In his homily, the patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, said the devotion must transform lives.
Pilgrims from all over the world descended on the Fátima Shrine in Portugal to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Fátima.
On the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, May 12, the light of thousands of candles illuminated the night at the spot where Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children 109 years ago.
The faithful filled the shrine, gathering to participate in the recitation of the Rosary and the traditional candlelight procession.
Instagram post ‘We come as pilgrims and depart as missionary disciples’
Patriarch Rui Manuel Sousa Valério of Lisbon, Portugal, celebrated the Mass on May 13. In his homily, the prelate emphasized that the pilgrimage “does not end here” but rather Fátima is “a point for sending forth.”
This celebration commemorates the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima to the three shepherd children in 1917. Every year, thousands of pilgrims gather at Cova da Iria, a neighborhood that was once the field where the three shepherd children pastured their familyʼs sheep.
The pilgrimage on May 13, which commemorates the Virginʼs first apparition to the three children, is the most
