Lesson 30 (TD 217-222) Mary’s Communication of Soul and Spirit

04/20/2023
|By Ricardo Rocha

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As you will learn in this lesson, the soul and spirit of the Blessed Virgin Mary communicates with her faithful devotees, so that they know how best to glorify God.

   

Meditation and Prayers of the Day:

Litany of the Holy Spirit, Ave Maris Stella, Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus, St. Louis De Montfort’s Prayer to Jesus, St. Augustine’s Prayer to Jesus Christ, O, Jesus Living In Mary

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Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Father, all powerful, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us.
Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us.
Holy Trinity, hear us.
Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Promise of God the Father,
Ray of heavenly light,
Author of all good,
Source of heavenly water,
Consuming Fire,
Ardent Charity,
Spiritual unction,
Spirit of love and truth,
Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
Spirit of counsel and fortitude,
Spirit of knowledge and piety,
Spirit of the fear of the Lord,
Spirit of grace and prayer,
Spirit of peace and meekness,
Spirit of modesty and innocence,
Holy Spirit, the Comforter,
Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier,
Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church,
Gift of God, the Most High Spirit of the adoption of the children of God,
Holy Spirit, inspire us with the horror of sin,
Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth,
Holy Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls,
Holy Spirit, engrave the law in our hearts,
Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love,
Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of thy Graces,
Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well.
Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation.
Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good.
Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues.
Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice.
Holy Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, send us Thy Holy Spirit.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.

V/. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful.
R/. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.

Let us pray: Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit enlighten,
inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew
and make us fruitful in good works; through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy
Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth
forever and ever. Amen.
Hail, O Star of the ocean,
God’s own Mother blest,
ever sinless Virgin,
gate of heav’nly rest.

Taking that sweet Ave,
which from Gabriel came,
peace confirm within us,
changing Eve’s name.

Break the sinners’ fetters,
make our blindness day,
Chase all evils from us,
for all blessings pray.

Show thyself a Mother,
may the Word divine
born for us thine Infant
hear our prayers through thine.

Virgin all excelling,
mildest of the mild,
free from guilt preserve us.
meek and undefiled.

Keep our life all spotless,
make our way secure
till we find in Jesus,
joy for evermore.

Praise to God the Father,
honor to the Son,
in the Holy Spirit,
be the glory one.

Amen.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God.
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Jesus, splendour of the Father,
Jesus, brightness of eternal light,
Jesus, King of glory,
Jesus, sun of justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus, most amiable,
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, mighty God,
Jesus, Father of the world to come,
Jesus, Angel of the great counsel,
Jesus, most powerful,
Jesus, most patient,
Jesus, most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, lover of chastity,
Jesus, lover of us,
Jesus, God of peace,
Jesus, author of life,
Jesus, model of virtues,
Jesus, lover of souls,
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our Refuge,
Jesus, Father of the poor,
Jesus, treasure of the faithful,
Jesus, Good Shepherd,
Jesus, true light,
Jesus, eternal wisdom,
Jesus, infinite goodness,
Jesus, our way and our life,
Jesus, joy of Angels,
Jesus, King of patriarchs,
Jesus, master of Apostles,
Jesus, teacher of Evangelists,
Jesus, strength of martyrs,
Jesus, light of confessors,
Jesus, purity of virgins,
Jesus, crown of all Saints,
Be merciful, spare us, O Jesus.
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil, Jesus, deliver us
From all sin,
From Thy wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of fornication,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of Thine inspirations,
Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation,
Through Thy nativity,
Through Thine infancy,
Through Thy most divine life,
Through Thy labours,
Through Thine agony and Passion,
Through Thy cross and dereliction,
Through Thy sufferings,
Through Thy death and burial,
Through Thy Resurrection,
Through Thine Ascension,
Through Thine institution of the most Holy Eucharist, Through Thy joys,
Through Thy glory,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Jesus.

Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.

