In the wake of Pope Francis's Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this week, we discuss what a consecration is, why we do it, and how we can incorporate consecration into our own everyday faith lives.

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Here are some resources I hope will help you to engage with this week's topic in a deeper way for yourself:

1. Video/summary of Pope Francis's Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from the Vatican

2. Song: Child of God (Live), by Capital City Music

3. A story of a life consecrated to God: Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart, founder and mother servant of the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth

4. Scripture: Story of Hannah and Samuel

5. Journal prompts: Have I ever felt called to offer God something of myself? How might I be set apart to serve God and His people? Have I ever met a person who was consecrated to God?

6. Song: Set Apart, by Citylight Worship

7. Song: Totus Tuus, by Henryk Gorecki, Voces8, written in celebration of Pope John Paul II's third pilgrimage to Poland. Pope John Paul II consecrated his life to Jesus through Mary

8. Google art: Hannah and Samuel, Annunciation, Consecration

9. Podcast: Inside the Vatican

10. Text of the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 3/25/22 from the Vatican