Preparing our Hearts 2026

Resources to Prepare our Hearts for the June 2026 Consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The bishops of the United States will consecrate the U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the nation. As the U.S. national office of the Pope’s Prayer Network we are happy to offer resources on this page to help prepare our own hearts and minds for this historic consecration.

In June of 2026, the United States Catholic bishops will consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our national consecration brings blessing and hope to a country suffering from an epidemic of loneliness. What is consecration, and how can it bless our nation?

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The Sacred Heart

“Everything that God wanted to tell us about himself and about his love, he placed in the Heart of Jesus.” -Pope St. John Paul II (June 6, 1999)

The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) has a long tradition of devotion to the Heart of Jesus. It is a devotion that is intimately linked to our mission and symbolizes the love Jesus has for the world.

The Depth Of God’s Love

Jesus gave us the image of his Sacred Heart as a dramatic reminder of his love. The image helps us pray. The Heart of God took on flesh in the human Heart of Jesus. Images often depict his Heart, symbol of the most intimate center of who he is, outside of his body, vulnerable and offered to us in love. We consider the wound, where a soldier’s spear pierced Jesus, and we marvel at the depth of suffering Jesus accepted on our behalf. We see the thorns and cross, and we feel close to our God who knows what it is like to be ridiculed and abused. We see the flames, and we rejoice that God’s passionate love can never be extinguished. We trust in the sure hope of his Resurrection. Even death cannot separate us from the love of God.

Draw close to the Heart of Jesus. Like the Beloved Disciple did at the Last Supper, rest your head against the Lord’s chest and let him love you.