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Fatima statue on global pilgrimage to visit over a dozen parishes

Statue will tour archdiocese through early june.

Over a dozen parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark will host one of the Pilgrim Statues of Our Lady of Fatima — which have traveled the world on a mission to spread peace and hope since 1947 — during its archdiocesan tour from April 28 through June 7.

Once transported from the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal, the statue will be on display for veneration at St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan from April 28 through May 1. The figure will then visit 18 other churches throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. Each church will offer initiatives related to the veneration of Our Lady. For example, St. Pius X Parish will celebrate a Mass in her name on Saturday, April 29, at 9 a.m., after which people will be invited to pray the rosary every 90 minutes until the 4:30 p.m. vigil. 

To commemorate Our Lady of Fatima’s first apparition on May 13, 1917, a procession will commence from Newark’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Saturday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. and travel to Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. There, the statue will be presented for veneration, followed by a Mass dedicated to Our Lady at 5 p.m. and a special reflection at 7 p.m. The reflection will be delivered by Ricardo Casimiro, co-leader of the statue’s pilgrimage and campus minister at Montclair State University. Casimiro has made 40 visits to Portugal’s Shrine of Fatima as part of his studies on Our Lady.

“I’m very excited the statue is coming to the Archdiocese — it’s been my dream to bring her here for a long time,” said Casimiro, who received the Shrine of Fatima’s Centennial Medal in 2017 due to his commitment to Our Lady. “Her presence here reminds us that we’re never alone. Our Lady is always with us in our suffering and our moments of joy. So, visiting the statue is a chance to renew our faith and find hope for the future.”

The archdiocesan tour of the statue is intended for parishioners to thank Our Lady for her protection during the COVID-19 pandemic and to request her intercession amidst current global conflicts. It is also meant to generate excitement for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day festival, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from Aug. 1-6.

This year the Archdiocese of Newark — with the supervision of Casimiro and Father Kevin Kilgore, pastor of St. Pius X Church in Old Tappan — is sending 43 youths on a pilgrimage to participate in the festival, during which they will visit the Shrine of Fatima. To prepare them for this journey and encourage all young people to foster a relationship with Our Lady, Casimiro will lead a catechetical program at Montclair State’s Newman Catholic Center on Sunday, May 7, starting at 5 p.m. Afterward, a Mass dedicated to Our Lady will be celebrated by Father Jim Chern, director of campus ministry for the Archdiocese and Montclair State. Students from all four archdiocesan universities have been invited to attend.

“The statue is a beautiful article of faith,” said Father Kilgore, co-leader of the statue pilgrimage who will celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Fatima before bringing the statue to the Archdiocese. “It’s traveled all over the world. Millions of people have prayed before her over the years. And many more wish they could visit her, but she’ll be with us because the Lord wants her to be here. The Lord wants us to see her and grow our devotion. It’s all divine grace.”

Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima is a Marian apparition who appeared to three shepherd children in Cova da Iria, Portugal, on six occasions between May and October of 1917. During her initial appearances, Mary showed three prophetic visions to the children and urged them to pray the rosary daily for world peace and sinners’ salvation. During her final apparition on Oct. 13, thousands of people observed what is now known as the Miracle of the Sun — the sight of the sun zig-zagging through the sky.

Three decades later, the original Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was created by sculptor Jose Ferreira Thedim using a detailed description provided by one of the children who saw her, Sister Lucia dos Santos. This statue was eventually duplicated multiple times, and the pieces have traveled across the world to bring Our Lady to those who cannot visit the Shrine of Fatima.

Statue Tour Information

The full tour schedule of the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima can be found below. Those interested in visiting should contact each parish for hours of operation and event agendas.

April 28-May 1

St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan

St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield

Holy Trinity Epiphany Church in Newark

Holy Family Parish in Nutley

Newman Catholic Center at Montclair State University in Montclair

St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny

Our Lady of Peace Church in New Providence

Our Lady of Fatima Church in Newark

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

Christ the King Church in Hillside

Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth

St. James the Apostle Church in Springfield

St. Anthony Church in Belleville

Holy Cross Church in Harrison

St. Catherine of Siena Church in Hillside

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Newark

May 31-June 1

Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield

Our Lady of Fatima Church in North Bergen

St. Joseph Church in Jersey City

For more information about the tour and the archdiocesan World Youth Day pilgrimage, visit www.facebook.com/WYDNEWARK .

Featured image: The world-traveling Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will visit over a dozen parishes within the Archdiocese of Newark from April 28 through May 31, 2023. (Photo courtesy of the Shrine of Fatima)

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Fatima statue on global pilgrimage to visit archdiocese of newark churches.

Newark, N.J. – Over a dozen parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark will host a Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima — which has traveled the world on a mission to spread peace and hope since 1947 — during its archdiocesan tour from April 28 through May 31.

Once transported from the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal, the statue will be on display for veneration at St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan from April 28 through May 1. The figure will then visit 12 other churches throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties, with each church offering initiatives related to the veneration of Our Lady. For example, St. Pius X Parish will celebrate a Mass in her name on Saturday, April 29, at 9 a.m., after which people will be invited to pray the rosary every 90 minutes until the 4:30 p.m. vigil.

To commemorate Our Lady of Fatima’s first apparition on May 13, 1917, a procession will commence from Newark’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Saturday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. and travel to Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. There, the statue will be presented for veneration, followed by a Mass dedicated to Our Lady at 5 p.m. and a special reflection at 7 p.m. This reflection will be delivered by Ricardo Casimiro, co-leader of the statue’s pilgrimage and campus minister at Montclair State University. Casimiro has made 40 visits to Portugal’s Shrine of Fatima as part of his studies of Our Lady.

“I’m very excited the statue is coming to the Archdiocese — it’s been my dream to bring her here for a long time,” said Casimiro, who received the Shrine of Fatima’s Centennial Medal in 2017 due to his commitment to Our Lady. “Her presence here reminds us that we’re never alone. Our Lady is always with us in our suffering and our moments of joy. So, visiting the statue is a chance to renew our faith and find hope for the future.”

The archdiocesan tour of the statue is intended for parishioners to thank Our Lady for her protection during the COVID-19 pandemic and request her intercession amidst current global conflicts. It is also meant to generate excitement for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day festival, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from Aug. 1-6.

