Feastday of Our Lady of Fatima

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Gabrielle

[Excerpt from the homily preached by Pope John XXIII (then Patriarch of Venice) at Fatima on May 13, 1956, for the twenty-fifth aniversary of the consecration of Portugal to the Immaculate Heart of Mary]:
Salute means safety from the evils of this world, and Nicopeja means Queen of Victories (note: here he is referring to two [...]

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Feastday of Our Lady of Fatima

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gabrielle

The paragraph in blue, as well as the quote from Pope Paul VI, has been excerpted from “Dictionary of Mary”, from the section entitled, Fatima and the Popes:
Call for Renewal of Personal Consecration
On May 13, 1967, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady at the Cova da Iria, Paul VI went [...]

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Giving and Receiving

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Gabrielle

The following is an excerpt from Pope John Paul II’s, Insegnamenti (teaching; homily) of May 13, 1982, the Feastday of Our Lady of Fatima.  Pope John Paul II was at the Fatima shrine that day, exactly one year after the assassination attempt, in order to thank the Blessed Virgin for her intercession.  It was his first trip to [...]

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Feastday of Our Lady of Lourdes

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Gabrielle

[Excerpt from the speech delivered in French at Lourdes by (then Cardinal and Patriarch of Venice) Pope John XXIII on March 25, 1958, for the consecration of the Church dedicated to St. Pius X. This excerpt is taken from the book, "Journal of a Soul. The Autobiography of Pope John XXIII".]
“O holy Virgin, O Immaculate… [...]

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