Let us pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast said: Ask and ye shall receive;
seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you; grant,
we beseech Thee, to us who ask the gift of Thy divine love, that we may ever
love Thee with all our hearts, and in all our words and actions, and never
cease praising Thee.
Give us, O Lord, a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy Name; for Thou never
failest to govern those whom Thou dost solidly establish in Thy love.
Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
          O most loving Jesus, deign to let me pour forth my gratitude before Thee, for the grace Thou hast bestowed upon me in giving me to Thy holy Mother through the devotion of Holy Bondage, that she may be my advocate in the presence of Thy majesty and my support in my extreme misery. Alas, O Lord! I am so wretched that without this dear Mother I should be certainly lost. Yes, Mary is necessary for me at Thy side and everywhere: that she may appease Thy just wrath because I have so often offended Thee; that she may save me from the eternal punishment of Thy justice, which I deserve; that she may contemplate Thee, speak to Thee, pray to Thee, approach Thee and please Thee; that she may help me to save my soul and the souls of others; in short, Mary is necessary for me that I may always do Thy holy will and seek Thy greater glory in all things. Ah, would that I could proclaim throughout the whole world the mercy that Thou hast shown to me! Would that everyone might know I should be already damned, were it not for Mary! Would that I might offer worthy thanksgiving for so great a blessing! Mary is in me. Oh, what a treasure! Oh, what a consolation! And shall I not be entirely hers? Oh, what ingratitude! My dear Saviour, send me death rather than such a calamity, for I would rather die than live without belonging entirely to Mary.

          With St. John the Evangelist at the foot of the cross, I have taken her a thousand times for my own and as many times have given myself to her; but if I have not yet done it as Thou, dear Jesus, dost wish, I now renew this offering as Thou desire me to renew it. And if Thou seest in my soul or my body anything that does not belong to this august princess, I pray Thee to take it and cast it far from me, for whatever in me does not belong to Mary is unworthy of Thee.

          O Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Plant in my soul the Tree of true Life, which is Mary; cultivate it and tend it so that it may grow and blossom and bring forth the fruit of life in abundance. O Holy Spirit, give me great devotion to Mary, Thy faithful spouse; give me great confidence in her maternal heart and an abiding refuge in her mercy, so that by her Thou mayest truly form in me Jesus Christ, great and mighty, unto the fullness of His perfect age. Amen.
          O Jesus Christ, you are my Father, my merciful God, my great King, my good Shepherd, my only Master, my best helper, my beloved friend of overwhelming beauty, my living Bread, my eternal priest. You are my guide to my heavenly home, my one true light, my holy joy, my true way, my shining wisdom, my unfeigned simplicity, the peace and harmony of my soul, my perfect safeguard, my bounteous inheritance, my everlasting salvation.

          My loving Lord, Jesus Christ, why have I ever loved or desired anything else in my life but you, my God? Where was I when I was not in communion with you? From now on, I direct all my desires to be inspired by you and centred on you. I direct them to press forward for they have tarried long enough, to hasten towards their goal, to seek the one they yearn for.

          O Jesus, let him who does not love you be accursed, and filled with bitterness. O gentle Jesus, let every worthy feeling of mine show you love, take delight in you and admire you. O God of my heart and my inheritance, Christ Jesus, may my heart mellow before the influence of your spirit and may you live in me. May the flame of your love burn in my soul. May it burn incessantly on the altar of my heart. May it glow in my innermost being. May it spread its heat into the hidden recesses of my soul and on the day of my consummation may I appear before you consumed in your love. Amen.
O Jesus living in Mary

