Consecration of the United States to the Immaculate Conception and Immaculate Heart of Mary

November 11, 2006

PRAYER FOR RENEWAL OF CONSECRATION

TO OUR PATRONESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Most Holy Trinity: Our Father in Heaven, who chose Mary as the fairest of your daughters; Holy Spirit, who chose Mary as Your spouse; God the Son, who chose Mary as Your Mother; in union with Mary, we adore your majesty and acknowledge Your supreme, eternal dominion and authority.

Most Holy Trinity, we put the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she may present the country to you. Through her we wish to thank you for the great resources of this land and for the freedom, which has been its heritage. Through the intercession of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic Church in America. Grant us peace. Have mercy on our president and on all the officers of our government. Grant us a fruitful economy born of justice and charity. Have mercy on capital and industry and labor. Protect the family life of the nation. Guard the precious gift of many religious vocations. Through the intercession of our Mother, have mercy on the sick, the poor, the tempted, sinners—on all who are in need.

Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Our Mother, Patroness of our land, we praise you and honor you and give our country and ourselves to your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. O’ Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary pierced by the sword of sorrow prophesized by Simeon save us from degeneration, disaster and war. Protect us from all harm. O’ Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, you who bore the sufferings of your Son in the depths of your heart be our Advocate. Pray for us, that acting always according to your will and the Will of your Divine Son, we may live and die pleasing to God. Amen.
---

The Mass for the renewal of the consecration took place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., on November 11, 2006 at 12:00 Noon, and aired on EWTN.

[text of the original press release follows:]

The World Apostolate of Fatima is pleased to announce that the U.S. Papal Nuncio, His Excellency Archbishop Pietro Sambi will be officiating the Mass for the renewal of our country’s Consecration to Our Patroness, the Immaculate Conception. All are invited to come to our nation’s Basilica-The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, November 11, 2006, at twelve noon.

All bishops have been invited to participate at the Mass. However, due to scheduling conflicts, the bishops may sign the Consecration prayer for their dioceses, which will then be offered at the Mass. This has been provided to them by the World Apostolate of Fatima. The prayer for the Consecration was composed by our bishops in 1959, at the dedication ceremony of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; whereby, our country was Consecrated to Our Patroness, the Immaculate Conception. However, by this consecration on November 11, 2006, our country will be Consecrated to the Heart of Our Patroness; this is our apostolate’s primary mission for world peace.

During World War I, His Eminence Francis Cardinal Bourne, who was the Primate of England, Consecrated England to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. He claims, and many others as well, that it stopped World War I. The Armistice for World War I was signed after the Consecration on November 11th; this, incidentally, is the same day which the Papal Nuncio chose to officiate the Mass for the United States.

During the 1720’s, the Bubonic plague was rampant in Marseille, France. Out of the town’s population of ninety thousand, fifty thousand people died in a matter of months. The Archbishop Consecrated Marseille, France to the Sacred Heart to end the plague in the town, and this did happen without any medical means or vaccinations.

Portugal was Consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary before World War II, and this country was protected from the war. With knowledge that our nation will be Consecrated to the Immaculate Conception and the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Mother let us continue to work with joy and excitement for the spiritual renewal of the United States, the salvation of souls and peace on earth.


(copied from: http://www.wafusa.org)
---

Prayer for the conversion of Scandinavia

Good Jesus, prostrate at Thy feet, we humbly implore Thee, by Thy most sacred wounds and by the Precious Blood which Thou didst shed for the salvation of the whole world, that Thou wouldst deign to cast a look of pity on the peoples of Scandinavia, seduced from the Faith for so many centuries, and plunged in the darkness of heresy, separated from thy Church, deprived of the participation of the adorable Sacrament of Thy Body and Blood, and of the other Sacraments instituted by Thee, as the refuge of souls in life and in death.

Remember, O Redeemer of the world, that for these souls too Thou didst suffer bitter death, with the loss of all Thy blood.

Bring back, O good Shepherd, these wandering sheep of Thine to the one fold and to the healthy pastures of Thy Church, so that they may form with us one flock, tended by Thee, and by thy Vicar on earth, the supreme Pontiff, whom, in the person of the Apostle St. Peter, Thou didst commission to feed Thy sheep and Thy lambs.

Graciously hear, O good Jesus, the prayers which we offer Thee with the most lively trust in the love of Thy Sacred Heart, and to Thy most holy Name be praise, glory, honour, world without end.

Amen.

(Source: from the Raccolta. An indulgence of 300 days, once a day. Pope Leo XIII, 18 April 1885.)

grant me before my death true contrition

An Act of Contrition (version 2)

Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins;
the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul,
the sins of my body; my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins;
the sins I know, the sins I do not know; the sins I have concealed
for so long, and which are now hidden from my memory.

I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial,
for all the sins of my childhood up to the present hour.

I know my sins have wounded Thy Tender Heart,
O My Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil through
the most bitter Passion of My Redeemer. Amen.

O My Jesus, forget and forgive what I have been. Amen.

[copied from catholictradition.org]

from Tobit

"Throughout all of your days, keep the Lord in mind, and suppress every desire to sin or to break his commandments." Tobit 4:5

(copied from: http://www.diocs.org/)

Faith of Our Fathers

One of my favorite Catholic hymns. Written by Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), son of an Anglican cler­gy­man, Fa­ber grad­u­at­ed from Bal­li­ol Coll­ege, Ox­ford, was or­dained an An­gli­can min­is­ter, and be­came Rec­tor of Elton in 1843. Three years la­ter, he converted to Ro­man Ca­thol­i­cism and found­ed the Bro­ther­hood of St. Phil­ip Ne­ri, in King Wil­liam Street, Strand. He la­ter moved to the Bromp­ton Ora­tory. Faber pub­lished a num­ber of prose works, and three vol­umes of hymns.

Faith of Our Fathers

Faith of our fathers, living still,
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whenever we hear that glorious Word!

(Refrain)
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our fathers, we will strive
To win all nations unto Thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
We all shall then be truly free.

(Refrain)

Faith of our fathers, we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife;
And preach Thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life.

(Refrain)

Faith of our fathers, Mary’s prayers
Shall win our country back to Thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
England shall then indeed be free.