Consecration of Russia
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The Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a belief in the Roman Catholic Church that a specific act of consecration on the part of the Pope has been required by the Virgin Mary, in return for which there would be world peace.
The consecration was reportedly requested by the Virgin Mary, in a series of visions at Fatima, Portugal which occurred between May and October of 1917. The visionaries stated that the Virgin Mary promised:
"But in the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father (and the remaining bishops) will consecrate Russia to Me. Russia will be converted and a period of peace will be given to mankind."
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[edit] Controversy in Roman Catholicism
The consecration may have been accomplished by Pope John Paul II on May 25, 1984 but is still in question. Pope Pius XII also specifically consecrated the Peoples of Russia to the Immmaculate Heart of Mary by his apostolic letter Sacro Vergente Anno of 1952.
It is believed by some that Lúcia Santos, one of the seers of the Fatima apparitions, said that the consecration requested by the Virgin Mary was fulfilled and accepted in heaven, and that everyone should live out the consecration personally by faithfully wearing the Brown Scapular.
[edit] Russian Orthodox objections
Members of the Russian Orthodox Church object to the concept of the Consecration of Russia for two reasons: (1) Russia has already been Christian for over one thousand years, and has a great devotion to the Theotokos, and (2) the concept contains what appears to be an implicit proselytism of Russian Orthodox Christians to the Roman Catholic faith. Orthodox apologists point out that Russia was still an Orthodox nation at the time, and was not yet under the control of the militant atheist Bolsheviks. Thus the phrase "Russia will be converted" can only imply conversion from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism.
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[edit] External links
- First shrine to Our Lady of Fatima in Russia
- World Enslavement or Peace: It's Up to the Pope Publication by Fatima Network about the Consecration of Russia
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