Saint of the Day for May 13

The Story of Our Lady of Fatima

Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children–Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their cousin Lucia dos Santos–received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners, and for the conversion of Russia.

Mary gave the children three secrets. Following the deaths of Francisco and Jacinta in 1919 and 1920 respectively, Lucia revealed the first secret in 1927. It concerned devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second secret was a vision of hell. When Lucia grew up she became a Carmelite nun and died in 2005 at the age of 97.

To learn more about Our Lady of Fatima, we have several options on FORMED. There’s in-depth series, movies and audio talks to appeal to every age.

To register for FORMED, go to stvpp.formed.org.

This is FREE and already paid for by the parish. We hope you and your family will enjoy.

CLICK HERE for a preview of all the selections on FORMED about Our Lady of Fatima.