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\nPower of the Mother With the Son<\/strong>
\nFor if “God heareth not sinners, but if a man be a worshipper of Him and do His will, him He heareth”; if “the continual prayer of a just man availeth much”; if faithful Abraham was required to pray for Abimelech, “for he was a prophet”; if patient Job was to “pray for his friends,” for he had “spoken right things before God”; if meek Moses, by lifting up his hands, turned the battle in favour of Israel, against Amalec; why should we wonder at hearing that Mary, the only spotless child of Adam’s seed, has a transcendent influence with the God of grace? <\/em>
\nAnd if the Gentiles at Jerusalem sought Philip, because he was an apostle, when they desired access to Jesus, and Philip spoke to Andrew, as still more closely in our Lord’s confidence, and then both came to Him, is it strange that the Mother should have power with the Son, distinct in kind from that of the purest angel and the most triumphant saint?<\/em>
\nIf we have faith to admit the Incarnation itself, we must admit it in its fullness; why then should we start at the gracious appointments which arise out of it, or are necessary to it, or are included in it? If the Creator comes on earth in the form of a servant and a creature, why may not his Mother on the other hand rise to be the Queen of heaven, and be clothed with the sun, and have the moon under her feet? (Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, “Discourses to Mixed Congregations<\/a>“) <\/em>
\nSpiritual Rescue Operations<\/strong>
\nPriests caring for souls — and others as well: parents, spouses, and friends — may find themselves at times engaged in a kind of spiritual rescue operation on behalf of a particular person. In such situations it is crucial to recall two words of Our Lord from Saint John’s Gospel: “Apart from Me you can do nothing” (Jn 15:5), and “Behold your mother” (Jn 19:27).
\nThe Name of Jesus <\/strong>
\nNo human agent, however devoted to prayer and fasting he may be, can by his own power, restore a soul to health. It is by the name of Jesus, that is to say, by His adorable Person, that souls are delivered from bondage and oppression, healed, and raised to life.
\nThus taught the Apostle Peter: “Here is a man you all know by sight, who has put his faith in that Name, and that Name has brought him strength; it is the faith which comes through Jesus that has restored him to full health in the sight of you all” (Ac 3:16).
\nIntercessory Prayer<\/strong>
\nWhen a soul, weakened by sin, hardened by impenitence, and sometimes blinded by the powers of darkness cannot invoke the Name of Jesus for herself, the consoling doctrine of the Mystical Body authorizes others to do this on her behalf. This is the mystery of intercessory prayer. In its simplest form, intercessory prayer is the invocation of the Name of Jesus.
\nThe Immaculate Virgin Mary<\/strong>
\nThat being affirmed, know that no creature in heaven or on earth can pronounce the saving Name of Jesus as can the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God. The name of Jesus in the Heart of Mary, and on her lips, is a remedy of boundless efficacy. For this reason the sacred liturgy applies to the Mother of God the psalmist’s prophecy: Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis<\/em> — “Thy lips overflow with gracious utterance” (Ps 44:3).
\nOmnipotentia Supplex<\/strong>
\nGuided by a sure instinct coming from the Holy Spirit, Christians have, from the earliest centuries, besought the Mother of God to invoke the Name of Jesus on their behalf. Instructed by experience<\/em>, the Church acclaims her as omnipotentia supplex<\/em>, all-powerful in her supplication. There are critical situations in which the wisest and most efficacious course of action is to entrust or consecrate the person or persons concerned to the all-holy Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception. Saved in advance by the Precious Blood of the Lamb, and full of grace at the very instant of her conception in the womb of her mother Saint Anne, the Immaculata<\/em> crushes the head of the ancient serpent beneath the weight of the grace that fills her.
\nA Prayer<\/strong>
\nIn November 2007 I served a fortnight as interim chaplain to the Benedictines du Saint-Sacrement<\/a> <\/em>at the Sanctuary of Notre Dame d’Orient<\/em> in the Aveyron, France. (This particular title of the Mother of God refers not to the Orient (East), but rather to Our Lady’s readiness to tend her ear to us at every moment: auriens<\/em>.) While at Notre-Dame d’Orient<\/em> I was inspired to write a prayer of intercessory consecration to Immaculate Virgin Mary.
\nThis prayer of consecration may be helpful when one experiences a need to entrust particular souls in difficulty to the Immaculate Conception. When a priest prays it, he may want to don the stole and pray it before a blessed image of the Most Holy Virgin. This intercessory consecration is appropriate for the unbinding and healing of situations marked by habitual sin and moral suffering. The Immaculate Virgin Mary is ever-ready to intervene in the lives of her children. She is the Mother of Mercy and the Mediatrix of All Graces. Here is the prayer, first in English, and then in the original French.<\/p>\n

Efficacious Consecration of Persons
\nto the Pierced and Immaculate Heart
\nof the Most Blessed Virgin Mary<\/strong><\/div>\n

