Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

For this Immaculate Heart Saturday post I will continue the theme from yesterday’s Sacred Heart Friday post “Have you made your Sacred Heart Consecration yet?” Today, it’s and Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Oh Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth and tender Mother of men, in accordance with …

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Creativity and the Immaculate Heart

Continuing along with yesterday’s post; on this Immaculate Heart Saturday, think about the ways in which you can use your creative aspirations to lead people through Mary and onward to Jesus. Mary participated in the creation of Jesus in His sacred Humanity when she said ‘Yes,’ to the Angel Gabriel and the Holy Spirit overshadowed …

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Quickie Immaculate Heart post and a pretty picture of Mama Mary

Despite numerous reminders throughout the week, I kept forgetting to compose an Immaculate Heart Saturday post for today.  I’ve actually been busy this week, spending 6-8+ hours a day working on a book. Details later. So, I’ll just leave you with this image of the Immaculate Heart I found online. Images can be devotional as …

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Daily Marching Orders from Mary (Be a militant, crazy Catholic and apply your Marian Consecration!)

This Immaculate Heart Saturday post is intended to suggest ways to practically apply one’s Marian Consecration; this is the fruit of my closer studies of the writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe and Militia of the Immaculata literature and lots of woolgathering. It will hopefully help make manifest my Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary in …

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Introducing Immaculate Heart Saturdays!

In this post I announced that I’ll be starting a new series of posts, these to be called “Immaculate Heart Saturdays.” Just like their related series, Sacred Heart Fridays, these will focus on Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. There will be a lot on the Five First Saturday Devotions (reminder, today is a …

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Ponder these things in your heart

The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Mary, who was referred to having ‘pondered these things in her heart’ a few times in Scripture, serves as a symbol or model of the contemplative life. Her heart is the source of her love for us and her Son, Jesus Christ, as …

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