Rule of Life for those Consecrated to the Immaculate Virgin  

by St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe

1. I must be a saint and a great saint.

2. For the glory of God, I must save myself and all souls, present and  future, through the Immaculate.

3. Before anything else flee not only from mortal but also from  deliberate venial sin.

4. Do not permit:

a. that evil remain without reparation and  destruction; or

b. that good be without fruit or increase.

5. Let your rule be obedience to the will of God through the  Immaculate. I am nothing but an instrument.

6. Think of what you are doing. Do not be concerned about anything  else, whether bad or good.

7. Preserve order, and order will preserve you.

8. Peaceful and benevolent action.

9. Preparation-Action-Conclusion.

10. Remember that you belong exclusively, unconditionally,  absolutely, irrevocably to the Immaculate: Whoever you are,  whatever you have or can, whatever you do (thoughts, words, action)  and endure (pleasant, unpleasant, indifferent things) belong to the  Immaculate. Consequently, may she dispose of them according to Her  will (and not yours). In the same way it belongs to Her all your  intentions; therefore, may she transform them, add others, take them  away, as She likes (in fact, She does not offend justice). You are an instrument in Her hand, therefore do only what She  wants; accept everything like a child to his own mother, trust Her in  everything. Take an interest about Her, Her veneration, Her things  and let Her take care of you and your loved ones. Recognize that  everything you have comes from Her and nothing from you. All the  fruits of your activities depend on the union with Her, in the same  way as She is an instrument of the divine mercy. O Immaculate, my life (every moment of it), my death (where, when  and how) and my eternity belongs totally to you. Of everything You  do whatever You like.