CSJ Prayer of Consecration

As the Father has chosen you, O Mary, to be His Immaculate Child. Joseph’s spouse, and the Mother of His beloved Son and of the whole Church, in full communion with the Holy Spirit, so we choose you this day as Mother and Queen of our whole family; and we consecrate to you our souls and our bodies, all that we do and all that we have, without exception

Envelope each one of us with your most maternal mercy, Teach us to love Jesus and the Father always more, and in and through them, to love one another in the Holy Spirit, discovering one another evermore profoundly in the light of Jesus, respecting one another, and choosing one another each day with a more divine and simple love.

O Mary, Grant that each of us fulfill the Father’s will each day, in a more personal gift of ourselves, so that our whole family may bear witness, in the midst of the world, to the love of Jesus victorious over evil.

Amen.

Clarification

The Congregation of Saint John has taken note of the news concerning the excommunication of an ex-member of the Congregation of St John who might wrongly be presented by news outlets as a Brother of Saint John. This person left the Congregation of Saint John 25 years ago. He is therefore no longer part of our religious institute, holds no responsibility in its name, and maintains no institutional connection with our Congregation. The excommunication decision concerns only the individual himself and pertains to his personal situation. It in no way concerns the Congregation of Saint John. The activities, commitments, and positions taken by this person are his own and do not in any way involve the Congregation of Saint John. The Congregation of Saint John reaffirms its full communion with the Catholic Church and its faithful attachment to the Holy Father. The Congregation carries out its mission in service to the Church, in communion with the bishops of the dioceses where the brothers are sent.