This year the Archdiocese of Newark — with the supervision of Casimiro and Father Kevin Kilgore, pastor of St. Pius X Church in Old Tappan — is sending 43 youths on a pilgrimage to participate in the festival, during which they will visit the Shrine of Fatima. To prepare them for this journey and encourage all young people to foster a relationship with Our Lady, Casimiro will lead a catechetical program at Montclair State’s Newman Catholic Center on Sunday, May 7, starting at 5 p.m. Afterward, a Mass dedicated to Our Lady will be celebrated by Father Jim Chern, director of campus ministry for the Archdiocese and Montclair State. Students from all four archdiocesan universities have been invited to attend.

“The statue is a beautiful article of faith,” said Father Kilgore, co-leader of the statue pilgrimage who will celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Fatima before bringing the statue to the Archdiocese. “It’s traveled all over the world. Millions of people have prayed before her over the years. And many more wish they could visit her, but she’ll be with us because the Lord wants her to be here. The Lord wants us to see her and grow our devotion. It’s all divine grace.”

Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima is a Marian apparition who appeared to three shepherd children in Cova da Iria, Portugal, on six occasions between May and October of 1917. During her initial appearances, Mary showed three prophetic visions to the children and urged them to pray the rosary daily for world peace and sinners’ salvation. During her final apparition on Oct. 13, thousands of people observed what is now known as the Miracle of the Sun — the sight of the sun zig-zagging through the sky.

Three decades later, the original Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was created by sculptor Jose Ferreira Thedim using a detailed description provided by one of the children who saw her, Sister Lucia dos Santos. This statue was eventually duplicated multiple times and has traveled across the world to bring Our Lady to those who cannot visit the Shrine of Fatima.

Statue Tour Information

The full tour schedule of the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima can be found here:

April 28-May 1 St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan

May 3-4 Holy Trinity Epiphany Church in Newark

May 5-7 Holy Family Parish in Nutley

May 7 Newman Catholic Center at Montclair State University in Montclair

May 8-9 St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny

May 11-12 Our Lady of Fatima Church in Newark

May 13 Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

May 14-18 Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth

May 19-21 St. James the Apostle Church in Springfield

May 22-23 St. Anthony Church in Belleville

May 24-25 Holy Cross Church in Harrison

May 26-28 St. Catherine of Siena Church in Hillside

May 30-31 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Newark

Those interested in visiting should contact each parish for hours of operation and event agendas. For more information about the tour and the archdiocesan World Youth Day pilgrimage, visit www.facebook.com/WYDNEWARK.

About the Archdiocese of Newark The Archdiocese of Newark serves 1.3 million Catholics throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. The Archdiocese has 212 parishes, 73 Catholic schools, and many missions and ministries. Hundreds of Masses are celebrated in more than a dozen languages each week. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., the sixth archbishop of Newark, leads the Archdiocese with four auxiliary bishops. Together, they serve the northern New Jersey community through faith, education, and social services. For more information, visit www.rcan.org.

Media Contact: Sean Quinn | Archdiocese of Newark | Office of Communications and Public Relations | [email protected] | 973-497-4248

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Our Lady of Fatima statue to tour Newark Archdiocese throughout May

By Joe Bukuras

Boston, Mass., May 1, 2023 / 12:45 pm

One of the replicas of the original Our Lady of Fatima statue will be touring the Archdiocese of Newark from April 28 to May 31. It was crafted using detailed instructions from Servant of God Sister Lucia Dos Santos, one of the three Fatima seers.

One of only 13 copies in the world, the statue is typically housed at the Shrine of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal, where the Marian apparitions of Fatima, Portugal, originally occurred, Jaimie Winters, a spokesperson for the archdiocese, told CNA. 

The archdiocese is sponsoring the tour so that parishioners may be able to thank Mary for her protection throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and ask for global conflicts to end, the Jersey Catholic reported. The statue will be on display at 13 parishes throughout the archdiocese, the first being St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan from April 28 to May 1. 

The next parish to receive the Our Lady of Fatima statue will be St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield from May 1–3. It will then go to Holy Trinity Epiphany Church in Newark from May 3–4, then on to Holy Family Parish in Nutley from May 5–7, Newman Catholic Center at Montclair State University in Montclair on May 7, and St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny from May 8–9. The full schedule of destinations and dates can be found here .

Each parish that hosts the statue will offer special devotions to Our Lady. According to the Jersey Catholic, St. Pius X Parish planned to have participants pray the rosary every 90 minutes between the Saturday morning Mass at 9 a.m. on April 29 and the 4:30 p.m. vigil.

In honor of Mary’s first appearance to the three shepherd children on May 13, 1917, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will be hosting a procession with the statue on May 13, which will go from the church to the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. The statue will remain at the cathedral for veneration until the 5 p.m. Mass that day.

On May 13, 1917, Mary first appeared to the three shepherd children Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco in Fatima, Portugal. When she appeared, she was dressed in white and holding a rosary. She brought the message of prayer, repentance, and reparation for sin, which occurred seven times through October 1917.

In her last appearance to all three of the children together on Oct. 13, 1917, tens of thousands of pilgrims witnessed what is known as the “ miracle of the sun ,” which Mary gave to the children and to the people as a sign that the apparitions were authentic. More about the miracle can be read here .

In 1947, the first pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima was created following the instructions of Sister Lucia — the same Lucia who was a seer as a child and later went on to join religious life. The statue, and its subsequent copies, have traveled the world spreading the message of peace, prayer, and love.

According to the Fatima Shrine’s website, the original statue remains at the Shrine of Fatima and doesn’t travel anymore except in extraordinary circumstances. Instead, the 13 special replicas continue to make tours, allowing Catholics in many dioceses to come together in prayer under Our Lady of Fatima’s patronage. 

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• Published: Apr. 27, 2023, 11:01 p.m.