In the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.<\/strong>
\nMost holy Virgin Mary.
\n— thou whom the FATHER didst preserve from the first instant of thy conception
\nfrom all evil and from the least shadow of sin,
\n— thou whom the Precious Blood of JESUS didst render immaculate and all-beautiful, even before that same Blood was formed in thy virginal womb and poured out upon the altar of the Cross,
\n— thou whom the HOLY GHOST didst fill full with every grace in view of the glorious motherhood of the Son of God for which thou wast created,
\n— thou art she who crusheth the head of the ancient serpent,
\nthou art she who alone overcometh the evil that is in us and around us.
\nTo thee, O Mary,
\nthy Son hath entrusted the liberation of souls enchained by sin,
\nthe healing of wounded souls,
\nand the sanctification of souls who have suffered evil’s worst ravages.
\nThou hast only to open thy immaculate hands over them,
\nand they are shot through with the rays of thy purity.
\nThrough thee, entereth the light to shine in the darkest places.
\nThrough thee, souls are washed in a downpour of graces.
\nThrough thee, the Holy Spirit succoureth the weakest souls
\nand giveth to the sterile a wonderful fecundity.
\nThou, O Mary, art the only hope of thy children scarred by sin
\nand poisoned by its venom.
\nTo those whom the enemy hath made to go astray in bitterness and in fear,
\nthou openest the path of life and of beatitude.
\nThis is why, impelled today by the boldness that cometh of the Holy Ghost,
\nand by a confidence that is altogether that of a son,
\n[and when the consecration is made by a priest<\/em>:
\nand in virtue of my priesthood,]
\nI entrust to thee N. and N.,
\nin consecrating them to thy pierced and immaculate Heart.
\nShow thyself the Mother of mercy.
\nShow thyself our all-powerful Queen,
\nfor there is nothing that resisteth thy supplication
\nin the presence of Jesus, the King of Love.
\nMediatrix of all graces,
\nsave these souls from the tentacles of evil.
\nHeal them, even in those secret and painful wounds,
\nthat only thy most gentle motherly hand can touch
\nwithout adding to their pain.
\nFrom this moment on,
\nthese souls are consecrated entirely to thee.
\nDo thou for them whatsoever thy maternal Heart will suggest to thee.
\nPurify them in the Precious Blood of thy Jesus, the Lamb without stain,
\nso that now, and even unto the ages of ages,
\nthey may live for the praise of the glory
\nof the Father + and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Consécration efficace des personnes
\nau Coeur transpercé et immaculé
\nde la Très Sainte Vierge Marie, Mère de Dieu<\/strong><\/div>\n

Au nom du Père, + et du Fils, et du Saint Esprit. Amen.<\/strong>
\nTrès sainte Vierge Marie,
\n— toi que le PÈRE a préservée dès le premier instant de ta conception
\nde tout mal et de la moindre ombre du péché,
\n— toi que le Précieux Sang de JÉSUS a rendu immaculée et toute belle,
\navant même d’avoir été formé dans ton sein virginal
\net répandu sur l’autel de la Croix,
\n— toi que l’ESPRIT SAINT a comblée de toute grâce
\nen vue de la glorieuse maternité du Fils de Dieu
\npour laquelle tu as été créée,
\ntu es celle qui écrase la tête de l’antique serpent,
\ntu es celle qui seule parvient à vaincre le mal qui est en nous
\net autour de nous.
\nÀ toi, ô Marie,
\nton Fils a confié la libération des âmes enchaînées par le péché,
\nla guérison des âmes blessées,
\net la sanctification des âmes qui ont souffert les pires ravages du mal.
\nTu n’as qu’à ouvrir tes mains immaculées au-dessus d’elles,
\net elles sont pénétrées par les dards de ta pureté.
\nPar toi, entre la lumière pour briller dans les lieux les plus obscurs.
\nPar toi, les âmes sont lavées dans une pluie de grâces.
\nPar toi, l’Esprit Saint vient au secours des plus faibles,
\net donne aux stériles une merveilleuse fécondité.
\nToi, ô Marie,
\ntu es l’unique espérance de tes enfants meurtris par le péché
\net empoisonnés par son venin.
\nÀ ceux que l’ennemi a fait errer dans l’amertume et la crainte,
\ntu ouvres le chemin de la vie et de la béatitude.
\nVoilà pourquoi, aujourd’hui,
\nanimé de l’audace qui vient de l’Esprit Saint,
\net d’une confiance toute filiale,
\n[quand la consécration est faite par un prêtre<\/em> :
\net fort de la vertu de mon sacerdoce,]
\nje vous confie N. et N.,
\nen les consacrant à ton C\u0153ur transpercé et immaculé.
\nAgis maintenant en Mère de miséricorde.
\nAgis en Reine toute-puissante,
\ncar rien ne peut résister à ta supplication auprès de Jésus, le Roi d’Amour.
\nMédiatrice de toutes grâces,
\nsauve ces âmes de l’emprise du mal.
\nGuéris-les jusque dans ces blessures secrètes et douloureuses
\nque seule ta main très douce de Mère peut toucher
\nsans augmenter la souffrance.
\nÀ partir de ce moment,
\nces âmes te sont entièrement consacrées.
\nFais pour elles tout ce que ton C\u0153ur maternel te dira.
\nPurifie-les dans le Précieux Sang de ton Jésus, l’Agneau sans tache,
\npour que, de nouveau, et jusque dans l’éternité,
\nelles vivent à la louange de la gloire
\ndu Père, + et du Fils, et du Saint Esprit. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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