Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Feast Day

In the Catholic Church the month of May is Mary’s month. It’s the month we honor Blessed Mary as the Mother of Jesus and our Heavenly Mother. If you attended Catholic school, you probably remember taking part in the “May crowning” in the beginning of May--where a wreath of flowers was placed on the head of the statue of Mary as prayers were said. As an older student you understood that this ritual was a way to show our love for Mary.

1. What Is The Message of Fatima?

Blessed Mary’s apparitions at Fatima occurred during a time of turmoil. World War I was raging throughout Europe, and the threat of atheism and Russian communism taking over parts of the world was a great concern to Mary. Mary’s message to the world was to pray the Rosary, make amends for sins, and to become devoted to her Immaculate Heart. She wanted to make known that God grants graces through her Immaculate Heart, and that they can ask them from her. Mary made a number of predictions, requests, warnings and promises concerning the Faith and the world to the three shepherd children-- Lucia dos Santos, age ten, Francisco Marto, age nine, and Jacinta Marto, age seven.

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