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The consecration and entrustment to the Virgin Mary is a personal or collective act of Marian devotion among Catholics, with the Latin terms ''oblatio'', ''servitus'', ''commendatio'' and ''dedicatio'' being used in this context."Consecration and Entrustment to Mary", § 204, ''Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy'', Vatican
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Consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
is an act by which a person is dedicated to a sacred service, or an act which separates an object, location or region from a common and profane mode to one for sacred use.Schulte, Augustin Joseph. "Consecration." ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 9 Aug. 2014
/ref> The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments clarifies that in this context, "It should be recalled, however, that the term "consecration" is used here in a broad and non-technical sense: the expression is use of 'consecrating children to Our Lady', by which is intended placing children under her protection and asking her maternal blessing for them". Consecration to the Virgin Mary by Catholics has taken place from three perspectives: personal, societal and regional, and under a number of different titles: the Immaculate Conception, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, or more recently to Mary,
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. Early in the 20th century, Maximilian Kolbe, called the "Apostle of Consecration to Mary", began a vigorous programme of promoting consecration to the Immaculata.Armstrong, Regis J.; Peterson, Ingrid J. and Zagano, Phyllis. ''The Franciscan Tradition'', 2010 p. 51 In Catholic teachings, consecration to Mary does not diminish or substitute the love of God, but enhances it, for all consecration is ultimately made to God. Theologian Garrigou-Lagrange designated personal consecration to Mary as the highest level among Marian devotions. Pope John Paul II's motto, '' Totus Tuus'' ("totally yours"), reflected his personal consecration to Mary. He consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.


History and development

The beginnings of the notion of "belonging to Mary" can be seen in the writings of
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in the 4th century, and a form of personal consecration to Mary dates back to the 5th century, where its practitioners were called "servants of Mary" and the practice was sometimes referred to as "holy servitude". However, the first consistent and repeated use of the concept of consecration to Mary was perhaps by Ildephonsus of Toledo in the 7th century, and Pope John VII also referred to it in the 8th century.Calkins, Arthur. "Marian Consecration and Entrustment", Burke, Raymond L. et al. (2008) ''Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, and Consecrated Persons'' pp. 725-737 The notion that consecration to Mary is linked with consecration to Christ and has an ultimate
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goal was already present in the 7th century writings of Ildephonsus, when he wrote: "What is delivered up to the Mother rebounds to the Son; thus passes to the King the honor that is rendered in the service of the Queen." In the 8th century, John Damascene continued the theme of consecration to Mary, and when he wrote "to you we consecrate ''(anathemenoi)'' our minds, our souls and our bodies, in a word our very selves" he used the Greek term ''anathemenoi'' which indicates "the setting aside for sacred use". The act of consecration of cities and regions dates back at least to the 9th century, when Abbo Cernuus of Saint-Germain-des-Prés composed a poem in which he attributed the failure of the Vikings in the Siege of Paris (885–886) to the consecration of the city to the Virgin Mary, and her protection over it.Little, Lester K., ''Plague and the end of antiquity'', 2006 p. 139 During the Medieval period, abbeys, towns and cities began to consecrate themselves to the Virgin Mary to seek her protection. In the 12th century Cîteaux Abbey in France used the motif of the "protective mantle" of the Virgin Mary which shielded the kneeling abbots and abbesses. In the 13th century Caesarius of Heisterbach was also aware of this motif, which eventually led to the iconography of the Virgin of Mercy. Although previous saints had discussed the notion of consecration, it was only in 11th century France that Odilo at the
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began to spread the formal practice of personal consecration to Mary.McNally, Terrence. 2009 ''What Every Catholic Should Know about Mary'' pages 76-78 In the 12th century, the Cistercian orders began consecrating themselves to Mary, first individually and then as a group, and this practice then spread to the Benedictines and the
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s.Thurston, Herbert. "Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 9 Aug. 2014
/ref> The 17th century also saw the adoption of the custom of consecrating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin. During the 18th and 19th centuries the traditions of Marian consecration grew and by 1860
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in France included an act of consecration to the Virgin Mary. By this time Marian consecrations had spread beyond continental Europe and in England
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had composed a hymn of consecration to the Virgin Mary which included a petition to her motherly role. Since the 19th century, devotions and consecrations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary have been encouraged by several popes including Pius IX, Pius XII and John Paul II.


Personal consecration

Theologian Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, a professor at the Angelicum, analyzed various forms and stages of Marian devotions. He designated personal consecration to Mary as the highest level among these devotions. In his theological analysis, Marian devotions are categorized into stages, from beginner to advanced, as follows: :* Occasional prayer, e.g. praying the
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from time to time. :* Regular and daily devotion, e.g. the devout recitation of the
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on a daily basis. :* A formal act of consecration to Mary, and living in habitual dependence on her, as a means of uniting with Christ. The theology of personal consecration to Mary was further explained by Pope John Paul II in '' Redemptoris Mater'' where, building on , he stated that the word "home" refers to the spiritual and inner life of believers, and "to take Mary into one's home" signifies a filial entrustment to her as mother in every aspect of life. John Paul II suggested the Apostle John as an example of how every Christian should respond to the gift of the spiritual motherhood of Mary.Pope John Paul II, ''Redemptoris Mater''
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Louis de Montfort's Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary

The practice of consecration to Jesus through Mary was further promoted in the 18th century following the rediscovery of the writings of the 17th century priest Louis de Montfort. The heart of Montfort's classic work '' True Devotion to Mary'' is a formal act of consecration to Mary, so through her, one can be consecrated to Christ. For Montfort, consecration begins a gradual process of sanctification in which a person's focus turns away from self-love and towards God through Mary. In Montfort's view different individuals reach different levels along this scale, depending on their efforts and purity of intentions. Montfort's classification of the multiple levels of spiritual progress is similar to the "spiritual dwelling places" described by Teresa of Avila in the
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. Yet Montfort's view differs from Teresa's contemporary, John of the Cross in that Montfort sees the Marian path to Jesus as far more positive, encouraging and smooth than the path followed by John in the poem '' Dark Night of the Soul''. Montfort's concept of consecration was influenced by
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's book (Only God, the Holy Slavery of the admirable Mother of God). By reading Boudon, Montfort concluded that ''any consecration'' is ultimately made to "God Alone", for only God merits the loving servitude of man. Later, "God Alone" became the motto of Montfort. Montfort's approach followed Boudon very closely, but differed on one element: while Boudon's consecration was founded on the Queenship of Mary, Montfort approach was based on the divine maternity. Pope John Paul II stated that as a young seminarian he had read and reread Montfort many times and "understood that I could not exclude the Lord's Mother from my life without neglecting the will of God-Trinity".''Pope John Paul II Reveals Virgin Mary Role in His Life'' Zenit News, 15 October 2000
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary

Francis de Sales began to write on the "perfections of the Heart of Mary" as the model of love for God in the early parts of the 17th century and his work influenced
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, who then developed the joint devotion to the
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. Two factors that helped the rapid progress of the devotion were the introduction of the
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by Catherine Labouré in 1830 and the establishment at Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris of the ''Archconfraternity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Sinners''. In 1838 Father Desgenettes, the pastor of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, organized the Association in honor of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary, which Pope Gregory XVI made a confraternity the same year. In July, 1855, the
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approved the Office and Mass for the Immaculate Heart. Another driving force for devotions and consecrations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary appeared in the 1917 messages of
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. The three children who reported the messages of Marian apparitions at Fátima referred to the Immaculate Heart. The third apparition reported at Fátima on 13 July 1917, specifically encouraged devotions and consecrations for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart. Although the reports of the Fátima apparitions were initially met with skepticism, they grew in popularity and were approved by the Holy See in 1930. On 13 May 1967, the 50th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope
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visited Fatima, Portugal, and issued the Apostolic Exhortation '' Signum Magnum'' ("a great sign") in which he asked "all sons of the Church to renew their consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary". In 1986, when addressing the participants in the 1986 International Theological Symposium on the Alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Pope John Paul II stated: "Our act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary refers ultimately to the Heart of her Son, for as the Mother of Christ she is wholly united to his redemptive mission. As at the marriage feast of Cana, when she said 'Do whatever he tells you', Mary directs all things to her Son, who answers our prayers and forgives our sins."''The Alliance of the Two Hearts and Consecration'' by Msgr Arthur B. Calkins in ''Miles Immaculatæ'' XXXI (July–December 1995) pages 389-407

