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What You Can Do
One of the intentions of the FATIMA CRUSADE is to pray for the Pope and the
Catholic Bishops of the world so that they, very soon, will on one special day
consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. According to Sister Lucy
of Fatima, when this is done in this manner, then Russia will be converted to
the Catholic Faith and there will be peace.
The Polish bishops have petitioned the Holy Father to make an act of Collegial
Consecration to Mary's Immaculate Heart on three separate occasions. In November,
1981, the American bishops had also decided to ask the Holy Father to make this
Collegial Consecration. Some bishops from Canada and other parts of the world
have also petitioned the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II to make this Act of
Homage in honor of Our Lady. Pope John Paul II, when a Cardinal, himself joined
the Polish bishops in petitioning the Holy Father. But as we can see from other
articles in this book there are still some difficulties and more prayers are
needed.
God wants to establish and spread in the world devotion to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary. God wants this public Act of Homage by HIS Church, through this
Collegial Act of Consecration, to be the occasion of Russia's conversion - conversion
away from the leadership of its Militant Atheistic rulers and conversion to
the Catholic Faith and membership in the One True Church of Jesus Christ. This
conversion and peace will be seen throughout the world as coming to mankind,
not through human endeavor, but rather through the action of God in human history.
It will be seen also that it is not by our merits but rather through the merits
and prayers of Our Blessed Mother. Thus we will be more than ever grateful to
and loving towards Our Heavenly Mother's Immaculate Heart. Thus will devotion
to Her Heart be further spread and more firmly established. This spread of devotion
to Our Lady will in turn cause more souls to be saved because as St. Alphonsus
says that it is impossible for a true client of Mary to be lost eternally if
he is faithful in honoring and recommending himself to Mary Most Holy. The salvation
of more souls gives greater glory to God.
St. Augustine comments on devotion to the saints by saying that God wants
to give certain favors to men, but men do not deserve some of these favors.
So God will only grant these special favors through the merits of the saints.
In our case, mankind does not deserve the gift of peace, but God will grant
mankind this gift through the merits of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We must
ask Her to pray to God on our behalf for the conversion of Russia and for peace
in the world.
God then will show the world that HE is in fact the Master of Human History
by granting peace to the world when Russia is consecrated in the form HE asked
for, through the Message of Fatima. God also will be giving public recognition
to men on earth that this peace is given as a result of Mary's prayers and merits.
God, at the same time, will again give a new sign to all men that the One True
Church HE recognizes is the Catholic Church under the Pope and the bishops who
are in Communion with the Pope. As it will be through this Act of Consecration
of the Pope and bishops that peace will be given to the world.
Let us redouble our prayers that this Collegial Act of Consecration be made
very soon, before the whole world otherwise suffers a third world war, nuclear
destruction of various nations and enslavement to Russian Militant Atheism.
Let us do all that we can to see to it that this Message of Fatima is known
and practiced by all people. Let us respectfully ask our bishops to join the
Pope in consecrating Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us ask our
friends, neighbors and relatives to sign our petitions to the bishops. Passing
out tapes, leaflets, booklets, books and magazines; prayer and sacrifices; petitioning
our bishops and circulating petitions; pledging ourselves to Our Lady; keeping
the Five First Saturdays and Block Rosaries and organizing Fatima Crusade prayer
vigils are all important.
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