Author Topic: Consecrating our loved ones praying to their guardian angels (Read 1176 times)

MariaCatherine · « **on:** April 24, 2014, 10:49:32 AM »

(Edit: there should be a semicolon after 'ones' in the title.)

It feels wrong to me to consecrate someone else to the Immaculate and / or Sacred Hearts, and I'm trying to figure out how it makes sense. I can easily understand consecrating my child, but not anyone over whom I have no authority whatsoever.

Similarly, I wonder how it makes sense to pray to someone else's guardian angel, since as far as I'm aware, they have no obligation to me at all. It seems to me that it would be better to pray to the Queen of angels.

soulguard · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2014, 11:08:29 AM »

Quote from: MariaCatherine

(Edit: there should be a semicolon after 'ones' in the title.)

It feels wrong to me to consecrate someone else to the Immaculate and / or Sacred Hearts, and I'm trying to figure out how it makes sense. I can easily understand consecrating my child, but not anyone over whom I have no authority whatsoever.

Similarly, I wonder how it makes sense to pray to someone else's guardian angel, since as far as I'm aware, they have no obligation to me at all. It seems to me that it would be better to pray to the Queen of angels.

Good questions Maria. I have the same wonderings about whether I, a lay person, can consecrate anything.

Mama ChaCha · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2014, 11:18:16 AM »

I always pray to my kids guardian angels. We live in a godless world, they need a good defense.

I have never heard of consecrating any on but your children, so idk about that. That would seem wrong to overextended your authority...but again, idk.

Cantarella · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2014, 12:06:10 PM »

I know you can pray to your children's guardian angels.

I don't think you are suppose to pray to other people's guardian angels.

I also don't think that you can validly consecrate another person to the Sacred Heart.

MariaCatherine · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2014, 09:18:55 AM »

Thanks very much.

soulguard · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2014, 09:32:14 AM »

Instead of consectrating, you can "entrust" someone to the care of some good heavenly saint, the virgin mary for example.

MariaCatherine · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2014, 10:45:33 AM »

I suppose that consecrating someone else could be seen as an act of humility insofar as it expresses confidence in the One to whom the loved one is being consecrated. But it still seems better to me to just pray for the loved one, rather than try to pretend I have any authority over them, or that I can somehow preempt their free will.

Frances · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2014, 11:15:29 AM »

:dancing-banana:
One cannot "consecrate" another person, just as one can't go to confession for another! You CAN pray to their guardian angels, just as to one's own, or to any saint on another's behalf.