The Blessed Virgin Mary venerated as The Virgin of the Navigators, 1531–1536, with her protective mantle covering those entrusted to her[1]
The consecration and entrustment to the Virgin Mary is a personal or collective act of Marian devotion among Catholics, with the Latin terms oblatio, servitus, commendatio and dedicatio being used in this context.[2] Consecration is an act by which a person is dedicated to a sacred service, or an act which separates an object, location or region from a common and profane mode to one for sacred use.[3] The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments clarifies that in this context, "It should be recalled, however, that the term "consecration" is used here in a broad and non-technical sense: the expression is use of 'consecrating children to Our Lady', by which is intended placing children under her protection and asking her maternal blessing for them".[2]
Consecration to the Virgin Mary by Catholics has taken place from three perspectives: personal, societal and regional, and under a number of different titles: the Immaculate Conception, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, or more recently to Mary, Mother of the Church. Early in the 20th century, Maximilian Kolbe, called the "Apostle of Consecration to Mary", began a vigorous programme of promoting consecration to the Immaculata.[4] In Catholic teachings, consecration to Mary does not diminish or substitute the love of God, but enhances it, for all consecration is ultimately made to God.[5] Theologian Garrigou-Lagrange designated personal consecration to Mary as the highest level among Marian devotions.[citation needed]
Pope John Paul II's motto, Totus Tuus ("totally yours"), reflected his personal consecration to Mary. He consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.[6]
^Images of the Mother of God by Maria Vasilakē ISBN 0-7546-3603-8 page 307-308
^ ab"Consecration and Entrustment to Mary", § 204, Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Vatican
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^Armstrong, Regis J.; Peterson, Ingrid J. and Zagano, Phyllis. The Franciscan Tradition, 2010 ISBN 0-8146-3030-8 p. 51
^Trigilio, John and Brighenti, Kenneth, The Catholicism Answer Book, 2007 ISBN 1-4022-0806-5 p. 325
^McLoughlin, William. Mary Is for Everyone, Jill Pinnock 1998 ISBN 0-85244-429-X p. 79
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