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 DAY ONE

Suggested Daily Devotional Practices: 

1.  Holy Mass (Recommended) 

2.  The Formal Holy Octave of Consecration to God Our Father Chaplet

(Note: The Consecration Prayer which is prayed on the Medal at the end of the Chaplet is to be prayed daily. In addition there is also a Final Consecration prayer that is made on the final eighth day Daily Theme and which is the formal consecration.) 

3.  The Litany of 
The Holy Octave of Consecration to God Our Father 

4.  Daily Theme

 

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(This Daily Theme is to be said last after the Formal Chaplet and the Litany)

 

DAILY THEME:  PRAISE

 

"I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being."--Ps 146:2

 

Glory to You, God my Father!

You, Who made the universe and all that is in it.

You, Who made the brightest star and the darkest ocean depth.

You, Who made the fiercest storm and the gentlest summer breeze.

You, Who made the heavenly angels, as well as the beasts, birds, and fishes of the earth.

You, Who made me, created in Your image.

I praise you, God my Father--now and forever! Amen.

[Meditate on the wonders God Our Father has created, and praise Him in your own thoughts and words.]

 

END OF DAY ONE DEVOTION

 

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THE FORMAL CHAPLET

EXTENDED VERSION WITH  MEDITATIONS

 

A Preparatory Prayer Invoking the Presence of God Our Father:

Dearest Father--my Creator and my God:

You promised that in every place where we honor Your name, You would come to us and bless us.

O Father, arise and come to rest in us, Your children.  Clothe us in Your Salvation and let us rejoice in Your goodness. Please do not turn away our faces from Your loving presence.

If we have found favor in Your sight, show us Your face so that we may know You and find grace before Your eyes.  Please speak to us now as You spoke to Moses--as a man speaks to his friend.

Let it be known this day that You are the "Father of All Mankind" Who can turn all hearts back to Yourself,

and that we are Your children who desire only to do Your Will in all things.  Answer us, Lord; answer us--so all Your children may know that You are mankind's one true God and Father.

As Your prodigal children, we want only to return home to You.  As we approach You, Father, please run to meet us.  And in Your unconditional love and compassion, embrace and kiss us.

Like Mary, Your handmaid, and Jesus, Your Son, we love You, Father, and we give ourselves to You. Following those You sent to bring us back home, we now freely consecrate ourselves to You, saying:

(With Mary, our Mother)-- "Be it done to me according to Your Will'."

(Through Jesus, our God and Savior)-- "Not as I will but as You will.

(In the Holy Spirit, our God and Sanctifier)--" Abba, Father!"

 

Jesus promised, when two or three are gathered together in His name, He is in the midst of us.  So as Jesus is in You and You in Jesus--and Jesus is the vine and we are the branches--be with us now, and through Your Holy Spirit, dwell in us always as Your living temples.

Bless us, Father, and walk among us, Your children. And may Your Glory descend upon us as the transforming fire of Your tender love and mercy--now and forever.  Amen.

 

On the Medal of The Holy Octave of Consecration to God Our Father:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Dearest God Our Father, I humbly ask that on my journey home to You, Your Holy Angels protect and guide me; that Your Blessed Saints in Heaven intercede for me; and that Your suffering souls in Purgatory pray for me, as I pray for them now. Amen.

On the three gold beads:

    Bead 1--Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.  Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

 

     Bead 2--Jesus, my God and my Savior, You loved me so much, You died for me on the Cross, so that I, too, could return to our Father in Heaven. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  Through Your Holy Eucharist, please sustain me and be present with me always on my journey home.  Amen.

 

     Bead 3--Holy Spirit, my God and my Sanctifier, Jesus sent You to me for my journey back home to the Father. Please purify and refine me.  Fill me with Your Divine Light and Love so that the Presence of God may dwell in me. Amen.

 

On the eight gold beads of the MAJOR OCTAVE:

 

FIRST MAJOR OCTAVE: (1st gold bead)

THE DISOBEDIENCE AND EXILE OF GOD OUR FATHER'S CHILDREN

 

Let us Meditate on (1) Adam and Eve's choice not to do God Our Father's Will, (2) their exile from the Paradise He created for them, and (3) Our Father's promise that "the woman" (Mary) would someday Triumph by "crushing the head" of the serpent that seduced them into disobedience.

