Those who wish to enter into this particular devotion, ..., after having, as in the first part of this preparation for the reign of Jesus Christ, employed twelve days at least in emptying themselves of the spirit of the world, which is contrary to the spirit of Jesus Christ-should employ three weeks in filling themselves with Jesus Christ by the holy Virgin. They should pursue the following
During the first week they should employ all their prayers and pious actions in asking for a knowledge of themselves, and for contrition for their sins; and they should do this in a spirit of humility. For that end they can, if they chose, meditate on what I have said before of this week as snails, crawling things, toads, swine, serpents, and unclean animals; or they can reflect on these three considerations of Saint Bernard: the vileness of our origin, the dishonours of our present state, and our ending as food for worms. They should pray our Lord and the Holy Ghost to enlighten them; and for that end they might use the ejaculations, Domine ut videam (Lord that I might see.), or Noverim me (Lord that I might know myself.), or Veni Sancte Spiritus; and they may say daily the Ave maris stella, and the Litany of the Holy Ghost.During the second week, they should apply themselves, during all their prayers and works each day, to know the Blessed Virgin. They should ask this knowledge of the Holy Ghost; they should read and meditate what we have said about it. They should ask this knowledge of the Holy Ghost; they should read an meditate what we have said about it. They should recite, as in the first week, the Litany of the Holy Ghost and the Ave maris stella, and in addition a Rosary daily, or, if not a whole Rosary, at least a chaplet, for the intention of impetrating more knowledge of Mary.They should apply themselves in the third week to know Jesus Christ. They can meditate upon what we have said about Him, and say the prayer of Saint Augustine which they will find in the first part of this treatise. They can, with the same Saint, repeat a hundred times a day, Noverim te- "Lord, that I might know Thee! or Domine, ut videam- "Lord, that I might see Who Thou art!" They shall recite, as in the preceding weeks, the litany of the Holy Ghost and the Ave maris stella, and they shall add daily the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus. Saturday September 8
At the end of the three weeks they shall confess and communicate (spiritually, since we cannot do this actually) with the intention of giving themselves to Jesus Christ, in the quality of slaves of love, by the hands of Mary. After communion, which they should try to make according to the method given farther on, they should recite the formula of their consecration, which they will find afterwards. They ought to write it, or have it written, unless it is printed; and they should sign it the same day they have made it. It would be well also that on that day they should pay some tribute to Jesus Christ and our Blessed Lady, either as a penance for their past unfaithfulness to the vows of their Baptism, or in testimony of their dependence and allegiance to the domain of Jesus and Mary. This tribute ought to be according to the devotion and capacity of every one, as a fast, a mortification, an alms, or a candle. If they had not a pin to give in homage, yet gave it with a good heart, it would be enough for Jesus, Who looks only at the good-will. 
