Praying for Conversions? Ask Mary to Intercede
Jesus told St. Faustina that the prayer most pleasing to him is the prayer for conversion of sinners. Yet many people feel overwhelmed by the lack of conversions among family members and friends, despite their prayers and constant pleas to heaven. This can cause them to become disheartened.
Various nations will be annihilated
By David M. Carollo One of the most chilling statements made by Our Lady at Fatima in 1917 was that various nations would be annihilated. In 1947, when our apostolate was founded as a Blue Army of prayer to counter the Red Army of atheistic communism, the reality of the Cold War and the introduction […]
Our Pilgrimage Journey Continues: Mary’s Great Promise is Not Yet Over
Last December for the centennial anniversary of Our Lady’s request for the First Saturday devotion in reparation to her Immaculate Heart, we launched an extremely successful First Saturday Pilgrimage Program. Filmed on-location in Fatima, throughout Portugal, and Spain, with stunning cinematography and gentle voice-over meditations from our chaplain Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher CFR, this unique virtual experience has brought Fatima to the homes of thousands across our country and globally. And while the first five Saturdays of this 12-month pilgrimage have already passed, we are not stopping there. This devotion is so important that we encourage you to keep going and finish the year with us.
This Year of Extraordinary Grace is Our Invitation to Do More
Halfway through this Extraordinary Marian Jubilee Year and the 2026 shrine season I am overwhelmed when I think of the incredible gift that we have received in the Church overall and especially at this sanctuary. Being designated as a place of pilgrimage during this special time we take seriously the trust that the Church has placed in us. The World Apostolate of Fatima Our Lady’s Blue Army is a Public Association of the Faithful, entrusted with being the official voice for the Church on the message of Fatima.
The Third Part of the Secret of Fatima
Over the years, much has been made over the third part of the Secret of Fátima. It was expected to be released in the year 1960, but it was not and people wondered why. Thankfully, we now stand in a place historically to look at the matter with a better mind owing to disclosures that have come to light in the past twenty-five or so years. Let’s take a dive into things.
The Future of America is Catholic
Thirteen miles east of the Blue Army Shrine in New Jersey, at the town center of Easton, Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence was first read publicly in 1776. Each year the town commemorates this event on or around July 4th. This year as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation we should remember the emancipation of Catholicism in the United States. In the British Colonies our Faith was still illegal in 1776, as it had been since the mid-16th Century in England, and it was not until 1829 that the ban was lifted fully over there. We have always heard that our country was founded as a Christian nation, yet what is the foundation of all Christianity? There is no Protestantism without the Catholic Church from which they separated.
Behold Jesus Knocks: Home Enthronement of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts
By Blue Army Staff Having your home enthroned to the Sacred Heart can open the door to peace and preservation of marriage and family life. In December 1673 at Paray-le-Monial, France, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and revealed his Sacred Heart as a symbol of his love for mankind, saying, “My divine Heart […]
Memorial Day: What We Must Never Forget
I began writing this article on Memorial Day, a day that evokes patriotism and gratitude. At least I hope that it does. Not to honor the many who have given their lives for our nation, even if you don’t agree with actions that brought us into a particular conflict, is an insult to those of commitment who questioned little and gave all. The “greatest generation”, as Tom Brokow referred to those who fought in the Second World War, had a simpler vision. My parent’s generation, who grew up during the Great Depression, entered this second attempt at a “war to end all wars” not with great debate but with a sense of service. They knew that many would not return, but they understood the value of duty as they faithfully went forth, imbued with patriotism and the belief that we would triumph against the godless “isms” in the world.
The Lady Made of Light
The Blessed Mother at Fatima appeared dressed all in white and as if she was “made of light,” according to the shepherd children. The light that radiated from her opened their eyes to the vast and unexplainable nature of God and manifested His presence in the depth of their hearts. What a phenomenal gift for these young seers, who could never put into words what they experienced, because, as St. Paul states, “Who can comprehend …the love of God that surpasses all knowledge?”
“Where the World’s Headed Nobody Knows…”
Wars and rumors of war. Politics as a blood sport. The deterioration of society and the dismantlement of a culture.
The 1971 song Ball of Confusion by the Temptations summarizes it best. “Round and around and around we go, where the world’s headed nobody knows!” We do know, and we have the power to change the world and bring it back into proper orbit. We must first realize that we have taken it astray.
