnation (True Devotion 14 – 21)

In the first chapter of his book, St. Louis de Montfort convincingly demonstrates how God willed to associate Mary with all His greatest works in creation. In this first part…

Lesson 4: Mary’s Part in the Santification of Souls (True Devotion 22 – 36)

In the readings for this lesson, St. Louis de Montfort shows how the Three Persons of the Trinity always work for the sanctification of souls only through the Blessed Virgin Mary…

Lesson 5: Necessity of Devotion to Mary (True Devotion 37 – 48)

Is devotion to Mary necessary for salvation? In this important lesson, Fr. Timothy Ring shows how the tradition of the Church, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church…

Lesson 6: Mary’s Part in the Latter Times (True Devotion 49 – 54)

Throughout the history of the Church, God has raised up great Saints with the gift of prophecy who have guided the people of God in the ways of Providence…

Lesson 7: The Reign of Mary and the Apostles of the Latter Times (True Devotion 55 – 59)

The great prophecy of St. Louis is about the coming of a period in the future in which Mary will be Queen of all Hearts: the Reign of Mary. He also prophesizes about…

Lesson 8: Jesus Christ, the final end of all devotions (True Devotion 60 – 67)

In this lesson, St. Louis de Montfort establishes the firm Christocentric foundations of devotion to Mary. We often unwittingly create a mental dichotomy between…

Lesson 9: True and false concepts of freedom and slavery (True Devotion 68 – 77)

The very word “slavery” evokes images of oppression and misery. But, St. Louis de Montfort talks about a new form of slavery: “voluntary slavery of love”! In this very…

Lesson 10: Knowledge of self (True Devotion 78 – 82)

After twelve initial days for emptying oneself of the spirit of the world, St. Louis de Montfort recommends a week of prayer for a greater knowledge of self. To help you during…

Lesson 11: The Importance of Mediation (True Devotion 83 – 89)

The Catholic position on devotion to Mary and the Saints is often misunderstood and even slandered. But, there is a deeper, more fundamental question which gives…

Lesson 12: Signs of false devotion to Our Lady (True Devotion 90 – 104)

Before entering into the subject of his book – true devotion to Mary – St. Louis de Montfort gives us a list of false forms of devotion to Mary. These are delusions of the devil…

Lesson 13: Marks of authentic devotion to Our Lady (True Devotion 105 – 114)

After having given us a list of false devotions to Mary, St. Louis de Montfort goes on to describe the characteristics of a true and authentic devotion to Our Lady…

Lesson 14: Practices of Devotion to Mary – the Holy Rosary (True Devotion 115 – 119)

In the readings for this lesson, St. Louis de Montfort gives a list of interior and exterior practices of devotion to Mary. Fr. Timothy quickly goes through these and focuses…

Lesson 15: A Complete Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 120 – 125)

This lesson is the single most important in the whole course. Here Fr. Timothy gets down to explaining what the Consecration to Mary means. What do we do when we…

Lesson 16: Replies to Common Questions and Objections (True Devotion 126 – 134)

This lesson is perhaps just as important as the last. In it, Fr. Timothy responds to common questions that one may have before making the Consecration to Mary…

Lesson 17: First Two Motives for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 135 – 143)

After explaining what the Consecration to Mary entails, St. Louis de Montfort goes on to give a list of motives that should move us to make the Consecration…

Lesson 18: Third motive for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 144 – 150)

Fr. Timothy talks about the third motive that St. Louis de Montfort gives us for making the Consecration: that it obtains many blessings from Our Lady…

Lesson 19: Fourth and fifth motives for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 151 – 154)

Fr. Timothy now continues to deal with the motives for the Consecration. He also talks about a very important question for us Catholics in general, one intimately linked…

Lesson 20: Fifth motive for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 155 – 168)

In this lesson, Fr. Timothy will comment on the fifth motive for the Consecration: that Mary is a smooth, short, safe and perfect way of attaining union with Jesus Christ…

Lesson 21: Sixth and Seventh motives for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 169 – 172)

Today Fr. Timothy talks about the next two motives for the Consecration. He also gives a more profound explanation about the concept of liberty and freedom and explains how,..

Lesson 22: Eighth motive for the Consecration to Mary (True Devotion 173 – 182)

In his discussion of the eighth and last motive that St. Louis de Montfort gives for the Consecration, Fr Timothy addresses a very relevant question for Christians in our age…

Lesson 23: Biblical Figure of this Devotion – Rebecca and Jacob (True Devotion 183 – 200)

A considerable portion of the True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort is dedicated to an approximation between the Biblical narrative of Rebecca and Jacob…

Lesson 24: Services of Our Lady to Her Faithful Servants (True Devotion 201 – 212)

Fr. Timothy now reads and comments on the part of the True Devotion where St. Louis de Montfort enumerates the services that Our Lady, in Her mercy and gratitude…

Lesson 25: Wonderful Effects of this Devotion I (True Devotion 213 – 217)

In this beautiful lesson, Fr. Timothy discusses the wonderful effects that the Consecration produces in our souls. He stresses on how all that we’ve learned should motivate…

Lesson 26: Wonderful Effects of this Devotion II (True Devotion 217 – 225)

Let’s continue to talk about the effects of the Consecration on our souls. The passages dealt with in this lesson are particularly beautiful and mystical. St. Louis de Montfort…

Lesson 27: Interior Practices (True Devotion 226 – 265)

As we draw closer to the end of the course, Fr. Timothy narrates vividly how Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira came to find out about the Consecration to Mary, and how he practiced…

Lesson 28: How to live the Consecration (Conclusion)

In this final lesson, Fr. Timothy talks about how to transform the Consecration we’ve made into a form of life. How should the life of a slave of Mary be? In what ways should…

Prayers for days 29 to 33

Link for Prayers for Day 29-33

Course for Consecration to Jesus through Mary