God Our Father was with us at the beginning in the Paradise He created for us--the Paradise of His Divine Will. Seduced by Satan, Adam and Eve chose not to do the Will of God and were, therefore, expelled from this Paradise and denied God's intimate presence. However, Our Father promised that "the woman" would ultimately defeat the evil that had caused this separation--the evil of saying "No" to God's Will. (Gen 2:8-3:24)

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

SECOND MAJOR OCTAVE: (2nd Gold Bead)   

  THE PRESENCE OF GOD OUR FATHER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT ERA

 

Let us meditate on God Our Father's Presence Among Us During the Old Testament era:

Although God's children were expelled from Paradise by their choice not to do God's Will, God never abandoned them. He was present with them from the beginning.  In Old Testament times, He manifested His presence through His own voice, the words of His Prophets, in the burning bush, in  a pillar of smoke, and in the Ark of the Covenant.

After God rescued His children from the bondage of Egypt, He requested that they celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for eight days each year.  He wanted them to remember that He loved them, He saved them, and He was present with them.  Later when God was present in the Ark of the Covenant, Solomon built a magnificent Temple to house it.  He then celebrated an eight-day Feast of Dedication in preparation for God's Presence in the Temple.  And God responded by manifesting His Presence in a tangible and powerful way.

At the close of the Old Testament, the Maccabee's re-instituted this eight day feast to purify and re-dedicate the Temple that had been defiled through Pagan influence, so the Presence of God would dwell with them once more. (Lev 8:33-36-9:1-24; 23:33-43; 2 Chron 7:1-9; 2 Mac 2:1-12)

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

THIRD MAJOR OCTAVE: (3rd Gold Bead)     

 THE FIAT OF MARY, OUR MOTHER

 

Let us meditate on (1) Mary's "Triumphant" Fiat, Her "Yes" to God's Will, and (2) how She became the "New Ark," a living tabernacle for the newly manifested Presence of God: Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity--Savior of God Our Father's children:

 

Mary gave Her "Yes" when the angel Gabriel came to Her and asked Her to be the mother of the Son of God. The Holy Spirit came upon Her and the power of God Our Father overshadowed Her. In saying "Yes" to God's Will, Mary ("the woman") allowed God to be present with His children in a new way. She actually became the "New Ark," a living tabernacle of Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity-- mankind's Savior--Who with His Mother's cooperation, would restore the exiled children of God to their Father. (Lk 1:26-35)

 

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

FOURTH MAJOR OCTAVE: (4th Gold Bead)       

THE FIAT OF JESUS, OUR SAVIOR- SON OF GOD, AND SECOND PERSON OF THE HOLY TRINITY

 

Let us meditate on (1) Jesus' Fiat, His "Yes" to God's Will, and (2) how God Our Father  sent Jesus to save us and to bring us back home to Him:

 Jesus offered His "fiat" to God Our Father during His Passion in the Garden of Gethsemane.  "My  Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Mt 26:39). Through His Passion, Death, and Resurrection, Jesus redeemed us, defeating the sin (saying "No" to God's Will) and death (separation and exile from God) which Satan introduced into the world.  Through Jesus, His Church, and His Sacraments, we could now return to God Our Father and have eternal life.

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

FIFTH MAJOR OCTAVE: (5th Gold Bead)

THE SENDING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, OUR SANCTIFIER--SPIRIT OF GOD AND THE THIRD PERSON OF THE HOLY TRINITY

 

Let us meditate on how Jesus, after completing His Mission for God Our Father, asked Him  to send the Holy Spirit, a newly revealed manifestation of God--the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. The Holy Spirit  was sent (1) to lead us on our journey back home to Our Father and (2) to purify and refine us so that we could become living tabernacles of the indwelling Presence of God:

 Before ascending to His Father, Jesus promised that He would not leave us orphans.  He asked God Our Father to send the Holy Spirit.  In doing this, God could again be present with us in a new way. It was now "possible" for God, not only to be "with" us (as in Old Testament times), but "in" us (Jn 14:16-17).

