Dear Faithful,

You may recall that on March 25, 2020, I canonically consecrated Gibraltar to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Now, in view of the upcoming challenge against the protection of human life, I am inviting the faithful of Gibraltar to make a Personal Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  I am convinced that the people’s consecration to the Immaculate Heart will bring special graces from heaven upon us all.

For those who wish to participate in this individual consecration, I am proposing a 33-day journey in preparation for the Personal Consecration, starting on May 10^th and ending on the 34^th day, which falls on June 12, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Each Parish will be receiving this weekend the 33-day journey booklets (including all the prayers and all necessary information), to have these distributed at the end of this weekend’s Sunday masses.

I ask the parishes please to announce this on all the Sunday Masses this weekend and, because of the graces promised by Our Lady, to encourage your faithful to participate in the Consecration.

The 33-day journey commitment includes the recitation of:

1. the Holy Rosary,
2. the Prayer for Life and Dignity
3. and a set of daily Preparatory Prayers leading towards the consecration.

 

The act of Consecration will take place within a Special Diocesan Mass at the Cathedral, on Saturday June 12, at 12 p.m.

Additionally, Fr. Augustine Conner CFR, will be offering the faithful daily meditations leading up to the Consecration via our Diocesan media (catholic.gi), every day as from May 10^th, at 5 p.m.

Thank you for your cooperation.

With my best wishes and prayers.

+Carmel
Bishop of Gibraltar