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The Immaculata

In 1854
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defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the apostolic constitution '' Ineffabilis Deus''. This greatly helped the spread of devotions and consecrations to the Immaculata. In the early part of the 20th century, Maximilian Kolbe began his efforts to promote consecration to the Immaculata, partly relying on the 1858 messages of Our Lady of Lourdes. He argued that since Mary is Immaculate, by her very nature she is the perfect instrument of the Holy Spirit in the mediation of all graces, given that "every grace is a gift of the Father through his Son by the Holy Spirit". Kolbe founded the monastery of Niepokalanów ("City of the Immaculate Mother of God") and published ''Militia Immaculatae'' in multiple languages, which eventually reached a circulation of 750,000 copies a month, until it was stopped when Kolbe was sent to the
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concentration camp. Kolbe's efforts in promoting consecration to the Immaculata made him known as the "Apostle of Consecration to Mary".


Societal consecration

For many centuries, the
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s have worn the Brown Scapular as a sign of their consecration to Mary, and her protection over them. In the 1304 century the Servite Order (Servants of Mary), whose focus was on the sorrows of Mary, was approved by the Holy See. Over the centuries, a number of
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have been consecrated to the Virgin Mary, e.g. the fourth vow taken by the
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, whose order was formed in the 18th century, during the French Revolution includes a consecration to the Virgin Mary. In the 1948 Apostolic Constitution '' Bis Saeculari'' Pope Pius XII encouraged Marian consecrations by the Marian societies such as Sodality of Our Lady. On Sunday, 8 October 2000, upon the completion of the ceremonies for the Jubilee of the Bishops, Pope John Paul II and the bishops consecrated and entrusted themselves and the Catholic Church in the new millennium to Mary."Jubilee Entrustment to Mary by Pope John Paul II 2000,"
''All About Mary'', International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton.
On 12 May 2010 at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fátima, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the beatification of
Jacinta and Francisco Marto Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (11 March 1910 – 20 February 1920) were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907– ...
Pope Benedict XVI consecrated all priests to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.


Consecration of locations and regions

The consecration of cities and regions to the Virgin Mary dates back at least to the 9th century, and during the feuding Medieval period, abbeys, towns and cities began to consecrate themselves to the Virgin Mary to seek her protection. In the 17th century France was consecrated to the Virgin Mary by Louis XIII and a number of other countries such as Portugal followed that trend. In the 1917 purported apparitions of
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, the Virgin Mary is said to have specifically asked for the consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart.Burke, Raymond L.; et al. (2008). ''Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, and Consecrated Persons'' pages 879-889 On 31 October 1942, Pius XII made a solemn act of consecration of the Catholic Church and the whole world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, joined by the bishops of Portugal, gathered at the Cathedral in Lisbon. The consecration was performed via a Portuguese radio broadcast, and then renewed on 8 December 1942, in Rome.''Mary's Immaculate Heart'' by John F. Murphy 2007 pages 96-103 In July 1952 Pope Pius XII specifically performed the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary via the Apostolic Letter ''
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''. According to author Edward Sri, given the emphasis Pius XII had placed on the
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, the consecration emphasized the importance Pius XII placed on the powerful role of Mary as an intercessor and a protector of humanity. Mariologist
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wrote that the 1942 consecration of humanity to Mary can be viewed as an apex for Marian culture. On 13 May 1982 in Fatima Portugal, Pope John Paul II again consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and said: "Consecrating the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary means drawing near, through the mother's intercession, to the very fountain of life that sprang from Golgotha. This fountain pours forth unceasingly redemption and grace. In it reparation is made continually for the sins of the world. It is a ceaseless source of new life and holiness". On 25 March 1984, Pope John Paul II again performed the solemn consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the statue of the Virgin Mary of Fatima brought to
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in Vatican City for the ceremony. In his "program of Marian consecration and entrustment" John Paul II considered consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as Divinely intended to complement the consecration to the sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Pius XII's two consecrations were made in October 1942 and July 1952 and those of John Paul II in May 1982 and March 1984.Burke, Raymond L.; et al. (2008). ''Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, and Consecrated Persons'' page 746-750 This paralleled the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Pope Leo XIII, discussed in the encyclical '' Annum sacrum'' of May 1899. On 28 June 2003 John Paul II entrusted Europe to the Virgin Mary, and renewed that entrustment again on 31 August 2003. During the ongoing conflict, on 25 March 2022 Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in union with bishops from all over the world to implore an end to the war.


