Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Friday 25 March
On Friday, the Church demonstrates her spiritual closeness to those directly affected by the conflict in Ukraine by consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate heart of Mary. “This Act of Consecration is meant to be a gesture of the universal Church, which in this dramatic moment lifts up to God, through his Mother and ours, the cry of pain of all those who suffer and implore an end to the violence, and to entrust the future of our human family to the Queen of Peace.” Pope Francis The Act of Consecration will take place in the context of a Celebration of Penance to be held in Saint Peter’s Basilica on Friday, 25 March at 4pm (UK time). The Act itself will take place about 5:30pm.