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What does it really mean to consecrate yourself completely to Our Lady?
Many Catholics have made an act of consecration—but few understand what it truly means to live it every day.
In this conference, Fr. Karl Stehlin explains the spirituality of total consecration: renouncing your own will, allowing Our Lady to form your heart, imitating her in every action, and becoming an instrument for the salvation of souls. He also addresses common objections, explains why consecration is dynamic rather than a one-time event, and shows how it transforms ordinary daily life.
00:00 Introduction
03:52 What is Marian consecration?
10:48 Why give yourself completely to Mary?
20:41 Consecration as a total gift of self
31:58 Living "through, with, in, and for Mary"
42:33 "I allow you to give me your Heart"
43:33 Why Our Lady must be recognized as Mediatrix of all Graces
51:36 Consecration is a donation, not just a promise
51:58 "Let Mary think, speak, and act through you"
53:19 Consecration is a lifelong journey of growth
54:12 The transformation that follows true consecration
01:02:16 Renouncing distractions and fulfilling your duties of state
01:03:52 Fighting the "false god" of the smartphone
01:04:44 Learning from Mary as a child learns from a mother
01:05:41 "What would Our Lady do?"
01:08:34 Beginning every day with God, not your phone
01:12:49 Turning insults into prayers for souls
01:15:03 Responding with charity instead of emotion
01:16:23 Consecration leads to apostolate and saving souls
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The Fatima Center’s mission is to ensure that the entire Message of Fatima is fully and widely known, accurately understood, and properly acted upon so that Our Lady’s purpose in coming to Fatima – the salvation of souls and the prevention of catastrophic chastisements – may be realized.
Directed since 1978 by Fr. Nicholas Gruner († 2015), The Fatima Center remains faithful to this mission today.
What does it really mean to consecrate yourself completely to Our Lady?
Many Catholics have made an act of consecration—but few understand what it truly means to live it every day.
In this conference, Fr. Karl Stehlin explains the spirituality of total consecration: renouncing your own will, allowing Our Lady to form your heart, imitating her in every action, and becoming an instrument for the salvation of souls. He also addresses common objections, explains why consecration is dynamic rather than a one-time event, and shows how it transforms ordinary daily life.
00:00 Introduction
03:52 What is Marian consecration?
10:48 Why give yourself completely to Mary?
20:41 Consecration as a total gift of self
31:58 Living "through, with, in, and for Mary"
42:33 "I allow you to give me your Heart"
43:33 Why Our Lady must be recognized as Mediatrix of all Graces
51:36 Consecration is a donation, not just a promise
51:58 "Let Mary think, speak, and act through you"
53:19 Consecration is a lifelong journey of growth
54:12 The transformation that follows true consecration
01:02:16 Renouncing distractions and fulfilling your duties of state
01:03:52 Fighting the "false god" of the smartphone
01:04:44 Learning from Mary as a child learns from a mother
01:05:41 "What would Our Lady do?"
01:08:34 Beginning every day with God, not your phone
01:12:49 Turning insults into prayers for souls
01:15:03 Responding with charity instead of emotion
01:16:23 Consecration leads to apostolate and saving souls
The Message of Fatima is the ONLY solution to the grave crises facing the Church and the world today. LEARN MORE about Our Lady's Message: » fatima.org
Please help us spread the saving Message of Our Lady of Fatima.
Donate to Our Lady’s Apostolate Today! » fatima.org/donate
Subscribe and stay up-to-date on the latest shows.
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Follow Us:
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» TWITTER: twitter.com/TheFatimaCenter
» RUMBLE: rumble.com/thefatimacenter
» PODCAST: fatima.org/podcast
The Fatima Center’s mission is to ensure that the entire Message of Fatima is fully and widely known, accurately understood, and properly acted upon so that Our Lady’s purpose in coming to Fatima – the salvation of souls and the prevention of catastrophic chastisements – may be realized.
Directed since 1978 by Fr. Nicholas Gruner († 2015), The Fatima Center remains faithful to this mission today.
