The Catholic bishops of the United States gathered in Orlando, Florida, on June 11, 2026, to solemnly consecrate the entire nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an act of spiritual entrustment offered ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Archbishop William E Lori of Baltimore, who presided, told those present: “We consecrate our nation not because it is perfect, but because it is beloved by God.”
He described the consecration as an act of faith that recognised history ultimately belongs to divine providence. “We are not gathering first to celebrate ourselves, but to consecrate. To entrust,” he said in his homily.
