«Men, Be Men»

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Director: Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas * Proprietor: Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima (Portugal) * Quarterly publication * Year XI * Nr. 43 * 2014/11/13 Blessed Paul VI, pray for us! «Men, be men»

n October 19, in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Paul VI, the Ofirst pope who, as pilgrim, came to the Sanctuary of Fatima, was beatified. The event was experienced at the Shrine of Fatima in an atmosphere of joy and thanksgiving; and in the prayer precinct re-echoed and sounded again the new Blessed’s words on the occasion of his visit to the Cova da Iria: “Men, be men. Men, be good”. Paul VI was the great architect who went on with the work of the Vatican II and, laboriously, intended and under- took the application of its documents and guidelines to the life of the Church. But, at present, what pleases me most is to stress his connection to Fatima. And on the day he began his journey to Fatima, on May Paul VI came to this Sanctuary in 1967, on the occasion 13, 1967, he issued a Pastoral Exhortation Signum Magnum of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Apparitions. But his rela- on the cult of the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church and tionship with Fatima reached back to an earlier period. At the model of all virtues; such Exhortation concludes with the close of the third session of the Council, on November 21, explicit request to all Christians “to personally renew their 1964, pope Paul VI invited the bishops of the most important own consecration to the Immaculate Heart of the Mother Marian shrines to concelebrate with him at St. Peter Basilica. of the Church”, the central aspect of the Fatima message. And on the same day, after having promulgated the Constitu- On April 24, 1970, in a speech at the Shrine of Our Lady of tion on the Church and the decrees on the Eastern Churches Bonaria (Italy), the now Blessed pope Paul VI stated: “It is and ecumenism, the Pope proclaimed Our Lady “Mother of impossible to be a Christian, without being Marian.” And his the Church”. Besides, he announced the offer of the Golden papal teaching was prodigal in displaying a Marian piety that Rose to the Shrine of Fatima, with the following words: “We animated him and also explains his connection to Fatima. decided to send, in the very near future, through a special Blessed Paul VI, pray for us! mission, the Golden Rose to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fati- Carlos Cabecinhas ma, so dearly appreciated by the people of the noble Portu- guese nation ... and also known and revered by the faithful in the Catholic world. Thus, we also intend to entrust the whole human family to the care of our heavenly Mother... “. 2 2014/11/13 Arvo Pärt composes music dedicated to the Little Shepherds of Fatima Arvo Pärt, fa- of the Sanctuary of Fatima. perience of his coming to the Cova da mous and impor- In a press conference held on Octo- Iria, for publication in this latest edito- tant composer in ber 12, the Rector of the Fatima Shrine, rial project of the Sanctuary of Fatima, the field of con- Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas, announced that Arvo Pärt made us a surprise and of- temporary music, the piece will be presented in a concert fered to the Sanctuary the manuscript created a musical on February 20, 2015, in Lisbon Cathe- of a musical composition, dated from piece dedicated to dral. May 19, 2014, dedicated to the Little the Little Shep- At the invitation of the Sanctuary Shepherds and entitled Drei Hirten- herds of Fatima, and in the context of the Centenary kinder aus Fatima [Three Little Shep- whose manuscript Celebration of the Fatima Apparitions, herds of Fatima]. This is a brief piece will be published the Estonian composer visited Fatima for mixed choir a cappella composed in the October is- in May 2012, accompanied by his on the text of a verse from Psalm 8. sue of Fatima XXI wife, Nora. Subsequently challenged to - Cultural Journal present a text-testimony about the ex- L.S.

