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Parish consecration
or community
What is a consecration paroissiale ou d'une communauté au Cœur de Jésus ?
It is the act by which a person or a community gives themselves in a particular way to God. For a baptised person, consecration corresponds to the solemn renewal of baptismal consecration.
Consecration to the Heart of Jesus is a Christian's response of love to the love of Christ who gave himself up for him (Gal 2:20; Jn 19:37). It is a step of faith, hope and love by which we place ourselves in His hands to give Him love for love. By committing ourselves to taking care of Christ's affairs (prayers, sacraments, works of mercy), we are convinced that He will take care of ours in return.
La prière de consécration
Each parish, diocese, bishops' conference, community and movement will be able to preparing for a ceremony clean.
Se Consacrer peut partager avec vous des exemples de déroulement de cérémonies dédiées à des consécrations de paroisses, de diocèses, de peuples et de nations, de communautés et de mouvements.
Each parish, diocese, bishops' conference, community or movement can compose a specific prayer. Se consacrer provides examples of prayers composed by parishes, dioceses, bishops' conferences, communities and movements.
Des réponses à
vos questions
Why consecrate our parishes or communities?
Because it's a way of living Christ's love by updating the grace of the sacrament of marriage and entrusting our family to the Lord so that He can be its King and protector! At Paray-le-Monial, Jesus promised peace to families and the blessing of homes where his Sacred Heart would be exposed. It is a wonderful gift for spouses and families to consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart.
It is also a way for members of our parishes and communities to :
Discover
the spirituality of the Sacred Heart
Being renewed
in my baptism
Become
missionary
Welcome
God's love for me
Spread
the Love of Christ
Being in communion
with the whole world
Receive
The fruits of consecration
Participate
to the renewal of the Church
Porter
from fruit to society
Make
love for love
A double movement up and down
Consecration takes place in a double upward and downward movement.
Personal and family consecrations prepare for the consecration of a parish, just as the consecration of a parish encourages personal and family consecrations.
In a similar way, the consecrations of dioceses and episcopal conferences prepare for the consecration of the Church, which is an incentive for these consecrations of the various episcopal conferences.
I am a parish priest and I would like to consecrate my parish?
- Launch a pastoral plan with a target date and a shared understanding of the motivations and expected outcomes of the process
- Rely on a project team made up of volunteer parishioners.
- 3 preparation options: 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
- Suggest a mercy evening
I would like to propose that my parish / diocese consecrate / renew its consecration
- Step 1: Put together a group of parishioners/Catholics from the diocese with a variety of backgrounds.
- Step 2: Formally propose to my parish priest / bishop / movement / community leader the consecration / renewal of the consecration of my diocese.
- Stage 3: I take part in the preparation for the consecration of the parish / diocese / movement / community :
- Stage 4: Consecration :
- Step 5: Register my parish/diocese in the register of consecrations at the shrine of Paray-le-Monial
What practical tools can I use?
Order a dedication kit (flyers, posters, etc.).
Use the educational tools developed by the Shrine of Paray-le-Monial and the Civilisation of Love association: Journey of the Heart of Jesus® discovery Journey of the Heart of Jesus® and deepening.
Contact seconsacrer.org to request support (additional tools, feedback, etc.) by writing to contact@seconsacrer.org or by calling us on 06 ... (Tel, SMS, WhatsApp).
Any questions?
The members of Seconsacrer have developed a wealth of experience in preparing the consecration of parishes, dioceses, communities, movements, peoples and nations. They are at your disposal to share it with you!
I become
ambassador
How can I propose the consecration of my parish? My diocese? My community? My movement? In my country? Se Conacrer proposes 5 steps for proposing the consecration of our parish, diocese, community, movement or people.
STEP 1
I am a group of diverse sensibilities
- Why is this? Because a consecration transcends the sensitivities of one person or another. The Heart of Jesus is the leaven of unity. Let us not be afraid!
- To prepare solid arguments to convince my parish priest / the pastoral or parish council / my bishop / the presbyteral council / our bishops / the bishops' conference...
- To pray for this intention.
- To spread the word about personal and family consecrations within the different sensibilities of my parish, my diocese...
Click here to discover the other stages
ÉTAPE 2
I formally propose the consecration or its renewal to my parish priest / my bishop
- I'm not trying to put my parish priest/bishop "under pressure".
- I act gently.
- I agree to take the time to help people discover the treasures of Sacred Heart spirituality and its history if my pastor (parish priest, bishop, etc.) is not familiar with it.
- I have in mind that my parish priest / bishop can submit this proposal to his parish / presbyteral council.
- I provide my parish priest/bishop with information on how to deepen my understanding of the spirituality of the Sacred Heart (Encyclical Dilexit Nos, Heart of Jesus® Course, etc.).
- I pray for the Pope, who has made our task so much easier by offering us an encyclical on the Heart of Jesus at the heart of the jubilee of Christ's apparitions at Paray-le-Monial!
