First Saturday Devotions Take Off
by Barb Ernster – Much attention was given the March 25th consecration of Russia/Ukraine by Pope Francis, with a multitude of bishops, priests and laypeople worldwide joining in. It spurred great attention to the other message of Our Lady – the request for the First Saturday Communions of Reparation. The Catholic media, in particular, took […]
Overthrowing Evil in Our World Will Take All of Our Efforts
by David M. Carollo – In the last days it is said that there will be wars and rumors of war. Are we at that point in history? Only God knows the answer, but I hope not; perhaps for a reason that does not seem apparent. “Go and make disciples of all nations,” He told […]
What is Being Done to Spread the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart?
by Barb Ernster – This question posed to Sister Lucia by the Child Jesus in the courtyard of her convent on Feb. 26, 1926, was because the First Saturday Devotion was not being spread as Our Lady had requested on Dec. 10, 1925. It is a question that Jesus could ask each of us today, […]
Lucia of Fatima, Pray for Us!
Lucia, the oldest of the Fatima seers, died 17 years ago on Feb. 13, 2005. The story of Sister Lucia’s death in her biography, A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary, written by the Carmelite Sisters of Coimbra, is extremely touching. Her health had been declining for several years as old age crept in. The […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe – a loving mother for us all
by Donal Anthony Foley – As we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 12, we will also commemorate the third Sunday of Advent, also known as “Gaudete Sunday.” Gaudete is Latin for “Rejoice” and the entrance antiphon for the Mass of the day reminds us that we are called to […]
Expect rivers of grace and mercy with Fatima devotions
by Barb Ernster – Sister Lucia had numerous moments in prayer and contemplation in which she would discern Our Lord’s authentic voice and words to her. These were not locutions or audible voices, but she learned to hear His voice in her prayers and communion with Him, and was able to discern His will in […]
A 1946 interview with Sister Lucia about the consecration and requests of Our Lady
As published in the book Our Lady of Fatima by William Thomas Walsh (Image Books edition 1954. First printing May, 1947). In the convent of the Dorothean Sisters at Vilar, William Thomas Walsh, a distinguished author, historian and teacher who had thoroughly investigated the miracle of Fatima, the apparitions and Our Lady’s prophecies, interviewed Sister […]
