Marian Consecration
It was the Father’s plan that Jesus come to us through Mary (at the incarnation) and it is His plan that we go to Him through her. The perfect marriage of Heaven and Earth. Jesus was not part of a single parent ‘household’….He has a Divine Father and a human mother. This is meaningful. God could have planned it otherwise. He is God…He can do anything. But He wanted to elevate our humanity through Jesus, and the first to be elevated was His Blessed Mother.
Gabriel’s greeting to Mary: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with Thee.” Although Luke’s Greek is usually translated as “full of grace,” it would be more accurately translated as “highly favored one.” It is better to retain the translation “full of grace” because of its venerable use and its ancestry in St. Jerome’s fourth and fifth century translation from Greek into the Latin, “Ave, gratia plena!” “The Lord is with you,” in various forms was a greeting indicating a special mission for the one so addressed by a heavenly being. See Genesis 28:15 (Jacob); Exodus 3:12 (Moses); Joshua 1:5, (Joshua); Judges 6:12 (Gideon). Thus Mary is included in the ranks of earlier Israelite heroes. Mary is startled and confused. This is a standard biblical form in narrating a vision. See Daniel 8:17; 10:11 — Daniel’s reaction to the Angel Gabriel; Job 4:14-15; Ezekiel 1:28; Revelation 1:17.
The Messenger
If you have been doing the daily reflections with me, you are now ready to do the final consecration if you are willing. You will find the prayer here —> Consecration Prayer