FORMAT FOR CONSOLERS
CONSECRATION
Priest: What
is it that you desire this evening,
Consoler: I desire to be consecrated as a member of
this Lay Apostolate
to console the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Leader:
Together: let us read the Act of Consecration for New Consolers.
Notice
On the second line there is an “I” followed by a series of dots.
Please
Pause at this point, and in the silence of your heart say your name.
As
I stand in this holy place, in the presence of the Holy Trinity and all the
Heavenly Courts. I…………..desire to consecrate myself to Your United
Hearts today; dear Jesus and Mary.
I do so for the purpose of
consoling, making reparation and atonement for the sins committed against Your
Sacred and Eucharistic Heart, my Dearest Jesus, and Your Sorrowful and
Immaculate Heart, Dearest Mother Mary, for the salvation of all sinners. I
desire a greater love and compassion for Your Suffering Hearts, and for all
Your people.
I ask of Your Two Hearts, the grace and strength to keep me
true to my commitment as a Consoler. I offer myself totally, from the first
moment of my conception to the last moment of my life; for the honour and glory
of God, and for my salvation. Mary Dearest Mother, I ask You to purify my love
and actions, and unite me with the Triumphant in Heaven, the suffering souls in
Purgatory, and all the Consolers on the earth, in honoring Your Sacred Hearts.
Dear
Saint Joseph, assist me to be faithful, as You were to Jesus and Mary. In
moments of trial, help me to imitate You in saying “YES” (Mary’s Fiat) so
that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ may live in me to the glory of God
the Father. AMEN.
Please hold
your cross in the palm of your hand while Father gives the following blessing
Priest:
My dear brothers and sisters, we are here for the blessing of a new
cross. Let us
venerate in faith, the eternal plan by which God has made the cross of
Christ
the pre- eminent sign of His mercy.
As we look upon the cross, let us call to mind that on it, Christ brought
to
completion the sacrament of His love for the Church.
As we bow before the cross, let us remember that in His own blood Christ
has
removed all division and out of many nations created the one people of
God.
As we venerate the cross, let us reflect that we are Christ’s disciples
and must
therefore follow Him, willingly taking up our own
personal cross each
day.
Let us, then, take part with all our hearts in this celebration, so that
we may
grasp the mystery of the cross more clearly and experience its power more
deeply.
PRIEST SPRINKLES CROSSES WITH HOLY WATER,
LIFTS HIS HANDS AND
PRAYS.
Lord, your son reconciled us to
you by suffering on the cross and then returned to
You in
glory.
May your people who carry this cross as a sign of redemption, find in it
protection
and strength,
May they shoulder their own
crosses in the spirit of the Gospel until their journey
ends.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
All: Amen.
PRIEST LAYS HANDS ON HEAD OF
EACH CONSOLER AND SAYS THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL ANOINTING PRAYER.
Priest: May the
blessing of Almighty God, the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit descend
upon you and strengthen you to carry out your commitment as a Consoler of
the
United Hearts of Jesus and Mary Lay Apostolate.
All: Amen.
Priest: May God
who is blessed above all, bless you in all things through Christ, so that
whatever happens in your lives will work together for your good.
All: Amen.
PRIEST (EXTENDS FORMAL
BLESSING)
And may Almighty God bless you
The Father, and the Son,
And the
Holy Spirit.
All: AMEN.
Priest: Now go
forth in the love and grace of God, and in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, as a
member of this beautiful Apostolate:
(Please kindly return to your seats, as we
continue with the Holy
Mass)
GOD BLESS.
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ACT
OF CONSECRATION FOR NEW CONSOLERS
As I stand in this holy place, in the
presence of the Holy Trinity, and all the Heavenly Courts,
I………...desire
to consecrate myself to Your United Hearts today; Dear Jesus and Mary.
I do so for the purpose of consoling and
making reparation for the sins committed against Your Sacred and Eucharistic
Heart, my Dear Jesus, and Your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, Dearest Mother
Mary, for the salvation of all sinners. I desire a greater love and compassion
for Your Suffering Hearts, and for all Your people.
