Very moved, the pope begged the Virgin Mary for peace between Ukraine and Russia

consecrated

to obtain peace

Mother of God and our Mother, we solemnly entrust and consecrate to your Immaculate Heart ourselves, the Church and all of humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine.

Welcome this act that we are carrying out with confidence and love, put an end to war, assure the world of peace.

who brings peace

always guides to Jesus, Prince of peace

"visionaries

To prevent this war, I will come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and for the reparative communion first Saturdays.

If my demands are accepted,

Russia will convert and we will have peace;

otherwise it will spread its errors throughout the world, provoking wars and persecutions against the Church”.

has forgotten

the lesson of the tragedies of the past century, the sacrifice of millions of dead in world wars

sick with greed, we have locked ourselves in nationalist interests

In this dark hour, come to help and console us (…) We are certain that you do not despise our supplications and that you come to our aid, especially in times of trial. .

urgent need for your maternal intervention

You, star of the sea, do not let us sink in the storm of war (…) Free- us from war, save the world from nuclear threat (…) Queen of peace, obtain peace for the world.

those who are suffering and fleeing under the weight of the bombs

who are forced to leave their homes and their country. "

this odious war

bombs are destroying the homes of many of our defenseless Ukrainian brothers and sisters

We feel a sense of helplessness and incapacity (…) our forces are not enough

We cannot solve the contradictions of history alone, nor even those of our hearts.

We need the wise and gentle strength of God, which is the Holy Spirit.

We need the Spirit of love, which destroys hatred, extinguishes resentment, greed, awakens us from indifference (…)

Because, if we want the world to change, our hearts must first change.

To do this, today, let us let ourselves be taken by the hand of the Virgin

In union with the bishops and the faithful of the whole world, I wish to bring solemnly to the Immaculate Heart of Mary all that we are living: to renew to her the consecration of the Church and of all humanity and consecrate to her, in a special way, the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, who venerate her as their Mother with filial affection.

this is not a magic formula, but a spiritual act.

It is a gesture of full confidence of the children who, in the tribulation of this cruel and senseless war which threatens the world, have recourse to their Mother, throwing fear and pain into her Heart, entrusting themselves to her.