May 13

Among the celebrations held in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, we highlight the Masses presided over by the Metropolitan Archbishop, Cardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores, at Asuncion Cathedral in Paraguay (photo 2); by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, at the Heralds’ house in Guatemala City (photo 1); and by Fr. Manuel Rodríguez, EP, at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Tocancipá, Colombia (photo 3).

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Marian mission

From May 7 to 10, the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary travelled through the territory of St. Benedict of Nursia Parish, in Rome. The opening Mass of the Marian mission was presided over by Bishop Aurelio García Macías, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and the closing Mass was celebrated by the Most Rev. Andrea Carlevale, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome.

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Visits to parishes

Our Lady of Fatima was also received by her children in various parishes around the world. Above, visits to the catechism group of St. Cristina Parish in Madrid, Spain (photo 1); to St. Joseph of Calderón Parish in Quito, Ecuador (photo 2); and to St. Andrew Parish in Guayaquil, also in Ecuador (photo 3).

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21st National Encounter of the Shrine Apostolate

On April 25th, members of the “Mary, Queen of All Hearts” Shrine Apostolate held their national encounter at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Portugal. The Holy Mass was presided over by Bishop Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Portugal.

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Close to the little ones and the elderly

With the same maternal love, the statue of the Blessed Virgin visited the St. Joseph nursing home, run by the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly in Luque, Paraguay (photo 1); the St. Philip Smaldone Education Centre in Paranoá, in Brazil’s Federal District (photo 2); and the House of Mercy, operated by the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, in Lima, Peru (photo 3).

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Caieiras (Brazil)

Fifteen more members of the Heralds of the Gospel completed their master’s degrees in Theology at the Pontifical Bolivarian University of Medellin, Colombia. The graduation ceremony, presided over by Fr. César Ramírez Giraldo, director of the Faculty of Theology, Philosophy and Humanities, took place on May 4 at Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary complex.

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Brasilia

On April 10, the choir and orchestra of the Priestly Formation House of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life Virgo Flos Carmeli contributed their music to the Easter celebrations for military personnel at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia. The Holy Mass, presided over by the Military Archbishop Marcony Vinícius Ferreira, was attended by several authorities from the Armed Forces, including Lieutenant-Brigadier Ary Soares Mesquita, Secretary of Economy, Finance and Administration of the Air Force.

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Montes Claros (Brazil)

Pilgrims thronged to participate in the 5th Pilgrimage of Miracles on May 3. The final destination of the fifteen-kilometre walk was the Church of Our Lady of Claríssimos Montes, where Fr. Anderson Fernandes, EP, celebrated Holy Mass.

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El Salvador

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima in San Salvador was dedicated on May 13 by Auxiliary Bishop Óscar Álvarez Orellana, by delegation of Metropolitan Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas. Concelebrating were Bishop Emeritus Luis Morao Andreazza, OFM, of Chalatenango, Monsignor Joseph Salem, Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature to El Salvador, along with fifty other priests. The President of the Republic, Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, accompanied by the First Lady and members of the government cabinet, honoured the occasion with his presence.

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Italy

The Heralds participated, on May 2, in the procession in honour of Our Lady of Grace, Patroness of the city of Nettuno (photo 1). Then, on May 22, eight Masses were celebrated at the Church of San Benedetto in Piscinula, in the Eternal City, in honour of St. Rita of Cascia (photo 2). Among the celebrants, we highlight the Most Rev. Renato Tarantelli Baccari, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (photo 3).

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