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• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM
• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

Friday, May 10, 2024

St. Andrew Church 311 N. Raymond Avenue Pasadena, California  91103 (626)-792-4183

Saturday, May 11, 2024 

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 1050 163rd St Gardena, California  90247 (310) 327-5830

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 3:00 PM
• Special Mass in the presence of Saint Jude’s relics: 5:30-7:00 PM
• Public veneration ends: 9:00 PM

Monday, May 13, 2024

Saints Peter and Paul Church 1036 North Ravenna Avenue Wilmington, California  90744 (310) 834-5215

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

St. Joseph Catholic Church 1150 W Holt Ave Pomona, California  91768 (909) 629-4101

Sunday, May 19, 2024

St. John Maron Maronite Catholic Church 300 S. Flower Street Orange, California  92868 (714) 940-0009

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 4:00 PM

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 1901 S. San Gabriel Blvd. San Gabriel, California  91776 (626) 288-8912

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 2727 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles, California  90006 (323) 737-3325

Thursday, May 23, 2024 (CANCELLED)

St. Mark Parish 940 Coeur D’Alene Ave Venice, California  90291 (310) 821-5058

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

Saint John Cantius Church 825 N Carpenter Street Chicago, Illinois 60642 (312) 243-7373

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 5:00 pm (English)
• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: Immediately following Mass

Sunday, September 10, 2023

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics: in between the Masses
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• 11:00 am – Latin Mass (2002 Missal)
• 12:30 pm – Latin High Mass (1962 Missal)
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• Public veneration ends: 7:00 pm

Monday, September 11, 2023

Saint Theresa Parish 455 N. Benton Street Palatine, Illinois 60067 (847) 358-776

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 1:00 PM

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Saint Gilbert Catholic Parish 301 East Belvidere Road Grayslake, Illinois 60030 (847) 223-4731

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Saint Julie Billiart Catholic Church 7399 W. 159th Street Tinley Park, Illinois 60477 (708) 429-6767

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:30 PM

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Saint Maria Goretti Catholic Church 5313 Flad Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53711 (608) 271-7421

Friday, September 15, 2023

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe 5250 Justin Road La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 (877) 799-4059

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 6:00 PM
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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Parish 734 N Glenview Ave Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 (414) 258-8821

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 2:00 PM
• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins immediately following the Mass

Monday, September 18, 2023

Holy Family Catholic Church 5900 West Lake Street Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 929-0113

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Church of the Epiphany 1900 111th Ave NW Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433 (763) 755-1020

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Saint Jude of the Lake Catholic Church 700 Mahtomedi Avenue Mahtomedi, Minnesota 55115 (651) 426-3245

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Saint Joseph Church 1154 Seminole Ave West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 (651) 457-2781

Friday, September 22, 2023

Saint Michael Catholic Church 11300 Frankfort Parkway NE Saint Michael, Minnesota 55376 (763) 497-2745

Saturday, September 23, 2023

All Saints Catholic Church 19795 Holyoke Ave Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 (952) 469-4481

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 10:00 AM
• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: immediately following Mass

Monday, September 25, 2023

Saint Katharine Drexel Parish 1800 S. Katie Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57106 (605) 275-6870

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Saint Francis of Assisi Church 7075 Ashworth Road West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 (515) 223-4577

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

St. Michael Catholic Church 9101 S. 78th Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68516 (402) 488-1313

Thursday, September 28, 2023

St. John Vianney Catholic Church 5801 Oak Hills Dr. Omaha, Nebraska 68137 (402) 895-0808

Friday, September 29, 2023

St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 N. 102 Street Omaha, Nebraska 68114 (402) 397-0407

Saturday, September 30, 2023

St. Patrick Church 3400 E 16th St Fremont, Nebraska 68025 (402) 721-6611

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Saint Michael Catholic Parish 14251 Nall Ave Leawood, Kansas 66223 (913) 402-3900

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

St. Joseph Catholic Church 567 Saint Joseph Lane Manchester, Missouri 63021 (636) 227-5247

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Saint Maria Goretti Parish 17102 Spring Mill Road Westfield, Indiana 46074 (317) 867-3213

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 5:30 PM

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Saint Jude Parish 5353 McFarland Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 (317) 786-4371

Saturday, October 7, 2023

St. Jude Parish 19704 Johnson Road South Bend, Indiana 46614 (574) 291-0570

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 1:00 PM
• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: immediately after Mass

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church 7215 Saint Joe Rd Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835 (260) 485-9615

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 5:00 PM

Monday, October 9, 2023

Sacred Heart Church 151 Garfield Ave SW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 (616) 459-8362

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 1:00 pm
• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 pm
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 pm

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

St. Patrick Catholic Parish 711 Rickett Rd Brighton, Michigan 48116 (810) 229-9863

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

St. Francis of Assisi Parish 2270 E Stadium Blvd Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (734) 821-2100

Thursday, October 12, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 955 Alton Road East Lansing, Michigan (517) 351-7215

Friday, October 13, 2023

National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica 2100 W 12 Mile Rd Royal Oak, Michigan 48073 (248) 541-4122

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Immaculate Conception Church 814 West Nepessing Street Lapeer, Michigan 48446 (810) 664-8594

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 11:00 AM

Sunday, October 15, 2023

St. Andrew Parish 1400 Inglewood Ave Rochester, Michigan 48307 (248) 651-7486

Monday, October 16, 2023

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament 9844 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202 (313) 865-6300

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Church of the Divine Child 1055 North Silvery Lane Dearborn, Michigan 48128 (313) 277-3110

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church (Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral) 25585 Berg Road Southfield, Michigan 48034 (248) 356-0565

Thursday, October 26, 2023

St. Cecilia Church 3105 Madison Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 (513) 871-5757

Friday, October 27, 2023

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church 5720 Hamilton Mason Rd Liberty Township, OH 45011 (513) 777-4322

Saturday, October 28, 2023

St. Jude the Apostle Parish 5924 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45248 (513) 574-1230

Monday, October 30, 2023

St. Paul the Apostle Church 313 N. State Street Westerville, Ohio 43082 (614) 882-2109

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

St. Thomas More Newman Center at Ohio State University 64 W. Lane Avenue Columbus, Ohio  43201 (614) 291-4674

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Church of the Resurrection 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road New Albany, Ohio  43054 (614) 855-1400

• All Saints Day Mass celebrated in the presence of Saint Jude’s relics: 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Saint Sebastian Parish 476 Mull Avenue Akron, Ohio  44320 (330) 836-2233

• All Souls Day Mass Mass in the presence of Saint Jude’s relics: 7:00 PM

Friday, November 3, 2023

Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish (at Saints John and Paul Church) 2586 Wexford Bayne Road Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143 (724) 935-2104

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish (at St. Thomas A Beckett Church) 139 Gill Hall Rd Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania  15025 (412) 755-2046

Monday, November 6, 2023

Holy Name of Jesus Church 6150 Allentown Boulevard Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17112 (717) 652-4211

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Holy Infancy Parish 312 East Fourth Street Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  18015 (610) 866-1121

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

St. Theresa Parish 5301 Main Street Trumbull, Connecticut  06611 (203) 261-3676

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Church of St. Augustine 20 Old Road Providence, Rhode Island  02908 (401) 831-3503

Friday, November 10, 2023

Immaculate Conception Church 111 High Street Westerly, Rhode Island  02891 (401) 596-2130

