Consecration Week 4 - Day 2

By: Laura Worhacz

Week 4 theme: "Mother of Adorers"


READING


-TWENTY-THIRD DAY-
Consecration to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament St. Peter Julian Eymard, Library Vol. 7 Pages 127-131

(Or pages 127-130 on the online book. You can find the link here:)
http://archive.org/stream/monthofourladyof00eymauoft#page/127/mode/1up


St Peter Julian Eymard's words:

Chapter title: Mary's Adoration of Propitiation
 
Mary adored her very dear Son in His character of Victim immolated perpetually on our Altars, incessantly imploring grace and mercy for sinners, through the merits of His death. Mary adoring her God present on the altar by the Consecration, shed abundant tears: at the sight of those who make no account of this august Sacrifice, and so render fruitless this Mystery of their Redemption.
 
Mary would willingly have offered a thousand deaths to repair so many outrages; poor Mother! Is not one Calvary sufficient for her? Why renew her sorrows daily and pierce her heart anew with words of impiety?
 
However, Mary, as the best of Mothers, instead of rejecting and cursing these sinners, took upon herself the penalty of their crimes; she expiated them by suffering; she herself became a victim at the foot of the altar, imploring grace and mercy for her guilty children.
 
Mary adored Jesus in the state of Prisoner which Jesus assumed by uniting Himself inseparably to the Sacred Species.
 
"O happy bonds that keep Jesus in our midst," said Mary," be ye blessed! It is love that keeps you here, and forever, in order that I may make of Jesus my Treasure, my Prisoner of love, the Companion of my captivity here below, the God of my heart!"
 
Mary adored the hidden state of Jesus' Divinity and Humanity in His Sacrament, veiled that man might not attach himself to the glory and beauty of his person. Jesus thus veiled Himself only to spiritualize man's faith, to purify his heart, to stimulate his love, and to attract him to the Infinite, to an ever new and ever-increasing beauty.
 
Mary honored the hidden life of Jesus by a retired and solitary life. She passed the greater part of her time in making reparation for ungrateful man.
 
He loved the sacrifices that He had so generously made, and He preferred His state of annihilation to that of His glory. Mary, His Mother and the Mother of all adorers, made amends to Him for everything, and the love of Jesus found inexpressible satisfaction in receiving her prayers, and her tears shed for the salvation of the world. Abbreviated text
 
 

 
MEDITATION
 
"Mary, His Mother and the Mother of all adorers, makes amends to Him for everything, and the love of Jesus found inexpressible satisfaction in receiving her prayers, and her tears shed for the salvation of the world."
(St Peter Julian)
 
This is our continued life in the Catholic Church, to make amends to Jesus for everything He has given us. There is no way out until the end of our days.
 
"And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life."
(John 6:68)
 
If we look at the practice above, we can see that we are being asked by Our Mother to assist at Mass and frequently remunerate for those who fail to fulfill this command of the Church. We who follow the Mother of Adorers must save the whole family of God by our participation.
 
"I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8)
 
Jesus will find faith on earth through Our Lady's consecrated children who will be before the Blessed Sacrament when Jesus comes again, "He will come again to judge the living and the dead." Mary's adoration of propitiation will live through her children. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will find inexpressible satisfaction in receiving our prayers and tears for the salvation of the world. St. Peter Julian cries out with these words, "Poor Mother! Is not one Calvary sufficient for her?" Mary too will be consoled when her loving children are with her in the celebration of the Holy Mass. There will be an inexpressible gift of love returned to Jesus for His life-giving love for us.
 
If we take flight into the Holy Rosary and think of why certain mysteries are set forth for us to pray, we may find after offering our Hail Mary's over and over, a thread of graces flowing through to connect the whole life of Christ. The Rosary is given as an inexpressible gift of love to God. This is Mary's requested atonement for us, to pray the scriptures. We are asked to offer back with the Mother of Adorers to Jesus through the intercession of our prayers. Only the infinite Wisdom of God could send this thread of grace through the virtues connected to the Holy Rosary, encompassing the whole life of Christ. If we prayerfully ponder the second of all the mysteries of the Holy Rosary we see how Mary's Son instructs us to act according to her love. The Visitation leads Our Lady to come out of herself to aid another. Elizabeth rejoiced with the Holy Spirit. Leaping in her womb, the love is passed, received, and new life comes forth from St. John the Baptist. A perfect charity is fulfilled in the Visitation. We pray for the same grace upon our lives, a perfect charity towards our neighbor. The thread continues with the next of the second mysteries, the scourging. We pray for the grace to mortify our senses to perfection.
 
"Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed."
(1 Peter 2:24)
 
When we immerse ourselves in the pain that Jesus embraced for love of us, with each lash of the whips, we can only re-reflect on the visitation and the perfect charity that will come by the grace of God when we offer our scourging to Him. Our mortifications, offered with a humble and contrite heart, will find the mercy of God from the pure offering. Only then will we see God.
"Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God."
(Matt: 5:8)
 
The second Luminous Mystery, the Wedding Feast at Cana. Jesus transfers His fidelity to make our lives rich and faithful in His blood through the contribution of our lives. We offer ourselves in return for the gift given by His blood. We are wed to the altar of the Lamb of God who has come to take away our sins. Finally, on the second glorious mystery, Jesus reveals His Ascension into Heaven. Silently trusting in Jesus, our offerings of charity, fidelity, and mortification bring us into the divine wisdom of the Heavenly Father. The Ascension is where we pray for a great hope and longing for Heaven, where our own life in these mysteries of our salvation will, by the grace of God, lead us to Heaven. St. Peter Julian reminds us, "Mary honored the hidden life of Jesus by a retired and solitary life. She passed the greater part of her time in making reparation for ungrateful man." May our prayers united to the intentions of Mary bring pardon to those who are lost, those who are lonely, and those who do not believe.
 
 The Pascal Mystery will keep our hearts ready for Christ who will come again. Mary's propitiation will be ours. We become one with the Trinity by going with Her to the Mystical Table where we receive her Son, Jesus!
 
In "Mary's Adoration of Propitiation" we, her loving and trustful children, pray without ceasing for God's goodness to reign.
 
"Pray without ceasing."
(1 Thes: 5:17)
 
In the final days of the consecration preparation, we look for the ways Our Lady will continue to unfold gifts in our lives. We need to cling to the Eucharist, Sacramentally or Spiritually, by receiving Jesus daily. Pray the Holy Rosary if you are able. Set a routine and try to be obedient to it without falling into guilt. If you are pulled from it, simply begin again. Make a good and humble confession, offering it for your consecration promise sometime within the upcoming week. Continue to let the reflections enter your heart. Pray on the words that are prominent to you. How can you apply them to your life right now, and what do you think God is asking of you in the Word?  Mary is the Mother of Adorers. We are her children who fall not far from her maternal care. It will always lead us to live in Jesus Christ, who suffered and died to give us the everlasting love of God Our Father. St. Peter Julian asks us to assist at Mass, attend Mass as often as we are able, to unite with Our Lady, and to be one with her who is the Mother of Adorers.
 
 
"Mary adored her very dear Son in His character of Victim immolated perpetually on our Altars, incessantly imploring grace and mercy for sinners, through the merits of His death." (St Peter Julian)
 
"And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
(Luke 1:35)
 
 
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
 
Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, have mercy on us.   
 
-Laura
 
 
 
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Make a perpetual promise to recite a spiritual communion prayer if you cannot get to daily Mass. The faith you place in the prayer is the grace you will receive from it. Continue to journal and prepare for a good and humble confession. Try to find time to spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Let us pray this day for the grace to mortify our senses to the sensitivity of God's Wisdom.


Ponder these words through your prayers this week:
 
"In your prayer aspire to nourish yourself upon God. This is the secret of true prayer; to discover God's action and plans in His love for us! Then the soul cries out, 'How good you are, oh my God! What can I do for you? What could please you?' That is the flame which rises from the hearth. To attain such a living prayer, we must forget ourselves, or avoid seeking ourselves in any way in prayer. We must simplify the work of our mind by a simple and calm view of God's truths."
St. Peter Julian Eymard Paris, August 27, 1867

 
PRAYER

For Week IV to accompany the daily readings, please pray the Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
 
Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament
 
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
 
Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us.
 
Jesus, Eternal High Priest of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Divine Victim on the Altar for our salvation, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, hidden under the appearance of bread, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, dwelling in the tabernacles of the world, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, really, truly and substantially present in the Blessed Sacrament, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, abiding in Your fulness, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Life, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Angels, R. have mercy on us.
Jesus, with us always until the end of the world, R. have mercy on us.
 
Sacred Host, summit and source of all worship and Christian life, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, sign and cause of the unity of the Church, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, adored by countless angels, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, spiritual food, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, Sacrament of love, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, bond of charity, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, greatest aid to holiness, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, gift and glory of the priesthood, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which we partake of Christ, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which the soul is filled with grace, R. have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, in which we are given a pledge of future glory, R. have mercy on us.
 
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
 
For those who do not believe in Your Eucharistic presence, R. have mercy, O Lord.
For those who are indifferent to the Sacrament of Your love, R. have mercy on us.
For those who have offended You in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, R. have mercy on us.
 
That we may show fitting reverence when entering Your holy temple, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may make suitable preparation before approaching the Altar, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may receive You frequently in Holy Communion with real devotion and true humility, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may never neglect to thank You for so wonderful a blessing, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may cherish time spent in silent prayer before You, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may grow in knowledge of this Sacrament of sacraments, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That all priests may have a profound love of the Holy Eucharist, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That they may celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in accordance with its sublime dignity, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may be comforted and sanctified with Holy Viaticum at the hour of our death, R. we beseech You, hear us.
That we may see You one day face to face in Heaven, R. we beseech You, hear us.
 
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, R. have mercy on us, O Lord.
 
V. O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine,
R. all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine.
 
Let us pray,
 
Most merciful Father,
You continue to draw us to Yourself
through the Eucharistic Mystery.
Grant us fervent faith in this Sacrament of love,
in which Christ the Lord Himself is contained, offered and received.
We make this prayer through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
 
Description: Litany of the Blessed Sacrament:
 
Written by St. Peter Julian Eymard, the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. This litany is ecclesiastically approved for liturgical use and has the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur