Bishops consecrate U.S.A. to Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary

Maybe I have been too busy or distracted to notice, but it seems little was made of this historic event...I watched much of the Mass and Consecration as it was covered by EWTN.

In an historic event, the United States of America was consecrated to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary by the U.S. bishops on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

It was the first time the country has been consecrated specifically to the Sorrowful and Immaculate heart of Mary, according to Michael La Corte, the executive director of the World Apostolate of Fatima USA, who requested that the papal nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, celebrate the Mass of consecration.

“According to the message of Fatima the answer is not just a human approach,” La Corte said. The quest for peace also calls for a spiritual response and divine help, he said.
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“When a consecration occurs it is to set aside something for a sacred purpose,” Father Mark Moretti, president of the World Apostolate of Fatima USA, told the congregation. “Through the consecration today, our nation has been set aside, and so have each one of you.” In a special way, he urged the young people to seek holiness and purity.