Holy Family of Fatima

Today, we celebrate Mary under the title “Our Lady of Fatima.” This feast is special for me for a number of reasons, but one of them is because on October 13, 1917 (the last day of the series of apparitions that began on May 13), Joe appeared with Mary. Here is the account: 

After our Lady had disappeared into the immense distance of the firmament, we beheld St. Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady robed in white with a blue mantle, beside the sun. St. Joseph and the Child Jesus seemed to bless the world, for they traced the Sign of the Cross with their hands. When, a little later, this apparition disappeared, I saw Our Lord and Our lady; it seemed to me to that it was Our Lady of Sorrows (Dolors). Our Lord appeared to bless the world in the same manner as St. Joseph had done. This apparition also vanished, and I saw Our Lady once more, this time resembling Our Lady of Carmel. 

May the Holy Family of Fatima intercede on our behalf!