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An Encounter with Our Lady of Fatima FALL 2017 IPVS NEWS 1 Issue No. 22 FALL 2017 International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima Foundation, Inc AN ENCOUNTER WITH OUR LADY(by Joan Russell OF -Committee FATIMA member for the Diocese of Dallas.) On the 24th of June, the Diocese of arrival. Dallas bid farewell to the International Continued drenching rain was the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of forecast for June 2nd, Our Lady’s first Fatima. For 22 days the custodians of official day touring the diocese. This the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, Carl inclement weather was definitely Malburg and Victor Fernandez, fulfilled not in the plans for Sacred Heart an ambitious schedule of parish visits Vietnamese parish and their outdoor that our Dallas committee had prepared candlelight procession. However, Mary’s for them. Responding to an inspiration intercession was apparent as one of to have IPVS visit during the 100th Sacred Heart’s parishioners shared with anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, me: the chairperson of our committee “It was a miracle, God heard our successfully arranged a visit between prayers through the intercession of Our June 2nd-24th. This key date was an Lady of Fatima. Father Dominic (the opportunity for us to celebrate the 100th pastor) asked our parishioners in every anniversary within the timeframe of the Mass since last month to pray for nice original apparitions, fulfill the plenary weather so we can have a procession indulgence on June 13th and have 22 around the Parish Hall and our Church. days of Our Lady of Fatima’s message Last Friday night, I was with Father renewed in our hearts. Dominic since we had Mass at 6:30 PM The first planning stages included and Adoration after the Mass. Before letters mailed to all the parishes in I left, I was driving in drenching rain our diocese with a return envelope around the Parish Hall and the Church and instructions to choose three dates to survey the road, pavement, and between June 2-June 24th to schedule a celebrated in our diocese. This includes: of a drum and ornate canopies hoisted grasses. They were soaking wet with parish visit. The letters in the mail and Ordinary and Extraordinary Roman protectively over the Blessed Sacrament. many puddles. By Saturday morning, an empty calendar of June in front of us, rite, Syro-Malabar rite, Byzantine Women wore ceremonial saris and it was still cloudy dark, and rain. In the we waited. Within 48 hours we received Liturgy and Maronite. The opportunity held decorative umbrellas ringed with afternoon the sky was clearing and our a phone call. An anxious voice asked if of visiting the parishes and meeting tassels. The Knights of Columbus road, and pavement were dry so we had it was too late to request a date on the the committees was the highlight of flanked Our Lady in their colorful a beautiful procession.” calendar. That was the first request and preparing for Our Lady’s June visit. regalia. How moving to hear the gentle, Our Blessed Mother was just then letters poured in with dates and Traveling to the parishes broadened our soothing voices of the Vietnamese beginning her blessings. The Carmelite times and there were few overlapping understanding of the great connection parishioners reciting the rosary and see Sisters had concluded ten days of conflicts. The ease with which the we share as Catholics through so many the evening candle-light processions. their retreat. The evening of Pentecost calendar dates filled was the first diverse representations of our faith. The Chapel of the Carmelite Sisters was Sunday had not been reserved on the indication to us of Mary’s hand already Parish enthusiasm was apparent as each filled with the sweet melodic voices calendar. Reverend Mother was thrilled working on our behalf, leading us to her committee assimilated the Foundation’s of the Sisters singing the Hail Mary in their Monastery had been asked to host Son. suggestions and then created their many languages. There were exquisite Our Lady of Fatima for the evening Within a month we had scheduled individual celebrations. I will never floral arrangements as well as simple and as the schedule worked out the 28 parishes, the Carmelite Monastery, forget overhearing the words of one bouquets lovingly brought to Our Lady. next day event did not begin until early the Sisters of the Holy Family of pastor to his key committee member, Mary’s children did not hold back afternoon. This allowed the IPVS to Nazareth Retreat Center and St. Joseph’s “Let’s make this a very special day, one expressing their love for her and her remain overnight for an all-night vigil Retirement