It’s been 105 years since Our Lady first appeared
in Fatima with an urgent message of warning and hope.
“Pray the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the world
and the end of the war” was her request to all the world.
She also asked that we consecrate Russia to her
Immaculate Heart. She warned of future wars,
persecutions, and the annihilation of various
nations should we fail to honor her request:
“If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted,
and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors
throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of
the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father
will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.
In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy
Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be
converted, and a period of peace will
be granted to the world.”
On March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation,
Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Now more than ever,
it is essential that we honor Our Lady of Fatima's
request to pray the rosary daily.
in Fatima with an urgent message of warning and hope.
“Pray the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the world
and the end of the war” was her request to all the world.
She also asked that we consecrate Russia to her
Immaculate Heart. She warned of future wars,
persecutions, and the annihilation of various
nations should we fail to honor her request:
“If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted,
and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors
throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of
the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father
will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.
In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy
Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be
converted, and a period of peace will
be granted to the world.”
On March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation,
Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Now more than ever,
it is essential that we honor Our Lady of Fatima's
request to pray the rosary daily.
MARCH 25 DEDICATION OF UKRANE & RUSSIA TO MARY
Consecration of Ukraine and Russia - March 25
On Friday, March 25, 2022, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during the Celebration of Penance that he will preside at 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
In our archdiocese, a Mass in French presided by Bishop Noël Delaquis, will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Boniface. A Mass in English presided by Fr. Anixavier Anthonymuthu, OFM Cap. will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Parish. Please note that in addition to the Mass, Holy Cross Church will be open for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. If you cannot make it to Mass, this is an opportunity to worship to pray for peace in Ukraine and to pray for Ukraine and Russia.
For more prayers and information on how to aid Ukraine, click here or on the image.
RY
March 18, 2022
Renewal of the Consecration of Ukraine to the Mother of God
On March 15 the Vatican announced that, in response to an appeal from Bishops in Ukraine, Pope Francis would consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Mother of God. This is not the first time that Ukraine has been consecrated to the Theotokos. In fact, Ukraine is believed to be the first nation dedicated to Mary back in 1037 under the rule of Yaroslav the Wise. Since then, this consecration of Ukraine at the Ukrainian People has been repeated several times as in 1987, 1995 and 2014.
Pope Francis chose to extend the requested consecration to include Russia as well. He furthermore, tied the event to the Marian apparitions of Fatima where the Blessed Virgin Mary requested that the Pope together with the whole episcopal college would consecrate Russia to her "Immaculate Heart". Pope Francis chose March 25th as the day that he would lead this Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. March 25th is the feast of the Annunciation (Gregorian Calendar) and it is the very day in 1984 that his predecessor, Pope Saint John Paul II, consecrated the whole world to the Mother of God. The 1984 consecration, at the time, was directly associated with the request of the Mother of God in Fatima.
Pope Francis not only chose to add Russia to the original request, but has arranged for his delegate, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to perform this same consecration at Fatima, Portugal. This has all caused a fair amount of speculation about what the Pope's message is with all of this. The principal response, however, by a world watching a horrific war being waged by Russia on the Ukrainian people is that such a consecration is very much welcome. The Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, welcomes such an event and he says the people of Ukraine have hoped for this since Russia renewed its aggression toward Ukraine in 2014 [HERE].
His Grace, Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, is asking that all parishes of the Archeparchy make March 25th a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. The parishes may either arrange for a special prayer event around the time that Pope Francis will be leading the Consecration (approx. 11:00 AM Winnipeg time) or at some other time during that day. A parish may also simply incorporate the special intention into an already scheduled Liturgy or other prayer service.
Metropolitan Lawrence will lead a prayer service on Friday March 25th at 10:00 AM at the church of the Protection of the Mother God - Blessed Virgin Mary - in Winnipeg (965 Boyd Ave.) after which the congregation will also join the Rome and Fatima events via livestreaming. All are invited to attend this event.
Furthermore, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a press release in which it included a special Novena prayer that can be prayed daily by all the Faithful in the days leading up to the March 25th event. This novena will serve as spiritual preparation for the very hopeful global prayer event that will be led by Pope Francis on the feast of the Annunciation.
Special Daily Novena Prayer (March 17-25):
God of реасе and justice,
we pray for the реорlе of Ukraine today.
We pray for реaсе and the laying down of weapons.
We pray for аll those who fear for tomorrow,
that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them.
We pray for those with power over war or реасе,
for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions.
Above аll, we pray for аll your precious children, at-risk and in fear,
that you would hold and protect them.
We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Реасе.
Amen
The arrival of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in Lviv, Ukraine, from Portugal. See above link. Inspiring!
Consecration of Ukraine and Russia - March 25
On Friday, March 25, 2022, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during the Celebration of Penance that he will preside at 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
In our archdiocese, a Mass in French presided by Bishop Noël Delaquis, will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Boniface. A Mass in English presided by Fr. Anixavier Anthonymuthu, OFM Cap. will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Parish. Please note that in addition to the Mass, Holy Cross Church will be open for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. If you cannot make it to Mass, this is an opportunity to worship to pray for peace in Ukraine and to pray for Ukraine and Russia.
For more prayers and information on how to aid Ukraine, google the St. Boniface diocesan site.
