The consecration of America to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, happened way before the aforementioned countries. In 1792, Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore, the first bishop of the United States and brother of Charles Carroll (the only catholic signer of the declaration of independence), performed the consecration and firmly established a permanent catholic presence in an otherwise largely protestant nation.
When the American colonies were founded, it was under the Crown of England, having an Anglican ( Protestant) Church. After the American revolution, the newly formed United States followed suit, though not Anglican only.
Catholicism in America had a very difficult start especially before the revolutionary war of independence. Catholic immigrants were often excluded, marginalized and suspected of conspiracy against the newly established government. The catholic response to this oppression and suppression was a positive one. They used education as a way to defend and explain their faith. A great number of Catholic universities were founded in the areas of the North East and Midwest America where oppression was prevalent and largely felt.
The reason why America will be tried very hard by the horde of demons during the Three Days of Darkness is because it was consecrated by Bishop Caroll as early as 1782.
Waves of immigration from Ireland, Germany, Italy and Mexico in the 1800s swelled the numbers of this minority religion. More recently, the Catholic Church in America is considered the largest single Christian denomination in the land.
One might wonder, what if the United States is widely Catholic? Would it be comparable to Latin America or perhaps Europe? Would it embrace the Catholic message of universality and that salvation is offered to all? One thing is for sure, the consecration of this nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary after the revolutionary war, was an important start- a revolutionary seed that hopefully someday may flourish and bring forth salvation to this great country.
