Shining in Spotless Splendor: Consecration to the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception describes the sinless conception of the Blessed Virgin in St. Anne's womb. But if there were nothing more hidden in this mystery, it would be only her unique privilege. It would not affect our lives nor touch our hearts. The Holy Spirit continues to imprint this mystery on our hearts by purifying us of all sin and healing its effects, so that we too may be immaculate like the Virgin. Through these 40 days, we tap into the living reality of this mystery, so that the Holy Spirit may accomplish in us what He first wrought in the Immaculata. She invites us not only to ponder the mystery from the outside, but to enter into it as into a fire. When we allow the fire of the Holy Spirit to touch our hearts, as He filled the Immaculate Heart, then everything in us is transformed into divine life and love. With filial trust, let us ask the Father for this grace to be immaculate like the Blessed Virgin and consecrate ourselves to the Immaculate Conception.

Author: Thaddaeus Lancton
Publisher: Marian Press
Published: 01/01/2024
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.09w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781596145993

About the Author
Fr. Thaddaeus Lancton was born as the youngest son to a Catholic family of five on February 22, 1987 in Houston, TX. He had two childhood dreams: becoming an Air Force pilot and an astronaut, and becoming a priest. Having lost grandparents and parents during his youth, he learned from a young age to pray for the souls in Purgatory. After attending Strake Jesuit for high school, he entered the Jesuit novitiate for one year in 2005. After leaving, he entered the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in 2007. He has obtained a BA in Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Masters in Psychology from the Divine Mercy University, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Poland. Since he has a gift for learning and speaking various languages, he has lived and worked in the Philippines, Poland, Bolivia, and Argentina. He is currently assigned to the Marian house in Steubenville, Ohio as formator for the seminarians. He is inspired by the mystery of the Immaculate Conception to live and proclaim the free gift of the mercy of God, which accompanies, protects and guides us from conception until death.