The Immaculate Heart of Mary Devotion

 
Our relationship with the Immaculate Heart of Mary needs to have a starting point and asking Our Holy Mother’s permission to take our place in her Immaculate Heart is a perfect way to begin this devotion. After greeting her say the “Taking My Place Prayer,” (on the prayer card below), and then anticipate that all of our actions for the rest of the day will be originating from her Immaculate Heart. After taking this very important step, we need to repeat this step every day. The reason for this is that we need to condition ourselves with the understanding that we are now living in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Once living in the Immaculate Heart of Mary has become a way of life, know that possibilities beyond our imagination have been opened up to us. Mary tends to hold very dear those who have made their home in her Heart, and tends to lavish upon them much attention and affection. Furthermore she does not deny them every grace and good that they ask of her. 

       The following is a basic step by step for how to say the Immaculate Heart of Mary Devotion. It is required that when we say this devotion we say the “Taking My Place Prayer” every day. The objectives for saying the prayer are that we: 1) Place ourselves in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. 2) Invite Our Precious Mother to be our uninterrupted close companion. 3) Engage in a continuous Dialogue of Love with Her. 4) Ask for and rely upon Her assistance that will help us prevail over difficulties that we face during the day.  These steps are the pathway to living at all times in the Immaculate Heart of Our Precious Mother which is the ultimate aim of the devotion.

       The best time to say the “Taking My Place Prayer” is at the earliest part of the day. By saying this prayer every day we are also inviting into our lives the power of Jesus’s Love, which also has its home in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Among other wonderful things, Jesus's Love increasingly becomes a major part of our Dialogue of Love with Our Precious Mother. What Our Holy Mother likes most about her children is when their hearts are filled with Jesus's Love. Over time she infuses more and more of Jesus's Love into their hearts so that she can hear His Love when they speak to her. When we say this prayer every day we initiate, a Dialogue of Love with our Holy Mother which is the beginning of conversation that will span into the next life. These Dialogues of Love are the most important things in our lives. She is our connection to Jesus and His Love, and to Paradise.

       The second prayer on the prayer card below is called “Delighting in the Cathedral of Love Prayer.” This prayer should be said throughout our busy day when we have the opportunity to do so. By reciting it we praise the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and we delight in the reality of making the Cathedral of Love our home. Along with this prayer faithfully said are many graces supplied to us from the Heart of Our Precious Mother and it keeps the Immaculate Heart of Mary central in our lives. Also, as part of this devotion, it is recommended that one chaplet of the Holy Rosary be said every day, followed by the reading of holy books and Sacred Scripture.

      It is essential that every individual take charge of their own Salvation in the age that we are currently living in. The doors of Salvation of the church in the world are quickly closing making it almost impossible for people to be saved unless there is another way provided. This is why the Immaculate Heart of Mary has intervened. As previously mentioned, because of the activity of Jesus’s Love in His Mother’s Heart it has become a Cathedral of Love. The work of His Love in the Cathedral of Love is the beginning and the end of a wonderful Life in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the Cathedral of Love, Jesus's Life and Love is inexhaustible in Himself, which He brings to us in His Love. The intervention of the Cathedral of Love is Jesus’s way of providing Himself in His Love to us as our Daily Bread. The reason we can now go to the Immaculate Heart of Mary to receive Jesus is because He will no longer be present in the Eucharist in any church that blesses and embraces sin. Jesus cannot be partnered with sin, because sin is ruinous to the Image of God in us. Jesus being the totality of the Image of God in His Love, removes the terrible effects of sin with His Precious Blood. 

A DIALOGUE OF LOVE WITH OUR PRECIOUS MOTHER

Saying the “Taking My Place Prayer” is how we begin our day, and our Dialogue of Love with Our Precious Mother. Know that she looks forward to us saying the “take my place prayer,” in fact she is present to us, waiting for us to begin the prayer. From this time onward we must feel free to discuss our plans of the day with Her. Include all of the difficulties that we anticipate encountering. Be at peace because Our Holy Mother is delighted when we open ourselves up. As part of opening ourselves up to Her, it is important to get in touch with the problems that we have with ourselves. Let her know how we are feeling and ask for solutions to problems. Speak freely and give details, and then listen carefully. As we live and grow with Our Precious Mother we become to know Her very well. Our heart and soul and Hers become familiar with one another, and it is in this familiarity that we understand what she is saying to us. She wants very much to play a central role in our lives. Be patient, dialoguing with Our Precious Mother may seem difficult at first, but be at ease because Our Holy Mother loves us, and cherishes our company. She will always come across as a Mother who is confident, understanding, optimistic, reasuring, and wanting to make us happy. Her disposition is always going to be loving and peaceful. She knows everything about us and our every thought, and she wants us to work everything out with her. She wants to work with us, and her goal is to unite us to Jesus in her heart.

       What should be included as part of our Dialogue of Love, is openness about our sins. Addressing our sins with our Holy Mother is good for a lot of reasons. It is necessary to do so to live continuously in the light of Jesus’s Love. When we clean the closet out inside, we will feel so much better. A great burden will have been lifted and a new, happier, self will begin emerge. This new self will be what is fostered by Our Precious Mother, and she will help it to grow by feeding it Jesus’s Love. Making restitution for our sins and offenses against Jesus is also necessary, and we do this by saying a good chaplet of the Rosary from the heart. This part of the process produces sanctifying grace which is necessary for the coverage of our sins. Through a Dialogue of Love with our Precious Mother we only have a new life to look forward to. 


