Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary

Pensacola - Today, we celebrate the 100 ^th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, the pinnacle of Our Lady of Fatima’s sixth appearance in Portugal in 1917. More than 70,000 people witnessed the sun as it appeared to “dance in the sky.”
To recognize this day, St. John Paul II Catholic High School will gather to pray the rosary at noon at the Mary statue to honor her, as well as pray for all those affected by the current wildfires in California.

 Saturday, October 14, join the Rosary Rally. Following a short procession through Seville Square at 10:00 a.m., you can pray the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary. The event begins at St. Stephen Catholic Church, 900 W. Garden Street in Pensacola.

Sponsored by the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Stephen, the Legion of Mary, and the Knights of Columbus, this annual Rosary Rally will be led by Bishop William A. Wack CSC and Rev. Hector R.G. Perez, STD.
Another way to celebrate the anniversary is to tune in to EWTN’s many Fatima specials.

Among the devotional highlights will be:

• Our Lady of Fatima: International Rosary and Candlelight Procession: Live from Fatima, Portugal. Airs 4:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 12.
• Holy Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima: From the Shrine in Portugal. Airs 5 a.m. ET and noon ET, Friday, Oct. 13.
• Worldwide Children’s Holy Hour, Candlelight Procession, and Consecration of the United States of America: Live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Airs 7 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 13.

Among the special movies, documentaries and news shows will be:

• Vaticano: Examine the event that shaped history; explore the city of Fatima, relive the canonization of Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and much more. Airs 11 p.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 12.
• Fatima and the Popes: An historical look at the connection between the Fatima apparitions and the Popes. Airs 10:30 a.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 13.
• Fatima - A Message of Hope: A documentary examining the prophetic revelations and the great miracle of Fatima, with insights from leading experts and family members of the three shepherd children. Airs 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 13.
• Queen of Heaven: The Consecration – My Immaculate Heart will Triumph: A look at how Our Lady of Fatima's prophecies about World War II and the rise of the Soviet Union came to pass. Airs 6:30 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 13.