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Jacinta Marto: The Fatima Saint for Lent
February 20: Feast of Sts. Jacinta and Francisco Marto This morning, I woke up thinking about Lent and how I wanted to make a special effort this year to focus on reparation for sin. Spiritual Reparation is a sacrificial act of prayer or works that makes restitution for the damage caused by sin. For example: If I speak of someone and damage their reputation, I would confess that sin and make restitution by correcting what I said to the person I said it to. If time has passed
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The Third Apparition of Our Lady - July 13, 1917
Mary came as a mother to warn God’s children that He urgently asks us to live in fidelity to His laws and in charity with each other. Friends in Christ – I have returned to America from Fatima. The time I spent in Fatima was such a grace-filled experience. What I anticipated doing was not exactly what I ended up accomplishing in Fatima. But I received tenfold more than I expected by focusing on prayer, receiving the sacraments, and taking the time to listen to God in silence
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A Short interview with the Niece of St. Jacinta and St. Francisco
(I met with Jacinta Marto, the niece of St. Jacinta, on Sunday, it was the second time I have met her, the last time being in 2023. See a short video at the end of today’s blog. I wish I had taped her retelling the story of her father, Joao, who was given two coins by Lucia to run to get Jacinta, because she felt the Blessed Mother coming – it is in the book. Also, she discussed how her father and the village were so excited when Lucia visited both in 1946 and the times when
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The First Apparition of Our Lady To the Children
On this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we thank God for the apparitions in Mexico in 1531, where over nine million conversions were realized because God sent Mary to turn their hearts to Jesus. At the time, they were worshipping idols and sacrificing humans to appease the gods. To Juan Diego, the pious poor instrument God chose, Mary said . “Am I not here? I who am your mother?” You will note in the 2 nd Apparition (my Sunday blog) she gives the same assurance to the chi
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The Joy of Christmas
I want to thank all those who have sent me messages regarding your appreciation for this blog. I am encouraged by the number of people who have joined from over 36 countries, with good representation from Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, and of course, the United States, from where I write. Tomorrow, I will begin posting on the apparitions of Mary to the children of Fatima. Thus far, if you have followed the past three posts, they have been about th
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Are We Idolizing Mary?
Yesterday, December 8th, with thousands of other Catholics in Fatima, Portugal, I participated in the holy sacrifice of the Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. As I was reviewing the video that I took after mass, I thought to myself that our brothers and sisters in Christ of other faiths might be aghast at seeing such a spectacle of white handkerchiefs waiving, the adornment of flowers, and candles burning – even the sacrificial expression of individuals and fami
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Fatima Messages for Today: Part Two
I was too young to remember, but my older brothers and sisters tell stories of our first home, which was later converted to store hay and eventually torn down to make way for the local church parish center. The only thing I recall is how cozy it felt when Dad would start up a fire in the stove, and Mom would warm our shoes on it; contrary to belief, it does get cold in Texas during the winter. There was a very small kitchen, two small bedrooms shared by my parents and seven
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Importance of the Fatima Messages for Today: Part One
"Pray The Rosary Every Day," Mary to the Children of Fatima On May 13, 2017, my sister Lucia and I found ourselves among nearly one million people who had arrived in Fatima, Portugal, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children. Two of them, Jacinta and Francisco, would be canonized that day by Pope Francis. From across the world, the respectfully quiet crowds spilled into the entire city. My sister had suffere
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The Triumph of Our Lady Through The Eucharist
In my many years of studying the messages of Fatima and twenty-seven years of participating in Eucharistic Adoration, I have often...
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ALL OR NOTHING
An inspirational video everyone should watch! Get a cup of coffee or tea and make time to watch this full length video. Go to our contact...
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Our Lady of Fatima is Mother to All
Several years ago one of my very dear "church" lady friends gave me a large framed picture depicting Mary Kissing baby Jesus. The...
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Meet the Author
Theresa Gray
Co-Founder and President
Theresa married the love of her life 50 years ago. Together, they have parented nine children and revel in the joy of 18 grandchildren. She is retired from 30 years in Finance Management, and spends the majority of her time evangelizing by promoting the lay consecrated life as a pathway to holiness. She was instrumental in establishing the Divine Mercy Perpetual Adoration Chapel in the Diocese of Covington in 1998, which still remains open.
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