her, is difficult for us. Mary Surprises the World by Appearing in Fatima As such her apparition to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917 was the Virgin Mother’s way of preparing the world [...] least of courtesies to return the favor, to visit her or at least listen to her? [3] After all, Lourdes and Fatima would never have become such important sites of pilgrimage, nor would they have been recognized [...] been avoided, had people heeded her pleas for conversion, reparation and prayer. [Her message in Fatima was heard loud and clear, despite the officials’ attempt to shut it down, even to the point of t
herself to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes in 1858 during a time of secularism and anti-clericalism, confirming the dogma of her Immaculate Conception. In Fatima in 1917, she warned the world of the
century, this continent has witnessed great Marian apparitions that have had global significance: Fatima, Lourdes, the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, or Banneux in Belgium, just to name a few. At the
statue): Guadalupe ; Aparecida, Our Lady of Laus, Alphonse Ratisbonne, La Salette, Lourdes, Pontmain, Gietrzwald, Fatima , Beauraing, Banneux, Amsterdam, Betania, Akita, and Kibeho. It is worthy to note [...] Roman calendar,” there are only 4: Guadalupe (Mexico), the Rue du Bac (in Paris, France), Lourdes (France), and Fatima (Portugual). We should also attach to this list the apparition at Blachernae (Constantinople [...] tics of truth and was therefore worthy of belief and unquestionably true.” Lourdes (France, 1858) The apparitions of Lourdes witnessed by Saint Bernadette lasted from February 11th to July 16, 1858. On
vision ( visio sensibilis - imaginativa - intellectualis ). It is clear that in the visions of Lourdes, Fatima and other places it is not a question of normal exterior perception of the senses: the images [...] the completion of the New Testament. This is the category to which we must assign the message of Fatima. In this respect, let us listen once again to the Catechism of the Catholic Church : "Throughout [...] make it public; and the faithful are authorized to accept it with prudence (E. Dhanis, Sguardo su Fatima e bilancio di una discussione , in La Civiltà Cattolica 104 [1953], II, 392-406, in particular 397)
itself but the grace of Salvation, which is made present in a particular way in Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, etc. [1] We should add to this list the liturgical celebrations that are particular to each [...] Apparitiones beatae Mariae Virginis in Historia, Fide, Theologia. Proceedings of the PAMI Congress, Lourdes, 2008 (PAMI, Città del Vaticano, 2010), volume I, pp. 377-407 [2] Excerpts from Patrick SBALCHIERO
guidance from Our Lady of Lourdes and also for the healing powers of the water there. The Bronx's own Lourdes shrine was completed in 1939 and has become known as the "Lourdes of America" over time. It [...] of a few Marian shrines throughout the state. Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the Bronx This grotto is graced by a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes standing in a small stone enclosure. It was built nearby (and [...] alike, and is simply a haven for quiet prayer away from the buzz and tumult of life. Our Lady of Fatima Shrine Since 1954, this shrine has been sought for its beautiful natural surroundings, the artworks
children of an imminent danger, or to deliver a message to the entire world (cf the apparitions Lourdes and Fatima...). She is present more and more as a constant model for the Church, to whom she gives birth
of the Carmel, OL of the Angels, OL of the Woods, OL of the Snows, OL of the Alps, OL of Lourdes, OL de Fatima etc. Our Lady of Peace in invoked everywhere in the archipelago. Eileen Duggan (1) composed