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    We have stairs at the oratory, Fatima has a path😮‍💨Many people doing this, they believe😌This is where she appeared to the 3 childrenPeople everywhere and it's Thursday. The Apparition Chapel is where everyone is gathered.Another church where the 3 children, now saints, are buriedThe main cathedralOk this is the strangest thing I've seen here. People buy many many many candlesThen the throw them here. Very odd.Wanna buy candles? All sizes available.People still leave flowers for himSorry, this is the ugliest Christ I've ever seenAll those white cloaks are getting ready for the big massAlmost 9000 peopleJust got off the bus in Tomar and I look up🙄

    Day 29 Fatima

    May 1, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Got into Fatima at 10:30am. The Fatima Santuary, as they call it, is huge. So many churches, shrines, paths, it's just too much to absorb. I saw what I could then took a walk around the little town. Since my bus to Tomar was at 5pm I had time to return to the Santuary. Walked into the big church as there was a special mass for all the religious organizations in the territory. The church has 8700 people capacity and people were standing. I've never seen so many people at mass. At the mass in the morning, it wasn't packed but still thousands of people.
    Had a nice supper with a fellow Aussie pilgrim and tomorrow will visit Tomar.    Read more