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The international pilgrimage on Sep- this abominable genocide, a true crime tember 12 and 13 was presided over by against humanity “, without forgetting the Bishop of the Armed Forces and “what is happening to the Christians of Security of Portugal, His Excellency Iraq, Syria, Eritrea and elsewhere in the Manuel Rodrigues Linda, who, in his world.” homily at the Mass of the 13th, called The prelate reminded pilgrims of for an end of the “horrible genocide” in the consequences of a world that lives various places of conflict in the world. without God: “A man left to himself, Coming from different countries, thou- without reference to God, has difficulty sands of pilgrims were these days in in dignifying and elevating himself; the Cova da Iria. At the Pilgrim Ser- and he is liable to the basest and most vice Department of the Sanctuary were savage conduct.” registered and announced to take part The bishop of the Military Ordina- in prayer and the pilgrimage program riate also mentioned the lack of atten- 55 groups, from 15 countries. In the tion governments pay to the suffering night celebrations of the 12th partici- of many human groups all over the pated 12 000; and in the morning ce- world: “And the rulers remain impas- lebrations of the 13th the number of sive and undisturbed, as if this extreme participants amounted to 45 000. barbarism did not concern them. No! If The Bishop, speaking from the Sanc- a world allows such atrocities, it is be- tuary of Fatima, made an appeal that cause it consociates with them or even joined many other voices of the Church likes them. But we feel stricken wit and society: “We urge those on power horror and outraged. “ and in a responsible position, particu- larly the UN, to do something to stop L. S.

Polish Rectors visiting Fatima On the afternoon of October 13, a group which represents the poly- tober 11 to participate in the II inter- the Rector of the Sanctuary of Fati- technic institutions of Poland. The national forum Coordinating Council ma welcomed at Our Lady of Mount KRPUT delegation consists of 35 el- of Polytechnic Institutes of Portugal Carmel Retreat House a group of ements; it arrived at Portugal on Oc- (CCISP) / KRPUT, in order to dis- Heads of higher education cuss future projects of col- institutions of Poland. In per- laboration between the tech- forming this act of salutation, nological universities and the he told them of the message polytechnic institutes of both of Fatima, and of the grow- countries. After the recep- ing number of Polish pilgrims tion by the Rector, the group, who come to this Sanctuary. through a guided tour, was It was the visit of KRPUT, informed of the main spaces the conference of Heads of of pilgrimage to the Shrine of Polish technical universities, Fatima. 2014/11/13 3

Patriarch of the East Indies in interview Devotion to Our Lady of Fatima is very popular in India