Canada

Early Jesuit missionaries consecrated their missions to Mary Immaculate. In 2017, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops suggested local ordinaries consecrate their respective dioceses to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 1 July (or another date "that might better suit the local pastoral situation") to mark the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Those taking part included: * Archdiocese of Ottawa (1 July 2017, Abp.
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) * Bishop Gary Michael Gordon) of Victoria * Archbishop
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of Saint John's * Archbishop
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of Edmonton * Bishop
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of
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* Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins) of Toronto * Archbishop
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of Vancouver * Diocesan Administrator Kevin McGee of the Diocese of SaskatoonYaworski, Kiply Lukan. "Canada and USA to be consecrated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’ with special prayers May 1, in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic", ''Catholic Saskatoon News'', 23 April 2020
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of
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(2 July 2017) * Bishop Luc-André Bouchard of Trois-Rivières (15 August 2017) * Bishop André Gazaille of Nicolet (8 December 2017) All the bishops of Canada participated jointly in the consecration of the country to the Blessed Mother during the CCCB Plenary Assembly on 6 September 2017. On 1 May 2020, members of the CCCB consecrated Canada to Mary, under the title Mother of the Church."Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church in time of pandemic, Friday 1 May 2020", CCCB, 28 April 2020
/ref> Bishops were invited to participate in a 1 May 2020 re-consecration of their dioceses. Among those participating was Bishop Mark Hagemoen of Saskatoon.


England and Wales

The title of "Mary's Dowry" as applied to England dates back to
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, and was formally proclaimed in 1399 by
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Thomas Arundel. Eight years before, during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the fourteen-year-old King
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had entrusted his kingdom to the Virgin Mary in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The bishops of England consecrated the country to Mary in 1893. The re-dedication of England as the "Dowry of Mary" took place 29 March 2020 at the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.


Latin America and Caribbean and the Americas

"In 1945, at the urging of bishops from the U.S. and Canada, Ven. Pius XII bestowed on her the title Empress of the Americas." On Easter Sunday 2020, CELAM, the Latin American and Caribbean bishops’ conference, consecrated Latin America and the Caribbean to Our Lady of Guadalupe "asking her for health and an end to the pandemic." * Ecuador -"the Most Holy Heart of Mary" (1892)


United States

In 1792,
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of Baltimore, consecrated the United States to Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception. In 1846, bishops attending the Sixth Provincial Council in Baltimore chose Mary under that title as the country's patroness. Like the Canadian bishops, on 1 May 2020, Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a "Renewal of the Consecration of the United States of America to the Blessed Virgin Mary" under the title "Mary, Mother of the Church" at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles. That same day, a rite of consecration was similarly held by Archbishop Gregory at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Archbishop Gomez also sent a letter to the U.S. bishops inviting them to join in the consecration. Among those joining in the consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church was Bishop
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of the Diocese of Lake Charles, and Bishop
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of the
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. On 6 May 2018, Bishop
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of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg renewed a dedication of the diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary previously done by Bishop Thomas Larkin on Friday, 13 May 1983 "in response to a request from the Holy Father, John Paul II." Separately, Pope Pius XII gave the title "Empress of the Americas" to the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe on October 12, 1945, which naturally includes the United States of America. Pope Pius XII both in Spanish as well as in English clearly stated that she is Empress of the Americas, (for reference please read further) not just for Latin Americans or for any particular nation but for all people in the South and North American continents.


