Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Pope Francis to Consecrate the World to Mary’s Immaculate Heart




 Pope Francis to Consecrate the World to Mary’s Immaculate Heart

On Sunday 13th October which marks the date of the last apparition of Our Lady in Fatima in 1917, Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

On October 12, the original statute of the Virgin of Fatima will be received by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square where a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Marian Day convoked in the context of the Year of Faith will be presided over over by him.

The following day, October 13, Sunday, at 10:30 AM, the Pope will preside the Eucharistic Celebration on the occasion of the Marian Day celebration at Saint Peter’s Square. 

AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY


O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of men, in accordance with thy ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to thee myself, my brethren, my country, and the whole human race.

Reign over us and teach us how to make the Heart of Jesus reign and triumph in us, and around us, as It has reigned and triumphed in thee. Reign over us, dearest Mother, that we may be thine in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.

O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the deluge of impurity which thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima. We want to be pure like thee. We want to atone for the many crimes committed against Jesus and thee. We want to call down upon our country and the whole world the peace of God in justice and charity. Therefore, we now promise to imitate thy virtues by the practice of a Christian life without regard to human respect.

We resolve to receive Holy Communion on the First Saturday of every month (or often if not possible every First Saturday) and to offer thee five decades of the Rosary each day, together with our sacrifices, in the spirit of reparation and penance. Amen.

Source: News.va

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