His Excellency Filipe Néri great gift India received from it: Chris- Ferrão presided at the interna- tian Faith tional pilgrimage to Fatima on – What kind of reflection do you October 12 and 13. A few days make about today’s world, particu- before the start of the pilgrim- larly about the situation in the Mid- age, the Archbishop of Goa and dle East and Africa, with the perse- Daman, current Patriarch of the cution of religious minorities? It is extremely painful to observe East Indies, Primate of India, the intensity and insanity of violence in a brief interview to the Press that is ravaging entire populations, Room of the Sanctuary of Fati- persecuted and decimated in the name ma, clearly indicated the scope of religion. This passion that drives a of his coming to the Cova da Iria person to eliminate others in the name of God is purely diabolic. No religion and reflected on the actual cir- professes a belief in a God who loves cumstances of his country and of war and violence. And yet, unfortu- the World. nately, these outbursts of collective in- tolerance are spreading and unfolding in our society. Let us pray that mem- – How did you receive the in- bers of all religions open themselves to vitation to preside over the inter- divine inspiration and seek the way of national pilgrimage of October? “Bless each of your sons and peace, the respect for the person and I accepted it with great pleasure! For I daughters, make them firm in the common good, turning themselves saw it as the opportunity to pay, in pub- hope and charity, protect them from all dangers, temporal, moral into agents of dialogue and reconcili- lic, my personal homage and tribute to and spiritual, help them building ation. the Virgin of Fatima I have learned to their nation in a spirit of coopera- venerate in my childhood. This is my tion and brotherhood, and living – How would you describe the second visit to Fatima indeed. The first in peace with each other and with experience of the Christian faith in took place some 12 years ago, when I the family of nations scattered your archdiocese and in your coun- was the Auxiliary Bishop of my Arch- over the face of the whole earth.” try? Do Indian Christians know the diocese. Taking advantage of my visit Archbishop Filipe Néri Ferrão message of Fatima? to Rome, I got the occasion for mak- Fatima, October 12, 2014 I give thanks to God, for the expe- ing a detour to Portugal, with the only rience of the Christian faith, both in purpose of visiting Fatima. It was the my diocese and in all of India, is very 29th June, and I had the great pleasure claim Christ and live his Gospel values promising. Although we, Catholics, of concelebrating in a solemn Mass in our social, economic, political, and are less than 3% of the total popula- presided by Bishop Serafim, bishop cultural life tion, our number amounts to over 20 emeritus of Leiria-Fatima. million, and 95% are churchgoers. Our – Will any of your prayer inten- seminars have not been closed and – What message will you transmit tions recall to the mind your own our priests are giving support and as- to the pilgrims? people? sistance to many churches in Europe My message is not new. It’s the At the close of the Synod for Asia, and the Americas. In my own diocese, eloquent and emblematic message of John Paul II said: “The third millenni- work almost 800 diocesan and reli- Mary to mankind of all times: What- um belongs to Asia.” My prayer is that gious priests and I perform about 30- soever He, my Son, says unto you, do this Church, which owes its existence, 35 ordinations per year. Devotion to it. As she did. But as a means of ac- in large part, to the great evangelizing Our Lady of Fatima is very popular. complishing that, we have to walk action of the European missionaries On October 13 many parishes organize with Jesus and mature in His friend- of past centuries, may become now a open-air Solemn Mass, followed by ship and intimacy, having Him as the an evangelizing church, irradiating procession of candles, which some- center of our lives. We must build with and disseminating Christ, sharing Him times covers the whole village. Jesus and upon Jesus, the cornerstone: with the other Eastern peoples. May it we must build society, the Church, the also contribute to the re-evangelization Interview conducted by family. And, finally, we have to pro- of the West, giving back to Europe the Leopoldina Simões 4 2014/11/13 MMF of the Diocese of Livorno makes the Second Yearly National Pilgrimage From 09 trough 16 July, in munion of reparation on the the company of our Bishop first Saturdays of each month and President, mons. Sim- and the Consecration to the one Giusti, we made the 2nd Immaculate Heart of Mary. National Pilgrimage of the At the end of the celebration, Movement of the Message His Excellency Antonio Mar- of Fatima (MMF). Joined to, Bishop of Leiria-Fatima, this group pilgrims from greeted fondly our Bishop, various dioceses of Tusca- the Seminary and the Italian ny and Campania and also, Movement of the Message of with great joy, 16 seminar- Fatima, which has its roots ists of “G. Gavi” Seminary, in the correlative Portuguese Livorno, which came, for the Movement of the Message of first time, accompanied by Fatima. We had a very inter- the Rector, the Vicar, and the esting meeting with Bishop Vice-Rector. Antonio Marto, who reported Those days were days and told us how the Peregri- of profound spirituality, mainly on the of Our Lady; we also visited the Basilica natio Mariae was born. vigil and nocturnal devotion of the 12th of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Basilica of On July 14, we traveled to Coimbra as preparation for the celebration of the the Most Holy Trinity and the Temporary and paid a visit to the Carmel of Santa July 13. Exhibition “Secret and Revelation”. Teresa, where Sister Lucia lived, and then On the morning of the 10th, we were On the 11th, we experienced a moment we celebrated the Eucharist. This visit to accompanied by the Sisters Oblates of of great spirituality, when our seminar- the Memorial of Sister Lucia was very the Virgin Mary of Fatima to the places ians revived and took part in the Via good and interesting. We also came into where the Little Shepherds lived, and we Crucis, at the places the Little Shepherds personal acquaintance, in a very familiar saw the spot were the Angel of Portugal roamed through, herding, tending, and way, with the Bishop of Coimbra, Vir- appeared, and also the place where Our leading the sheep to the Cova da Iria. gilio Antunes. Lady of Fatima revealed Herself on the On the 13th, we participated in the cel- We give thanks to Our Lady of Fatima, apparition of August 19, 1917. It was very ebration of the third apparition of Our with full confidence and certainty that interesting to visit the permanent exhibit Lady of Fatima to the three children. It this pilgrimage will bear fruit. “Fatima Light and Peace”; here, we could was very important to remember, in this see the precious crown of the main Image apparition, the vision of Hell, the Com- Alessandra and Silvia M.M.F