Come and live in Thy servants,

In the spirit of Thy holiness,

In the fulness of Thy might,

In the truth of Thy virtues,

In the perfection of Thy ways,

In the communion of Thy mysteries,

Subdue every hostile power

In Thy spirit, for the glory of the Father. Amen.
217. The soul of Mary will be communicated to you to glorify the Lord. Her spirit will take the place of yours to rejoice in God, her Saviour, but only if you are faithful to the practices of this devotion. As St. Ambrose says, "May the soul of Mary be in each one of us to glorify the Lord! May the spirit of Mary be in each one of us to rejoice in God!" "When will that happy day come," asks a saintly man of our own day whose life was completely wrapped up in Mary, "when God's Mother is enthroned in men's hearts as Queen, subjecting them to the dominion of her great and princely Son? When will souls breathe Mary as the body breathes air?" When that time comes wonderful things will happen on earth. The Holy Spirit, finding his dear Spouse present again in souls, will come down into them with great power. He will fill them with his gifts, especially wisdom, by which they will produce wonders of grace. My dear friend, when will that happy time come, that age of Mary, when many souls, chosen by Mary and given her by the most High God, will hide themselves completely in the depths of her soul, becoming living copies of her, loving and glorifying Jesus? That day will dawn only when the devotion I teach is understood and put into practice. Ut adveniat regnum tuum, adveniat regnum Mariae: "Lord, that your kingdom may come, may the reign of Mary come!"

6. Transformation into the likeness of Jesus

218. If Mary, the Tree of Life, is well cultivated in our soul by fidelity to this devotion, she will in due time bring forth her fruit which is none other than Jesus. I have seen many devout souls searching for Jesus in one way or another, and so often when they have worked hard throughout the night, all they can say is, "Despite our having worked all night, we have caught nothing." To them we can say, "You have worked hard and gained little; Jesus can only be recognised faintly in you." But if we follow the immaculate path of Mary, living the devotion that I teach, we will always work in daylight, we will work in a holy place, and we will work but little. There is no darkness in Mary, not even the slightest shadow since there was never any sin in her. She is a holy place, a holy of holies, in which saints are formed and moulded.

219. Please note that I say that saints are moulded in Mary. There is a vast difference between carving a statue by blows of hammer and chisel and making a statue by using a mould. Sculptors and statue-makers work hard and need plenty of time to make statues by the first method. But the second method does not involve much work and takes very little time. St. Augustine speaking to our Blessed Lady says, "You are worthy to be called the mould of God." Mary is a mould capable of forming people into the image of the God-man. Anyone who is cast into this divine mould is quickly shaped and moulded into Jesus and Jesus into him. At little cost and in a short time he will become Christ-like since he is cast into the very same mould that fashioned a God-man.

220. I think I can very well compare some spiritual directors and devout persons to sculptors who wish to produce Jesus in themselves and in others by methods other than this. Many of them rely on their own skill, ingenuity and art and chip away endlessly with mallet and chisel at hard stone or badly- prepared wood, in an effort to produce a likeness of our Lord. At times, they do not manage to produce a recognisable likeness either because they lack knowledge and experience of the person of Jesus or because a clumsy stroke has spoiled the whole work. But those who accept this little-known secret of grace which I offer them can rightly be compared to smelters and moulders who have discovered the beautiful mould of Mary where Jesus was so divinely and so naturally formed. They do not rely on their own skill but on the perfection of the mould. They cast and lose themselves in Mary where they become true models of her Son.

221. You may think this a beautiful and convincing comparison. But how many understand it? I would like you, my dear friend, to understand it. But remember that only molten and liquefied substances may be poured into a mould. That means that you must crush and melt down the old Adam in you if you wish to acquire the likeness of the new Adam in Mary.

7. The greater glory of Christ

222. If you live this devotion sincerely, you will give more glory to Jesus in a month than in many years of a more demanding devotion. Here are my reasons for saying this:

1) Since you do everything through the Blessed Virgin as required by this devotion, you naturally lay aside your own intentions no matter how good they appear to you. You abandon yourself to our Lady's intentions even though you do not know what they are. Thus you share in the high quality of her intentions, which are so pure that she gave more glory to God by the smallest of her actions, say, twirling her distaff, or making a stitch, than did St. Laurence suffering his cruel martyrdom on the grid-iron, and even more than all the saints together in all their most heroic deeds! Mary amassed such a multitude of merits and graces during her sojourn on earth that it would be easier to count the stars in heaven, the drops of water in the ocean or the sands of the sea-shore than count her merits and graces. She thus gave more glory to God than all the angels and saints have given or will ever give him. Mary, wonder of God, when souls abandon themselves to you, you cannot but work wonders in them!

