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O Mary,
Virgin most powerful and Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and Refuge of
Sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thy Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to
thee our very being and our whole life: all that we have, all that we love,
all that we are. To thee we give our bodies, our hearts, and our souls; to
thee we give our homes, our families and our country. We desire that all
that is in us and around us may belong to thee and may share in the benefits
of thy motherly blessing. And, that this act of consecration may be truly
fruitful and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promises of our
Baptism and our First Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to profess
courageously and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, and to live as
befits Catholics, who are submissive to all directions of the Pope and the
bishops in communion with him. We pledge ourselves to keep the Commandments
of God and His Church, in particular to keep holy the Lord's Day. We pledge
ourselves to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion, and
above all, Holy Communion, an important part of our lives, in so far as we
shall be able to do. Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother of God and
loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the spreading of
devotion to thy Immaculate Heart, in order to hasten and assure, through the
queenly rule of thy Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the
Sacred Heart of thy adorable Son, in our own hearts and in those of all men,
in our country, and in all the world, as in Heaven, so on earth.
Amen. |