At noon this Saturday, more than 2,500 public rosary rallies will take place across America to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Marian apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima in Portugal.
The American TFP and its America Needs Fatima campaign are coordinating the event and expect it to be the largest network of public rosary rallies ever held.
“October 13 is the day the Miracle of the Sun occurred before 70,000 witnesses in Fatima in 1917,” said Robert Ritchie, director of America Needs Fatima. “The date also marks the last apparition of the Blessed Mother, when she asked for conversion, penance, prayer and especially for the recitation of the rosary.”
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“More and more people are turning to the rosary. And there is a compelling reason. It offers hope. It changes lives. It’s a great consolation for those who suffer and seek the restoration of order and peace in this troubled world,” continued Mr. Ritchie.
“There’s plenty of anxiety about the future. I believe that’s why 2,500 rally captains volunteered to organize rosary rallies and spread Our Lady’s Fatima message,” Mr. Ritchie said. “Catholics have great confidence in the Mother of God who promised at Fatima: ‘Finally, My Immaculate Heart will triumph.’”
“The phones never stop. We could have possibly had 5,000 rallies if we had enough volunteers to handle all these calls. There’
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