Category: Blessed Virgin Mary
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Why Fatima Still Matters Today
World Apostolate of Fatima — Goa Why Fatima Still Matters Today A reflection on the 109th anniversary of the apparitions — 13th May 1917 On this day, 109 years ago, a flash of light startled three children watching their sheep in a quiet Portuguese field. The world has changed beyond recognition since — yet the…
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Beginning the Year with Mary, Mother of God
Responding to Pontevedra in Daily Life The Church begins the civil year by placing us gently under the mantle of Mary, Mother of God. On the 1st of January, we do not start with plans or resolutions alone, but with a Person — a Mother who receives us and leads us to her Son. This…
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A Church in Meghalaya Born from the Heart of Fatima
Blessing and Inauguration of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Mawkhap – Umsning Parish The Umsning Parish of the Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya, under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Fr. Pius Shadap, Parish Priest and Episcopal Vicar, and Rev. Fr. Edward Sten, Assistant Parish Priest, was blessed with a historic and grace-filled moment through…
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100 Years of the Pontevedra Apparition
A Call of Love and Reparation for Our Times (10 December 1925 – 10 December 2025) Today, 10th December 2025, the Church joyfully commemorates the Centenary of the Apparition of Our Lady at Pontevedra, Spain — a moment that completes, illuminates, and deepens the Message of Fatima. On 10 December 1925, while a postulant…
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Mary, Mother of the Faithful – Mater Populi Fidelis
(A reflection inspired by the Vatican document Mater Populi Fidelis and the Message of Fatima) The Church has always looked to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a mirror of perfect discipleship — the most beautiful expression of what God’s grace can accomplish in a human being fully open to His will. The Vatican’s new document,…