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Corpus Christi Church 324 Quaker Meeting House Rd East Sandwich, Massachusetts  02537 (508) 888-0209

Monday, November 13, 2023

St. Joseph Parish 173 Albion Street Wakefield, Massachusetts  01880 (781) 245-5770

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

St. William of York Church 1351 Main St Tewksbury, Massachusetts  01876 (978) 851-7331

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 122 Ash Street Lewiston, Maine  04240 (207) 777-1200

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 6:30 PM

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish 18 East Main Street Webster, Massachusetts  01570 (508) 943-3140

Friday, Nove mber 17, 2023

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish 47 Pine Street West Springfield, Massachusetts  01089 (413) 739-4779

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:30 PM

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Church of the Holy Trinity 775 Main St Poughkeepsie, New York  12603 (845) 452-1863

Sunday, November 19, 2023

The Marian Shrine 174 Filors Lane Stony Point, New York 10980 (845) 947-2200

Monday, November 20, 2023

Sacred Heart Church 417 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, New York  10522 (914) 693-0119

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

St. Brigid Church 409 Linden St Brooklyn, New York 11237 (718) 821-1690

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Saints Simon and Jude Parish 185 Van Sicklen St Brooklyn, New York  11223 (718) 375-9600

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 3:00 PM

Monday, November 27, 2023

St. Jude Roman Catholic Church 89 Overlook Drive Mastic Beach, New York  11951 (631) 281-5743

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church 20 Cheshire Pl East Northport, New York  11731 (631) 261-1077

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

St. Patrick Parish 9 N. Clinton Avenue Bay Shore, New York  11706la (631) 665-4911

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Holy Family Roman Catholic Church 17 Fordham Ave Hicksville, New York  11801 (516) 938-3846

Friday, December 1, 2023

Notre Dame Parish 5 Mayfair Road New Hyde Park, New York  11040 (516) 352-7203

Saturday, December 2, 2023

St. Patrick Church 235 Glen St Glen Cove, New York  11542 (516) 676-0276

Sunday, December 3 , 2023

Holy Name of Jesus Church 690 Woodbury Road Woodbury, New York  11797 (516) 921-2334

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 2:30 PM

Monday, December 4, 2023

The Cathedral of St. Agnes 29 Quealy Place Rockville Centre, New York  11570 (516) 766-0205

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Church of St. Patrick 400 Main St Huntington, New York  11743 (631) 385-3311

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Church of St. Rita 281 Bradley Avenue Staten Island, New York  10314 (718) 698-3746

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Church of the Assumption 29 Jefferson Ave Emerson, New Jersey  07630 (201) 262-1122

Friday, December 8, 2023

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 300 Elm Street Oradell, New Jersey  07649 (201) 261-0148

• Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in the presence of Saint Jude’s relics: 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 9, 2023

St. Helen Roman Catholic Church 1600 Rahway Avenue Westfield, New Jersey  07090 (908) 232-1214

Sunday, December 10, 2023

St. Leo’s Roman Catholic Church 324 Market St Elmwood Park, New Jersey  07407 (201) 796-3521

• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 3:30 PM

Monday, December 11, 2023

St. Stephen’s Church 141 Washington Avenue Kearny, New Jersey  07032 (201) 998-3314

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

St. Thomas the Apostle Church One St. Thomas Plaza Old Bridge, New Jersey  08857 (732) 251-4000

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Our Lady of Fatima Church 501 New Market Road Piscataway, New Jersey  08854 (732) 968-5555

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Sacred Heart Church 200 Randolph Avenue South Plainfield, New Jersey  07080 (908) 756-0633

Friday, December 15, 2023

St. Augustine of Canterbury Church 45 Henderson Rd. Kendall Park, New Jersey  08824 (732) 297-3000

Saturday, December 16, 2023

St. Francis de Sales Church 614 Route 517 Vernon, New Jersey  07462 (973) 827-3248

• Public veneration ends: 8:00 PM

Sunday, December 17, 2023

St. Jude Church 7 Eisenhower Road Columbia, New Jersey  07832 (908) 362-6444

Monday, December 18, 2023

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church 22 Lakeside Ave Verona, New Jersey  07044 (973) 239-5696

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Blessed Sacrament Church 607 Central Ave Albany, New York  12206 (518) 482-3375

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Church of the Assumption 20 East Ave Fairport, New York  14450 (585) 388-0040

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 927 Park Ave Syracuse, New York  13204 (315) 422-2343

Friday, December 22, 2023

St. Francis Xavier Parish 8880 W. Main St McKean, Pennsylvania 16426 (814) 476-7657

• Public veneration ends: 7:00 PM

Friday, January 12, 2024

St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church 6900 Maple Road West Bloomfield, Michigan  48322 (248) 788-2460

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

St. Dominic’s Parish 250 Old Squan Road Brick, New Jersey  08724 (732) 840-1410

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Saints Simon and Jude Parish 8 Cavanaugh Court West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 (610) 696-3624

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla Parish 1421 New Rd Northfield, New Jersey  08225 (609) 646-5611

Friday, February 2, 2024

St. Jude Church and Shrine 321 West Butler Ave Chalfont, Pennsylvania  18914 (215) 822-0179

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church 12701 Veirs Mill Road Rockville, Maryland  20853 (301) 946-8200

Monday, February 5, 2024

St. John Neumann Church 9000 Warfield Road Gaithersburg, Maryland  20882 (301) 977-5492

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

St. John Francis Regis Church 43927 St. Johns Road Hollywood, Maryland  20636 (301) 373-2281

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

St. Agnes Catholic Church 1910 N. Randolph St. Arlington, Virginia  22207 (703) 525-1166

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 130 Keating Drive Winchester, Virginia  22601 (540) 662-5858

Friday, February 9, 2024

Nativity Catholic Church 6400 Nativity Lane Burke, Virginia  22015 (703) 455-2400

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Saint Ambrose Catholic Church 3901 Woodburn Road Annandale, Virginia  22003 (703) 280-4400

Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 4001 17th St NW #7 Washington, DC 20011 (202) 726-3000

• Divine Liturgy (in English): 8:00 AM
• Divine Liturgy (in Slavonic): 10:30 AM
• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: immediately following the 10:30 AM Divine Liturgy
• Public veneration ends: 3:00 PM

Monday, February 12, 2024

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 2718 Overbrook Drive Raleigh, North Carolina  27608 (919) 861-4600

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

St. Michael the Archangel Church 804 High House Rd Cary, North Carolina  27513 (919) 468-6100

Ash Wednesday (February 14, 2024)

