Posted on 04/28/2015 6:25:52 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
Pope Francis plans to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima in 2017, on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three children, according to the diocese in Portugal.
“Pope Francis confirmed to Bishop Antonio Marto that, ‘if God gives him life and health’, he wants to be in Cova di Iria to celebrate the centenary of the Apparitions of Fatima,” the diocese of Leiria-Fátima said in a press release.
Three shepherd children, Lucia dos Santos, Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto, had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary on May 13 1917.
St John Paul II credited the Virgin Mary with saving his life when he was shot in 1981. He later placed the bullet in the crown of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
Well, that’s one way to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses... (/jk)
Were all the predictions released?
You mean thugs destroying church property? (See how easy it is to be obnoxious). Try to play nice and save the bile for the Muzzies and the Marxists
Boy is that a thorny question! There may be as many as five or more "secrets", if you can believe all of these threads:
The authentic third secret of Fatima?
Third Secret of Fatima and Russia
Catholic Caucus: Reflections on the Fatima secret and conversion of Russia
Pope Benedict XVI and the 'Third Secret' of Fatima
Papal Visit to Portugal: Text of the Secret of Fátima with Commentary
Fatima Visionary's Writings Provide New Insight Church Official Says No Novelties to Be Found
Pope Reopens File on Third Secret of Fatima
The Third Secret (of Fatima) - Did The Pope Lie?
The unrevealed portion of the Third Secret of Fatima? Is this it? (vanity)
Third Secret of Fatima is not fully revealed.
Question 37- Did Sr. Lucia Really Deny that the 1984 Consecration was Valid?
'The Fourth Secret of Fatima': Is Pope Benedict's life in danger?
The biggest ‘secret’ is this Mary points to the wrong Jesus..
Please accept my apology. I wasn't trying to be obnoxious, which is why I put the "/jk" after the comment, to show that I was joking, but I am sorry it came across that way.
Oh. Sorry. Saw the jk but did not connect.
You mean they still haven't got those nail holes filled?
There’s nothing that makes you want to join a congregation like knowing they’re keeping secrets from you.
A little faith in something like water or medals sometimes works wonders. If not for the body then for the mind
In the late 50s there was an Our Lady of Lourdes miracle site, some where in or near NYC. There was some sort of holy water in a pond that was supposed to be blessed. There were discarded crutches on the walls that were signs of those supposedly cured. My sister was in the final stages of leukemia and my parents got some comfort taking her there. There was hope at that place not for my sister but for my parents who needed something anything. When she passed they were angry and devastated but did not lose their faith, it was their strength to move on.
Still waiting.
This pope wants to un-do all those revelations of John Paul, who tied the Fatima secrets to socialist/communist conquests, and John Paul’s relationship with Reagan and Walessa to bring down the Soviet Union.
“On October 13, 1917 a crowd believed to be approximately 70,000 in number, gathered at the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima, Portugal. According to many witness statements, after a downfall of rain, the dark clouds broke and the sun appeared as an opaque, spinning disk in the sky. Many skeptics believe that the event was natural and meteorological in nature. But, how does one explain that the event occurred at the exact time predicted by three young children ?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyIpE1_qIFM
The Miracle of the Sun
An Eyewitness Account by Dr. José Maria de Almeida Garrett, professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Coimbra, Portugal
http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/miracle.asp
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