Our Lady, in the apparition of July 13, 1917, at Fatima, asked: "To prevent the war I will come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the reparative Communion on the First Saturdays." “At my request, Russia will be converted and there will be peace; if not, it will spread its errors throughout the world, promoting wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, several nations will be annihilated. In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
After the apparitions of Fatima there were several acts of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by various pontiffs. The last was on March 25, 2022, when Pope Francis led an Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in St. Peter’s Basilica, in union with the universal Church.
One year after, as we recall this important moment and prepare to celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation, we encourage everyone to renew the prayer of consecration on this March 25th and offer other Christian acts of piety, asking Our Blessed Mother to intercede before Christ, the Prince of Peace, for the end of the conflict in Ukraine and in other nations presently affected by violence, suffering and tragedies.
Here the text of the Prayer of Consecration used by Pope Francis, last March 25th, 2022.
