Consecration Renewal – Day 33

Day 33 of Consecration Preparation from 2008 (or renewal) Well here we are, Day 33. It’s been a joy and a challenge. During the span of my renewal period I lost my job, have been sick for about three weeks and weathered a few demanding situations on the homefront. On the other hand, I had [...]

Consecration Renewal – Day 32

Day 32 of Consecration Preparation from 2008 (or renewal) From “Mary, Human and Holy” (Antonio Bello) Chapter 31: Companion On Our Journey [This is the last chapter] Previously, the first half of each chapter consisted of Bishop Bello discussing Mary, and in the second half he spoke to Mary in a beautiful reflective prayer-like fashion. [...]

Consecration Renewal – Day 31

Day 31 of Consecration Preparation from 2008 (or renewal) From “Mary, Human and Holy” (Antonio Bello) Chapter 30: Woman of the Final Hour “Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.” The Hail Mary…those few words…are they, “…pushing one toward the line separating time from eternity. Or are they drawing one [...]

Consecration Renewal – Day 30

Day 30 of Consecration Preparation from 2008 (or renewal) From “Mary, Human and Holy” (Antonio Bello) Chapter 29: Woman of Our Time Bishop Bello opens this chapter by describing our longing to have Mary in our midst in a way that was so foreign to me that it bothered me for hours. There are too [...]