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

St. Ann Catholic Church 3635 Park Road Charlotte, North Carolina  28209 (704) 523-4641

Friday, February 16, 2024

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church 3710 Augusta Rd Greenville, South Carolina  29605 (864) 422-1648

Monday, February 19, 2024

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church 31 Saint Gregory Drive Bluffton, South Carolina  29909 (843) 815-3100

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church 4921 Columbia Rd Grovetown, Georgia  30813 (706) 863-4956

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist 222 E Harris St Savannah, Georgia  31401 (912) 233-4709

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Queen of Peace Catholic Church 10900 SW 24th Ave Gainesville, Florida  32607 (352) 332-6279

Friday, February 23, 2024

Basilica of St. Paul Catholic Church 317 Mullally St Daytona Beach, Florida  32114 (386) 252-5422

Saturday, February 24, 2024

St. Jude Catholic Church 21689 Toledo Road Boca Raton, Florida  33433 (561) 392-8172

Monday, February 26, 2024

St. Peter Catholic Church 1701 Indian Creek Pkwy Jupiter, Florida  33458 (561) 575-0837

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 5260 28th Ave SW Naples, Florida  34116 (239) 455-3900

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

St. Paul Catholic Church 12708 N Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa, Florida  33618 (813) 961-3023

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle 5815 5th Ave N St. Petersburg, Florida  33710 (727) 347-9702

Friday, March 1, 2024

Blessed Trinity Catholic Church 5 S.E. 17th Street Ocala, Florida  34471 (352) 629-8092

Saturday, March 2, 2024

St. Joseph Catholic Church 11730 Old St. Augustine Rd Jacksonville, Florida  32258 (904) 268-5422

Monday, March 4, 2024

St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church 1618 Ben King Rd Kennesaw, Georgia  30144 (770) 428-7139

• Public veneration ends: 9:30 PM

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Mary Our Queen Catholic Church 6260 The Corners Parkway Peachtree Corners, Georgia  30092 (770) 416-0002

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 101 Walt Banks Road Peachtree City, Georgia  30269 (770) 487-7672

Thursday, March 7, 2024

St. Philip Catholic Church 113 2nd Avenue South Franklin, Tennessee  37064 (615) 794-8588

Friday, March 8, 2024

St. Rose of Lima Church 1601 N. Tennessee Blvd Murfreesboro, Tennessee  37130 (615) 893-1843

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1695 Central Avenue Memphis, Tennessee  38104 (901) 725-2700

Monday, March 11, 2024

St. Benilde Church Metairie 1901 Division Street Metairie, Louisiana  70001 (504) 834-4980

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 400 Westchester Blvd Slidell, Louisiana  70458 (985) 643-4137

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

St. George Catholic Church 7808 St. George Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 (337) 293-2312

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 3:30 PM

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church 2319 Johnston Street Lafayette, Louisiana  70503 (337) 232-8945

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 5:00 PM

Friday, March 15, 2024

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 6646 Addicks Satsuma Dr Houston, Texas  77084 (281) 463-7878

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church 1530 Norwalk Dr Katy, Texas 77450 (281) 578-0707

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: immediately following the Mass

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Catholic Charismatic Center 1949 Cullen Blvd Houston, Texas  77023 (713) 236-9977

Monday, March 18, 2024

St. Anthony of Padua Church 7801 Bay Branch Drive The Woodlands, Texas  77382 (281) 419-8700

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

St. Theresa Catholic Church 705 St. Theresa Blvd Sugar Land, Texas  77498 (281) 494-1156

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Most Precious Blood Catholic Church 3502 Saratoga Blvd Corpus Christi, Texas  78415 (361) 854-3800

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Holy Spirit Catholic Church 2201 Martin Ave McAllen, Texas  78504 (956) 631-5295

Friday, March 22, 2024

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church 1602 Thousand Oaks Drive San Antonio, Texas 78232 (210) 494-1606

Saturday, March 23, 2024

St. Jude Catholic Church 130 S. Augustine Ave San Antonio, Texas  78237 (210) 432-8044

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: immediately afterwards

Palm Sunday, March 23, 2024

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church 810 N Ceylon Street Eagle Pass, Texas  78852 (830) 773-8451

• Palm Sunday Mass celebrated in the presence of Saint Jude’s relic: 3:00 PM

Monday, March 25, 2024

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 13715 Riggs Rd Helotes, Texas  78023 (210) 695-8791

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Santa Cruz Catholic Church 1100 Main Street Buda, Texas  78610 (512) 312-2520

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

St. Albert the Great Church 12041 Bittern Hollow Austin, Texas  78758 (512) 837-7825

Monday, April 1, 2024

St. Ann Catholic Parish 180 Samuel Blvd Coppell, Texas  75019 (972) 393-5544

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 2016 Willis Lane Keller, Texas  76248 (817) 431-3857

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

St. Jude Catholic Church 500 East Dallas St, Suite 100 Mansfield, Texas  76063 (817) 473-6709

Thursday, April 4, 2024

St. Anthony Catholic Church 404 N. Ballard Wylie, Texas  75098 (972) 442-2765

Friday, April 5, 2024

St. Stephen’s Catholic Church 4601 Neely Ave Midland, Texas  79707 (432) 520-7394

Sunday, April 7, 2024

St. Jude Catholic Church 4700 Palmetto Road Benton, Louisiana  71006 (318) 746-2508

• Divine Mercy Sunday Mass with the relics of Saint Jude: 3:00 PM

Monday, April 8, 2024

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 423 S Broadway Ave Tyler, Texas 75702 (903) 592-1617

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

St. Michael Catholic Church 3713 Harwood Road Bedford, Texas  76021 (817) 283-8746

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Mater Dei Catholic Parish 2030 E State Hwy 356 Irving, Texas  75060 (972) 438-7600

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Holy Family Cathedral 820 S. Boulder Ave Tulsa, Oklahoma  74119 (918) 582-6247

Monday, April 15, 2024

Christ the King Catholic Church 8005 Dorset Dr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120 (405) 842-1481

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral 1200 S. Washington St Amarillo, Texas  79102 (806) 376-7204

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church 5712 Paradise Blvd NW Albuquerque, New Mexico (806) 376-7204

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe 100 S Guadalupe St Santa Fe, New Mexico  87501 (505) 983-8868

Friday, April 19, 2024

St. Bernadette Catholic Church 16245 N. 60th Street Scottsdale, Arizona  85254 (480) 905-0221

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish 700 North Bill Gray Road Cottonwood, Arizona  86326 (928) 634-2933