Consecration of Russia and Our Lady of Fatima

Pope Pius XII, Paul VI and Pope John Paul II have consecrated Russia to the Immaculate Heart. Pope Francis announced he would consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 25 March 2022.


Dioceses consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary


Holy See

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North-America


United States

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,
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(13 October 2013, Abp. Paul S. Coakley) * Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon (28 June 2014, Abp. Alexander K. Sample) * Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana (15 August 2014, Bp.
Kevin C. Rhoades Kevin Carl Rhoades (born November 26, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana since 2009. Rhoades previously served as the bishop of the Dioce ...
) * Diocese of Albany,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
(4 April 2016, Bp. Edward B. Scharfenberger) *
Archdiocese of Milwaukee The Archdiocese of Milwaukee ( la, Archidiœcesis Milvauchiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, a ...
, Wisconsin (7 October 2016, Abp. Jerome E. Listecki) *
Diocese of Madison The Diocese of Madison ( la, Diœcesis Madisonensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. It comprises Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Rock, and Sauk counties. The area o ...
, Wisconsin (7 October 2016, Bp. Robert Morlino) * Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin (7 October 2016, Bp.
William P. Callahan William Patrick Callahan (born June 17, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin since 2010. Callahan previously served a ...
) *
Diocese of Superior The Diocese of Superior ( la, Dioecesis Superiorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, L ...
, Wisconsin (7 October 2016, Bp. James P. Powers) * Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan (13 May 2017, Abp. Allen H. Vigneron) *
Diocese of Paterson The Diocese of Paterson is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States that encompasses Passaic, Morris, and Sussex counties in northern New Jersey. Most of this territory lies to the west of t ...
, New Jersey (13 May 2017, Bp.
Arthur J. Serratelli Arthur Joseph Serratelli (born April 18, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey from 2004 to 2020 and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Newark in Ne ...
) *
Diocese of Fargo The Diocese of Fargo ( la, Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in North Dakota, United States. The cathedra is found within the Cathedral of St. Mary, in the episcopal see of Fargo. ...
, North Dakota (13-14 May 2017, Bp. John T. Folda) *
Diocese of San Angelo The Diocese of San Angelo ( la, Dioecesis Angeliana, es, Diócesis de San Angelo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering 29 counties throughout Central and West Texas. It was founded on October 16, ...
, Texas (27 September 2017, Bp. Michael J. Sis) *
Diocese of Jackson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Mobile, in the southern United States of America. Its ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes the northern and central parts of the state of Mississippi, an area o ...
, Mississippi (8 October 2017, Bp.
Joseph Kopacz Joseph Richard Kopacz (born September 16, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi since 2014. Early life and education Joseph Kopacz was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvani ...
) * Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky (8 October 2017, Abp. Joseph E. Kurtz) *
Archdiocese of Denver The Archdiocese of Denver ( la, Archidiœcesis Denveriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses northern Colorado. It is part of the XIII Conference Region and includes 113 parishes, 3 ...
, Colorado (13 October 2017, Abp.
Samuel J. Aquila Samuel Joseph Aquila (; born September 24, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado. He previously served as the seventh bishop of the Dioc ...
) *
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
, Minnesota (13 October 2017, Abp.
Bernard Hebda Bernard Anthony Hebda (born September 3, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the twelfth ordinary of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis since March 24, 2016. Prior to his installation as the ...
) *
Archdiocese of Philadelphia The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well a ...
, Pennsylvania (15 October 2017, Abp.
Charles J. Chaput Charles Joseph Chaput ( ; born September 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 until 2020. He previously served as archb ...
) * Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado (15 October 2017, Bp. Michael J. Sheridan) * Diocese of Santa Rosa, California (8-12 December 2017, Bp.
Robert Vasa Robert Francis Vasa (born May 7, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, January 24, 2011, Vasa was named the coadjutor bishop to Bishop Daniel F. Walsh of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California by Pope Benedic ...
) *
Diocese of Austin The Diocese of Austin ( la, Dioecesis Austiniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church comprising 25 counties of Central Texas in the United States. The diocese includes 123 parishes and missions and six ...
, Texas (10 December 2017, Bp.
Joe S. Vásquez Joe Steve Vásquez (born July 9, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Austin in Texas since 2010. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston i ...
) *
Diocese of Venice The Diocese of Venice in Florida ( la, Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984 with the purpose of serving the southwestern portion ...
, Florida (24 December 2017, Bp.
Frank Joseph Dewane Frank Joseph Dewane (born March 9, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida since 2007. Biography Early life and education Frank Dewane was born in Green Ba ...
) * Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan (8 December 2018, Bp.
Paul J. Bradley Paul Joseph Bradley (born October 18, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan from 2009 to 2023. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg ...
) *
Diocese of Wilmington The Diocese of Wilmington ( la, Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States and comprises the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland (i.e ...
, Delaware (19 August 2019, Bp.
William Francis Malooly William Francis Malooly (born January 18, 1944) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Malooly served as the bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware from 2008 until 2021. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of t ...
) *
Diocese of Buffalo The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York. The Diocese of Buffalo includ ...
,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
(2 February 2020, Apostolic Administrator Edward B. Scharfenberger) * Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah (27 March 2020 – Bp.
Oscar A. Solis Oscar Azarcón Solís (born October 13, 1953) is a Philippine-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and current bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah. Following a 20-month sede vacante, Solís was appointed by Pope Francis on Janu ...
) *
Archdiocese of Atlanta In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
, Francis Edward Hyland 1956; Wilton Daniel Gregory, 12 December 2007.


