1st Star

THANKSGIVING et us begin the Mary’s Mantle consecration preparation

with prayer: Mold my heart, Lord Jesus, and awaken my soul to the

dreams of mankind from the beginning of time. In Your eyes shine the hopes of centuries, the laughter of small children, and the brilliance of galaxies.

Renew in me, Holy Spirit, the forces of divine winds. You Who color the world with beauty, dazzle the eye with wonder, and dance through every lullaby, breathe in me.

Father of tenderness, make my voice a note in your symphony, my movements a part of your dance, my thoughts a blueprint of Your mind.

Holy Trinity, fill me with Your insatiable desire to capture souls. Take me to Your lost and Your poor, and with outstretched arms and conforming tears, exchange my heart for Yours.

Expanding fire, incomprehensible light and joy beyond ecstasy, my whole being is filled with thanksgiving—for You brought me into life from a single thought of love. You created me, so small and insignificant, to give me heights above the angels. I came from nothing and offered You so little; yet Your reward for me is a place beyond dreams, a luminous dwelling in a land of unending peace.

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