Totus Tuus

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Totus Tuus is the Latin Marian motto meaning “Totally Yours,” expressing Pope John Paul II’s complete consecration to the Virgin Mary.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin phrase
Marian motto
motto
adoptedWhen Karol Wojtyła became auxiliary bishop of Kraków
associatedWith Catholic Church
Marian consecration
Virgin Mary
centralToSpiritualityOf Pope John Paul II
commemoratedBy Catholic youth events named Totus Tuus
parish missions and programs named Totus Tuus
dateOfAdoptionByPopeJohnPaulII 1958
devotionalContext Catholic Marian movements
Marian consecration prayers
expresses complete self-giving to Mary
filial devotion to Mary
total entrustment to the Virgin Mary
hasDevotionalFormula ego totus tuus et omnia mea tua sunt
hasInfluenceOn Catholic devotional practices
contemporary Marian spirituality
hasLiturgicalUse Marian feasts and celebrations
hasPart Totus Tuus ego sum
inspiredBy St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
True Devotion to Mary
language Latin
longForm Totus Tuus ego sum et omnia mea tua sunt
longFormTranslation I am all yours, and all that I have is yours
mentionedIn cross of Pope John Paul II’s papal coat of arms
mottoOf Pope John Paul II
refersTo Marian devotion
consecration to the Virgin Mary
relatedConcept Marian consecration
Marian devotion in Catholicism
entrustment to Mary
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
symbolizes Pope John Paul II’s Marian piety
total dedication to Mary for Christ
theologicalTheme Marian spirituality
personal consecration
translation Totally Yours
usedAs episcopal motto
papal motto
usedBy Pope John Paul II
usedIn papal homilies of John Paul II
papal writings of John Paul II

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pope John Paul II
motto

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