In a historic moment, bishops will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The event will be streamed live on the USCCB YouTube channel June 11 at 4 p.m. from the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Florida as a part of the bishops’ spring plenary assembly.
“What does this mean? Why consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart,” asked Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon in a recent video shared by the USCCB. “Devotion to the Sacred Heart has developed over the centuries … popes have lauded the practice of consecration of the self, home and even whole nations to the Sacred Heart.”
A nine-day novena begins June 3 and concludes June 11.
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