I don't know has anyone read a book called 'Fatima for Today" by Father Andrew Apostoli? I read it recently and it is very good. He mentions that we should focus on the main requests from Our Lady such as the Five Saturdays devotions, prayer, penance etc. rather than continuous debating whether Russia has been consecrated or not, as that takes away from the main messages that we should be focusing on. He believes Russia has been consecrated.
Coincidentally, although I didn't read Fr. Apostoli's book, I read a very similar comment last night on the Rosary Centre's website http://www.rosary-center.org/consecrt.htm Half way down the linked page, under the heading "Fatima - A True Perspective" it quotes a Msgr. McGrath as pointing out: "When all is said and done, our primary responsibility is not the conversion of Russia or the prevention of world wars, but the salvation of that little world within ourselves over which, with God's help, we must exercise control, and for which we shall one day have to render an account to God in judgment. What will it profit us, even if Russia is converted and an era of peace be granted to humanity, if we have failed in the great task for which we were created, the salvation of our own immortal souls." We really need to revive the Five Saturdays devotion, along with the Nine First Fridays.
