Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for Purity

The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was instituted by Pope Pius XII on May 4, 1944 to obtain through Mary's intercession "peace among nations, freedom for the Church, the conversion of sinners, love of purity and the practice of virtues. " 

According to the 1962 Missal of the Roman Rite, August 22nd is the feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

This devotion was spread by Saint John Eudes in the 17th century whom Pope Saint Pius X called "The Apostle of Devotion to the Sacred Hearts".

During World War II in 1942, Pope Pius XII consecrated the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR PURITY 

 Oh, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Virgin Most Pure, mindful of the terrible moral dangers threatening on all sides, and aware of my own human weakness, I voluntarily place myself, body and soul, this day and always, under thy loving maternal care and protection. I consecrate to thee my body, with all its members, asking that thou wilt help me never to use it as an occasion of sin to others. Help me to remember that my body is "The Temple of the Holy Ghost," and to use it according to God's Holy Will, for my own personal salvation, and the salvation of others. I consecrate to thee my soul, asking that thou wilt watch over it and to bring it home safe to thee and to Jesus in Heaven for all eternity. Oh Mary, my Mother, all that I am, all that I have is thine. Keep me and guard me under thy mantle of mercy as thy personal property and possession. "Jesus, Mary, I love Thee, save souls!"

 Imprimatur: Bishop Albert Zuroweste Belleville, Illinois