The U.S. and Canada reconsecrated to Mary in 2020

Bishops throughout the United States reconsecrated the country to Mary as the nation continues to struggle in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Bishops in Canada also used May 1st to rededicate their country to the Blessed Virgin.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a “Renewal of the Consecration of the United States of America to the Blessed Virgin Mary” on May 1st. The sparse, 37-minute ceremony at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles was livestreamed on social media.

Alternating between English and Spanish, Gomez said: “In this difficult time we turn to the Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Church. She intercedes with her Son for all are affected in this way by the pandemic… We implore her maternal care for her children.”

Gomez noted Mary’s history in the United States. “The first missionaries came to this country under the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Later, the bishops consecrated her as patroness of the United States of America,” he said. “The Blessed Virgin has accompanied this great nation since our beginnings,” he added. “Now in this difficult hour, we renew our consecration to her.”

Mark Pattison, Catholic News Agency, May 2, 2020

Adapted from Crux Now