Solemn Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

	Most Holy Virgin Mary, tender Mother of men, to fulfill the 
	desires of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the request of 
	the Vicar of Your Son on earth, we consecrate ourselves
	and our families to your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, 
	O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and we recommend to 
	You, all the people of our country and all the world.

	Please accept our consecration, dearest Mother, and use 
	us as You wish to accomplish Your designs in the world.

	O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of the 
	Most Holy Rosary, and Queen of the World, rule over us, 
	together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King. 

	Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism; 
	kindle in our hearts and homes the love of purity, the 
	practice of a virtuous life, an ardent zeal for souls, and 
	a desire to pray the Rosary more faithfully.

	We come with confidence to You, O Throne of Grace and 
	Mother of Fair Love. Inflame us with the same Divine Fire 
	which has inflamed Your own Sorrowful and Immaculate 
	Heart. 

	Make our hearts and homes Your shrine, and through us,
 	make the Heart of Jesus, together with your rule, triumph
	 in every heart and home.

 	Amen.  

	

 	World News|  Mar. 26, 2020 

	At Fatima, 24 Countries Consecrated to Jesus and Mary
	Amid Coronavirus

	During his remarks, Cardinal Marto recalled that Saints 
	Francisco and Jacinto Marto, shepherd children to whom 
	the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1916 and 1917, both 
	died amid the victims of the Spanish flu pandemic.

	Catholic News Agency
	FATIMA, Portugal — Twenty-four countries on Wednesday
	were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
	Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of 
	Fatima in Fatima, Portugal.

	In a March 25 ceremony that included the recitation
	the rosary and a litany asking the Blessed Virgin Mary to 
	pray for the afflicted, Fatimas bishop, Cardinal Antonio 
	Marto, renewed the consecration of Portugal and Spain 
	to Jesus and Mary, and added the names of twenty-four
	 other countries.

	In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, the 
	Portuguese bishops conference announced last week 
	they would reconsecrate Portugal to Christ and Mary on 
	the evening of March 25.

	Shortly after the announcement, the Spanish bishops 
	conference requested that their country also be consecrated 
	in the same liturgy.

	The Portuguese bishops subsequently invited the heads of 
	other national bishops conferences to request that their 
	nations be added as well. 

	In addition to Spain and Portugal, the other 22 countries 
	consecrated at the request of their respective episcopal 
	conferences are: Albania, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
	Cuba, Slovakia, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Mexico, Moldova, 
	Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Kenya, the 
	Dominican Republic, Romania, Tanzania, East Timor and 
	Zimbabwe.

	The cardinal also prayed for children, the elderly and the 
	most vulnerable, asking the Blessed Virgin Mary to comfort 
	doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, and volunteer 
	caregivers. Strengthen families and reinforce us in 
	citizenship and solidarity.

	During his remarks, the cardinal recalled that Saints
	Francisco and Jacinto Marto, shepherd children to whom
	the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1916 and 1917, both
	died amid the victims of the Spanish flu pandemic.

	Cardinal Marto prayed that the saints would intercede for
	so many sick people who, these days and in a profound 
	way, experience the solitude of isolation to which they 
	are subject.

	In a statement, the bishops conference of Portugal noted
 	that on 36 years ago, on March 25, 1984, Pope St. John 
	Paul II consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate 
	Heart of Mary.

	In Spain, more than 3,600 people have died of the 
	coronavirus, while in Portugal, nearly 3000 are infected 
	and almost 50 have died. More than 21,000 people have 
	died around the world as a result of the novel coronavrius.