whitewarrior
07-21-2008, 01:33 AM
So I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m a pretty devout Catholic whose major vice just happens to be things exactly like this website – S/M stuff, especially. It’s really crazy, because I honestly don’t even get that much out of it. I don’t know what draws me to it, except the idea of being controlled and owned is for some reason very appealing to me. I don’t know why, but there it is. The trouble is that this conflicts almost directly with my faith life. I love Jesus more than anything, and this temptation is clearly sinful in the eyes of the Church. I thought these two were major clashes, and I still to this day struggle to fight my tendency toward this.
Then I discovered something that is strangely geared toward my submissive tendencies and is perfectly aligned with Christ’s mission of winning souls: that is, Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the style of St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort. By going through the process of preparation, and finally making an act of consecration to the Blessed Mother (or, actually, Christ through His Mother), one effectively pronounces oneself a slave to the will of Mary. The aspects of this slavery are remarkably similar to aspects of the usual internet slavery (except, of course, markedly non-sexual). The beginning phase involves coming to understand one’s own worthlessness as a sinful human being – St. de Montfort even suggests comparing oneself to a worm or a slime-covered toad – who is completely dependent on the mercy of Christ. By making oneself a slave to Mary, one promises to do His will through Her, for Her, and with Her in everything, even in things we do not find attractive. This is much like the ideal slave life, where we do things for our Master even if we find them repugnant. Consecration to the Blessed Mother even involves wearing a lifelong chain as a symbol of your submission to the will of Christ through Mary. I even got a tattoo of a Marian symbol that will be with me for life as a sign of my submission and devotion.
Here’s hoping that the admins don’t shoot this one down. I know it doesn’t have anything directly to do with the typical S/M relationship, but it is an interesting and holy alternative for any interested Catholics out there struggling with the same problems I am. Anyone interested in learning more about the Consecration, please e-mail me at [email protected], or send me a pm.
God Bless.
Then I discovered something that is strangely geared toward my submissive tendencies and is perfectly aligned with Christ’s mission of winning souls: that is, Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the style of St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort. By going through the process of preparation, and finally making an act of consecration to the Blessed Mother (or, actually, Christ through His Mother), one effectively pronounces oneself a slave to the will of Mary. The aspects of this slavery are remarkably similar to aspects of the usual internet slavery (except, of course, markedly non-sexual). The beginning phase involves coming to understand one’s own worthlessness as a sinful human being – St. de Montfort even suggests comparing oneself to a worm or a slime-covered toad – who is completely dependent on the mercy of Christ. By making oneself a slave to Mary, one promises to do His will through Her, for Her, and with Her in everything, even in things we do not find attractive. This is much like the ideal slave life, where we do things for our Master even if we find them repugnant. Consecration to the Blessed Mother even involves wearing a lifelong chain as a symbol of your submission to the will of Christ through Mary. I even got a tattoo of a Marian symbol that will be with me for life as a sign of my submission and devotion.
Here’s hoping that the admins don’t shoot this one down. I know it doesn’t have anything directly to do with the typical S/M relationship, but it is an interesting and holy alternative for any interested Catholics out there struggling with the same problems I am. Anyone interested in learning more about the Consecration, please e-mail me at [email protected], or send me a pm.
God Bless.