our lady of fatima

In 1917, Lucia Dos Santos and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta, went out to a nearby field to watch their sheep and enjoy lunch. They noticed a nearby lightning strike and immediately turned to head back home. Before they made any progress, they were stopped by a lady radiating an intense bright light. This lady claimed to be the lady of the Rosary - the virgin Mary. What happened next would create a controversy lasting decades, and according to some historians, would shape the future of the twentieth century.

Join us today as we walk you through the events of the supposed miracle at Fatima. We will examine the event through the lens of Biblical Scripture and analysis. Additionally, we look at the historical accounts and records surrounding the event to see what took place in those fateful months.

This week we use the following Scripture to shed some light on this investigation:

• Deuteronomy 13:1-5
• John 14:6
• Acts 16:31
• Romans 10:9
• John 5:39,40
• Revelation 13:11-15
• 2 Corinthians 11:14,15

Additionally, we cite the following sources (in no particular order) as instrumental tools in conducting our research:

1. Kengor, Paul. A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century. United States: Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ORD), 2017.
2. Stewart, David J. "The Hoax of Our Lady of Fatima". 
3. Hays, Steve. "The Miracle of the Sun". Triablogue: "The miracle of the sun"
4. Beale, G. K.. The Book of Revelation. United States: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013.
5. Jaki, Stanley L.. God and the Sun at Fatima. United States: Real View Books, 1999.
6. Fatima: The Facts | The Fatima Center

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On this weeks programme John is joined by our regular panellist Michael Keating and by Donal Foley, secretary of the World Apostolate of Fatima (England & Wales) to reflect on the message of Fatima in this centenary year. We have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel as well as a quick visit to this weeks celestial guides and other odds & ends.

Donal Foley & Michael Keating reflect and discuss the message of Fatima and its relevance for today especially in its centenary year. The call to devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the recitation of the rosary still echo today, 100 years after Our Lady asked the little seers of Fatima to share the message.

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In the excerpt from this weeks programme Michael Keating joins to  us the story of the two latest saints to the churches calendar - St Francisco and St Jacinta Marto - the little Shepherds of Fatima. Michael takes us through their short life story and their reactions to the events of Fatima and afterwards up to their young deaths during the Spanish Influenza epidemic. He also tells us about the story of Lucas Baptista, who was 5 years old in 2013, when he fell from a window and suffered traumatic brain injuries that doctors said would leave him severely mentally disabled or in a vegetative state, if he even survived. Lucas’ recovery, after his parents prayed to Jacinta and Francisco, was one of the miracles attributed to the children as part of the canonization process.

On this weeks programme Michael Keating joins with us to reflect on the events at Fatima in Portugal 100 years ago this year with the apparition of Our Lady to the three Seers of Fatima.  

The Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared six times to three shepherd children near the town of Fatima, Portugal between May 13 and October 13, 1917. Appearing to the children, the Blessed Virgin told them that she had been sent by God with a message for every man, woman and child living in our century.