Total consecration is a unique Charism. Living our consecration is the principle way of spreading it, and spreading it is our sole apostolate. Our total self-gift enables Our Lady to obtain the grace of others offering themselves totally. It is a spiritual work of mercy. Teaching others the way of Total Consecration is a corporal work of mercy. Religious institutes have been founded on either spiritual or corporal works of mercy since the beginning of the Church, filling the needs of the Church. As the mystical body of Christ, the state of grace of one member effects the state of the Church as a whole. We strive, by seeking personal sanctification by means of Total Consecration, so to speak, to lift up the whole body of Christ and immerse it in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by offering it to the Immaculata, knowing that She can only make of her (the Church) an offering united to Her own Immaculate Heart, that same offering She made at Calvary. In this way, as well as apostolic works, we seek to evangelize Total Consecration to the whole Church, to prepare the bride of Christ to welcome her Bridegroom for the great wedding feast of the Lamb.
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