Hello dear readers! It is time for post #8 of my adventures in Fátima!
Mary
Sr. Lúcia and the Seventh Apparition
A relatively little-known aspect of the history of Our Lady’s apparitions in Fátima, Portugal concerns a comment made to Sr. Lúcia about a “seventh” apparition. On May 13, 1917, in her first apparition to the three shepherd children, Our Lady stated, “I have come to ask you to come here for six months in succession, on the 13th day, at this same hour. Later on, I will tell you who I am and what I want. Afterwards, I will return here yet a seventh time.”[i] Has this seventh apparition already occurred? We shall look at this matter presently.
Cardinal Bertone Talks About Third Secret of Fátima
Catholic News Service carried an article with an interview from Cardinal Bertone and the third part of the secret of Fátima.
Pity that I did not have this available prior to the publication of my book!
Fátima Article on National Review Online
The National Review Online has published an article of my composition entitled Fatima and Russia’s Errors. If you have a moment, check it out!
Sts. Francisco & Jacinta Marto, pray for us!
Fátima Book Now Available
It is with great joy that I can announce that my book On the Third Part of the Secret of Fátima is now available for order.
See also my interview with Dr. Michela Ferri in Italy over on Frontiere.
Prayer During Papal Trip to Fátima
A kind friend sent to me a copy of the Portuguese text of a prayer that will be said by Pope Francis in his upcoming pilgrimage to Fátima. I present the Portuguese with an unofficial English translation (courtesy of Marco da Vinha).
Cardinal Martins, Fátima, and the Last Three Popes
Catholic News Service has a nice article on Cardinal Saraiva Martins and the last three Popes with respect to Fátima. I encourage you to read it.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope’s connection can match that of St. John Paul II.
“We cannot forget that he was saved by Our Lady of Fatima from the assassination attempt here in St. Peter’s. This is fundamental and central. It is never forgotten,” Portuguese Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, told Catholic News Service March 29.
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