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Course Lessons

Introduction – True Devotion to Mary

Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort, means that we are going to consecrate everything! We consecrate ourselves to Our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of Our Lady.
Lesson 01 (TD 1-13) – Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin

Learn from the first lessons of “A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin.” This valuable book teaches us, “It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus Christ came into the world, and it is also through Her that He must reign in the world.”
Lesson 02 (TD 14-21) – God Wanted to Make Use of Mary Most Holy

In this second class, learn why, even though God did not need help, He wanted to begin and end His greatest works through the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Lesson 03 (TD 22-36) – Our Lady Mediator of Divine Graces

God willed that all divine graces be given to us through the hands of Our Lady. In this class we will get to know the importance of the Virgin Mary in the granting of divine graces and the sanctification of our souls.
Lesson 04 (TD 37-48) – Mary Most Holy, Queen of our Hearts

God wanted to form His elect through Our Lady. It is through Her that He protects His people, works wonders in our souls, and reigns in our hearts. In this class, we will see how being truly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary is a clear sign of divine predestination.
Lesson 05 (TD 49-59) – The Necessity of Marian Devotion for the Latter Times

Our Lady is the way by which Our Lord Jesus Christ first came into the world and the way by which He will come to us the second time, though not in the same manner. Understand the importance and necessity of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the latter times.
Lesson 06 (TD 60-67) – Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Purpose of Marian Devotion

Understand the first fundamental truth of Marian devotion: Our Lord Jesus Christ is the ultimate end of our devotion to the Blessed Virgin.
Lesson 07 (TD 68-77) – We Belong to Jesus Christ and Mary as Slaves

“Before Baptism, every human being is a slave of the devil, and belongs to him” says St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort. After Baptism, we are slaves of Jesus Christ. Learn in this class the most perfect way to be a slave of love of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lesson 08 (TD 83-89) – The Necessity of Mediation

Learn why we need Our Lady so we can be more intimately united to Our Lord Jesus Christ, and how She can help us maintain the graces and treasures that we receive from God.
Lesson 09 (TD 90-96) – The False Devotees of Our Lady

Get to know the seven false devotions to Our Lady and discover how to distance yourself from the vices of these erroneous devotions.
Lesson 10 (TD 97-104) – The Presumption, Inconstancy, Hypocrisy and Interests of the False Devotees

Continue learning about false devotions to Our Lady and discover other mistakes made by false devotees of the Mother of God.
Lesson 11 (TD 105-114) – The True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin

Understand in this class why true devotion to the Blessed Virgin is an interior, tender, holy, steadfast, and disinterested devotion, and why it is feared by the devil.
Lesson 12 – The Prophecy of St. Louis de Montfort

Discover in this class St. Louis de Montfort’s incredible prophecy about the Reign of Our Lady and the Apostles of the Latter Times.
Lesson 13 (TD 78-82) – Our Lady Leads us to True Humility

By nature we are prouder than peacocks, more earthbound than frogs, more envious than snakes, more furious than tigers, and lazier than turtles. This is why we must turn to Our Lady, in order to learn true humility.
Lesson 14 (TD 115-119) – The Practice of True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary

In this class we will see the particular importance of the Holy Rosary, the prayer through which we most honour Our Lady and receive Her greatest protection and love.

