Anecdotes about the Virgin Mary

"The Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary"

Fatima – Rome

The theme of Fatima and Russia It belongs at the same time to history and devotion, and it is appropriate to treat it with sobriety. According to the tradition of Fatima, in the apparition of 13 July 1917 a specific request was announced: consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, along with the repairing Communion of the first Saturdays. Years later, in the account of Although (1979) - presented as part of the same message - the request is required: that the Pope make it «en unión con todos los obispos del mundo». These contents belong to the scope of private apparitions and their reception; the Church has recognized the value of Fatima's devotion, without defining each formulation as a closed historical data.

The pontifical acts. Pius XII consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart in 1942 and, specifically, people of Russia en 1952. Juan Pablo II realizó en 1984 a solemn act of consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart, inviting the union of the bishops. And the 25 March 2022The pope. Francisco He consecrated and entrusted humanity to the Immaculate Heart by expressly naming, according to the text published by the Holy See, «de manera especial Rusia y Ucrania»The same day the act was repeated in the sanctuary of Fatima.

On whether such acts They did exactly. Fatima's request, the debate remains open in devotion and in part in religious historiography. Some argue that Russia was not named in a textual way or the explicit union of all bishops; others consider the act of 1984 sufficient, citing an interpretation attributed to Sister Lucia. The honest thing is to say this: constant varias consagraciones pontificias ligadas a Fátima, pero un consenso unánime y cerrado sobre el «cumplimiento pleno» no consta.

Por eso lo prudente y lo hermoso es no quedarse en la discusión, sino en lo esencial. La «conversión de Rusia» de la que habla Fátima no se entiende ante todo como un cambio político, sino como una conversion of the heart and a return to God in peace. And the path that the Virgin herself pointed out for all this is very simple and is within reach of anyone: trust in the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the prayer of Rosary for peace. Rather than waiting for the perfect gesture of others, Mary invites us to put every day, ten to ten, the whole world in her hands.