On Monday 8 September 2025, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, our Shrine community will be placed under her protection by means of a consecration after the 7 am and 12 noon Masses. You can find the consecration prayer here:
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Help of Christians, behold this day before thy feet, the priests and lay faithful of St Mary’s Shrine, Warrington, together with all those who, united with us via LiveMass, place their hope and trust in thee.
By thee it was that Jesus, our Saviour and our Hope was given unto the world, and He has given thee to us that we may hope still more. Intercede, we implore thee, for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the Cross, O Sorrowful Mother. Obtain for us by thy prayers the graces we need as members of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, so that, instructed and enlightened by her Magisterium and zealous for the graces of her Sacraments, we may love and serve God ever more fervently.
Conscious of our own frailty, we offer this day to thy Immaculate Heart our Shrine Community and beg thee to take it under thy patronage. We chose thee, this day and evermore, as our advocate and Queen, and devote ourselves, together with all our needs, intentions, works and all we have and are, to thy loving protection.
Look kindly upon the building works we so much desire to undertake for God’s glory, so that our beautiful church will be a beacon of hope and witness to thy divine Son here in the heart of Warrington, and that Priory Court becomes a living centre of Catholic faith, teaching and charity.
O Virgin Most Pure, to thee and to thy Immaculate Heart, we entrust and consecrate ourselves. Intercede for us, together with Saint Joseph thy holy spouse, Saint Peter, and all the angels and saints. May thy loving protection be ever upon our Shrine Community, so that we may faithfully witness to thy Son and draw many souls to follow Him. By thy prayers, may we all persevere in grace until death, and be united, together with thee, in our heavenly home. Amen.
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