聖蒙福 三十三天祈禱奉獻 －第二十三天
敬禮聖母的真諦 Nos.120-121
對童貞聖母的完美敬禮，向耶穌基督的完美奉獻
我們的完美必要地包括整個相似、契合和奉獻給耶穌基督。這樣，最完美的敬禮，也就是那以最完善的方式相似、契合和奉獻我們給耶穌基督的敬禮。但是， 因為瑪利亞是受造物中最與耶穌基督相合的，因此，敬禮中那最能使靈魂奉獻自己於耶穌基督的，首推對至聖童貞聖母的敬禮。一個靈魂越將自己奉獻給聖母，便是 越將自己奉獻給耶穌基督。因此，要完美地奉獻給耶穌基督，就是純然地、整全地奉獻自己給童貞聖母，或換句話說，便是一個完美地重宣領洗時的誓言。這便是我 要傳授的敬禮。這種敬禮的真義在於將自己全部奉獻給聖母，而藉著聖母全部奉獻給耶穌。
我們應奉獻的是：
1. 我們的肉身及一切的官能、肢體；
2. 我們的靈魂及他的一切能力；
3. 我們身外的財產、現有的或能有的一切；
4. 我們內在及超性的美好，即過去、現在、將來的功績、德業以及善行。
總括一句，即我們在本性與超性現在所有的一切，以及將來在本性，恩寵以及永遠光榮中所能有的一切，毫無例外地一律奉獻，絕不私留一分半文、一毛一 髮，即使最細微的善功，也永遠地奉獻，對所獻所作的，沒有甚麼希冀與貪求，唯一的動機是藉著聖母並在聖母內，得享歸屬耶穌基督的光榮。這位可愛的師母是受 造物中極其大方的，縱非如此，我們仍然要自獻給她。
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Total Consecration by St. Louis Marie de Montfort - DAY 23
From True Devotion To the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nos. 120-121
Nature of perfect devotion to the Blessed Virgin
or perfect consecration to Jesus Christ
120. As all perfection consists in our being conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus it naturally follows that the most perfect of all devotions is that which conforms, unites, and consecrates us most completely to Jesus. Now of all God’s creatures Mary is the most conformed to Jesus. It therefore follows that, of all devotions, devotion to her makes for the most effective consecration and conformity to him. The more one is consecrated to Mary, the more one is consecrated to Jesus. That is why perfect consecration to Jesus is but a perfect and complete consecration of oneself to the Blessed Virgin, which is the devotion I teach; or in other words, it is the perfect renewal of the vows and promises of holy baptism.
121. This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. It requires us to give:
(1) Our body with its senses and members;
(2) Our soul with its faculties;
(3) Our present material possessions and all we shall acquire in the future;
(4) Our interior and spiritual possessions, that is, our merits, virtues and good actions of the past, the present and the future.
In other words, we give her all that we possess both in our natural life and in our spiritual life as well as everything we shall acquire in the future in the order of nature, of grace, and of glory in heaven. This we do without any reservation, not even of a penny, a hair, or the smallest good deed. And we give for all eternity without claiming or expecting, in return for our offering and our service, any other reward than the honour of belonging to our Lord through Mary and in Mary, even though our Mother were not - as in fact she always is - the most generous and appreciative of all God’s creatures.
Prayers for the Second Week Preparatory Period