Monday, April 22, 2024

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 13720 W Thomas Rd Avondale, Arizona  85392 (623) 935-2151

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish 440 E Elliot Rd Gilbert, Arizona  85234 (480) 507-4400

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral 6351 N 27th Ave Phoenix, Arizona  85017 (602) 242-1300

Thursday, April 25, 2024

All Saints Catholic Church 1534 N Recker Rd Mesa, Arizona  85205 (480) 985-7655

Friday, April 26, 2024

St. Catherine Labouré Catholic Church 4124 Mt. Abraham Ave San Diego, California 92111  (858) 277-3133

Monday, April 29, 2024

Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church 21682 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California  92630 (949) 951-8599

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Christ Cathedral 13280 Chapman Avenue Garden Grove, California  92840 (714) 971-2141

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Saints Simon & Jude Catholic Church 20444 Magnolia Street Huntington Beach, California  92646 (714) 962-3333

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 900 W. La Habra Avenue La Habra, California  90631 (562) 691-0533

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church 5315 W. McFadden Ave. Santa Ana, California  92704 (714) 839-7820

• Public veneration ends: 4:00 PM

Monday, May 6, 2024

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church 22508 Copper Hill Dr Santa Clarita, California  91350 (661) 296-3180

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church 32032 W. Lindero Canyon Rd Westlake Village, California  91361 (818) 889-1279

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa Catholic Church 2914 E 4th Street Los Angeles, California  90033 (323) 268-9176

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Sacred statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrives in New Jersey on worldwide pilgrimage

By Kristie Keleshian

April 28, 2023 / 6:36 PM EDT / CBS New York

OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A sacred statue within the Catholic Church is on a worldwide pilgrimage and has just arrived in New Jersey.

She comes in peace. Greeted with cheers, Our Lady of Fatima was carefully wheeled into St. Pius X Catholic Church in Old Tappan before the lady in white was adorned with her golden crown and rosary beads.

"So we thought why not bring the statue of Fatima here to give some hope to the youth, especially after all this pandemic and some dark nights and suffering," said Ricardo Casimiro, campus minister of Newman Catholic at Montclair State University.

Our Lady of Fatima represents Mary, the mother of Jesus. An apparition of her was reported to be seen by three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in may of 1917.

Clergy members from St. Pius X in Old Tappan organized the statue's arrival from Portugal and her tour across over a dozen Catholic churches within the Archdiocese of Newark.

"This is just a microcosm of what God is doing for our parish," said Fr. Kevin Kilgore.

A procession will take place on May 13 before the statue's arrival to Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. It'll mark the 106th anniversary of the apparition's first sighting by the children in Fatima, Portugal. Thousands are expected to attend.

"With the statue of Our Lady to my knowledge, yes, it's been a very long time since she's been in the U.S., if ever, so we were really honored to receive her," Kilgore said.

The statue of Our Lady has made her pilgrimage across the world since 1947. Rosemarie Lofreddo, from Old Tappan, joined the statue on her journey to her hometown.

"It is an experience, it's the first of its kind for me, and it was heartwarming and inspiring and made us all feel closer to each other," she said.

The statue will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church through Monday, May 1, before making her next stop at Bloomfield's St. Thomas Catholic Church.

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Hundreds of Catholics walked with the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima through Newark’s streets during a May 13, 2023, procession organized by the Archdiocese of Newark.

A Mother’s Day procession with a pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima drew hundreds to the streets of Newark, New Jersey. The Catholic display came in honor of the 106th anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima on May 13, 1917, and begins a time of pilgrimage in New Jersey that will last until June.

Between May and October of 1917, an apparition of the Blessed Mother appeared before three children of Cova da Iria, Portugal, on six occasions.

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima was created by Jose Ferreira Thedim, based on a detailed description provided by one of the children. Thedim went so far as to make duplicates of the statue meant to travel the world on a pilgrimage of peace. 

The statue first came to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church from Portugal for its tour of the Archdiocese of Newark, with 27 stops planned throughout New Jersey. The Mother’s Day procession began at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and took a circuitous route past the city’s major landmarks. The procession took three-and-a-half hours to complete, with no stops along the way, while Our Lady was carried alternately on the shoulders of marchers and atop an antique fire engine requisitioned for the day. 

Those in procession prayed and sang hymns throughout the march, ending at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. There, they celebrated a Mass led by Father Kevin Kilgore, co-leader of the statue pilgrimage and pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan, before the statue of Our Lady. Afterward, those present were treated to a presentation on Our Lady of Fatima’s significance in today’s world from pilgrimage co-leader and Montclair State University campus minister Ricardo Casimiro.

Casimiro is an expert on Fatima, who has made a study of the early 20th-century apparitions and estimates that he has visited Fatima some 40 times in his studies of Our Lady. He said in his presentation: 

“Our Lady of Fatima is here to give us a sign of peace and hope amidst so much struggle. The message of Fatima reflects on that. She walks with us through Newark, giving us the strength we need. This is a sign that she is always with us in our sufferings and our needs. So, bringing her to the Cathedral is bringing the message of Fatima in this new language of peace.”

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima will remain in New Jersey until June 10, visiting the Archdiocese’s local parishes, where it will remain for two to three days at each one. Parishes will provide opportunities for the faithful to visit the statue, as well as incorporating it into events and Masses. It will last visit St. Pius X Parish in Old Tappan, where Auxiliary Bishop Michael A. Saporito will celebrate a Mass on Saturday, June 10, at 4:30 p.m.

Find a full schedule of Our Lady’s stops at the Archdiocese of Newark’s website. 

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Tour of the Relics of St. Jude the Apostle

Please visit the following parishes in our Diocese to see the arm of Saint Jude Thaddeus venerated in Rome.  

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

St. Thomas the Apostle Church One St. Thomas Plaza Old Bridge, New Jersey  08857 (732) 251-4000

• Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 1:00 PM
• Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM
• Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Our Lady of Fatima Church 501 New Market Road Piscataway, New Jersey  08854 (732) 968-5555

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Sacred Heart Church South 200 Randolph Avenue South Plainfield, New Jersey  07080 (908) 756-0633

Friday, December 15, 2023

St. Augustine of Canterbury Church 45 Henderson Rd. Kendall Park, New Jersey  08824 (732) 297-3000

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The National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Catholic Shrine dedicated to the message of Our Lady of Fatima located in Washington, NJ.

The Blue Army Shrine is operated by the World Apostolate of Fatima USA,  a public association of the faithful. This Apostolate is the only Catholic organisation in the world authorised by the Church to learn, live and spread the message of Our Lady of Fatima .