Canada

* Archdiocese of Montréal (23 November 2013, Abp.
Christian Lépine Christian Lépine (; born 18 September 1951) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has been Archbishop of Montreal since 20 March 2012. Before entering the seminary, the Quebecois Lépine studied at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean and ...
)


Mexico

* Archdiocese of Monterrey (23 November 2013, Abp. Rogelio Cabrera López) *
Archdiocese of Mexico City The Archdiocese of Mexico ( la, Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City, Mexico. It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to ...
(12 December 2014, Card. Juan Sandoval Íñiguez)


Europe


Poland

* All the 42 Polish dioceses (9 September 2017, Abp.
Stanisław Gądecki Stanisław Gądecki (born 1949) is the archbishop of Poznan, Poland. He is a Polish Roman Catholic church, Roman Catholic Bishop, Doctor of theology, doctor of Theological Sciences, and archbishop of Poznań since 2002. and serves as president of ...
together with all the bishops of Poland)


Netherlands

* All the Dutch dioceses (13 May 2017, Card. Willem J. Eijk together with all the bishops of the Netherlands)


Italy

*
Diocese of Chioggia The Italian Catholic Diocese of Chioggia ( la, Dioecesis Clodiensis) is in the Veneto, at the southernmost point of the ''Laguna veneta''. Until 1451, the diocese was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Grado. On 8 October 1451, in the bull "Regis ...
, Veneto (10 October 1954, Bp. Giovanni Battista Piasentini) *
Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
, Emilia-Romagna (13 May 2017, Bp. Massimo Camisasca) *
Diocese of Pavia The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817.
,
Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
(13 May 2017, Bp.
Corrado Sanguineti Corrado Sanguineti (born 7 November 1964) has been since 16 November 2015 the elected Bishop of Pavia. He replaced the most rev. Giovanni Giudici. Biography Born in 1964, he entered on seminar of Chiavari and was ordained priest on 30 Octo ...
) *
Diocese of Carpi The Italian Catholic Diocese of Carpi ( la, Dioecesis Carpensis) is in Emilia Romagna, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.
, Emilia-Romagna (16 September 2017, Bp. Francesco Cavina) *
Diocese of Ischia The Diocese of Ischia ( la, Dioecesis Isclana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The diocese comprises the entire island of Ischia, which contains seven comm ...
, Campania (13 October 2017, Bp. Pietro Lagnese) *
Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina The Italian Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina in Emilia Romagna was created on September 30, 1986, after the Diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic Diocese of Cesena as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
, Emilia-Romagna (8 December 2017, Bp. Douglas Regattieri) *
Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
, Campania (8 December 2017, Bp.
Sergio Melillo Sergio Melillo (born 16 November 1955) is a Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia since 2015. Biography Melillo was born in Avellino in 1955. After working in public administration during his early 20s, ...
) *
Diocese of San Miniato The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Miniato ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Miniati) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.Tuscany (12 May 2017, Bp. Andrea Migliavacca) * Archdiocese of Siracusa, Sicily (1 September 2018, Abp. Salvatore Pappalardo) * Archdiocese of Vercelli, Piedmont (13 October 2018, Abp. Marco Arnolfo) *
Archdiocese of Potenza The Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo ( la, Archidioecesis Potentina-Murana-Marsicensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the Diocese of Muro Lucano was unit ...
,
Basilicata it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = ...
(30 ottobre 2018, Abp. Salvatore Ligorio)


