Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo The Fruits of Redemption During this glorious Easter season, it is important to ponder the fruits of the Redemption, which often escape the eye. What became of the many who crossed …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! This weekend First Saturday is followed by the Divine Mercy Sunday – uniting these beautiful messages of grace and mercy together. What a great time to go to confession and open our hearts to the Hearts …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo The Humility of Holy Week Holy Week is upon us, and Lent is over. The sacrifices and reflections that marked these forty days are now ending and the true purpose of …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Sacrifice as a Duty of Love As Lent continues it can be easy to lose that original spark of devotion and energy awakened in us on Ash Wednesday. Our daily sacrifices and resolutions start out strong, …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Pope Benedict XVI prays before Our Lady at Fatima by Kevin J. Symonds, M.A. “We would be mistaken to think that the prophetic mission of Fatima is complete.” Pope Benedict XVI on May 13, 2010. Pope …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo Simon becomes Peter; Saul becomes Paul. The Cornerstones of Lent Prayer and sacrifice are the cornerstones of Lent. It is during this time that we re-evaluate our lives and strive for …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Photo of Sister Lucia Sister Lucia of Fatima passed away on Feb. 13, 2005, after a long, drawn-out illness due to old age. She died just short of her 98th birthday, which would have been on …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written By David M. Carollo Executive Director of the World Apostolate of Fatima USA/National Blue Army Shrine Can We Alter the Course? A new year always begins with speculation, hope and resolutions. This year not only …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by Fr. James L. P. Miara “Fatima is Reparation” His Excellency Joao Pereira Venancio, who was a bishop of the Diocese of Leiria-Fatima from 1958-1968, when asked to summarize the message of Fatima said: “Fatima …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! by Catherine Moran, OFR The practice of honoring the Blessed Mother on first Saturdays has a long history in the Church. The devotion was given greater purpose at Fatima. During the July 13, 1917, apparition, Our …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Getty Images: sedmak Written By Donal Anthony Foley Celebrating the Solemnity of Mary The Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, falls on January 1, the first day of the New Year, …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Image from the National Blue Army Shrine’s Christmas Festival of Lights Written By David M. Carollo Executive Director of the World Apostolate of Fatima USA/National Blue Army Shrine Secularism Cannot Replace Christmas The day after Thanksgiving, …
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Learn to Make it a Living Thing. Pilgrims participate in the International Rosary Procession in Fatima. Written by Greg Wasson Fatima and the Rosary Sometimes we forget that Our Lady of Fatima is really Our Lady …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! by Reverend Harold Colgan This article from our co-founder, Msgr. Harold Colgan (d. 1972), is reprinted from the first issue of Soul Magazine, Jan-Feb 1950, publication of the Blue Army. His words, especially the call for …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written By Donal Anthony Foley Advent is Our Time of Preparation for Christmas Advent is our time of preparation for Christmas. During Advent, there is a change of tone in the daily readings at Mass, when …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! The requirements of the First Saturday devotion in making reparation are simple: Go to confession, receive Holy Communion, pray a five-decade Rosary AND spend an additional 15 minutes with Mary, meditating on the other mysteries of the …
Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! by David Carollo – The month of November starts with the great feast of All Saints Day, which directs us to look to the many holy people who have been elevated to the altar and stand …
