# My consecration: opening our hearts to God in Advent
*2015-12-13*

> Bill Young leads the Saturday, second‑week Advent prayer, offering a Psalm reading and a heartfelt consecration to Mary, inviting listeners to open their hearts to God.

## Psalm reading

Psalm 96:8 – “Bring an offering and come into his courts.”

## Our Advent prayer of consecration

Mary, to you I consecrate my intentions, that they may ever dwell in the love that you merit. To you I consecrate my tongue, that it may ever praise you and spread your devotion. To you I consecrate my heart, that after God I may love you above all things. Blessed be you, Mary, and blessed be Our Lady of Guadalupe.

## Reflection

In this season of Advent we are called to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. By offering our intentions, our speech, and our very hearts to Mary, we ask her intercession to keep us focused on God’s love. The prayer reminds us that true devotion begins with a personal commitment to love God above all, and that Mary, as our mother, helps us stay on that path.

*Consecrate your whole self to Mary so that God may be loved above all.*