White Army of Our Lady
Ecclesial Movement
The Armata Bianca has as its primary purpose the spiritual care of children with their Consecration to the Father in Mary; with their preparation for Communion at the first use of reason; with the formation of Prayer Nests .
The purpose of this site is to inform about what the Armata Bianca is, about the spirit that animates it, about its ecclesiality and about what it has achieved and intends to achieve.
“Father Eusebio, take my weapon from the pocket of my habit.” Father Eusebio did not understand and Padre Pio pointed to the pocket of his habit where his rosary was. His closest spiritual children had understood well what the rosary meant to Padre Pio.
Cleonice Morcaldi wrote: “the evening before he died he was in his usual place, on the veranda, with the weapon in his hand.” Hence the name “Armata.”
On June 28, 2025, the Church honors the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This feast, established in 1805, was extended to the entire Catholic Church in 1944, to commemorate the consecration of humanity to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin, performed by Pope Pius XII in 1942, during the Second World War. The feast follows by one day the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and is a moment to reflect on the purity and maternal love of Mary, who intercedes for humanity with her Son.
Who can join the White Army
All those who are little in age and all those who are willing to become “little in spirit” should consecrate themselves to the Father by saying, like Mary, their unconditional “yes” to His Will.
“Unless you turn and become like children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 18:3).