Seminarians of Livorno in Fatima It is good, for the semi- Little Shepherds, becomes narians of the Livorno dio- reality and encourages the cese, to try a description of self-surrender, increasing this trip, we lived soberly, our faith in Divine Provi- but also with intensity and dence. Our world needs depth. We made it as pilgrims peace, and each of us can be to Fatima, and were accom- an instrument of reconcili- panied by our Bishop Sim- ation, to the extent that we one Giusti, between 9 and 16 subdue ourselves to God’s July. Fatima is undoubtedly will. An experience like this an opportunity of feeling teaches us how meaningful ourselves loved by a Mother, our contribution to the dis- who embraces us and gives us the strength and the courage semination of the value of universal solidarity is indeed. to resume the path of life, with a supplement of vigor: a path To make less distressing the contrast between the injustices we face on our knees, following the example of so many daily occurring in society and the wish for joy written on pilgrims as a sign of penance and worship, but also standing the human heart, we have to remember the benefits of God. on our feet, as the ability to understand the dignity of being Finally, it is important to seek a fair and moderate retire- children of God, members of one family, through Mary. In ment in order to value the recitation of the Holy Rosary; that order to experience the love of Jesus it is important to get prayer will help us to contemplate the mysteries of God’s ready for communion with God, to prepare ourselves for an saving work. encounter which enlightens the heart and instructs us; so it is This is our description of Fatima; we know it as an in- of much significance that we take up an attitude of simplic- describable place, and only walking and roaming personally ity and humility, in an environment of recollection, which is, through the places of the apparitions we will understand, in a after all, a feature and a distinctive mark of Fatima. more fruitful way, the message that here flows for all people We know that the Lord speaks in the silence; we know of good will. that silence, in this place, through the testimony of the three Seminarians of Livorno diocese 2014/11/13 5 President of Hungary visits the Fatima Shrine On September 30, the President of the Republic of Hun- gary, Janos Áder, visited the Fatima Shrine, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of the Hungarian presidency. The coming to Portugal was related to the participation in a meeting of Heads of State of the Arraiolos Group, in Braga; this group comprises the chief public representatives of Portugal, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Italy, Austria, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia. Upon arrival at the Sanctuary, the President and the delegation were received by Fr. Victor Coutinho, chaplain of the Shrine, who, on behalf of the Rector, welcomed the whole group, recalling the great connection of Fatima message with the history of Eastern countries. Knowledgeable as he appeared to be of the major events in Fatima, the Hungarian President evoked mainly the figure of Fr. Luis Kondor, a priest of the Society of The Divine Word, memory of Fr. Kondor and have many faithful servants as and a native of Hungary, who lived and resided in Fatima he was.” for most of his life as one of the great promoters of Fatima After the official reception at the Rectory building, the del- message and of closer relations with the Christian peoples of egation visited some of the iconic places of Fatima: the group Eastern Europe; in the words of Fr. Victor Coutinho, he also went to the Little Chapel of the Apparitions, then, visited was a personality much admired and cherished by the Sanctu- the museum space “Casa das Candeias” [House of Candles], ary of Fatima and by the Portuguese. property of Francisco and Jacinta Marto Foundation; and, in In the Book of Honor of the Sanctuary, János Áder, in this Valinhos, it visited the Hungarian Calvary. first visit to Fatima, wrote: “May Fatima always keep the L.S.

Chapel of St. Stephen of Hungary inaugurated 50 years ago ian architect Ladislaw Marec. The first stone of the Via Cru- cis was blessed on June 21, 1959, and the foundation stone of the Chapel on August 11, 1962; both the Stations of the Cross and the Chapel were blessed on May 12, 1964, having consequently completed this year, 2014, the 50th anniversary of their opening. The XV Station of the Cross, blessed and inaugurated on October 13, 1992, was donated as a gesture and token of grat- itude, by the Hungarian parish of Lajosmizse, represented at the inauguration by its pastor, Fr. Jósef Asztalos, and a group of parishioners. There were also present two Hungarian bishops and the Ambassador of that country in Portugal. In the chapel, the panels of the Stations, in bas-relief, and the statue of Our Lady Patroness of Hungary are the work of Maria Amélia da Silva Carvalheira, and the figures in the Calvary are a product and creation of the sculp- tor Domingos Soares Branco. The 11 stained-glass win- dows of the chapel, by Hungar- ian painter Peter Prokop, portray Hungarian Saints. Two large mosaics on the ceiling (1994) de- pict, respectively, the apparition In the Cova da Iria, the Way of the Cross, beginning at of Our Lady to the three Little the ‘Rotunda de Santa Teresa de Ourém’ (South Rotunda), Shepherds and the delivery of and following the trail used by the Little Shepherds, ends at the Crown of Hungary, by King the Chapel of St. Stephen (the first king of Hungary), a place St. Stephen, to Our Lady. These commonly known as Hungarian Calvary. mosaics, also by Peter Prokop, The 14 Stations and the Chapel, donated by Hungarian were made in Rome with small Catholics who took refuge in the West, according to the idea pieces of marble from all over of Hungarian Fr. Elias Kardos, were designed by the Hungar- the world. 6 2014/11/13

