>>15941621 (pb)

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Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Basilica of Saint Peter 25 March 2022

We chose to ignore God, to be satisfied with our illusions, to grow arrogant and aggressive, to suppress innocent lives and to stockpile weapons. We stopped being our neighbour’s keepers and stewards of our common home. We have ravaged the garden of the earth with war and by our sins we have broken the heart of our heavenly Father, who desires us to be brothers and sisters. We grew indifferent to everyone and everything except ourselves. Now with shame we cry out: Forgive us, Lord!

Holy Mother, amid the misery of our sinfulness, amid our struggles and weaknesses, amid the mystery of iniquity that is evil and war, you remind us that God never abandons us, but continues to look upon us with love, ever ready to forgive us and raise us up to new life. He has given you to us and made your Immaculate Heart a refuge for the Church and for all humanity. By God’s gracious will, you are ever with us; even in the most troubled moments of our history, you are there to guide us with tender love.

We now turn to you and knock at the door of your heart. We are your beloved children. In every age you make yourself known to us, calling us to conversion. At this dark hour, help us and grant us your comfort. Say to us once more: “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” You are able to untie the knots of our hearts and of our times. In you we place our trust. We are confident that, especially in moments of trial, you will not be deaf to our supplication and will come to our aid.

>>15941625

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>>15941250 (pb)

That is what you did at Cana in Galilee, when you interceded with Jesus and he worked the first of his signs. To preserve the joy of the wedding feast, you said to him: “They have no wine” (Jn 2:3). Now, O Mother, repeat those words and that prayer, for in our own day we have run out of the wine of hope, joy has fled, fraternity has faded. We have forgotten our humanity and squandered the gift of peace. We opened our hearts to violence and destructiveness. How greatly we need your maternal help!

Therefore, O Mother, hear our prayer.

Star of the Sea, do not let us be shipwrecked in the tempest of war.

Ark of the New Covenant, inspire projects and paths of reconciliation.

Queen of Heaven, restore God’s peace to the world.

Eliminate hatred and the thirst for revenge, and teach us forgiveness.

Free us from war, protect our world from the menace of nuclear weapons.

Queen of the Rosary, make us realize our need to pray and to love.

Queen of the Human Family, show people the path of fraternity.

Queen of Peace, obtain peace for our world.

O Mother, may your sorrowful plea stir our hardened hearts. May the tears you shed for us make this valley parched by our hatred blossom anew. Amid the thunder of weapons, may your prayer turn our thoughts to peace. May your maternal touch soothe those who suffer and flee from the rain of bombs. May your motherly embrace comfort those forced to leave their homes and their native land. May your Sorrowful Heart move us to compassion and inspire us to open our doors and to care for our brothers and sisters who are injured and cast aside.

>>15941630

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>>15941621 (You) (pb)

>>15941250 (pb)

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Holy Mother of God, as you stood beneath the cross, Jesus, seeing the disciple at your side, said: “Behold your son” (Jn 19:26). In this way he entrusted each of us to you. To the disciple, and to each of us, he said: “Behold, your Mother” (v. 27). Mother Mary, we now desire to welcome you into our lives and our history. At this hour, a weary and distraught humanity stands with you beneath the cross, needing to entrust itself to you and, through you, to consecrate itself to Christ. The people of Ukraine and Russia, who venerate you with great love, now turn to you, even as your heart beats with compassion for them and for all those peoples decimated by war, hunger, injustice and poverty.

Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine. Accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world. The “Fiat” that arose from your heart opened the doors of history to the Prince of Peace. We trust that, through your heart, peace will dawn once more. To you we consecrate the future of the whole human family, the needs and expectations of every people, the anxieties and hopes of the world.

Through your intercession, may God’s mercy be poured out on the earth and the gentle rhythm of peace return to mark our days. Our Lady of the “Fiat”, on whom the Holy Spirit descended, restore among us the harmony that comes from God. May you, our “living fountain of hope”, water the dryness of our hearts. In your womb Jesus took flesh; help us to foster the growth of communion. You once trod the streets of our world; lead us now on the paths of peace. Amen.

>>15941720

This is the first time I ever heard of "OL of the Fiat" so no idea about that. It's also the first time I've seen a consecration, so I couldn't say what is 'standard.'

This event factors into the bigger picture because for years, ever since 1917 when OL of Fatima asked for the consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart (did you just say 'pfffffttt'? - cool, but you asked, so I'll continue) and the Pope and Bishops didn't do it. Mind you, they said they did, and over time some people began to examine OL's request, realize it wasn't done as asked and question why Rome wouldn't have done it properly. Was it a mistake? Have we been lied to? Why wouldn't they want "Russia to be converted and a period of peach granted to the world?" See? It's a reminder of that history and a validation of those who questioned whether it was done properly before, basically confirming that it hadn't been correctly done in the past even though we were told it was.

As an aside, to be a Catholic in good standing, it is never necessary to believe any 'personal' revelation and all apparitions are just that. Regardless of how many people may have observed the miracle of the sun, it was still a personal revelation.

As far as the totally-not-God, you are 100% correct. Not God, but the Mother of God with a unique relationship to each person of the Trinity.

>>15941967

*peace

not peach

>>15942149

>>15942149

>a couple reasons I too smell chicanery

Supposedly St. JPII took care of it along with a few others… https://ewtn.co.uk/article-john-paul-iis-consecration-of-russia/

Never would have thought Pope Francis would be the one to do this.

Suspect from the beginning. Benedict was so sick they made him "Pope Emeritus" - a totally new title - rather than be Pope until his death. That was in 2013.

>some sort of relevant spiritual impact

Agreed.

>>15942379

I hate when that happens.