- I continue to pray for the proposed consecration of my parish, my diocese, my community.
ÉTAPE 3
I'm helping to prepare the parish consecration / diocesan
- I obey my parish priest/bishop.
- I accept that the decision may take time and I'm not impatient.
- My parish priest / bishop is overloaded and doesn't have much time! We offer our help in setting up a dedicated project team if this is what he needs as a pastor, and suggest the following actions, for example.
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- Prepare a message for the parish bulletin.
- Inform the parish, the diocese, the community, the movement... Lay groups (individuals, couples...) can inform the community of what is on offer. Let's not forget that it's often through the mouth that people are encouraged to find out more about the love of Jesus and the spirituality of the Sacred Heart.
- Offer educational tools to existing communities (pastoral council, parish council, Teams of Our Lady, evangelisation cells, catechism groups, scout groups, groups of fathers or mothers of families, family associations, pastoral groups, etc.).
- Set up a programme to invite all parishioners to make a personal and family consecration. This is an excellent way of preparing for the consecration of the parish, the diocese, etc.
- Create a parish WhatsApp group to communicate about the initiatives that will punctuate preparations for the consecration.
- Make personal and family consecrations and the enthronement of the Sacred Heart widely available in homes (words in the parish bulletin, offer consecrations at the end of Masses).
- Organise a series of conferences (The Heart of Jesus at the school of Sainte-Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, the Hearts of Jesus and Mary at the school of Saint Jean Eudes, Divine Mercy and Saint Faustina, etc.).
- Organise a reception for the relics of Saint Margaret Mary.
- Offer the Heart of Jesus® Discovery Trail (12 x 8-minute audios) within existing movements.
- Form a group to "follow together" the Heart of Jesus® Journey (8 groups of 30-45 minutes sharing).
- Offer "Sacred Heart" goodies/objects for sale (Sacred Heart in gold-plated metal, etc.), enabling the scouts who sell them, for example, to spread the Heart of Jesus and enable them, via a margin agreed with the parish priest, to finance their summer camp!
- Prepare flyers/cards that I hand out after Mass.
- Record "mini-podcasts" for the parish (see Viroflay parish).
- Create a web page on the parish website.
- Invite a priest, religious or bishop with a devotion to the Heart of Jesus (Jesuits, Eudists, etc.) to talk about it in the parish.
- Praying for the intention of consecration.
- Suggest to my parish priest that he say the votive Mass of the Sacred Heart on the first Friday of the month.
- Offers Holy Hour.
- Organise monthly, weekly or continuous adoration for several hours or days so that the parish can worship.
- In agreement with my parish priest, suggest ways in which the parish priest/vicar(s) can come into the homes to enthrone the Heart of Jesus.
- Organise a parish/diocesan pilgrimage to a place linked to the Sacred Heart (Montmartre basilica, Paray-le-Monial shrine, etc.).
- Subscribe to the Seconsacrer newsletter.
- Enter the consecration of my parish / diocese on the Seconsacrer.org map with the past or future date of the consecration.
- Install a plaque commemorating the consecration of the parish.
- Installing a statue of the Sacred Heart in the church.
ÉTAPE 4
I am taking part in the consecration of my parish / diocese
- We continue to make ourselves available to our parish, our diocese... after consecration to live the Love of the Heart of Jesus.
- We continue to pray for our parish priest / our parish / our bishop / our diocese.
ÉTAPE 5
I register my parish / diocese in the register of consecrations at the shrine of Paray-le-Monial
A few examples
of consecrations
Parish consecration
The parish of Viroflay
In 2024, the parish of Viroflay in the Yvelines decided to prepare for a consecration to the Heart of Jesus scheduled for 27 June 2025. Here is a summary of the actions undertaken, which may inspire or give ideas to other parishes.
Parish consecration
The Diocese of Paris
On 15 August 2020, Paris and its diocese were consecrated at the Basilica of Montmartre. Video summary (5 minutes) of the consecration of Paris and its diocese on 15 August 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG_I3N4O5bM&t=4s
Text of the consecration of Paris and its diocese https://dioceseparis.fr/consecration-de-la-ville-de-paris.html
Parish consecration
The example of a people, a nation
The Heart of Jesus website provides a wealth of information on the consecration of peoples and nations, taking as examples the consecration of France in the 20th century (1915 and 1945) and the consecration of France in the 21st century (2020). For further information, click here.
Ireland is preparing for a national consecration that began with the blessing by Pope Francis of four statues of the Sacred Heart with a view to the consecration of Ireland at the Shrine of Knock by the Primate of Ireland Monsignor Eamon Martin on 22 June 2025.
Les communautés déjà engagées dans une consécration
If you have consecrated or are going to consecrate your parish, diocese, community or movement, let us know and you will be indicated on this map.