Polish city of Świdnik consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima

The Polish city of Świdnik overcome every kind of sin: renewed its consecration to personal sins and the sin of Our Lady of Fatima. the world, whatever form of “According to a longstand- sin”. ing tradition, when in mo- In virtue of this act, a to- ments of a particular danger ken of a “profound faith”, the Polish Nation implores performed by both the Chair- the assistance of the compas- man of the Town Board and sionate Mother of God, and the Chairman of the Town so following the noble ex- Council, they will, surely, re- ample of King John Casimir, ceive “in the future the moth- Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński erly assistance of Mary.” and Pope John Paul II, we, And as an additional ef- town councillors, wish to en- fective step towards the pro- trust the city of Świdnik to motion of the devotion and Our Lady of Fatima”. Fatima message in Świdnik, In this act of consecration, the Most Reverend Adam the population and the city of Balabuch, Auxiliary Bishop Świdnik were entrusted to the maternal “Oh Immaculate Heart, help us to of Świdnik took part in the interna- protection of Our Lady of the Rosary of overcome the danger of evil, that so tional Eucharist celebrated at 11:00 on Fatima. The official document contain- easily roots in hearts of the modern so- October 12. At the end of the celebra- ing the text of the prayer of consecration, ciety – it is an evil that in its immea- tion, an image of Our Lady of Fatima, written in English and in Polish, was surable effects casts a shadow over the intended and destined for Świdnik dio- delivered to the Shrine of Fatima by the present and seems to stand in the way cese, was blessed by the Rector of the vice-president of the Polish municipa- to the future. Mother of the Church, Sanctuary; this image, in the context of lity. Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas, Rector of incite and encourage the inhabitants of the preparation for the Centenary of the the Sanctuary of Fatima, received the Świdnik and all people of God on the Apparitions, will travel over all parish- Mayor, Tomasz Szydlo, in the late af- paths of the faith, hope and love! Help es in the diocese. ternoon of October 5, at the Rectory. us by the power of the Holy Spirit to L.S.

