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5 Prayers from Fatima
Five Prayers Revealed at Fatima Every Catholic Should Know. The apparition of an angel and Our Lady to three poor children in Fatima, Portugal, in the early 20th century is one of the most famous miracles in the Catholic world. The children received many messages, mostly calling for personal conversion and prayer, as well as the words of five new prayers. The first prayer is one many Catholics are likely already familiar with, but the other four are not as well known. Here are the five prayers given to the children at Fatima:
First Fridays
The 12 promises of Jesus for those who practice devotion to His Sacred Heart: Christians have devoted themselves to the veneration of Jesus' Sacred Heart for centuries! While many saints have claimed to have had private revelations about Jesus’ Sacred Heart, the modern Catholic devotion is based primarily on the visions of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th century. As with all private revelations, Catholics are not obliged to believe them.
Green Scapular
Our Lady’s Green Scapular: A miraculous, little known, sacramental for healing and conversion. Have you ever heard of the Green Scapular of the Immaculate Heart? Our Lady gave us this little known sacramental through Sister Justine Bisqueyburu of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. After several visions, Our Lady presented the Green Scapular on September 8, 1840.
Blood Relic
Are you aware of Pope Saint John Paul II’s shirt relic? A nurse saved his bloodstained shirt after he was shot, and it is now a relic. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul keep this relic in Rome. The shirt contains blood stains from his assassination attempt on May 13, 1981.
Boxer Turned Priest
This sounds awesome! Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson to star in new film about boxer turned priest, Father Stuart Long. Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson will star in a movie about Father Stuart Long, a late priest of the Diocese of Helena in Montana. Wahlberg will portray Father Stu, while Gibson will portray the priest's father, Bill Long. Wahlberg will partially finance the film.
Mother's Day
Mother’s Day and the Forgotten Christian Roots: Did you know Mother’s Day actually has Christian origins? Explained in this brief video are some of the fascinating and surprising historical facts behind Mother’s Day. "There’s actually something more to Mother’s Day – something many have forgotten, and something you may want to revive," the narrator begins.
True Devotion
The Miraculous Discovery of Saint Louis de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary. Hidden for 150 Years, Saint Louis de Montfort's masterpiece, Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, remained mysteriously concealed. Although Saint Louis wrote the book in the early 1700s, it was only in 1842 that the manuscript was unearthed by a librarian at the motherhouse of the Montfort Fathers at Saint Laurent-sur-Sèvre, France.
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli Says Catholic Faith is the Reason for Life. EWTN News In-Depth interviewed world-renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli and wife Victoria about his charity, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Journalist Colm Flynn asks Bocelli how his Catholic faith influences his work and personal life.
Young or Old?
Venerable Fulton Sheen on Saint Joseph: Excerpt from Fulton Sheen’s The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God. Was Saint Joseph old or young? Most of the statues and pictures we see of Joseph today represent him as an old man with a gray beard, one who took Mary and her vow under his protection with somewhat the same detachment as a doctor would pick up a baby girl in a nursery.
Deacon George
Miller, Deacon George Walter, age 91: Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Deacon George passed away peacefully to eternal life on Monday, April 12, 2021, at his residence after a brief illness. Among many other things, Deacon George served the Missionaries of the Holy Family and the people of Saint Wenceslaus Parish in Saint Louis, Missouri, for many years.