A Million People Have Consecrated
Themselves to Our Lady
With the ceremonies held in September and October, the total number of people who have consecrated themselves to Jesus by the hands of Mary through the course offered free of charge by the Reconquista Catholic Formation Platform of the Heralds of the Gospel has exceeded one million!
In Brazil and Portugal, the course was given by Fr. Ricardo José Basso, EP, and the in-person ceremonies took place in the city of Braga, in Portugal; for Brazil, in the following cities: Caieiras, Cotia, São Carlos and Ubatuba, in São Paulo; Rio de Janeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, Itaperuna and Nova Friburgo, in Rio de Janeiro; Maringá, Piraquara and Ponta Grossa, in Paraná; Belo Horizonte, Juiz de Fora and Montes Claros, in Minas Gerais; Belém and Castanhal, in Pará; Brasília, Manaus, Teresina, Camocim (CE), Moreno (PE), Lauro de Freitas (BA), Cariacica (ES), Cuiabá, Campo Grande and Joinville (SC).
For the Spanish-speaking countries, the classes were given by Fr. Manuel Rodriguez Sancho, EP. There were in-person ceremonies in Spain, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and in five cities in Colombia: Bogotá, Medellin, Tocancipá, Bucaramanga and El Retiro.
The consecration course in English began On September 27, given by Fr. Michael Carlson, EP.
Brazil – Brazil – On September 17, the Heralds of the Gospel of Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, received Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, Archbishop of Salvador and Primate of Brazil, for a Eucharistic Celebration. And on the 27th of the same month, Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, OCist, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, visited the house of the Heralds in the capital of that state, where he also celebrated Holy Mass.
Colombia – Nearly two thousand people attended the Holy Mass in honour of Our Lady of Fatima on the occasion of the anniversary of her last apparition in Cova da Iria. The ceremony was held on October 13 at Colombia’s Primate Cathedral in Bogota.
Mozambique – On the occasion of the liturgical remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi, patron Saint of the province of Zambézia, well-attended religious celebrations are held in the country. One of them took place on October 9, in the Quasi-Parish of St. Joseph in Matola-Gare, Diocese of Maputo.
Oratory Inaugurated in Medellin
On October 3, the Oratory of Our Lady of the Reconquest was inaugurated in Medellin, Colombia. Most Rev. Fidel León Cadavid Marín, Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, presided over the Mass of dedication of the altar, concelebrated by priests of the local clergy and the Heralds of the Gospel.
The photos below offer some views of the ceremony, including scenes of the blessing of the water, the illumination of the altar, the offerings procession and the moment of the Consecration. The choir of the Colombian Heralds of the Gospel provided the liturgical music for the celebration.
