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LET US JOIN OUR PRAYERS TO THE U.S. BISHOPS AND CATHOLICS OF ALL STRIPES ACROSS OUR LAND – JUNE 11, 2026, 4:00PM ET 🙏 The Church has long counted patriotism among the virtues – a love of one's country rooted not in pride but in gratitude. It is worth distinguishing from nationalism, with which it is often confused. Nationalism exalts one's own nation above others and seeks its good at their expense; patriotism loves one's homeland as a gift to be cherished and, in turn, shared. As Saint John Paul II observed, the two are not the same. We did not give ourselves our life, our families, or our country; these were given to us, and love returns thanks for what it has received. That is the spirit in which the bishops will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11. To consecrate a nation is not to claim it as our own – it is to acknowledge that it already belongs to God, and to entrust it, with all who live within it, to God’s mercy. Few acts are at once so reverent and so deeply patriotic: a people loving their country enough to place it, on their knees, before the source of every good it enjoys. In this reel, a small group of US bishops describe the Consecration as follows: facebook.com/share/r/18mFPRP… You can watch the Consecration livestream on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ YouTube channel, youtube[dot]com/usccb Let us join our prayers to those of the U.S. bishops in consecrating our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 🙏 #SacredHeartOfJesus #NovenaToTheSacredHeartOfJesus #ConsecrationToTheSacredHeartOfJesus #America250 #GodBlessAmerica #USCCB

PRAY FOR PEACE WITH POPE LEO AND CATHOLICS AND PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL FROM AROUND THE WORLD 🙏 Pope Leo will lead the global community in praying the Holy Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on Saturday, May 30, at 1:00 pm ET. The global prayer service occurs at the end of the Marian month and at a time when the world is embroiled in multiple wars that have brought immense suffering and taken countless lives. Pope Leo invites the all of the global community to join him in praying the Rosary, particularly from one of the many shrines around the globe. "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." – Saint Teresa of Calcutta Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. 🙏 Vatican News reports that, “Pope Leo will pray the Joyful Mysteries, with each decade being dedicated specifically for those affected by war and violence and entrusting them to the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace.” Please join Pope Leo and our sisters and brothers from around the world to pray for peace on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET. Here is the link to the live stream (and likely subsequent YouTube video) from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, from which the Most Rev. Gabriele G. Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will lead the faithful praying the Rosary with the Holy Father. youtube.com/live/zIhjrvYefwA… Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us. 🙏 Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. 🙏 Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. 🙏 #RosaryForPeace #GlobalRosaryForPeace #PrayForPeace #PopeLeo

'@SenBooker is channeling the prophetic tradition—speaking truth to power, defending the vulnerable, and urging America to remember who we are. In this moment of conscience and inspiration, we are witnessing true #ServantLeadership. Join us in prayer for @CoryBooker and the #CommonGood. 🙏 #Lent #FaithInAction #CatholicSocialJustice