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

SIXTH MAJOR OCTAVE: (6th Gold Bead)

THE CHOICE OF GOD'S PRODIGAL CHILDREN TO RETURN TO THEIR FATHER

 

Let us meditate on (1) how we are all prodigal children of God Our Father and (2) how He has provided every one of us with the opportunity to make a free-will choice to return to Him:

 As prodigal children of God Our Father, we are given the opportunity (individually and collectively) to make a sincere, free-will decision to return to our Father's House.  This means deciding to turn away from our own will, our own sinfulness, our own worldliness, and "convert" or turn back towards the Presence of God Our Father (Lk 15:11-24).

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

SEVENTH MAJOR OCTAVE:  (7th Gold Bead)  

THE FIAT OF GOD OUR FATHER'S CHILDREN--INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE BODY OF CHRIST

 

Let us meditate on how, in consecrating ourselves to God Our Father and saying "Yes," unconditionally, to His Will, we find our way home to Him--we become living tabernacles of the indwelling Presence of God:

In giving our "Yes" to God Our Father, in agreeing to do His Will in all things, in giving ourselves completely to Him, He comes to dwell in us and we dwell in Him--we are home with our Father. We become temples of the Living God (2 Cor 6: 16).  In a sense, heaven and earth are joined: "Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Mt 6:10).

Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

EIGHTH MAJOR OCTAVE:  (8th Gold Bead)     

THE COMING OF THE NEW JERUSALEM

 

Let us meditate on the eventual conclusion of our Salvation History--the New Jerusalem promised in the Book of Revelation-when heaven and earth will be transformed, when mankind will finally be fully restored to God Our Father, and when God will manifest His Presence and dwell with His children forever in a new way:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,  and the sea was no more.

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a great voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men.  He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.”

And he who sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."  Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true."  And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.  To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of the water of life. He who conquers shall have this heritage, and I will be his God and he shall be my son. (Rev 21:1-7)

 Our Father Prayer 

 Minor Octave (eight red beads):

Bead 1:  In praise ~ l love You, Father, and I give myself to You!

Bead 2:  In thanksgiving  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 3:  In offering  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 4:  In repentance  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 5:  In my inheritance  ~  l love You, Father, ...

Bead 6:  In saying my "Yes"  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 7:  In fidelity  ~ l love You, Father, ...

Bead 8:  In consecration  ~ l love You, Father, ...

 

 On the Medal of The Holy Octave of Consecration to God Our Father:

 

CONSECRATION PRAYER

OF THE HOLY OCTAVE OF CONSECRATION TO GOD OUR FATHER

 

My Dearest Father, please accept this offering of myself-my body, mind, and soul:

I praise You for Your Creation--all Your works and wonders.

I thank You for giving me life and for all that You have done for me.

I offer up to You all that You have so generously given me.

I am sincerely sorry for not knowing, loving, serving, and honoring You as I should.

I embrace my inheritance as Your child, both the joy and the responsibilities.

I give you my "Yes" so that I may be an instrument of Your Will.

I pledge my fidelity and I ask for the grace of steadfastness and perseverance in my Faith.

Most loving, caring, and merciful of Fathers, in Your Divine Presence, I sincerely proclaim my love for You; I give myself (and my family/community) to You; and I solemnly consecrate myself (and my family/community) to You--now and forever.

 

Dearest Father, as Your child, I ask--

 

That You send Mary to guide me to Jesus, and that Jesus sends me the Holy Spirit so that they may all bring me to You.

That You dwell with me and in me--a living temple prepared by Mary, dedicated by Jesus, and purified by Your Holy Spirit. And may I always be with You and in You.

That You permit me, as Your child, to be Your true and intimate friend--one who loves You above all things.

And that You come for me when I die, to bring me home to You.

 

I further ask You, Father: for the sake of all mankind:

 

To have mercy on all Your children--past, present, and future.

To bring peace to the world and to gather all Your children to Yourself.

And that Your Kingdom comes and Your Will is done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

 

 

[NOW PROCEED TO THE LITANY]

 

 

 

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