On May 13, as part of the fourth National Rosary for Peace and Reconciliation, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima in Colombia will be dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The theme of the rosary program, organized by various lay groups and supported by the Colombian bishops, is “Colombia’s peace and reconciliation built on the conversion of your hearts.”
The country has been plagued by violent Marxist guerrilla groups and drug trafficking for decades.
The day’s programs will consist of two main parts. The first event will take place at the Bogotá Cathedral at 11 a.m. with the recitation of the rosary, celebration of mass and the consecration of the nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The rosary will be led by the cathedral’s parish priest, Father Sergio Pulido Gutierrez. The president of the bishops’ conference, Archbishop Francisco Javier Munera Correa, will celebrate Mass and perform the consecration.
The second part will begin at 5 pm in Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolivar, where there will be eucharistic adoration, a candlelight vigil and the recitation of the rosary. Organizers said that during this Marian prayer, Our Lady will be asked to intercede “to achieve peace and reconciliation, for the conversion of the Colombian people.”
Munera invited Colombians living inside and outside the country to “join the great work of the consecration of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary on May 13.”
“We ask the Mother of the Lord to rekindle hope within us, to maintain unity and to intercede for the reconciliation and peace of all Colombians,” the president of the bishops’ conference said.
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this story was first published By ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language affiliate of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
