{"id":22611,"date":"2017-05-08T07:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=22611"},"modified":"2017-05-09T07:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T07:18:08","slug":"22611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/05\/08\/22611\/","title":{"rendered":"Papal visit completes Fatima anniversary celebrations &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Papal visit completes <\/strong><strong>Fatima <\/strong><strong>anniversary celebrations<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis is going to Portugal for the centenary celebration of the Marian apparitions of Fatima this week. For over a year local anticipation has been building for the visit of the \u201cbishop in white.\u201d \u00a0In her apparitions, Mary also asked for people to pray for the Pope Bishop Antonio dos Santos Marto of Leiria said, adding that the fact that several Popes have visited Fatima shows the \u201ccatholicity,\u201d or \u201cuniversality\u201d of Our Lady\u2019s message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not only for Portugal, it\u2019s not only for the Church in Portugal, it\u2019s for the entire Church and, I would say, the entire world,\u201d he said. \u201cSo people who work here preparing for the Pope\u2019s visit are working with a lot of commitment and a lot of enthusiasm.\u201d Bishop Marto has overseen the diocese of Leiria-Fatima since 2006, and is in charge of preparing not only for the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, but also for the May 12-13 visit of Pope Francis to Fatima for the celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u201cThe centenary is a memorable, unforgettable date to give thanks to God for all the gifts that the message of Fatima has scattered throughout Portugal, but also in the whole world,\u201d Bishop Marto said. He explained that the Pope \u201cis part of the message of Fatima\u201d so the centenary celebrations \u201cwouldn\u2019t be complete without the presence of the Pope.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bishop believes that the Pope\u2019s visit to Fatima for the centenary of the apparitions will help \u201cto rediscover the richness and beauty of this message for our time.\u201d The message of Fatima, he said, refers to \u201cthe greatest, most tragic events of the 20th century,\u201d namely, the two World Wars, \u201cwith their genocides, millions of innocent victims,\u201d and the persecution at the hands of atheist and totalitarian regimes, which threatened to destroy the Church from view. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u201cSo it was a message of grace, to say that God is with us, he doesn\u2019t abandon us, the mercy of God has a higher limit than the power of evil, and a message of peace,\u201d Marto said. \u201cThese three words are the gift Our Lady brings: grace, mercy and peace.\u201d Our Lady\u2019s appeals for conversion, prayer and reparation are also very timely, he said, noting that even in contemporary society, at times we forget \u201cto make reparation for what was spoiled.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In today\u2019s throwaway culture, if something we own breaks, we toss it and get a new one, \u201cbut you can\u2019t repair the heart like this, throwing it out of the chest&#8230;. The heart, relationships with others and among people, need reparation, need renewal in the sense of rebuilding, renewing; of re-making even the relationships with God and others,\u201d Marto said, warning that \u201csometimes in front of evil, we feel powerless, and there\u2019s a sense of resignation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The diocese has been preparing for the centenary for almost 7 years, since the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2010, dedicating each year to one of Our Lady\u2019s apparitions as a lead-in to the centenary, beginning with one year dedicated the message of the angel who appeared to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta before Mary herself appeared to them. Bishop Marto said that each year after that had its own theme based on Mary\u2019s apparitions, complete with a theological points developed through congresses, catechetical studies and a different pilgrim itinerary for each year. In addition to this, the Fatima shrine has also offered special catechetical themes for parishes focused on the visit of Pope Francis. \u00a0The staff of the diocese is currently divided into different working groups that focus on practical preparations, such as protocol and logistics, for the papal delegation and the numerous journalists who will travel with the Pope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>ACN Malta<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papal visit completes Fatima anniversary celebrations &nbsp; Pope Francis is going to Portugal for the centenary celebration of the Marian apparitions of Fatima this week. 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