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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis prayed on Friday in the Little Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima, entrusting himself, in union with his brothers and sisters, to Our Lady of Immaculate Heart. A golden rose was the personal gift he left at her feet.This is his prayer:The Holy Father:Hail Holy Queen, Blessed Virgin of Fatima,Lady of Immaculate Heart,our refuge and our way to God!As a pilgrim of the Light that comes to us from your hands,I give thanks to God the Father, who in every time and place is at work in human history;As a pilgrim of the Peace that, in this place, you proclaim,I give praise to Christ, our peace, and I implore for the world concord among all peoples;As a pilgrim of the Hope that the Spirit awakens,I come as a prophet and messenger to wash the feet of all, at the same table that unites us.Refrain (sung by the assembly):Ave O Clemens, Ave O pia!Salve Regina Rosarii Fatimae.Ave O clemens, Ave O pia!Ave O dulcis Virgo Maria!The Holy Father:Hail, M...
Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2017 / 11:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his first day in Fatima, Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayer, asking that the Immaculate Heart of Mary would watch over the joys and sorrows of all mankind as they make their earthly pilgrimage.“In the depths of your being, in your Immaculate Heart, you keep the joys of men and women as they journey to the Heavenly Homeland. In the depths of your being, in your Immaculate Heart, you keep the sorrows of the human family, as they mourn and weep in this valley of tears.”“In the depths of your being, in your Immaculate Heart, adorn us with the radiance of the jewels of your crown and make us pilgrims, even as you were a pilgrim,” he said May 12 at the Chapel of the Apparitions.Pope Francis led the prayer to Mary at the beginning of his two-day pilgrimage to Fatima in Portugal May 12-13 to celebrate the centenary of Mary's appearance to three shepherd children in 1917.During the visit, the Pope...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesLEIRIA, Portugal (CNS) -- Pope Francis said his two-daypilgrimage to Fatima would be a time of prayer and encounter with Jesus andMary.The visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima "is a bitspecial," he told reporters aboard his flight from Rome May 12. "Itis a journey of prayer, an encounter with the Lord and the holy Mother ofGod."After a three-hour flight, during which Pope Francis greetedeach of the 69 journalists traveling with him, the papal plane landed at MonteReal air base, about 25 miles from Fatima.The pope's trip was planned for the celebration of the 100thanniversary of Mary's apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima.On the actual anniversary, May 13, Pope Francis was tocanonize two of the three young seers, Blessed Jacinta Marto and her brotherBlessed Francisco Marto, making them the youngest non-martyred saints in theCatholic Church.Arriving at the military base, the pope was welcomed by PortuguesePresident M...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A commencement address by the No. 2 Senate Republican was canceled Friday after opposition from students at the historically black university where he was scheduled to speak....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sally Jacobsen, a widely experienced Associated Press correspondent who became the first woman to serve as the news service's international editor, overseeing with a cool, steady hand coverage of wars, terrorism and a daily stream of history-making events, has died at the age of 70....
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Vatican Weekend for May 14th, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading, “There’s more in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus our resident Vatican watcher Joan Lewis reviews the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