France

*
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
(18 May 2008, Bp. Dominique Rey) *
Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, commonly Diocese of Bayonne, ( Latin: ''Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron''; Basque: ''Baionako, Leskarreko eta Oloroeko elizbarrutia'' ...
(8 June 2014, Bp. Marc Aillet) *
Diocese of Angoulême In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
(7 May 2017, Bp. Hervé Gosselin) * Archdiocese of Bordeaux (13 May 2017, Card. Jean-Pierre Ricard) * Archdiocese of Avignon (8 December 2017, Abp. Jean-Pierre Cattenoz) * Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles (8 December 2017, Abp. Christophe Dufour) * Diocese of Vannes (8 December 2017, Bp. Raymond Centène) * Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (8 December 2017, Bp. Norbert Turini) * Diocese of Tulle (30 September 2018, Bp. Francis Bestion) *
Diocese of Nevers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers ( la, Dioecesis Nivernensis, link=no; french: Diocèse de Nevers, link=no) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Nièvre, in the Region ...
(8 September 2018, Bp. Thierry Brac de la Perrière) *
Diocese of Séez In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
(13 May 2018, Bp. Jacques Habert)


Spain

* Diocese of Alcalá de Henares (12 June 2010, Bp. Juan Antonio Reig Plá) *
Diocese of Cuenca The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca ( la, Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain.
(8 December 2015, Bp. José María Yanguas Sanz) * Archdiocese of Valladolid (10 June 2017, Abp. Luis Javier Argüello García) * Diocese of San Sebastián (14 May 2017, Bp. José Ignacio Munilla) * Archdiocese of Valencia (28 June 2018, Card.
Antonio Cañizares Llovera Antonio Cañizares Llovera (; born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacramen ...
) *
Diocese of Getafe The Diocese of Getafe ( la, Xetafen(sis)) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Spain, part of the Archdiocese of Madrid. The seat is in the city of Getafe, in the Getafe Cathedral. It was established on July 23, 1991, from the Roman ...
(7 December 2018, Bp. Ginés Ramón García Beltrán)


Germany

* Archdiocese of Freiburg (15 August 2017, Abp.
Stephan Burger Stephan Burger (born 29 April 1962 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German Roman Catholic clergyman. Since 2014 he has been Archbishop of Freiburg and Metropolitan Bishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Freiburg, succeeding Robert Zollitsch. His y ...
)


Austria

* Diocese of Linz (8 December 2015, Bp. Ludwig Schwarz)


England

* Diocese of Shrewsbury (13 October 2013, Bp. Mark Davies)


Scotland

* Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (20 October 2017, Abp.
Leo Cushley Leo William Cushley (born 18 June 1961) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in Scotland. He previously served as head of the English language section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Early life Leo Cushley was born ...
) *
Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell The Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell ( la, Dioecesis Matrisfontis, links=no) is an ecclesiastical diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland. The diocese, which was erected on 25 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII from the Archdiocese of Glasgow, ...
(20 May 2017) Consecration performed by Bishop Joseph Toal at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell.


