Remember tomorrow that we're asked to join our brothers and sisters across the country by rededicating England as the Dowry of Mary. The rededication takes place at 12 Noon and will be led by the Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Mgr John Armitage. The rededication can be done at home by making both a "personal promise" and a "communal entrustment".
More information and instructions can be found here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/re-dedication-of-england-to-mary/
The words of the 'personal promise' are here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/Behold-2020-Angelus-Promise.pdf
These are the words of the 'act of entrustment': https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/Behold-2020-Act-of-Entrustment.pdf
You can watch the rededication Mass from Walsingham live here: https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/. It begins at 11.45am.
At 10am, Fr Phil Cunnah will celebrate Mass from our Cathedral, followed by the rededication prayers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrHHOTloR8TPdwQEC8IlPVw (click the live stream)
The title "Dowry of Mary" goes back to 1381, when on the Feast of Corpus Christi, King Richard III dedicated the country as Mary's Dowry. The title means that England was "set aside" as a gift for Our Lady under her guidance and protection. The rededication, which we've been preparing for these last couple of years, has taken on an extra significance in recent weeks as we ask Mary to protect us from the coronavirus pandemic.
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