The consecration comes after major letter-writing and
lobbying campaigns by Catholic lay groups for such a move.
Archbishop Eamon Martin, coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh will
be the principal celebrant of the Mass on that day with Cardinal Seán Brady,
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland leading the consecration.
According to a statement from the Catholic Communications
Office: “The consecration will ask Our Lady to intercede for the people of Ireland
and to take their needs to her Son.” The statement added that in the Year of
Faith, “it is fitting that the act of consecrating Ireland
takes place since it calls to mind the woman of faith par excellence and asks
for her prayers for the people of this country”.
Responding to news of the consecration, the Steering
Committee for the National Consecration of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary (SCNCI), which led a 13.5 million rosary campaign seeking consecration
said in a statement: “This is truly a momentous day as the two-year mission of
the SCNCI comes to a successful conclusion. The waiting is over!”
On Papal Consecrations that took place to the Immaculate Heart of Mary you can read here:
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