Members of the World Apostolate of Fatima from many countries gathered for an International Congress
The World Apostolate of Fatima held an international theological-pastoral congress on “The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary”, Dec. 5 – 7, 2025, along with a pilgrimage to Pontevedra, Spain for the Dec. 10 opening celebrations of the centennial of the First Saturday Devotion. Members and friends of the WAF from 26 nations […]
Establish the First Saturday Devotion in Your heart
Centenary anniversaries offer the Catholic faithful a chance to seek spiritual renewal, revitalize devotion, review historic moments, make a pilgrimage and connect with the saints who made the same journey. Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the request for the First Saturday devotion. What should we be seeking today? At Fatima, Mary revealed her […]
Announcing Our Unique Virtual Pilgrimage for the First Saturday Centennial Year!
In an effort to draw attention to the First Saturday devotion of Fatima and its centennial anniversary on Dec. 10, 2025, the World Apostolate of Fatima USA – Our Lady’s Blue Army – is inviting Catholics to participate in a First Saturday virtual pilgrimage that will launch on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Often known as […]
We must be Christ’s Light in the Darkness
The news has once again been filled with a horrific story of a mass shooting at a school. This time, at a K-8 Catholic parish/school where students, parents, teachers and grandparents had gathered for worship at the opening Mass for the new school year. Because it happened in my city, in my diocese, it hit close to home. That people in my Catholic circles knew some of the parishioners, victims and the perpetrator’s family, made it even more troubling.
The First Saturdays of Reparation are Necessary for the Era of Peace
Sister Lucia will go down in history as one of the most persevering in fulfilling her mission to spread devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When it comes to the First Saturday Communions of Reparation, she never wavered in her efforts to spread the devotion especially as the signs of war approached. As the 100th anniversary of the request for the First Saturdays approaches on Dec. 10, 2025, signs of a possible world war are looming from multiple areas. Sister Lucia said in 1993 that this devotion is still very necessary to combat atheism and to help maintain peace and avoid another destructive world war as we await the full unveiling of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.
Mary’s Promises are Great Reasons to do Family First Saturdays
The great call of Our Lady of Fatima is devotion to her Immaculate Heart. She promised at Fatima that her Heart would be a refuge and the way that would lead us to God. Like ships tossed about in a mighty storm, she offers to guide and protect us through the storms of life until […]
Young Saints of the Holy Eucharist
As the anniversary of the death of St. Francisco Marto on April 4 approaches, one cannot help but recall his great love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and his desire to receive Holy Communion. Having lived just ten years, he only received Holy Communion twice – the first from the Angel of Peace in 1916; the second from the local priest who brought him viaticum at his deathbed.
Sister Lucia’s Self Examination: A Path to Holiness
It’s always refreshing to know that the saints or saintly people had a human side. Some, like St. Louis de Montfort and St. Damien of Molokai, both had angry temperaments that they had to conquer. Sister Lucia was known for her “rough” temperament and tendency towards impatience with others. As a young Dorothean nun at […]
Sister Lucia was a Martyr to Daily Duty
If there is anything we can learn from Venerable Sister Lucia, it is heroic patience and perseverance, which she embraced fully as each day unfolded – one to the next – until her death at age 97 on Feb. 13, 2005. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of her holy passing, Lucia is a good reminder of how to become a saint through what she called “the long, hard road of martyrdom that has to do with daily living.”
Saint Faustina: The Apostle of Purgatory
St. Maria Faustina, through her devotions, meditations and prayers, allowed numerous holy souls in purgatory to reach heaven. Her conversations with Our Lord and Our Lady as recorded in her diary, including her own beautiful prayers and, of course, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, show this important work of mercy – praying for the dying souls and those in purgatory.
