Estonian Catholics celebrate the Fatima anniversary
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(Vatican Radio) Estonian Catholics are preparing for the centenary of the Marian apparition in Fatima. The Catholic Church’s Press Office in Estonia said that on the day of the anniversary, Saturday 13th May, the Medieval Old Town of Tallin will be animated by a procession carrying the statue of Our Lady of Fatima: Estonia as a secular society, it is a big step to show public catholic traditional customs, and first time so wide catholic procession will take place in Tallinn old town. Usually, catholics do small procession on the feast of Corpus Domini, close to catholic cathedral in Tallinn old town.The Our Lady of Fatima apparition role is quite important in Estonian history. “In 1993, pope John Paul II visited the country, and it was the first papal visit in Estonian history, shortly after Estonia declared formal independence. After the collapse of Soviet Union, people in Estonia believe that the fall of Soviet communism, particularly in Eastern Europe...
(Vatican Radio) Estonian Catholics are preparing for the centenary of the Marian apparition in Fatima.
The Catholic Church’s Press Office in Estonia said that on the day of the anniversary, Saturday 13th May, the Medieval Old Town of Tallin will be animated by a procession carrying the statue of Our Lady of Fatima:
Estonia as a secular society, it is a big step to show public catholic traditional customs, and first time so wide catholic procession will take place in Tallinn old town. Usually, catholics do small procession on the feast of Corpus Domini, close to catholic cathedral in Tallinn old town.
The Our Lady of Fatima apparition role is quite important in Estonian history.
“In 1993, pope John Paul II visited the country, and it was the first papal visit in Estonian history, shortly after Estonia declared formal independence. After the collapse of Soviet Union, people in Estonia believe that the fall of Soviet communism, particularly in Eastern Europe was work of pope John Paul II, but the pope said, it is part of the Fatima Message that the communist regime collapsed,” said Marge-Marie Paas, press-representative in Catholic Church in Estonia.
The present-day Estonian Roman Catholic Church, which, according to church data, has nearly 6000 catholics. Small catholic community in Estonia is active and visible in society and in national culture.
On 23 March 2005 Mons. Philippe Jourdan was appointed a Titular Bishop of Pertusa and Apostolic Administrator of Estonia by Pope John Paul II, becoming the second Catholic bishop in Estonia after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Msgr. Jourdan's predecessor Eduard Profittlich, S.J. died in 1942 in Soviet prison.
In 2015, Estonian Apostolic Administator, Mons. Jourdan visited Ad Limina the Pope Francis together with Latvian bishops, and The Holy Father reminded the Bishops that they are not alone in this “renewed evangelization.” They can count on their priests, and he called on them to commit themselves to continual prayer for vocations.
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