Pope’s Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Our Lady
The Holy See Press Office releases the official text of the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which Pope Francis will pray on Friday, 25 March.
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The Holy See Press Office releases the official text of the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which Pope Francis will pray on Friday, 25 March.
Now Sisters of Mary and other Schoenstatt communities in Schoenstatt, the place of origin, are preparing to welcome people from Ukraine as well.
Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born. (MT 1:16)
The consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Pope Francis will take place during the Celebration of Penance on 25 March in St Peter’s Basilica.
The distance from the Schoenstatt Fathers’ shrine in Warsaw to Ukraine is only 215 km. There are already 700,000 Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary and the Schoenstatt Fathers welcome refugees and need our help.
“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity,
let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10)
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