Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary according to St Louis de Montfort

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“Totus Tuus”
Preparation for Total Consecration
J M F
to esus through ary for amilies™
All done in union with St. Joseph
according to St. Louis de Montfort,
with 40 daily meditations by Pope John Paul II
Compiled and edited by Jerome F. Coniker
Co-founder with his wife Gwen of the Apostolate for Family
Consecration, Consultor of the Pontifical Council for the Family, and
Director of the Bloomingdale, Ohio, USA branch of the
St. Louis de Montfort Association of Mary, Queen of All Hearts
Founded in 1975
®
Resource #323-115, Fourth Edition

Dedicated to my beloved wife,
Servant of God
Gwen Coniker
(September 27, 1939–June 15, 2002)
Wife, mother of 13, grandmother of 66 and counting,
co-foundress of the Apostolate for Family Consecration,
Catholic Familyland, and Familyland Television Network.

She truly gave her life for family consecration
to Jesus, through Mary, in union with St. Joseph,
in the spirit of our beloved Holy Father,
Pope John Paul II, whom she loved so dearly.
Gwen’s cause for beatification was officially opened by Bishop Daniel
Conlon on Sept. 9, 2007, after the fifth anniversary of her passing on
June 15, 2002. The fifth anniversary of her death was on the movable
Feast of the Sacred Heart. The last time the Feast of the Sacred Heart
fell on June 15th was the Fatima Year of 1917 — the land where the
Conikers lived for two years to learn how to live and spread the
Fatima message, which Pope John Paul II gave his life for.
(For more information about Gwen, see pages 782–799.)
ApostolAte for
Family
C
onseCrAtion®
Founded in 1975
Nihil Obstat: Msgr. Josefino Ramirez
Vicar General
Imprimatur: His Eminence Gaudencio B. Rosales, D.D.
Archbishop of Manila
January 10, 2006
Apostolate for Family Consecration®
Catholic Familyland®, 3375 County Road 36
Bloomingdale, OH 43910-7903 U.S.A.
Phone: [phone] or 1-800-77-FAMILY
Fax: [phone] • familyland.org
e-mail: [email protected]
In the Philippines:
St. Joseph Center, P.O. Box 0026, Las Piñas City, PHILIPPINES
Phone: [phone] or 871-4439 Fax: [phone]
email: [email protected]
Other Centers:
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Published 2005. Fourth Edition 2009.
Printed in the United States of America.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard
Version of the Bible, © 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of
the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission.
Excerpts from papal documents and pictures of Pope John Paul II printed with
permission of L’Osservatore Romano. (Emphasis added by the editor.) Illustrations
by Charles Jaskiewicz and taken from The Apostolate’s Family Catechism, ©1993,
2008 Apostolate for Family Consecration Media Trust. Picture on page 164 printed
with permission of the Apostleship of Prayer. Preparation for Total Consecration
excerpts ©1993, True Devotion to Mary adapted by Eddie Doherty, ©1994, Secret
of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort, and Catechism on True Devotion to Mary by Rev.
Ralph Beiting printed by permission of Montfort Publications, Bay Shore, New York.
(Emphasis added by publisher).
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Totus Tuus
Mater Ecclesiae
The front cover is a mosaic on the outside facade
of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. It is the only
image of our Blessed Mother on the outside of the
Basilica and was commissioned personally by Pope
John Paul II.
This mosaic publicly proclaims Pope John Paul
II’s spirituality, which is also depicted on his coat
of arms – Totus Tuus Mater Ecclesiae (Totally Yours,
Mother of the Church).
At night the image is lit up, along with the great
dome. While facing St. Peter’s, this picture is on the
right side of the second level above the narrow section
of the Master of Papal Protocol’s office.
One picture says a thousand words. This picture
is certainly John Paul’s plea to the world to come to
Jesus in the most perfect way, the way He chose to
come to us, and that is through His Most Immaculate
Mother.
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The Apostolate for Family Consecration was founded
in 1975 by Jerry and Gwen Coniker. The Conikers were
one of twenty couples in the world appointed as mem-
bers of the Pope’s Pontifical Council for the Family.
Shortly after Gwen’s death on June 15, 2002, Jerry was
appointed by Pope John Paul II to be one of six consul-
tors for the above council. See Appendix A for more
information about the vision and mission outreach min-
istries of the Apostolate for Family Consecration, which
includes Catholic Familyland, International St. Joseph
Media and Training Centers, Lay Evangelization Teams
of volunteers, Familyland Television Network on inter-
net, Consecration in Truth Catechetics (which unites
the family with the parish), FamilyCatechism.com
(on-line Interactive Family Catechism), Be Not Afraid
Family Hours, Peace of Heart Forums (which provide
continuous adult formation), and podcasting. All these
outreach ministries utilize the vast video library of over
15,000 programs that feature more than 500 leading
authorities of the Faith. Roman Curia Cardinal Francis
Arinze has produced over 1800 of these programs over
a nineteen year period.
We particularly ask you to pray for the Holy Souls of your loved
ones and others in Purgatory, since those of us in the Church
Militant on earth are the only ones who can help them through
our indulgences. (See #9, #45a and #45b on pages 292–293 and
356–365.)
Jerry and Gwen Coniker greeting the
Holy Father during the Jubilee of
Families in 2000. The Conikers, along
with their children and grandchildren,
were invited to be one of the present-
ing families during this celebration.
The theme was “Children: Springtime
of Hope for Family and Society.”
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Catholic Familyland, U.S.A.
850 acres set apart for families
International Media and Training Centers of the
Apostolate for Family Consecration:
United States and Canada
Catholic Familyland, 3375 County Road 36
Bloomingdale, OH 43910
[phone] or 1-800-77-FAMILY Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
Asia
St. Joseph Media and Training Center
P.O. Box 0026, Las Piñas City, PHILIPPINES
Tel. [phone] Fax: [phone] [email protected]
Latin America
Centro San Jose
Apartado 12, Municipio de Atlautla, Estado de Mexico, C.P. 56970, MEXICO
Tels. (52) 597-976-70-93 or 70-73 Fax: [phone] [email protected]
Africa
St. Joseph Media and Training Center
Holy Trinity Basilica Compound
P.O. Box 9133, Shanahan Hall #34, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
Tel: [phone] or [phone] [email protected]
Also: [email protected]
[email protected]
familyland.org FamilyCatechism.com
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President of the Pontifical Council
for Culture
Prot. No. 457/07 Vatican, 07 May, 2007

