![]() ![]() ![]() The children had been forewarned of it as early as May 13, the first apparition. ![]() On that day a celestial phenomenon also took place: the sun seemed to tumble from the sky and crash toward earth. Finally, on October 13, the "Lady" identified herself as "Our Lady of the Rosary" and again called for prayer and penitence. On September 13 the Lady requested recitation of the Rosary for an end to the war. On August 13 the children were prevented by local authorities from going to the Cova da Iria, but they saw the apparition on the 19th. The "Lady" asked them to pray for the conversion of sinners and an end to the war, and to come back every month, on the 13th.įurther apparitions took place on June 13 and July 13. On Sunday, May 13, 1917, toward noon, a flash of lightning drew the attention of the children, and they saw a brilliant figure appearing over the trees of the Cova da Iria. In the summer of 1916 an Angel appeared to them several times and taught them a prayer to the Blessed Trinity. Together they tended the sheep and, with Lucy in charge, would often pray the Rosary kneeling in the open. The three children who received the apparitions had been brought up in an atmosphere of genuine piety: Lucia dos Santos (ten years old) and her two younger cousins, Francisco and Jacinta. Children traditionally were assigned the task of herding the sheep. The inhabitants of this tiny village in the diocese of Leiria (Portugal) were mostly poor people, many of them small farmers who went out by day to tend their fields and animals. Our Lady of Fatima The famous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the children of Fatima took place during the First World War, in the summer of 1917. This title was given to our Blessed Mother in May 1868 by Saint Peter Julian Eymard to honor her relationship to the Holy Eucharist and to place her before us as a model in our duties and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Today is also the feast of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament. His feast in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite is celebrated on September 17. He died in 1621, and was canonized and declared Doctor of the Church in 1931. ![]() His numerous writings include works of devotion and instruction, as well as of controversy. He joined the Society of Jesus, and was later made Cardinal and Archbishop of Capua. He was famous throughout Europe as a theologian, and as a strenuous defender of the Faith in controversy with Protestants. John XXIII of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of St. This optional memorial is new to the USA liturgical calendar and is inscribed on May 13.Īccording to the 1962 Missal of St. The message of Fatima includes a call to conversion of heart, repentance from sin and a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially through praying the Rosary. The Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated under this title following apparitions to three shepherd children - Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco - in Portugal in 1917. If transferred today is observed as an Easter Weekday. In the United States, the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia have retained the celebration of the Ascension on the proper Thursday while all other provinces have transferred this solemnity to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 8. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books! Honoring Mary on the 100th anniversary of her apparitions at Fatima.Fatima Today: In Defense of Private Revelation.129-Fatima Today: In Defense of Private Revelation. ![]()
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