I ask of your Two Hearts, the grace and
strength to keep me true to my commitment as a Consoler. I offer myself totally,
from the first moment of my conception to the last moment of
my life; for the honor and glory of God, and for my salvation. Mary
Dearest Mother, I ask You to purify my love and actions,
unite me to the Triumphant in Heaven, the suffering souls in Purgatory,
and all the Consolers on the earth, in honoring Your Sacred
Hearts.
Dear Saint Joseph, assist me to be
faithful, as you were to Jesus and Mary. In moments of trial, help me to imitate
You, in saying “YES” (Mary’s Fiat) so that, by the power of the Holy
Spirit Christ may live in me to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
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Consolers
Daily Consecration
Dear
Jesus and Mary, I wish to renew the consecration of myself to your United Hearts
today. I offer my day in reparation and in atonement, in order to console Your
Hearts for the many insults and injuries which will afflict You by uncaring
souls throughout the world.
I desire
to console You through fervent prayer, sacrifices and good works; through my
commitment as a Lay Consoler. I do so in union with each Loved Member of our Lay
Apostolate. How sincerely I desire, through my consecration, to draw souls to
You.
I pray
my Guardian Angel will carry my oblation to You in Heaven and place it before
Your Throne. May it be a gift of Love which will console Your Hearts today and
forever.
Amen.
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Primary
Guidelines
The
Consolers is about living out one's consecration to Jesus and Mary in one's
daily life and prayer, living it out to the best of one's ability as a
Practicing Catholic. The laity will carry out their mission for the whole
Christian people with respect to the church and the whole world by adhering to
the following guidelines.
| A |
Participation in Daily
Mass. |
| B |
Adoration
of the Most Holy and Blessed Sacrament, one hour weekly. |
| C |
Fasting
of one meal on Friday. |
| D |
Praying
five mysteries of Our Lady's Holy Rosary ( Daily ). |
| E |
The
Divine Office ( Morning and Evening ). |
| F |
Daily
Scripture Reading. |
| G |
Sacrament
of Reconciliation, ( Monthly ). |
The Guiding
Principles...(Alternative Guidelines)
One
Those
who are unable to follow all the guidelines are still welcome and
needed to be part of the Consolers of the United Hearts Lay
Apostolate. May the Lord guide you to follow as many of the guidelines
as possible for personal growth and holiness as befits your daily
life.
Two
Those
who are suffering from chronic or terminal illness are also welcome
and needed to be part of the lay apostolate by offering your
sufferings to console the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary and for the
strength and unity with us as we go forward together to save souls.
May the Lord guide you to follow as many of the Original Guidelines as
possible for personal growth and holiness as befits your daily life
Three
Those
who are unable to follow these guidelines due to family commitments
are also welcome and needed to be part of our lay apostolate family to
grow in holiness by offering their daily duties as an act of love in
reparation and atonement to console the Two Hearts. May the Lord guide
you to follow as many of the Original Guidelines as possible for
personal growth and holiness as befits your daily life.
*
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is most important with all guidelines
chosen.
Note from The Foundress
Distinctive crosses were
chosen to be the emblem for the Consolers. The Consoler Crosses depict
the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the front and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
on the back in either (silver, gold plated or bronze) silver or gold
filled chains are also available.
Additionally, this lay apostolate,
with respect to the guidelines, and giving witness to Christ in the
world, testimony through faith, hope and love, and fulfillment of this
mission through service, will help to fulfill the mandate of Christ, to
bring the world to him.
Your
intentions can be put on the prayer
line here on this
website, or you can volunteer to join our prayer ministry, just call
(603) 622-2094...Leave your prayer request or send an e-mail to the
Webmaster or our founder, Theresa Maynard...Note: e-mail addresses are
listed below.
One of the
requirements of The Consolers of The United Hearts of Jesus and Mary Lay
Apostolate, is to keep the intentions of the United Hearts Prayer Line in
your daily prayers. along with praying for those that pray for the
intentions.
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