This book takes all of the recommended prayers and readings of St. Louis de Montfort's Consecration to Mary and puts them in one book, and I think (I could be mistaken) with a little extra from the priest who compiled it, who is of a very holy priestly society.
This book is the book that every serious "soldier of Christ" needs to don as their spiritual arms and armor on this spiritual battlefield called life. It debunks the errors concerning Marian devotion held by many scrupulous Catholics who fear that going to Mary will take them away from Jesus... How far they are from the reality! It exposes the poisonous spirit of the world and our own failings, and encourages us to destroy "the old man, and put on the new" ... the most perfect image of Christ formed in the mold of Mary.
Full of striking revelations and powerful points, this book will be sure to rouse the love and devotion of the despairing, helpless, hopeless and lukewarm souls, and reinvigorate and renew the fire in the souls of the more spiritually advanced. I dare say that a person who has despaired of their salvation due to their sins, if they read this book ALL THE WAY THROUGH ... they will find hope. (Though they may want to skip the first time through the part which looks at one's self, since obviously for such a soul, it is the shame of self that causes the despair.) Toward the back of this book it reveals how Mary can save us even though we virtually have one foot in hell, if we but give ourselves to her care and to the love of her and her Son through her.
Do not let this treasure get by you. If it has gone out of print, find a used copy, or borrow it from a friend who has it even, but do not wait another moment to read it! The soul who sincerely desires to draw closer to God will read and re-read it for it's treasury of thought-provoking meditations and insight, and the practice and living of this consecrated life, if done in it's proper spirit, is sure to transform you over the years!
To Jesus through Mary!
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