US Catholic Bishops Are Consecrating the Nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here's What that Means
The bishops say the service will promote service to God, country and the needy as the devotion draws on a centuries-old tradition.
- On Thursday, Catholic bishops will gather in Orlando, Florida, to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, marking the nation's 250th anniversary.
- The devotion took modern shape in the 17th century when French nun St. Margaret Mary Alacoque reported visions of Jesus, prompting 19th-century German nun Blessed Marie of the Divine Heart to urge Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world.
- Catholic scholar Robert Fastiggi argues the service offers a unifying path amid polarization, countering state idolatry by promoting Jesus as "a king with a heart" rather than political nationalism.
- Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, who chairs the bishops' committee on religious liberty, said the consecration demands considering how to "foster truth, justice and charity in American life."
- Separately, the devotion has gained recent visibility through billboard campaigns and a French film this month, though Republican candidate James Fishback recently consecrated his campaign to the Sacred Heart.
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US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here’s what that means
To mark the 250th anniversary the United States, Catholic bishops from across the nation will come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The church service, part of the bishops’ spring assembly meeting in Orlando, Florida, draws from a mainstream, centuries-old Catholic devotion that focuses on Jesus’s sacrificial love for humanity. Many Catholics hold similar dedications of their homes and businesses. At the …
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US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here's what that means
Catholic bishops from across the U.S. come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Texas Catholic Voice June 2026 - Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
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Consecration 101: What is the meaning of the bishops' upcoming consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart? Local, Eucharist, Faith | 06/09/2026 By: OSV News The bishops of the United States will consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11, during their spring plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida. A painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is seen during Palm Sunday Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott, Arizona,…
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