The peace Christ gave us, He gave us in His Mother, when on the cross He told us: “Behold, your mother.” Only in the Immaculate Heart is there abiding and perfect “tranquility of order,” where there isn’t even the minimal conflict between the Divine and human will. That is why the Fatima message is key to world peace, as She exhorts, as always, to “do whatever He tells you”; in other words: LIVE THE GOSPEL!

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Margaret of Cortona – Mem
Readings: Tuesday 5th Week of Easter
1st: Act 14:19-28
Resp: Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 21 0
Gsp: Jn 14:27-31

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Before Our Lady of Fatima appeared to the three shepherd children, they were visited by the Angel of Peace, who prepared them for Our Lady’s visitation. In particular, the angel instructed them in the spirituality of reparation, especially in connection with the offenses against Our Eucharistic Lord. The warnings and promises connected with the Fatima message are closely linked through the angelic apparitions of 1916 to the state of Eucharistic piety in the Church.

Ave Maria!

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Fr. Ignatius on the 100th anniversary of the miracle of Fatima on October 13th, 1917. He focuses on how God gives us miracles like this in order to help us to believe. But we must do our part by being open to believe in Him and to respond with a good life of virtue and prayer.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday 27th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: joe 1:13-15, 2:1-2
Resp: psa 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9 0
Gsp: luk 11:15-26

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We have the fireworks going on our LivingFatima site. Many blessings on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the miracle of Fatima.

For videos of the event last Saturday at Stonehill College in Easton, MA go to our live stream page to view the recordings.

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12:00 – Mass
– 19:50 – Readings
– 26:00 – Homily
1:55:40 – Talk #1 – Fr. Elias – “Consecration: The Heart of the Message”
2:33:31 – Interlude: Randy Albright – My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
– 2:40:45 – Randy – Mary Said Yes
– 2:45:53 – Randy – Ave Maria
2:51:17 – Talk #2 – Msgr. Calkins – “The Role of St. Joseph in the Church since 1917”
3:35:35 – Q&A with Fr. Elias and Msgr. Calkins
– 3:38:52 – When is Mary able to hear our prayers?
– 3:45:06 – Can we honor Joseph as we pray the rosary?
– 3:48:20 – What is the significance of the different form of the Eucharist that the Angel of Fatima to each child?
– 3:52:05 – How do we explain and defend the virginity of Joseph?
– 3:57:34 – Is the attack on the family reflected in recent actions in the Vatican?
5:47:16 – Exposition, Rosary
6:40:19 – Talk #3 – Steve Dawson – “Practical Evangelization with Our Lady of Fatima”
7:23:26 – Interlude – Cloutier Trio – Jesus joy of man’s desiring – J.S. Bach
– 7:29:17 – For All The Saints Who’ve Shown Your Love
– 7:31:17 – First and second movements Corelli sonata
– 7:37:21 – Ave Maria – Frans Shubert – Solo
7:42:37 – Talk 4 – Fr. Bill Casey – “The Rosary: The Invincible Weapon”
8:36:58 – Q&A with Fr. Elias, Msgr. Calkins, Steve Dawson and Fr. Bill Casey – Was the Consecration of Russia done?
– 8:46:55 – How can we be both worthy and humble at the same time?
– 8:51:25 – Is Harry Potter good for kids?
– 8:53:06 – Do we receive the body and blood of Mary when we receive the Eucharist?
– 8:54:23 – What is the root of the debate on Amoris Laetitia?
– 9:00:08 – How do we get priests and bishops involved in spreading the rosary?
9:07:28 – Procession with Statue

Fatima 100th Oct 7 Celebration Event: http://livingfatima.com/october7/
Fatima: The Promise and Our Part of the Plan Between the Warning & the Promise: Living the Fatima Message

In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima,
the Franciscans of the Immaculate present: A Centennial Review and Pastoral Interpretation on the Message of Fatima. With talks on the theological, spiritual and pastoral meaning of the “most prophetic of modern apparitions.” (Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger)

Video of Evening Event with music by Cloutier Trio & Randy Albright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gR1g…

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Ave Maria!  I was caught by surprise when, browsing Marian news online, I encountered a decent article about Our Lady of Fatima in the Washington Post.  They apparently published the article for the 100th anniversary of Fatima, because it’s a very important a celebration in the Catholic Church.  The article provides some of the evidence in favor of the Miracle of the Sun and only gives a couple sentences to the skeptics’ explanations.  The Washington Post included a link to Sister Lucia’s biography on amazon, so a fair number of their readers will likely purchase her extraordinary testimony.  The Washington Post has over 100 million readers, so this could lead to conversions.

About 2 p.m., some began to see what later became known in the Catholic Church as “the Miracle of the Sun.” The rains that had plagued the day ceased, and the sun emerged from behind clouds to spin and tremble for 10 minutes.

“Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, whose aspect was biblical as they stood bareheaded, eagerly searching the sky, the sun trembled, made sudden incredible movements outside all cosmic laws — the sun ‘danced’ according to the typical expression of the people,” reported O Seculo, a Lisbon newspaper.

The strange phenomena included odd colors.

“Looking at the sun, I noticed that everything was becoming darkened. I looked first at the nearest objects and then extended my glance further afield as far as the horizon. I saw everything had assumed an amethyst color. Objects around me, the sky and the atmosphere, were of the same color. Everything both near and far had changed, taking on the color of old yellow damask,” said José Maria de Almeida Garrett, a science professor from Coimbra, Portugal, who was at the scene.

Onlookers from as far as 25 miles away noted the strange phenomena in the sky.

There were scientific reasons put forth for what had happened: Perhaps the witnesses had stared at the sun too long. Perhaps it was a combination of optical effects and a real meteorological shift caused by the weather and the cloud cover.

But the miracle was acknowledged as “worthy of belief” by the Catholic Church in 1930.

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