Troubleshooting Dialoguing with Our Precious Mother   

You have been dialoguing with Our Lady for some time, and you are experiencing what seems to be a one-sided relationship, what do you do? Everyone’s personality and temperament is different, but here is something you can try. The answer may be a simple adjustment on your part, and essentially what it comes down to is the softening of your heart. Remember always that Our Precious Mother’s Heart will draw close, and listen to a heart that has been softened by Love. To soften our heart we should spend extra time with Her in prayer, and when we do so, it is important that we open ourself to receive the Love that comes from Her Heart. It is during this time, when our heart remains open to Hers, that our heart learns how to love as She Loves. Now that our heart is beginning to understand Her Love, it softens. It is through this process of softening that She is now able draw closer and we will be better able to understand her. Furthermore, as our heart grows in Her likeness, dialoguing becomes easier, and more frequent. Speaking with Our Precious Mother should always be a happy, and anticipated occasion.


Showing  Jesus love In the Immaculate Heart of Mary


One way to show Jesus much love is through our sacrifices in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We do this by uniting our sacrifices to Jesus in His suffering on the Cross. Sin is brutality toward Jesus, and in a particularly sinful generation, we can play a part in sharing the extra brutality through our sacrifices. Jesus endured complete abandonment in the midst of His torments on the Cross. When we bring our sacrifices to Jesus at this time, it gives Him the love and consolation that He is desiring to receive from His children. In uniting our sacrifices with His suffering, we soften His heart toward mercy, and Jesus lavishes much Love on those who assist Him in this way.

       A second way of offering Jesus our sacrifices is through the Second Mother of the Cathedral of Love who is St. Mary Magdalene. What is little known about Our Precious Second Mother of the Cathedral of Love is that she is completely devoted to appeasing the sufferings of Jesus. She was at the foot of the cross witnessing the agonies of her Savior first hand. Furthermore, she spent the remainder of her life contemplating Jesus’s Passion. Because of her great love for appeasing Jesus’s suffering we are given the opportunity, through the Cathedral of Love, of presenting our sacrifices to Her Heart. She then recommends our sacrifices to Jesus in a special way, bringing much sanctifying grace for conversions, and the cleansing of hearts. Say this prayer for presenting sacrifices to Our Second Mother: 


Prayer for Presenting Sufferings to the Heart

of Our Second Mother (St. Mary Magdalene)


I present all my sufferings at this time

to the precious heart of the Second Mother of the Cathedral Love

to appease the sufferings of Jesus,

especially the sufferings of His Sacred Heart.

And, also to console the Heart full of sorrow,

of Our Precious Mother of the Cathedral of Love. Amen.


A Small List of Suggested Sacrifices: 

  • A nocturnal prayer hour from 2:30—3:30 am every night. 
  • Bread and water only, on Saturdays. 
  • Nothing by mouth Monday through Fridays from 12 noon to 3 pm. 
  • Offering thirst, Jesus suffered thirst on the Cross.
  • Reducing our sleep to only 6 hours a night. 
  • Complete abstinence from wine and liquor.
  • Complete abstinence from deserts.


       Yet another way of offering a sacrifice is by praying the Most Holy Rosary. In this way we can offer a sacrifice to Our Lady of the Cathedral of Love, and we do so by praying one chaplet of the Rosary as an offering to make up for (or make restitution for) the sins and offenses of someone we know. Those whom we pray for, will receive powerful graces from the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Before saying each decade say this prayer:


Rosary Offering Prayer 

For the purposes of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

I offer this decade to make up for the sins and offenses of (name of person),

so that this person may receive special graces from Our Lady of the Cathedral of Love. Amen.


Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Homes 

Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Homes are homes that incorporate into their lives a maintenance of life and order that is pleasing to Our Precious Mother. It is a dwelling place that we live in, and we work diligently toward to making it into a Little Immaculate Heart of Mary in which we live. It is a living space that facilitates flourishing of life, and this is done by living in an environment where the culture of sin is removed and the Love of our Precious Mother becomes the rule of the day. It is difficult to put the beauty of our Precious Mother’s love into words. One analogy is that Her Love is like a beautiful sunset where the sun never goes down, but the setting sun becomes even more brilliant and beautiful with each passing moment. Creating an environment, in our Holy Mother’s love and away from the culture gives those who live in the home freedom to grow and be conducive to receiving Jesus’s Love. Faith in this atmosphere is easily established, and living a life of faith creates life giving people. Life in the Immaculate Heart of Mary homes does not mean a life without struggles, but embracing struggles in Mary’s love establishes confidence and trust in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Homes enable its members to act in love which translates into life where fidelity is manifested, and family members share in the goodness of God. Making our precious Mother chairperson of the household ensures that our needs will be provided for which includes her special protection. Making our home into a Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Home includes family Rosary which Our Precious Mother enjoys being part of. Furthermore safe-zoning a time during each day for individuals to participate in private prayer is also recommended. One half an hour is a good amount of time. To make a Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Home, mount this prayer on a wall of your living space and say it often.


Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Home Prayer

I dedicate this household to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

with the intention of it being a Little Immaculate Heart of Mary Home,

I delegate Our Lady of the Cathedral of Love to be chairperson of this household, 

and to put all care and governance in to Her hands,

for the purpose of establishing Life in the Love of Jesus,

in the hearts of all those who dwell here. Amen.