A consecration is made on the first Sunday of October
by the members and the faithful of the North American District of the
Fraternity (For private use only). Father Hathaway FSSP briefly
described the reason for this consecration and then lead the community
in this prayer.
Act
of Consecration of the North American District of the
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter to
the Blessed Mother of God
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Help of Christians, behold
this day before thy feet, the priests and seminarians of the Fraternity
of Saint Peter, together with all those who, united with us as a
spiritual family, place their hope and trust in thee.
O Queen and Mother of all priests, it was by thee that Jesus, the
Divine High Priest and Victim, was given unto the world, and He in turn
has given thee to us.
Intercede, therefore, we implore thee, for us thy children, whom thou
didst receive and accept at the foot of the Cross. Look with favor upon
the work we seek to do for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
Obtain for us by thy prayers the graces we need as members of the one
Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, to be instructed and enlightened by
her Magisterium, to be devoutly zealous for the graces of her
Sacraments, and to be unfailingly loyal in our unity with the Vicar of
thy Son.
(This paragraph said by priests and seminarians only:)
Conscious of our own frailty, and of the hatred of the world for the
works of light, we offer thee this day, and beg thee to take under thy
patronage, our Priestly Fraternity. We invoke thee, this day and
evermore, as our advocate and Queen, and devote ourselves and all those
souls who seek our priestly care, together with all our works and all
we have and are, to thy loving protection.
To thee and to thy Immaculate Heart, we entrust and consecrate
ourselves. Assist us in our endeavors to spread the Kingdom of thy Son,
so that those who have strayed from the truth may once more attend to
the teaching of the Church; those separated from her unity may return
to the one true fold; those in sin may be restored to a state of grace;
and those who have abandoned the Sacraments may return with fervor to
receive them.
O Virgin Most Pure, do thou, together with Saint Peter, and all the
angels and saints, pray for us all. May thy love and protection be ever
upon our Fraternity, so that we may faithfully proclaim the Holy Gospel
and bring the Sacraments to ever more souls. Obtain for us by thy
prayers that we may persevere in grace until death, when we may be
united with thee, our loving Mother, in our heavenly home.
Amen.