Dear Mr. Coniker,
Thank you for sending me the Book Preparation for Total
Consecration to Jesus through Mary for Families published by the
Apostolate for Family Consecration and dedicated to your beloved dear
departed wife Gwen Cecelia Coniker.
This is indeed an amazing book and will go a long way in helping
people to be prepared for Total Consecration according to Saint Louis
Marie de Montfort. It is rich in content and well organized so as to prepare
the families slowly and progressively to consecrate themselves to Jesus
through Mary. I was struck by the fact that the book seeks to regulate the
preparation through a detailed 34 days of preparation followed by three
days of reparation and consecration and then three days of guidance in how
to practically live one’s consecration. Also heartening is the abundant but
valued use of the magisterial teachings.
While congratulating you and your movement on publishing this
book, I also wish to compliment you on the wonderful work you do for
sustaining families through a life of Christian Prayer.
Assuring you and your family of my prayers and imploring God for
eternal rest in His everlasting bliss.
With every good wish,

Yours sincerely in the Lord,

Paul Cardinal Poupard
President
_______________
Mr. Jerry Coniker,
Catholic Familyland,
3375 County Road,
36, Bloomingdale,
Ohio 43910-7903, U.S.A.
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Jerome F. Coniker, President
Apostolate for Family Consecration
Bloomingdale, OH 43910 USA June 24, 2005
Dear Jerry,
We just want to thank you for compiling and editing your new book entitled
“Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary for Families”
according to St. Louis De Montfort with meditations by Pope John Paul II.
This 33-day preparation resource with the Act of Consecration made on
the 34th day is excellent and follows the traditions of St. Louis De Montfort’s
Consecration. Pope John Paul II had made De Montfort’s consecration himself
and this consecration was reflected in his motto “Totus Tuus”.
Your Scripture selections, along with examination of conscience exercises
and the different prayers for each day are a beautiful way to systematically
present to families your family consecration spirituality and the basic teachings
of our faith.
I agree that the idea of extending another 6 days onto the program
utilizing two presentations of Cardinal Arinze’s on DVD entitled “Living Your
Consecration” is an excellent way to reinforce the message in a practical way for
family life.
I know that Cardinal Luigi Ciappi helped you develop your consecration
summary prayer: “All for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all through
the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, all in union with St. Joseph.”
This “All for” prayer is truly a prayer of the total giving of oneself to Jesus
through Mary in union with St. Joseph. Cardinal Ciappi’s support of the Family
Apostolate and his willingness to be your theological advisor while he was still
the papal theologian was a great blessing in your founding years.
I am so pleased that you gave a copy of this book to His Holiness Pope
John Paul II last November at the Pontifical Council for the Family meeting
with him. Also, I am happy to learn that you gave a copy to Cardinal Ratzinger
(now Pope Benedict XVI) when you were awarded the privilege of attending
his private Mass last November. It was indeed providential that your paths
crossed in this way prior to his being elected the new Pontiff of the Roman
Catholic Church.
May God and His heavenly mother continue to bless your efforts to
promote Total Consecration for families throughout the world. Yours in the
Hearts of Jesus and Mary,

Fr. Roger Charest, De Montfort Fathers
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Optional Resources to Enhance your
40-Day Preparation for Total Consecration
This Preparation for Total Consecration prayer and
meditation book can be used with the following
resources. These presentations may be viewed by
yourself or with others.
Commentaries on 40-Day Preparation for
Total Consecration (#155-201), featuring
De Montfort Missionary Fr. Hugh Gillespie
Recommended Viewing Schedule:
Week 1: “Overview” (25 min.)
Week 2: “Spirit of the World” (25 min.)
Week 3: “Knowledge of Self” (25 min.)
Week 4: “Knowledge of Mary” (25 min.)
Week 5: “Knowledge of Jesus” (25 min.)
Week 6: “Christ Our Last End” (25 min.)
“Applying True Devotion” (25 min.)
You may also use resource #155-186, featuring
Fr. Fredrick Miller and Fr. Roger Charest.
See pages 707–709 for more information.
You may also download these presentations
for free at familyland.org; click on
“Family Consecration” or “Protect your Family.”
See Appendix A and Family Consecration Resources
(pages 707–720) for more resources.
Recommended Sequence of Formation:
1. Preparation for Total Consecration (pages 17–231)
2. Appointment with God (pages 558–598)
3. Secret of Mary (pages 523–557)
4. Catechism on True Devotion to Mary (pages 393–427)
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