Today we remember the Blessed Virgin Mary under Our Lady of Fatima. On May 13 and on the 13th day until October 13th in 1917, three children, Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia received apparitions of Our Lady near Fatima. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, and the conversions of Russia.
Mary gave the children three secrets which were revealed over time. Francisco died in 191 and Jacinta died in 1920. Lucia became a Carmelite nun. In 1930, the local bishop approved the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. In 2002 it was added to the Church's worldwide calendar. Sister Lucia died in 2005 at the age of 97.
Before World Youth D
ay, one of our stops on the pilgrimage will be to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. As my devotion to Mary grows, I am looking forward to this spot on our pilgrimage very much.
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