Our Lady came to Fatima to save the souls of her children from hell in the eternal order, and to bring peace to their world in the temporal.

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The core of her message can be expressed in three simple sentences:

• Addressing the eternal order, she told us that hell exists and that souls are being lost to it because there is no one to make reparation for their sins.
• Speaking of the temporal, she said that war is a consequence of sin.
• The salvation of souls and the attainment of world peace require the conversion of sinners. “ People must stop offending God because He is already so much offended .” [10-13-1917]

Almost everything else she said, the things she asked us to do, and her prophecies predicated on the nature of our response relate, either directly or indirectly, to these three fundamental elements.

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The roof of the Shrine represents Mary’s mantle flowing over and protecting her children. The bronze statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary holding out the Rosary and the Scapular rises 145 feet from the chapel level. The heart of the Shrine is our Eucharistic Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on the lower level.

THE HOLY HOUSE The Holy House was dedicated in 1973 and is the heart of the Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Center. The original Holy House, the home of the Holy Family is enshrined in Loreto, Italy. Stones from the actual Holy House in Italy were pulverized and added to the mortar used to construct the Holy House Chapel. The Chapel is the same size as the original Holy House and is constructed similarly. Sister Lucia’s last vision is replicated in the Chapel, and a wood statue of St. Joseph as he appeared at Fatima during the Miracle of the Sun is also there greeting pilgrims. Pope John XXIII had a sign placed above the Holy House in Loreto saying, “This is the holiest place on earth.”

THE CAPELINHA The Capelinha at the Shrine is one of only two exact replicas of the Chapel built at Fatima on the site of Our Lady’s apparitions. “Capelinha” is a Portuguese word meaning “little chapel.” In her August 1917 apparition at Fatima, Our Lady requested that a chapel be built on the spot where she appeared. The Pilgrim Virgin Statue in the Capelinha at the Shrine is a replica of the miraculous Pilgrim Virgin Statue carried in procession at Fatima. It was generously donated by the Catholic Portuguese community.

THE ROSARY GARDEN AND OTHER OUTDOOR SHRINES Welcome to a little slice of the Garden State that brings the mysteries of the Rosary to life! Each mystery is represented in a unique setting that connects visitors to God’s nature and adds a new dimension to prayer and meditation.

THE GIFT SHOP Visitors to the Shrine are welcome to visit the Gift Shop located down the hall from the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The Gift Shop offers a large selection of rosaries, medals, books, statues and many other religious items, many hand made in Fatima.

OUTDOOR SHRINES In addition to the other religious sites located on the property, the Shrine also offers visitors a number of other outdoor shrines and holy spots for quiet reflection and group prayer. Included on the grounds are:

• Blue Army Cemetery and the graves of Msgr. Colgan, John Haffert and Mother Mary Stanislaus
• Stations of the Cross
• St. Francis of Assisi shrine
• St. Pio of Pietrelcina shrine
• Angel of Peace statue
• Angel of the United States gracing the reflecting pond on Marion Way statue
• Our Lady of Fatima and the Three Shepherd Children statue
• Ss. Joachim and Anne statues
• St. Anne of Lisieux statue
• Byzantine Icons on the Marian Way
• Holy Family Candle House

Our Lady of Fatima

• She asks for the daily offering of prayer, penance and sacrifice in reparation for sin and for the conversion of sinners .  See top 15 Catholic shrines in the world
• Her request that we pray the rosary every day is aimed at both reparation for sin and world peace .
• Wearing the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and living the consecration it signifies effectively disposes us toward the honoring of her requests.
• Practicing the 1st Saturday Communions of Reparation devotion makes available the graces necessary for the salvation souls at the moment of their death.
• The conversion of Russia will lead to the salvation of many souls and make an enormous contribution toward the attainment of world peace .  See more Catholic Shrines and pilgrimages in North America

Our Lady’s Fatima Requests

• Daily offer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the sacrifices demanded by the  duties required of your state in life, as well as whatever hardships and difficulties God permits to touch your life, in reparation for your own sins, for the sins of others, and for the conversion of all sinners. In other words, “offer it up.” This expression which so many of us were taught by our parents isn’t heard much these days. Sister Lucia considered the living out of this disposition the most fundamental and important practical, everyday response to Fatima.
• Pray part of the Rosary daily while meditating on the Mysteries in reparation for sin, for the conversion of sinners, and for world peace.
• Wear the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel as both a sign and a reminder of your consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and as a protection against the snares of Satan.
• Practice the devotion of the Communion of Reparation on the first Saturday of each month which has come to be popularly known as the 1st Saturday Devotion .
• Contribute to the establishment of devotion to The Immaculate Heart of Mary in the world by spreading the Message of Fatima to others.

The honouring of all of these requests taken collectively and derivatives thereof  constitutes the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary which Our Lady told Lucia God desired.

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The National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Catholic Shrine dedicated to the message of Our Lady of Fatima located at 674 Mountain View Road, Washington, NJ. It is operated by the World Apostolate of Fatima USA,  a public association of the faithful. This Apostolate is the only Catholic organisation in the world authorised by the Church to learn, live and spread the message of Our Lady of Fatima.

The Shirne is located on over 150 acres that rise over the scenic Musconetcong River valley in the farm country of western New Jersey. It is about an hour west of New york City and 70 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary, was built in 1978 as a response to this question Our Lord asked of Sister Lucia: “What is being done to spread devotion to the Immaculate Heart of My Mother?”

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Our Blessed Mother Joins the Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Pilgrim statue tour kicks off in Month of Mary, in journey to Eucharistic Congress.

To highlight a strong Marian aspect of the National Eucharistic Revival during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA is holding a “Eucharistic Revival Statue Tour” that will travel from the East Coast to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, arriving on July 16.

“This is our contribution to the Eucharistic Revival. We wanted Mary to pave the way for her Eucharistic Son, who’s coming across the country,” Barbara Ernster, the World Apostolate of Fatima USA/Blue Army’s national coordinator for this tour, told the Register. “Mary always points us to her Son.”

While the official “Seton Route” of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage begins on May 18-19 at St. Mary Church, part of Blessed Michael McGivney parish in New Haven, Connecticut, with an opening Mass followed by a Eucharistic procession, a week earlier on May 10-11, the Blue Army’s companion Eucharistic Revival Statue Tour begins 22 miles away at St. Theresa Church in Trumbull. From this start, the next stop will be the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, New Jersey, for the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, before the pilgrimage continues through several states along the route to Indiana’s capital.

