Starting on a day the reader picks, the program ends on Day 33 with consecration to Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Fr. Donald Calloway and Scott L. Smith Jr. build it around the Holy Family.
Readical Key Points
- A 33-day program of preparation for consecration to the Holy Family, in the pattern of other 33-day consecration books
- By Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, and Scott L. Smith Jr.
- Written for individuals, families, parishes and prayer groups rather than as an academic study
- Paperback, 248 pages, Marian Press, 2026
The authors present Jesus, Mary and Joseph as a pattern for marriage, parenthood and family life, and they frame consecration to the Holy Family as a response to what they see as confusion about those subjects today. The book follows the format of other 33-day consecration books: the reader picks a start date, works through each day's instructions in order, and makes the act of consecration on the final day.
It suits Catholics who have made other 33-day consecrations, families who want to go through one together, and parish or prayer groups looking for a shared program. The count of days is fixed, so choosing the start date is the one decision to make before beginning.
About the Authors
Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, a convert to Catholicism who went on to earn a licentiate in Mariology, belongs to the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception; his earlier consecration books include Consecration to St. Joseph. Scott L. Smith Jr., an attorney and author from Louisiana, was an Assistant Attorney General in that state from 2015 to 2019. The two previously co-wrote Consecration to St. Joseph for Children & Families.
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