Give yourself to Mary to belong entirely to Jesus

This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. It requires us to give:

• Our body with its senses and members
• Our soul with its faculties
• Our present material possessions and all we shall acquire in the future
• Our interior and spiritual possessions, that is, our merits, virtues and good actions of the past, the present and the future.

In other words, we give her all that we possess both in our natural life and in our spiritual life as well as everything we shall acquire in the future in the order of nature, of grace, and of glory in heaven. This we do without any reservation, not even of a penny, a hair, or the smallest good deed. And we give for all eternity without claiming or expecting, in return for our offering and our service, any other reward than the honour of belonging to our Lord through Mary and in Mary, even though our Mother were not - as in fact she always is - the most generous and appreciative of all God's creatures.

- from True Devotion to Mary

Do you live your life, little one, as if you belong entirely to Jesus and Mary? Is there anything that you say or do that is not in total conformity with their hearts? Ultimately you want your whole day - every waking moment - to be offered as a sacrifice to God. Any gift that comes from you would be received more perfectly if you passed it on to your Blessed Mother so that she may give it to her Son. Jesus will only bless it and hand it to the Father because it came from the hands of His Mother.

Nothing is your own. All of who you are and all of what you have has been granted and allowed by God. It is in this spirit of gratitude that you should live because He has been so good to you. Why is it that you withhold portions for yourself? Yes, it is because you forget Him and take Him for granted, which is quite easy to do with all that the world offers to distract you. Do whatever it takes to remind yourself that He is first. Ask Him to show you where He is throughout your day. Let your life be your prayer...talk to Him...let Him talk to you. Go to Mary for everything as you would to your own mother when you were a child. This is a great grace to be able to say, "Totus tuus. All is yours." Beg for it and it will be given to you.

"Blessed be God's name forever and ever, for His are wisdom and power. He changes times and seasons; He sets up and disposes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals things deep and hidden; He knows what lies in darkness; for the light dwells with Him. I give thanks and praise to You, O God of my fathers. You have given me wisdom and power; You have shown me what we asked for - You have made known to us the dream of the king." (Daniel 2:20-23)