“We tried to stay as close to the Seton Route as possible. We’re going a week ahead because we don’t want to interfere with the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the things they are doing because they have their own itinerary,” Ernster said of the companion launch in Connecticut.

Mary Paves Way for the Eucharist

Tim Glemkowski, executive director of the Eucharistic Revival Congress, said in a letter of support that the pilgrim statue processions will “visibly demonstrate Our Blessed Mother’s accompaniment of this Eucharistic Revival journey the Church is undertaking collectively. The Eucharistic Revival, in my view, is distinctly Marian in its heart, part of the work of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts to heal, convert, form and unify the Church so that it can be sent on mission ‘for the life of the world.’ Our Blessed Mother never obscures her Son, but invites all to behold and know Him fully.”

“It only makes sense that Mary would be a big part of any Eucharistic procession,” Father Brian Gannon, pastor of St. Theresa Church, told the Register, as he drew the inseparable connections between the Eucharist and the Blessed Mother. He first emphasized that the Incarnation “occurred in the womb of the Blessed Mother,” adding, “Then every time Mass is celebrated and the Eucharist is confected, the flesh and the blood become manifest on the altar. So the beautiful parallel between our Blessed Mother and the intimate connection with her and the Most Holy Eucharist is the Word became flesh and dwelt among us first in her womb, and the Word continues to become flesh on the altar.”

Father Gannon explained how the parish’s perpetual adoration chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima continuously brings together the Eucharistic, Marian and Fatima messages. When the chapel was being built, the inclusion of a large painting of Sister Lucia’s vision of the Most Holy Trinity, which includes the Eucharistic and Marian connection, was planned.

“A big part of the reason why we did that was thinking about the angel appearing to the children in 1916 and emphasizing reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist. Then the children even received the Eucharist from the angel,” Father Gannon said. “That was extraordinary.”

“The message of Fatima is timeless and relevant and critical because it’s a call to reverence,” he added, furthering the connection. “It starts with reverence for the Eucharist, but then it’s a call to penance and a repentance of sin, which is, of course, what the Gospel is. The Holy Eucharist is central to a reconversion of the world and a reconversion of individual souls.”

Reparation, Renewal and Return

For the statue tour, the World Apostolate of Fatima is also including a “Let’s Pray Them Back” campaign, asking people all over the country to send in the names of the people they are praying for to return to the Church. Several hundred petitions from around the country have already rolled in.

“These petitions will be traveling with the statue along the way for all these Eucharistic adoration nights,” Ernster said. “And the parishes themselves will be asking parishioners to bring the names of people they are praying for, and then they will do a Eucharistic reparation together to pray for these people [to come] back to the Church. Throughout the tour, these names will be prayed for. We’re trying to do Eucharistic reparation to pray people back to the Church.” These petitions will be placed in the Immaculate Heart of Mary and carried to the National Eucharistic Congress .

Host parishes along the tour will offer prayer and “ night vigils of Eucharistic reparation ” for the return of fallen-away and marginal Catholics.

“The foundation of our faith is our belief in the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament,” David Carollo, executive director for the WAF/Blue Army, said in a statement. “The foundation of the Fatima message is Eucharistic reparation. This is where the Angel of Peace at Fatima directed us more than a century ago. Mary accompanying her Son on this journey to Indianapolis is a reaffirmation of this.”

Father Gannon also emphasized this indispensable aspect: “It’s so critical that we raise consciousness in Catholics about the power and the glory of the Holy Eucharist because that’s where they experience Christ at the most powerful divine encounter on earth. The more that we can help Catholics to really understand the Eucharist, the more and more the world can be transformed, basically, through the grace of Almighty God. The Eucharist is central to everything … central to all of reality, because it’s the uncreated God becoming flesh all over again in every single Mass throughout the world. This is God’s original plan: that we were always meant to become in union with him and intimate with him.”

He said that the fact so many people have strayed from Mass is part of the reason why there’s so much confusion and rage in the world today: “The remedy is always Jesus Christ, and central to his remedy is reverence, love and proper partaking of the Most Holy Eucharist.”

Thus far, from Connecticut and New Jersey on May 13, the statue tour will be making stops in several churches in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Baltimore/Washington D.C., Ohio and Indiana. Ernster pointed out that this pilgrimage will be joining the walking part of pilgrimage as it comes to St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen, New Jersey, May 27-28.

For those not near one of the stops, the Blue Army urges people to join in by making a Holy Hour of reparation to the Heart of Jesus on their own, or a church can host a “ Night of Love ” vigil of reparation for the parish community.

Ernster said that at the Eucharistic Congress, the Pilgrim Virgin statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be given a place of honor and will be there for veneration during the youth and family Masses each morning.

Father Gannon summarized the importance of this pilgrimage and the Marian-Eucharistic connection by emphasizing: “Mary always brings us to Jesus, and she always points to Jesus. And all the great saints had a great devotion to Mary. Mary is inseparable from the Most Holy Eucharist. So the more we venerate Mary, the more the Eucharist will manifest greater power in our lives, too, because we’re reverencing the Mother of God, and Jesus is only going to grant us more graces.”

Joseph Pronechen is a parishioner of St. Theresa Church.

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Joseph Pronechen Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register since 2005 and before that a regular correspondent for the paper. His articles have appeared in a number of national publications including Columbia magazine, Soul , Faith and Family , Catholic Digest , Catholic Exchange , and Marian Helper . His religion features have also appeared in Fairfield County Catholic and in major newspapers. He is the author of Fruits of Fatima — Century of Signs and Wonders . He holds a graduate degree and formerly taught English and courses in film study that he developed at a Catholic high school in Connecticut. Joseph and his wife Mary reside on the East Coast.

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We are the Roman Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Fatima located in the Township of Piscataway, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. We belong to the Diocese of Metuchen and consist of about 2,600 registered families. We are a vibrant and active community of faith reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Universal Church.

As pastor of this parish, it is with great joy that I welcome you to our website. I pray and hope that you will find it informative, enjoyable, and inspirational. Please feel free to visit our site often, and should you visit or move into the Piscataway area, know that we welcome you and invite you to become part of our parish family.

Sincerely in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Very Rev. Arlindo Paul Da Silva Pastor

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The Tour for Peace RV Motorhome arrived in New Jersey at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima on Easter Sunday. Today the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue will begin traveling throughout New Jersey, beginning with Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Piscataway.  Please continue to pray for us as we make our way throughout the Northeastern states.  For updates,  follow our tour calendar.

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