Our Lady of Fatima 05.13.2017


100 years = first apparition (13 May 2017, Saturday)

PRAYERS AT FATIMA

"My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You." (3x)
- first apparition at Fatima
- taught by the Angel of peace

"Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly and I offer you the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences by which He is offended and through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, I ask you for the conversion of poor sinners." (3x)
- taught by the Angel of peace

"O Jesus, it is for love of You, and for the conversion of sinners and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary!"
- taught by Our Lady

"O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need."
- taught by Our Lady


DEAR LADY OF FATIMA (song)
(song lyrics source: http://fatima-song.synthasite.com/)

Verse 1:
Dear Lady of Fatima, we come on bended knee
To beg your intercession for peace and unity.
Dear Mary, won't you show us the right and shining way?
We pledge our love and offer you a rosary each day.

Verse 2:
You promised at Fatima each time that you appeared
To help us if we pray to you to banish war and fear.
Dear Lady, on first Saturdays we ask your guiding hand
For grace and guidance here on earth and protection for our land.

Verse 3:
O Mother Immaculate, we come to you today
To honour and beg you: Teach us how to pray
For justice and holiness to permeate our lands
And grace from God our Father to follow His commands.

Verse 4:
O Virgin most holy to you we consecrate
Our lives, our possessions, and this apostolate.
O Queen of the heavens, invoke your glorious Son
To save us so that all of us will see His Kingdom come.


HOLY MASS READINGS (for 13 May 2017: Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima):
(Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter)
First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13: 44-52
Responsorial Psalm: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
...or... Alleluia.
Alleluia: If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, says the Lord.
Gospel Reading: John 14: 7-14


OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE SHRINE OF FATIMA:
- http://www.fatima.pt/en
- Fatima prayers: http://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/fatima-prayers


JUBILEE PRAYERS FOR THE CENTENNIAL OF THE APPARITIONS OF FATIMA:
(source: http://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/jubilee-prayers)

Apostles' Creed
I believe in God,
the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of the saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Prayer for the Pope
O Lord,
Good Shepherd of Humanity,
who entrusted to Peter and his successors
the mission of strengthening the brothers in the faith
and to enlighten them in the hearing of the Word
– in this place where the little shepherds of Fatima
bore witness to a profound devotion to the Holy Father
and to an intense love for the Church –,
we ask You that Your Spirit of Wisdom
illumines Pope N in his mission as the Successor of Peter;
may Your mercy protect and comfort him;
may the testimony of Your faithful hearten him in his mission,
and may the tender presence of Mary be for him a sign of Your love;
may he be strong in faith, courageous in hope, and zealous in charity.
Who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory.

Prayer for Peace
O God, All-Holy Father,
who gave us Your peace through Jesus
and through Him you wished to lead us to Your Heart
– in this place where the Virgin Mary invites us to pray for peace in the world
and where the Angel of Peace exhorts us to adore God alone –,
grant us, we pray, that peace may reign among all peoples;
that the leaders of the nations find ways towards justice,
that we may all reach the peace of heart
and that, through the intercession of the Queen of Peace,
we may become builders of a more fraternal world.
Through Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.

Jubilee Prayer of Consecration

Hail, Mother of the Lord,
Virgin Mary, Queen of the Rosary of Fatima!
Blessed among all women,
you are the image of the Church dressed in the Paschal light,
you are the honour of our people,
you are the triumph over the mark of evil.
Prophecy of the merciful Love of the Father,
Teacher of the Annunciation of the Good News of the Son,
Sign of the burning Fire of the Holy Spirit,
teach us, in this valley of joys and sorrows,
the eternal truths that the Father reveals to the little ones.
Show us the strength of your mantle of protection.
In your Immaculate Heart,
be the refuge of sinners
and the way that leads to God.
In unity with my brethren,
In Faith, Hope and Love,
I surrender myself to you.
In unity with my brethren, through you, I consecrate myself to God,
O Virgin of the Rosary of Fatima.
And thus surrounded by the Light that comes from your hands,
I will give Glory to the Lord for ever and ever.
Amen.

JUBILEE YEAR OF FATIMA: Concession of Plenary Indulgence
(source: http://www.fatima.santuario-fatima.pt/files/upload/subs%C3%ADdios/Plenary%20Indulgence_concession.pdf)

- by mandate of Pope Francis, it is granted a Jubilee Year, with the inherent plenary indulgence, from 27th November 2016 to 26th November 2017

The plenary indulgence of the jubilee is granted:
  • to the faithful who visit to the Shrine of Fatima in pilgrimage and devotedly participate in a celebration or prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary, pray Our Father, the Creed, and invoke Our Lady of Fatima
  • to the pious faithful who visit with devotion an image of Our Lady of Fatima solemnly displayed for public veneration in any temple, oratory or adequate place during the days of the anniversary of the apparitions (13th day of each month; May to October 2017), and devotedly participate there in any celebration or prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary, pray Our Father, the Creed, and invoke Our Lady of Fatima
  • to the faithful who, due to their age, disease or other serious reason, are impeded of moving, if repentant of all their sins and having the firm intention of performing, as soon as possible, the three conditions mentioned below, in front of a small image of Our Lady of Fatima, spiritually unite in the days of the apparitions to the jubilee celebrations, offering with trust to God all-merciful through Mary their prayers and pains, or the sacrifices of their own lives. 
To obtain the plenary indulgence, the faithful, truly penitent and animated with charity, must ritually fulfill the following conditions:
  • sacramental confession
  • Eucharistic communion
  • prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father