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Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine

Totus Tuus
Totally Yours, Mary!

A Catholic Formation Course

The Whole Truth about Mary

Have you ever wondered why Catholics make such a big deal about Mary? Or desired to understand Our Lady more deeply and deepen your relationship with her?

Join the Shrine’s Spiritual Formation Lead, Adelaine Nohara, in this new four-week Catholic formation course that provides an introduction to the whole truth about Mary and how we are called to respond to that truth.

The course culminates in an invitation to consecrate ourselves to Mary’s Immaculate Heart according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort. See below for details on the Total Consecration to Mary’s Immaculate Heart to take place in September.

Each class will take place 6:30–8:30 pm, in the shrine’s St. Joseph Room.

The cost of the course is $30 — please bring cash on your first day.

Course #1: Wednesdays in July

Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 6:30–8:30 pm, in the St. Joseph Room

Course #2: Mondays in August

Mondays, August 4*, 11, 18 & 25, 6:30–8:30 pm, in the St. Joseph Room

*Please note that the first class takes place on the Civic Holiday, Monday, August 4.

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What you’ll learn…

Week 1: Who is Mary?

In our first week, we’ll discover Our Lady as the woman of Scripture, and her special relationship to Jesus by taking a look at the four Marian dogmas: Mother of God, Mary’s perpetual virginity, the Immaculate Conception, and the Assumption.

Week 2: Mary’s Spiritual Motherhood

Now that we understand Our Lady’s relationship to Jesus, we’ll seek to understand her relationship to us. In week two, we’ll dive into Mary’s unique mediation as the world’s spiritual Mother, with her roles of Coredemptrix, Mediatrix of all graces, and Advocate. We’ll explore the whys and hows of devotion to Mary, in particular the Rosary, the Scapular, and Marian entrustment.

Week 3: Mary’s Message to the Modern World

We are living in the “Age of Mary”—a time in history in which our Heavenly Father is sending Our Lady to earth to call us to renewed prayer, sacrifice, and conversion for the salvation of the world. In week three, we’ll highlight key aspects of Our Lady’s message for our times as communicated in major Church-approved private revelations, especially that of Our Lady of Fatima.

Week 4: Total Consecration to Mary’s Immaculate Heart

Week four focuses on our personal response to our heavenly Mother, with the invitation to give ourselves to Mary without reserve through the practice of Total Consecration—the ultimate Marian devotion—as taught by St. Louis de Montfort. We’ll dive into understanding the profound meaning of this devotion and how to live it out practically, as a sure path to union with Jesus her Son.

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Total Consecration to Mary’s Immaculate Heart

By Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort

Total consecration to Jesus through Mary

Join with the Friends of the Shrine as we consecrate ourselves entirely to Mary’s Immaculate Heart with 33 days of preparation according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort.

The shrine’s spiritual formation leader, Adelaine Nohara, will guide us in undertaking this beautiful devotion in four weekly meetings beginning Thursday, September 4, 6:30 pm, in the Shrine chapel 30 minutes prior to the regular Thursday evening Rosary and Mass.

Thursdays, September 4, 11, 18, 25 & Tuesday, October 7

Our consecration date is Tuesday, October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary; our consecration will take place following a special Mass that evening at the Shrine.

There is no need to register and no cost to participate in the consecration. Donations to the Shrine are always greatly appreciated.

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