Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church in time of pandemic, Friday 1 May 2020 - Resources available

Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church in time of pandemic, Friday 1 May 2020 – Resources available

Tuesday, April 28 2020

To assist dioceses and eparchies with preparations for the upcoming Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church on Friday 1 May, 2020, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) prepared a ritual and a specific prayer to recite during the act of Consecration.

Along with Bishops across the country, pastors, families, groups, individuals and other faith communities may likewise choose to join the consecration as part of the global effort to unite in faith and prayer in this most difficult time.

Ritual and Consecration Prayer

Additional resources

As part of the resources developed for the 2017 Marian consecration of Canada, the CCCB developed a document entitled Consecrating Canada to the Blessed Virgin Mary Insights for Adult Catechesis, providing helpful answers to gain a deeper spiritual understanding of the nature and significance of a Marian consecration.

As we approach the Marian month and in order to express love and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Father recently published a letter addressed to all faithful for the month of May. In this encouraging letter, and in light of the restrictions in place as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis invites everyone to pray the Rosary at home and offers two prayers to be recited at its conclusion.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-04/letter-on-the-month-of-may-full-text.html

The Litany of Loreto may also be useful to accompany prayers to the Blessed Mother.

http://www.vatican.va/special/rosary/documents/litanie-lauretane_en.html

Special interview on Salt+Light Media the Most Rev. Richard Gagnon, Archbishop of Winnipeg and CCCB President, and the Most Rev. José Gómez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and USCCB President