May 13 is the beautiful feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
She is a powerful intercessor and model, especially in a time where sins of the flesh and sins against humanity dominate the culture.
Our Lady of Fatima appeared six times to the three shepherd children (Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco) from May 13, 1917, to Oct. 13, 1917.
Throughout her apparitions, she stressed prayer, fasting, and sacrifice to obtain peace for the world and the conversion of sinners. She particularly encouraged daily devotion to the Holy Rosary.
Here are seven powerful messages from Our Lady of Fatima’s Apparitions:1) Our Lady: “Do you wish to offer yourselves to God to endure all the sufferings that He may be pleased to send you, as both an act of reparation for the sins with which He is offended and an act of supplication for the conversion of sinners?Lucia: Yes, we do.Our Lady: “Well then, you will have much to suffer. But the grace of God will be your comfort.”
(First Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima – May 13, 1917)
2) “Pray the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war.”
(First Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima – May 13, 1917)
3) “[Jesus] wishes to establish devotion to