Finland

* Diocese of Helsinki (8 December 2005, Bp. Józef Wróbel)


South-America


Venezuela

* Archdiocese of Maracaibo (13 October 2017, Abp. Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera) *Diocese of Machiques (8 December 2017, Bp. Ramiro Díaz)


Colombia

* Archdiocese of Barranquilla (9 June 2018, Abp. Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz)


Uruguay

* Archdiocese of Montevideo (8 October 2017, Card.
Daniel Sturla Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, SDB (born 4 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate and the archbishop of Montevideo. Biography Sturla was born in a Uruguayan middle-class family. His parents died when he was a teena ...
)


Brazil

* Diocese of São Luiz de Cáceres (22 May 2016, Bp. Antônio Emídio Vilar)


Argentina

*
Archdiocese of Rosario The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario ( la, Archidioecesis Rosariensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern part of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, with its mother church, the Basilica ...
(1 August 2019, Bp. Eduardo Eliseo Martín)


Oceania


Australia

* Archdiocese of Hobart, Tasmania (13 May 2017, Abp. Julian Porteous)


New Zealand

* Archdiocese of Wellington (8 December 2016, Card. John Atcherley Dew)


Samoa

*
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
(7 December 2007, Abp.
Alapati Lui Mataeliga Alapati Lui Mataeliga (born 4 January 1953) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. He was born in Sataua on the island of Savai'i. He was ordained for the presbyterate of the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau on July 5, 1977. Upon the ...
)


Asia


Philippines

* All the 89 Filipino dioceses (4 May 2018, Card.
Romulo Valles Romulo Geolina Valles, D.D. (born July 10, 1951), is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Davao in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, Philippines and the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines since Decem ...
together with all the bishops of Philippines)


India

* Archdiocese of Bombay (13 May 2017, Card. Oswald Gracias) * Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (13 May 2017, Abp. Filipe Neri Ferrão)


Africa


Angola

*
Diocese of Uíje In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
(23 April 2017, Bp. Emílio Sumbelelo)


Prayers of consecration

A number of different prayers may be used as part of the consecration to the Virgin Mary. The "Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary" appears in the official
Raccolta The ''Raccolta'' (literally, "collection" in Italian), is a book, published in many editions from 1807 to 1952, that collected the texts of Roman Catholic prayers and briefly described other acts of piety, such as visiting and praying in particula ...
book of indulgenced prayers. The prayer originally composed by Louis de Montfort is as follows:
Today, I, a faithless sinner, renew in your hands my Baptismal vows; I renounce Satan forever, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, and will carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and will be more faithful to Him than I have ever been. With the entire heavenly court as my witness, I choose you this day for my Mother. I deliver and consecrate myself to you, my body and soul, myself, both interior and exterior, and the worth of my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to you the total right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, according to your wish, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.
The prayer used by Pope John Paul II as hi
act of entrustment of all Bishops to Mary
was considerably longer. It began with John 19:26 and included the entrustment as follows: "Here we stand before you to entrust to your maternal care ourselves, the Church, the entire world. Plead for us with your beloved Son that he may give us in abundance the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth which is the fountain of life."
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See also

* Catholic devotions * Marian devotions * Mother of God (Roman Catholic) * Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus * The Consecration to St. Joseph created by Father Donald Calloway


References


Sources

* Joseph Jaja, 2005, ''The Mystical Experience and Doctrine of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort'', Ignatius Press.


Further reading

* Kalvelage, Francis Mary, 2001. ''Kolbe, saint of the Immaculata'' Ignatius Press, * Norman, Nicholas, 1988. ''Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary'' Paluch Press 1952.


External links


Roten, S.M., Johann. "Meaning of Consecration to Mary", International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton

''Works of Saint Louis de Montfort'' online

International Marian Research Institute
at the University of Dayton. The institute, a leading center for research and scholarship on the Blessed Virgin Mary, has a vast presence in cyberspace.
Marian Library
at the University of Dayton. The Marian Library is the world's largest repository of books, periodicals, artwork, and artifacts on Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Militia of the Immaculata Consecrations

Prayers of Marian Consecration listed by the International Marian Research Institute.
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