Fatima, centre point of a pilgrimage from Tzaneen diocese Fatima was a centre point of a Mar- to do so. The group also visited the recommendation to the pope on the ian pilgrimage dedicated to prayer for homes of Lucia, Francisco and Jacin- Benedict Daswa cause. the sainthood cause of Benedict Das- ta in Aljustrel, drawing them closer to Bishop Rodrigues, who was born wa, a South African man who was their mediation of Our Lady’s mes- in Cape Town of a family from Ma- killed by a mob in 1990 after having sage. deira, said he was confident that the refused to participate in a witchcraft Benedict Daswa was a school prin- group’s prayers to Our Lady for the ritual. cipal and lay leader of the Church in cause will lead to the eventual be- The pilgrimage, which also in- a rural area. He built the local church atification of Benedict Daswa, which cluded Marian sites such as Lourdes, in his village, evangelized widely and would be a first for the young Church Zaragoza and Rue de Bac, in Paris, shared the food he grew in his garden of South Africa. was under the spiritual direction of with the poor. Because he justified his Bishop João Rodrigues, of Tzaneen refusal to take part in a witch hunt, Günther Simmermacher diocese, in northern South Africa, for which he was which is leading the cause for Bene- killed, on grounds dict Daswa. It was organized by The of his Catholic faith, Southern Cross, South Africa’s na- the postulators of his tional Catholic weekly. Its editor, cause believe that he Günther Simmermacher, led the pil- died a martyr. grimage. A few days after The group was especially blessed the pilgrimage ended when it was invited to supply one in Paris, the consul- member to lead the English part of tor theologians of the rosary before the candlelight pro- the Congregation of cession, on September 27. Pilgrim Sainthood Causes Mary Nembambula, who knew Bene- had their first meet- dict Daswa personally, was chosen ing to formulate their 2014/11/13 7 World Eucharistic Adoration with children On October 3, the World occurrence of joint devotion Apostolate of Fatima celebrat- and adoration; and so became ed an international moment of much stronger this global prayer prayer and Eucharistic Adora- chain, whose protagonists were tion with children and adoles- children and young people of all cents. This initiative, under- over the world. taken annually, is now in its 12th The celebrations in Washing- edition. Its aim is to grant and ton and Fatima were broadcast offer to these young people the by the US Catholic Television opportunity of an intimate and Network EWTN to 140 coun- close encounter with the person tries. From Fatima, other Catho- of Jesus in the Eucharist, pray- lic television channels, namely ing for the Holy Father, for the TV Canção Nova and Telepace, families and world peace. also transmitted this event, The Sanctuary of Fatima, in thereby inducing thousands of Portugal, adopted eagerly this other children and their families program and, in collaboration to participate in this action. with its prosecutors, led on that The president of the World day afternoon a solemn moment Apostolate of Fatima, Américo of Eucharistic adoration and recitation dition he also said: “Do we seek, in our López Ortiz, traveled to this Sanctuary of the Rosary in the Chapel of the Ap- family, obey with gentleness, love ten- to join in the celebration and, symboli- paritions, presided over by the Rector of derly, and help with joy? Are we good cally, bring together and aggregate all the Shrine, Fr. Carlos Cabecinhas. The children? Do we love and respect our places where this initiative was being liturgical animation was assigned to the parents and older people, as Jesus did?” accomplished. In his greeting message, choir Schola Cantorum Pastorinhos de Afterwards, he advised them to re- he encouraged the parishes, schools Fátima [Schola Cantorum Little Shep- flect on these questions and try to an- and apostolic movements to “make a herds of Fatima]. swer them, in silence and prayer, re- constant endeavor to help children and A significant group of school children peating the words the Angel taught to young people to pray and to worship of Fatima, accompanied by their teach- the Little Shepherds: “My God, I be- Jesus in the Eucharist. The children ers and catechists, participated actively lieve, I adore, I hope and I love You. I prayer is powerful! Let us introduce and gladly in the celebration, imitating ask pardon of You for those who do not them into the Mary’s school, causing the three Little Shepherds. In order to believe, do not adore, do not hope and them to become “missionaries of Her enhance this historic link, always alive, do not love You!” Immaculate Heart! Let them help Our three children were chosen and dressed Simultaneously with this moment of Lady of Fatima to illuminate and trans- as the little shepherds Lucia, Francisco prayer in Fatima, a large group of chil- form our world, accelerating the prom- and Jacinta, and they stayed, during the dren was also gathered in the Basilica ised triumph of the Immaculate Heart of entire celebration, near the image of of the National Shrine of the Immacu- Mary.” Our Lady of Fatima and of the Blessed late Conception in Washington, USA. The World Apostolate of Fatima is an Sacrament exposed on the altar. And according to information collected association of the Catholic Church, and Shrine’s Rector, addressing the chil- by our international Secretariat, many already has several national centers in dren, invited them to reflect on Jesus other children in the Philippines, India, the entire world. For more information and his family, telling them: “although Cameroon, Australia, Botswana, the www.worldfatima.com He was God and came from heaven, He Czech Republic, among other coun- Nuno Prazeres was obedient to his parents”; and in ad- tries, associated themselves with this World Apostolate of Fatima

