Our Lady of Fatima Mass and Processions (Bowmansville)

Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Shrine will celebrate Our Lady of Fatima with Mass and processions at 6:30 p.m. on the 13th of each month, from May through October.
Join in celebrating Our Lady’s appearances and the messages that she shared with three young shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Our Lady of Fatima came to share some very important messages for all of humanity: prayer in the Holy Rosary, fasting, devotion to her Immaculate Heart, and sacrifice to obtain peace for the world and the conversion of sinners.
Our Lady appeared to the children on the 13th of every month from May through October. We acknowledge her appearances and requests of us on these same days with a monthly Holy Mass, Rosary, reading of her messages to the children, and a procession with Our Lady adorned with fresh white roses cascading on a handmade mahogany litter just like the celebrations in Fatima, Portugal.
New this year, the shrine’s services will have more relics to venerate of saints who honored Our Lady and had a special devotion to her: St. Domenic, St. Catherine Laboure, St. Louis De Monfort. There is also a holy relic of our Lady’s Veil.
The October closing Mass and procession will have an opportunity for brown scapular enrollment, showing that by wearing the scapular that Our Lady gave to St. Simon Stock, we venerate her, love her, and trust in her protection along with the many other protections it offers. St Simon Stock’s holy first class relic will be available for veneration. There will also be a closing reception in October.
Attendance at these monthly services can help participants understand why Our Lady of Fatima came and what she is asking of us all, giving the knowledge needed to respond to her call.

The shrine is looking for men ages 18 and older who can help carry the litter with the statue of Our Lady in some of the processions – to volunteer, call Dave Will at 716-903-4139.