St.
Louis de Montfort is possibly best known
for
his implementation of the consecration to Jesus through Mary.
Currently,
I am reading the chapter on the consecration.
I
am fascinated by the meaning of the word consecration
as
well as the implied that stems from that meaning.
“The term ‘Consecration” comes from the root “holy”
and fundamentally means that a person, place, or thing is sanctified, made holy
to the Lord.”
Holiness
is such a blessed gift.
One
that we are so unworthy of,
yet
one that is made available to us.
One
that comes with a lot of costs though.
“To be consecrated or to be made holy conveys the
idea, then of being separated from the profane through a sharing in some manner
in the life of God. For God Alone is the “Holy One”.”
When
we hear the word profane,
we
immediately think that we participate in nothing of the sort.
But
in reality,
any
time we do not outwardly choose Christ,
we
are choosing the profane,
choosing
the world.
“Nothing but this ‘other’ can fulfill us in the very
depths of our being. It is only in contact with the holy that we are interiorly
liberated from the ambiguity of the self.”
Consecration
means leaving the world behind.
All
its joys and treasures and happiness.
In
leaving it all behind,
we
find that the things we once held dear mean nothing at all.
Nothing.
Especially
when we see the light of Christ.
We
now find true joy,
eternal
treasures,
and
real happiness.
“Consecration, therefore, is the entrance into the
holy, sharing in the life of the All-Holy One, God Alone.”
The
road is not an easy one.
It
is one less traveled.
It
is one that we may be persecuted for.
One
that we may be made fun of for.
One
that we may be isolated or shunned for.
But
it is the road that leads to Christ.
Leads
to sharing in the life of God Alone.
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This Lenten blog series is based upon St. Louis de
Montfort's writings. Unless otherwise noted, all the phrases in quotation marks
are taken from the book Jesus Living
in Mary.
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