The following is a transcription of the Act of Consecration of the Diocese of Brooklyn to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus by Most. Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio, on June 19, 2020.
See also the article on the Mass and consecration, Bishop DiMarzio’s homily, and photos of the event.
My dear brothers and sisters, we have just implored the Mercy of God and the Litany of the Sacred Heart. Join me in humble prayer as now, I consecrate our beloved diocese and our very lives for the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us. Humbly we pray kneeling before You in the Blessed Sacrament. We are Yours and Yours we wish to be, more surely united with You.
Behold, each one of us freely consecrates our entire person to You, to Your Sacred Heart. Oh Jesus Incarnate, Divine Mercy of the Heavenly Father – New York City and our world, so devastatingly bruised by sickness, poverty, and particularly our dioceses here in Kings and Queens counties, where there was so much pain, sorrow and anxiety. Welcome those who are in their earthly pilgrimage with only You to accompany them into Your kingdom of light, happiness and peace.
May Your healing gifts assist those who continue to recover mind and body. Look kindly on the countless men and women and children who are the embodiment of Your precepts of love have made such a great impact in this time of trial. Many indeed have never known You. Many too foolishly who despise Your precepts have rejected You. Have mercy on all of them, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Your Sacred Heart. Oh Lord of love, You are king not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also the prodigal children who have abandoned You.
Grant that they may quickly return to Your Father’s house, lest they forfeit the blessings of Your grace and be deprived themselves of Your very self. Oh God of all wisdom, You are the King of all who are deceived by erroneous opinions of whom discord keeps aloof and call them back to the harbor of truth in You that they are safe. So that they may be one flock with one shepherd. Oh Light of the world, You are the king of all those who still are involved in the darkness of idolatry or materialism, refuse not to draw them into the light of Your Kingdom of God. Grant, Oh Lord in Your Church, assurance of freedom and immunity from harm.
Give peace and order to all nations, and make the Earth resound from pole to pole with one cry, praise be to the Divine Heart, and order our salvation to be glory and honor forever. Amen.
Humbly and fittingly, a shepherd of the sheep commanded to my care, I humbly entrust and consecrate to Your most Sacred Heart, all the faithful of the Diocese of Brooklyn. May its laity, religious, and clergy be protected by Your most august presence and continually avail themselves in the cloak of Your divine love.
See also the article on the Mass and consecration, Bishop DiMarzio’s homily, and photos of the event.