Imitate Mary. Become like Jesus.

Live for the Triune God.

LIVING SOLT SPIRITUALITY ISSUE 1 SPRING 2011

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Way of Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
Consecration, to be set
apart for God, is not something
just for priests and religious. God
desires all peoples to be made
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to Jesus through Mary is a
practical and efficacious path to
holiness for all peoples, no matter
what state of life.
St. Louis de Montfort had
a great devotion to Our Lady
and wrote many wonderful
works about her including
True Devotion to Mary and
The Secret of the Rosary.
Reading True Devotion en-
courages one to make his
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their whole self to Mary and St. Louis goes on to say,
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entirely to Mary is, so to
speak, to take Mary into our
house by consecrating our-
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surrender into her hands all
we possess. And then, this
good Mistress, who never
allows herself to be outdone
in liberality, will give herself
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book, The Love of Eternal way to prepare for consecra-
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she is, she draws Eternal Wis- Preparation for Total Con-
dom so powerfully that He secration. The book pro-
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sess Mary we shall easily and in your consecration. It is also
a short time possess Divine highly suggested that one
Wisdom through her interces- prayerfully read True Devo-
sion. Of all the means to pos- tion as part of this preparation.
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and Our Lady
On December 8, 1957, at the
direction of the Bishop of New
Mexico, Fr. Flanagan left Boston
for New Mexico in order to
meet Fr. John McHugh, who
was serving the people in the
mountains of Holman.
When Fr. Flanagan first
encountered Fr. McHugh,
dressed in cowboy boots and
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It was not until they com-
pared their consecration dates
that they realized Divine Provi-
dence was at hand. Through
their mutual love of our
Blessed Mother, two very dif-
ferent priests came together
to form a new family.
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Consecration to Mary (continued)
St. Louis de Montfort en-
courages picking a Marian
feast day for your consecra-
tion and using the thirty-three
day preparation to lead up to
the chosen day. On that day,
go to confession and Mass
and say this prayer of conse-
cration in front of a statue of
Our Lady.
If you have already made
your consecration, you might
invite someone new to join
you during your yearly re-
newal. The following is a
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before Our Lady and Consecration Prayer:
the Child Jesus
I, _____________________ ,
unfaithful and sinful as I
am, today take your
hands in mine, and renew
and ratify my baptismal
promises, renouncing for-
ever Satan, all his seduc-
tions and all his works,
and making a total dona-
tion of myself to Jesus
Christ, Wisdom Incar-
nate, with the intention of
carrying the cross in his
footsteps all the days of
my life and of being more
faithful to him than I have
been until now.
Today, with the whole
court of heaven to wit-
ness, I choose you for my
Mother and Queen. As
your slave, I deliver up
and dedicate to you my
body, my soul, all my
spiritual and temporal
possessions, including
even the rewards of any
good action of mine, past,
present or future, with
the right to make use of
me and what is mine,
without exception, as you
think best for the greater
glory of God in time and
eternity.

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SOLT Youth Head to World Youth Day in Spain 2011

Students from Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Parish in Belize
are headed for World Youth Day
This coming August, fourteen stu-
dents accompanied by their pastor,
Fr. Mark Wendling, will journey to
Madrid, Spain for World Youth Day.
Moreover, these intrepid pilgrims will
continue their spiritual odyssey with
stops at Lourdes, Rome and Assisi.
The students have been working
hard fundraising for the trip but are
also preparing spiritually with a camp-
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adoration, praise and worship, and
then a social hour with games, team
activities and talks.
If you are interested in helping send
a teen on a once-in-a-lifetime faith-filled
experience, please make the note For
Belize World Youth Day on your check
or donate online at www.solt.net.
Teens in Belize prepare for World Youth Day
Fundraiser
SOLT Lay Family Young Adults
in Robstown, Texas are headed
to World Youth Day
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friendships in Robstown have led to a
trip to World Youth Day together
this summer with Fr. Scott Giuliani.
They are also planning to visit Fatima
and walk 100 km of the Camino de
Santiago, an ancient Catholic pilgrim-
age in Spain.
In addition to their normal volun-
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and the local church, these out-
standing young adults have been also
fundraising for their pilgrimage with
garage sales and sponsorships.

Greetings from the
SOLT Development Office
in Robstown, Texas!
Our fellow Society mem-
bers are spread across the
globe in some of the most
wonderful missions and minis-
tries. We at the Development
Office have the blessed job to
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glory of God and the salvation
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We hope that you will be
inspired by the stories and in-
sights of these courageous and
zealous men, women and chil-
dren who are striving to live
their faith!
The members of the Devel-
opment Office charged with
the task of bringing you this
good news consists of Fr. Tito
Ayo, Director, Sr. Monica de
los Santos and lay volunteers.
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the SOLT missions around the ´,IWKHUHLV
world. If there is anything we anything we can
can do to assist you to become do to assist you
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please contact us! involved in the
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Our Lady of Corpus Christi Summer Retreat Schedule

Silent Retreats Our Lady of Corpus Christi
July 28-31 Catholic Gift Store
August 18-21 A Grand Opening was held on Saturday,
August 25-28 April 30th. The store was dedicated and
  blessed after the SOLT Community Mass
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June 2-4 their fine selection of Catholic items.

:RPHQ·V5HWUHDW OLCC Bookstore

May 26-29 1200 Lantana St, Corpus Christi, TX 78407
Inside the St. Maximillian Kolbe Building
There is a suggested donation of
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You are invited to join our Novena in Honor of the Holy Trinity and Our Lady
We invite you to intercede for someone special in your life, living Nine Days of Masses offered by SOLT
or deceased, by offering our upcoming Novena to the Holy Trinity
and Our Lady. The Novena consists of nine days of Masses cele- Beginning on the vigil of the Solemnity of Pentecost (June 11)
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The tradition of offering Masses for others originates from the <SOLT celebration of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (June 18)
early Church. The Church considers the Mass the greatest prayer
of intercession because it is the perfect offering of Jesus Christ Concluding on the Solemnity of Holy Trinity Sunday (June 19)
to the Father.
What are the graces of the Catholic Mass? St. Lawrence Justinian Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity
says: ´WKHVLQQHULVUHFRQFLOHGZLWK*RGWKHMXVWPDQEHFRPHVPRUHXS O God, Thou who are one in nature
right; sins wiped away; vices are eliminated and virtues and are merits and three in persons,
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tention. By offering a sacrifice, they share more intimately with my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Sanctifier,
Christ who offers himself in the Sacred Host. I believe in Thee,
We encourage you to pray with the Society for your intention I hope in Thee,
during these nine days. If possible, ask your Novena recipient to and I love Thee with all my heart.
pray with us as well so they are open to the graces being offered
to him or her!