On 13th May, the aniversary of the Fatima apparitions the Pope made reference to Our Lady of Fatima in a speech at the Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem.
The international media will have missed the importance of this, but according to one traditional Catholic priest, this is the first time any Pope since Vatican 11 has publically referred to the words of Our Lady of Fatima to the three shepherd children.
Regarding Fatima the Pope said:
On this Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, I would like to conclude by invoking Mary’s intercession as I impart my Apostolic Blessing to the children and all of you. Let us pray:
Mary, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Mother of the Redeemer: we join the many generations who have called you “Blessed”. Listen to your children as we call upon your name. You promised the three children of Fatima that “in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph”. May it be so! May love triumph over hatred, solidarity over division, and peace over every form of violence! May the love you bore your Son teach us to love God with all our heart, strength and soul. May the Almighty show us his mercy, strengthen us with his power, and fill us with every good thing (cf. Lk 1:46-56). We ask your Son Jesus to bless these children and all children who suffer throughout the world. May they receive health of body, strength of mind, and peace of soul. But most of all, may they know that they are loved with a love which knows no bounds or limits: the love of Christ which surpasses all understanding (cf. Eph 3:19). Amen.
To Catholics whis is a wonderful sign, especially from a concilliar Pope. Having released the Moto Proprio and then lifted the “excommunications” of the Bishops of the Society of St Pius X, we now continue with the Rosary Crusade to implore the Blessed Virgin to intercede that this Pope may fulfill her wish as dictated at Fatima and consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Dear St Joan Of Arc Pray For Us.
This is the last portrait of the Madonna and Child acomplished by Bellini. This subject was his particular favourite as can be seen in the tenderness apparent from the painting.
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David Brunstetter // October 27, 2009 at 5:46 pm |
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