Home. The calendar was the parishioners will always remember.” Son. with the sisters. now full and the next step was to visit The liturgical calendar for the month Mr. Malburg and Mr. Fernandez Reverend Mother shared this with the parishes to meet their committee of June has an abundance of important arrived on the rainy evening of June 1st me: “She arrived just as we came out of members and discuss the Foundation’s feast days: Pentecost Sunday, Solemnity with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. our 10 day retreat on Pentecost! It was suggestions to prepare for the parish of The Holy Trinity, the Most Holy Body The Blessed Mother was already busy like coming out of the Upper Room into event. and Blood of Christ and the Most Sacred before she even began her official tour the arms of the Blessed Mother to be The Diocese of Dallas consists of Heart of Jesus. On those feast days the next morning. A seminarian student enflamed by the Holy Spirit. Our little 1,300,000 Catholics and sprawls across the celebrations had an exceptional from our parish was being ordained a chapel was filled to capacity and as Her 7,523 square miles in 9 counties. The expression of pomp and ceremony priest June 3rd. The chairperson of our welcoming ceremony came to a close, diversity of our parishes is rich in ethnic enhanced with beautiful outdoor committee arranged for him to have people were calling to tell us that the groups as well as liturgies. Both the processions, one more unique than the a private prayer visit before the statue Monastery had a huge, vibrant rainbow Roman rite and the Eastern rite are other. Matachines danced to the beat of Our Lady on the first evening of her over it.” 2 IPVS NEWS FALL 2017 The Blessed Mother continued to but the Universal Church.” remember praying the Rosary on my own care for her daughters. The Sisters of And from St. Peter the Apostle each and every night. I remember the the Holy Family of Nazareth graciously Parish: “We at St. Peter the Apostle have pain of not seeing my own mother, not reserved rooms for part of the a culturally diverse parish. However, feeling the warmth of her embrace, and custodians stay. Again Mary’s hand was during this visit, we all gathered as her not knowing if and when I will ever see evident as the sisters personal retreat children to participate in this great her again. Yet, I never cried and I never coincided with the reservations. The teaching mission. It is evident that our wavered. My heart resolute and my Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady found commitment and prayers are needed thoughts focused on praying the Rosary. a home in their chapel after a long day of now as we hear about the world-wide Through this life-changing experience, touring. tragedies on a daily basis.” I believe that Our Lady came and Mary’s intercession continued. A committee member from St Rita’s comforted me each night as I slept alone. Our diocese sponsored a Eucharistic shares her thoughts on Our Lady of I felt the “touch” of a mother but not of conference for Saturday, June 17th. The Fatima’s visit: “At St. Rita’s we were my own. Not till later in life did I realize purpose of the conference was to deepen blessed to receive the visit of Our Blessed that was Mother Mary there beside me all the understanding of the true presence Mother of Fatima on the solemnity of those lonely nights. The night I witnessed of Jesus. One of the topics was Fatima Corpus Christi! As we processed around Our Lady of Fatima statue in our church and the Eucharist. The Conference was the parish campus, from one altar to the brought me such peace. I remembered in need of a speaker for that topic. Mr. next, the Blessed Mother was carried in such comfort during those lonely nights Malburg’s visit in the diocese perfectly front of the Blessed Sacrament as guiding when I was separate from my parents. As coincided with the Conference date and us, then as we approached the altars, she I stood before Our Lady of Fatima statue, his speaking time did not conflict with stood by the side so we could adore the I was humbled by her simplicity and the parish visits. Body and Blood of her Son. It was the tenderness. That experience reminded From the Bethlemite Sisters, Staff most beautiful experience!” me of my life altering experience - one and Residents of St. Joseph Residence: The following inspirational testimony that few will ever know and one that brought Our Lady of Fatima to the “For us at St. Joseph’s Residence the visit from a parishioner at Sacred Heart has made me a better person because of parishes as early as 7:30 am and stayed of our Lady of Fatima was a moment Parish confirms the love of a Mother it.
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