Fatima and Aparecida united in prayer

On October 10, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Conception, Aparecida, Brazil, were united in prayer through the recitation of the Rosary; the event was broadcast by television and transmitted by several Catholic stations in the world. The main intent of this occasion and moment of devotion, presided over by both António Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fatima, and Darci Nicioli, Auxiliary Bishop of Aparecida, was to pray for the “Holy Father Francis, the Church, the Extraordi- nary Synod of Bishops on the Family and the ecclesial communities”. The initiative, which attracted many pilgrims to the two shrines, had no pre- ceding instance, and was inserted in the celebration of the Centenary of the Ap- paritions of Fatima and of the Tercentenary of the finding of the image of Our Lady of Conception in Aparecida. At that time, the Rector of the Sanctuary of Fatima announced that the yearly pilgrimage of May 2015 will be presided over by His Excellency Raymundo Assis, Archbishop of Aparecida. 8 2014/11/13 Under the mantle of Mary

family, it’s not enough to rely exclu- present to dedicate themselves to Her, to sively on human efforts, but we need carry out the First Five Saturdays, and to ask God’s help. Mary’s interces- pray the Rosary every day to achieve the sion, through the consecration of the triumph of God’s design for men: «Mar- diocese to her Immaculate Heart, riage and family life are in a real crisis. will foment the protection and We make this consecration to her to watch strength of marriages and families. over our families and marriages. Families In the same letter the archbishop ex- need Our Lady’s love and protection». horted the priests to organize in their The Shrine of Fatima was represented parishes the Five First Saturdays de- in this celebration by chaplain Fr. Fran- votion. cisco Pereira and also attended the leaders The Cathedral Church of Port- and heads of World Apostolate of Fatima land was too small to accommodate in USA. about 1,200 Catholics who, coming In the following Sunday, this consecra- The Archdiocese of Portland (Oregon) in from across the diocese and represent- tion was made in each parish. was the first diocese in the United States ing its multicultural population, wanted The good fruits of this Consecration are to make its consecration to the Immacu- to join Archbishop Sample in this conse- already being felt: among the 120 parishes late Heart of Mary, Holy Virgin of Fatima, cration, made before the Pilgrim Image of Portland Archdiocese (Oregon), there which took place on June 28, 2014, in the of Our Lady of Fatima. This image was are already 55 parishes where is practiced course of a solemn Mass in the Cathedral. blessed by Pope Francis on October 13, and embraced the First Five Saturdays Archbishop Alexander Sample, on the 2013, and is in the care of the World Apos- devotion, with enough priests providing letter he wrote to the priests of Portland, to tolate of Fatima in its National Shrine in further time for the sacrament of reconcili- notify and call them for this consecration, New Jersey. ation; it’s a response to the growth of faith- explains that, like pope Francis, and in In the homily at Mass Archbishop Sam- ful who want to live their consecration to the face of the contemporary challenges, ple adduced and stressed the importance Our Lady through such devotion. especially the threats to marriage and the of Consecration to Mary, and urged those Fr. Francisco Pereira

The Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima visits Brazil

Lit only by candles, the Pilgrim Image site, in addition to the audience through Canção Nova. On this occasion was also of Our Lady of Fatima was received at the the television station, which brought the renewed the consecration of the station to Center of Evangelization João Hipolito de entire event live to all Brazil and six more Our Lady of Fatima; the act of such dedi- Moraes, headquarters of the community foreign countries, including Portugal. One cation occurred in 2005 in this country. Canção Nova [New Song], in Cachoeira of the most intense moments was the Mass The leave-taking and departure of the Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. celebrated by Bishop Jonas Abib, founder Image, in the Farewell procession, aroused On August 12, excitement and emotion of the Nova Canção Community, when he intimately the Brazilian faithful and even inspired and set the tone of the evening. remembered the 25th anniversary of TV the Portuguese who now live in Brazil, as The program, which followed the is the case of the missionary Célia tradition of international visits, con- Dias: “To be Portuguese is to feel sisted of the blessing of the candles, myself as daughter of Our Lady of the meditated Rosary, the Holy Fatima. To be Canção Nova is to Mass and the Farewell procession be the daughter of Our Lady, and I (the latter on the 13th). During the feel at home, because here it is also two days the Image remained at Mary’s home. the Canção Nova headquarters, the Renata Vasconcelos number of faithful increased on TV journalist in Nova Canção

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