Our Lady of Fatima
Feast May 13th

The Fatima Center ~ Our Lady of Fatima information

The Fatima story ~ on EWTN

The Message of Fatima Is a Call to Conversion ~ Pope John Paul II on the beatification of Francisco and Jacinto Marto ~ Feast February 20th.

Marian Apparitions in Fatima ~ YouTube video

The Spirituality of Fatima & Medjugorje ~ online book ~ a different link

Sr. Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, the last of the Portuguese peasant children to witness the miraculous appearance of the Blessed Virgin at Fatima, died on February 13, 2005 at age 97. Lucia Abobora, known as Sister Lucia de Jesus dos Santos or Sister Lucy of the Immaculate Heart, after she entered religious life, was recognized world-wide as the keeper of the Third Secret of Fatima. Sister Lucia was buried at her Carmelite convent in Coimbra, located 95 miles north of Lisbon. Her remains were later transferred to nearby Fatima.

LINK BROKEN: Video Guia are a production company in Portugal who produced a video on Fatima in broadcast quality. The video and book are produced with the collaboration of the Sanctuary of Fatima and is their official film and book. A unique documentary who shows the story of Fatima from the apparitions to the present day. The film includes rare old footage and historical photos of Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. A guided visit to the historical monuments in Fatima and the beatification of Jacinta and Francisco by pope John Paul II on the 13 of May 2000 in Fatima. The video is produced in English. Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Also a book on Fatima as a supplement to the video which shows the historical background and is the first tourist guide in Fatima. The book is available in same languages as the video.

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Our Lady of Lourdes
Feast 11th February

Official Lourdes website (english)

Our Lady of Lourdes

Bernadette 1844 –1879 - The sleeping saint of Nevers  

The Society of Our Lady of Lourdes ~ enables, encourages pilgrims, mainly from England, to visit Lourdes, minimising barriers of cost and disability.

• 150th Anniversary Jubilee Year 8th December 2007 - 8th December 2008 Lourdes Twelve "Missions" for our time:- The Lourdes Sanctuary outlined 12 "Missions" in 2008 to focus on during the year that highlight the needs of the Church.
  1.. The Church in Mission with its volunteers, in the service of others ~
  2.. The Church in Mission with Mary ~ 
  3.. The Church in Mission with Young People ~ 
  4.. The Church in Mission for Christian Unity ~ 
  5.. The Church in Mission in the Call to Conversion ~ 
  6.. The Church in Mission with the Sick ~ 
  7.. The Church in Mission with People with disability ~ 
  8.. The Church in Mission between Nations ~ 
  9.. The Church in Mission for Peace ~ 
  10.. The Church in Mission, Nourished by the Eucharist ~ 
  11.. The Church in Mission for Inter-religious dialogue ~ 
  12.. The Church in Mission with the Marginalised ~ 
  
  The Daily Plenary Indulgence: APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY DECREE according to which is granted a daily Plenary Indulgence on the 150th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes.  "On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes, a daily Plenary Indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, from 8 December 2007 until 8 December 2008, devoutly and in accordance with the established conditions, visit the Grotto of Massabielle, as well as those who, from 2-11February 2008, visit a blessed image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes solemnly displayed for public veneration in any church, oratory, grotto or suitable place."
  Of note those who are unable to get to Lourdes may complete a "spiritual visit" during certain days in February.
  " The elderly, sick, and all those unable to leave home for a just cause, if they consciously reject all sin and have the intention to fulfil the above-mentioned conditions as soon as possible, are likewise able to obtain - at home or wherever they may be - a Plenary Indulgence, if, between the days of 2 and 11 February 2008, they complete a "spiritual visit" (to the aforementioned places) in the desire of their heart, recite the prayers indicated above, and trustingly offer the pains and discomforts of their own lives to God through Mary."
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  In Pope Benedict's speech at the Spanish Steps in Rome, on the same day as the opening of the Lourdes Jubilee, he addressed the pilgrims who were gathered at Lourdes saying that "Thanks to their trust in Mary and her example, these pilgrims will become true disciples of the Saviour."
  Pope Benedict's Address and Act of Veneration to the Immaculate at the Spanish Steps Dec 2007

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Immaculate Conception

• Ineffabilis Deus ~ The Immaculate Conception: Apostolic Constitution issued by Pope Pius IX on 8 December 1854
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• The Immaculate Conception - The Doctrine ~ from The Catholic Encyclopedia
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  History of the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception - EWTN
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• The Immaculate Conception - Satan's Mighty Foe By Father Paul A. Duffner, O.P.
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• The Virginity of Jesus and Mary is an e- booklet of theological insights about the Virgin Conception and Virgin Birth of Jesus and the Immaculate Virgin Conception and Virgin Birth of Mary.
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• Immaculate Conception - Corunum Catholic Apologetic Web Site ~ A collection of writings on the Immaculate Conception, compiled by Joseph A. Gallegos. 
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• IQB: Aquinas and the Immaculate Conception ~ James Akin's explanation of Thomas Aquinas' views on the issue of Mary's sinlessness.
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• Orthodoxy and the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception - EWTN ~ Article by Dave Brown on the Eastern Orthodox Church's views on the Immaculate Conception
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• Memorandum on the Immaculate Conception ~ by Cardinal John Henry Newman, from Catholic Information Network (CIN)
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• Marians of The Immaculate Conception

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