Lesson 15 (TD 120-125) – The Essence of this Consecration

Learn the most important part of the consecration in this class. Here, St. Louis de Montfort will explain the meaning of consecrating oneself entirely to Our Lord Jesus Christ through the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Lesson 16 (TD 126-134) – A Perfect Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Understand in this class why consecration to Our Lord Jesus Christ through the hands of Our Lady is the perfect way to renew our Baptismal vows and to renounce the devil.
Lesson 17 (TD 135-143) – Reasons to be a True Devotee of Our Lady

After explaining the nature and practices of devotion of slavery to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Louis will describe the reasons to consecrate ourselves to Our Lady with love and sincerity.
Lesson 18 (TD 144-150) – The Graces Granted through True Devotion

The Blessed Virgin Mary completely gives herself to those who entrust their lives to Her. She also embellishes and purifies our good actions. Learn how true devotion can produce these and other graces in our lives.
Lesson 19 (TD 151-154) – Devotion as a Means to Promote God’s Glory

Understand why through consecration we glorify God and how an intimacy with Our Lady helps us with the crosses of our daily life.
Lesson 20 (TD 155-168) – The Short, Perfect and Secure Way to Reach Our Lord Jesus Christ

We will continue to understand why this devotion is a way of attaining union with Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lesson 21 – A Conversion Story

Discover in this class an amazing story of a Protestant who converted to Catholicism after an emotional experience with the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Lesson 22 – Marian Dogmas

In this class we will reflect on three Marian dogmas proclaimed by the Holy Catholic Church: the Divine Maternity, the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and the Assumption of Mary.

Lesson 23 (TD 169-172) – Slavery to Mary: Freedom of Spirit and Aid to One’s Neighbour

Learn how this devotion can provide us with true inner peace as children of God and how it does good for our neighbours.
Lesson 24 (TD 173-182) – This Devotion is an Admirable Means of Perseverance

Learn the most powerful reason that inspires devotion to the Blessed Virgin.
Lesson 25 (TD 183-200) – The Biblical Representation of this Perfect Devotion

Discover, with St. Louis de Montfort, the sublime meaning of the biblical story of Rebecca and Jacob and understand why this story is the representation of the reality lived between Mary Most Holy and her true devotees.
Lesson 26 (TD 201-209) – The Blessed Virgin and Her Slaves of Love

Continue to understand the analogy St. Louis de Montfort made between the biblical figure of Rebecca and Mary Most Holy and see how Our Lady loves, sustains, guides, protects, and intercedes for her children.
Lesson 27 – The Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist

Wanting to be united with each one of us, Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist. In this class, reflect on the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist, the Bread from Heaven that God gives us every day.
Lesson 28 (TD 210-212) – The Protection and Intercession of Our Lady

In this class we will learn the fourth and fifth favour that the Blessed Virgin Mary bestows on her children: protection and intercession.
Lesson 29 (TD 213-216) – The Wondrous Effects that Marian Devotion Produces in a Soul

It is through the Consecration that Our Lady works wonders in the souls of her slaves of love. Discover in this class the seven wonderful effects that this devotion produces in a soul.
Lesson 30 (TD 217-222) Mary’s Communication of Soul and Spirit

As you will learn in this lesson, the soul and spirit of the Blessed Virgin Mary communicates with her faithful devotees, so that they know how best to glorify God.
Lesson 31 (TD 257-265) – Special Interior Practices of Devotion

Besides the outward practices, a true devotee must practice this devotion interiorly, by doing everything for Mary, with Mary, in Mary and through Mary, in order to more perfectly achieve them for Jesus, with Jesus, in Jesus and through Jesus. Learn in this class how to practice this devotion interiorly.
Lesson 32 (TD 266-273) – How to Practice this Devotion in Holy Communion

The greatest gift we can offer Our Lady is the Eucharistic Body of her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Learn how to please the Mother of God and make a perfect communion with Jesus in the Eucharist.
Lesson 33  – How to Prepare for the Consecration Ceremony

Finally we come to the last class of the Consecration Course. Here you will learn how to prepare yourself before the consecration ceremony, in order to offer yourself totally to the Mother of God and thus truly become part of the legion of devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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