• NipawinScotland to SpainTraveler
    First glimpses of the interior
    The Basilica of Our Lady of the RosaryGigantic cross in the squarePiece of the Berlin WallStatues of 2 of the childrenOverhead on the entrance to the BasilicaStatue above the crypts of Jacinta and Lucia the shepherd girls who saw the Virgin MaryThe tombs of Jacinta and LuciaSculpture over Franciscas crypt. She was the third shepherd lived to be 97Francisco's tombBeautiful stained glassCloser view of SanctuaryHigh on the ceiling above the SanctuaryVery breathtaking. Mass is held in the centre when it is good weatherTaken from the church steps. Chapel of the Apparitions on the right sideChapel of the ApparitionsOur Lady in the Chapel of Apparitions

    Fatima

    May 2, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    I had a wonderful supper last night. Portugal has wonderful food.

    I spent a lot of time in the Basilica and walking around. They have beautiful parks close by..

    The actual grounds are massive and set up for enormous gatherings of people for Mass.

    I should summarize the story of Fatima. 3 shepherd girls saw the Virgin Mary a number of times in a field. The younger 2 died at a very young age. They were made Saints. The other one Francisca lived to be 97 and she is in the process of becoming a Saint.

    Chapel of the Apparitions.
    It was in the place of the Chapel that our Lady talked to the little shepherds. Out of the six apparitions of the Virgin Mary, five of them happened in this place – May, June, July, September and October – where, by the Lady's indication, a chapel in her honour was to be constructed

    The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima stands at the place where the three shepherds were playing by "building a small wall" on May 13, 1917, when they saw a sudden lightning and got frightened to the point of gathering the flock to return home for fear it would rain    Read more