I recall that it was probably about mid morning, for the sun was slanting through the blinds of our bay window and cast a soft light across the room. Le sanctuaire a invité à parcourir un chemin spirituel. It’s laden with some of the peace and comfort of childhood, and so characteristic of my mom and her prayerful life. Cardinal Antonio Marto said in a May 3 statement that the celebrations for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima “will take place as was announced April 6, without the physical presence of pilgrims, in the name of prudence to avoid the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.”. As St. Louis de Montfort wrote: “We never give more honour to Jesus than when we honour his Mother, and we honour her simply and solely to honour him all the more perfectly. The paint is misapplied and Our Lady’s face looks a bit cartoonish, but I suppose for a small child with a vibrant imagination she looked real and lovely enough. Le 13 mai 2008 a été inauguré à Fortaleza la plus grande statue de Notre-Dame de Fatima dans le monde : la statue mesure 15 mètres de haut, elle est l’œuvre de Franciner Macarius Diniz [54]. As I’ve grown in faith and understanding, I’ve discovered how life-giving and powerful our Holy Mother’s prayerful influence has been in my life and in the lives of others devoted to her. According to the website, “the celebrations of May 12 and 13 will maintain the usual schedule with recitation of the Rosary at 9:30 p.m. followed by the Candlelight Procession. Pour la première fois en cent trois ans, pour cause d’épidémie du Covid-19, l’immense esplanade de Fatima, bordée de ses deux basiliques, ne sera pas accessible aux fidèles. But with her as our mentor and mother, we need not fear being lost, for she will bring us to God. Mai 2021. 13 mai 2020 : Anniversaire de la première apparition à Fatima, Portugal de Notre-Dame du Rosaire Etoile Notre Dame « Allez de toutes les nations faites des disciples » (Mt 28,19) On the 13th the Rosary will be prayed at 9:00 a.m. followed by the International Mass and the Farewell Procession.”. She was charged with the unthinkable task of mothering and raising Jesus Christ, God incarnate, to the full stature of man and then offering Him back to the Father for His mission on our behalf as the perfect sacrifice and savior of all humanity. « Le cardinal Antonio Marto, évêque de Leiria-Fátima, avait pris la décision il y a un mois d’organiser les célébrations sans la présence des pèlerins. Cette année, en lieu et place du recueillement avant le signal du départ, il a fallu se résoudre à prier par l’intermédiaire d’une plateforme sur Internet. Carlos Cabecinhas, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, encouraged pilgrims who are unable to physically attend the events to make an interior pilgrimage, participating in the events of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Fatima through the internet or social media. The shrine’s website offers four steps to guide people on this interior pilgrimage. Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 03:48 pm MT ().-For the first time in over a century, the annual May 13 celebrations at the Fatima shrine will take … The streets will be empty this year as the world gathers, virtually, to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. 13. Et pour les célébrations des apparitions, qui se répètent chaque 13 du mois jusqu’en octobre, date de la dernière apparition de la Vierge Marie, le sanctuaire peut accueillir jusqu’à 350 mille personnes. 6:33 June 7, 2020 Pentecost Sunday | May 31, 2020 May 30, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 12, 2020 July 11, 2020 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.” Mt. It can be as simple as reading more scripture to know Mary better, committing to praying a daily rosary, or inspiring affection in oneself or in family members through art and Marian hymns. Mai 2020: Kein Feiertag bekannt; 13. ... Lors de l’audience générale de ce mercredi 13 mai 2020, tenue en la bibliothèque du Palais apostolique, le Pape a … Chaque année, Fatima reçoit plus de 5 millions de visiteurs. At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. Mary is called to mother and raise all members of Christ’s Body to fullness of sanctity and maturity in Christ. - Nous célébrons aussi le centenaire de la canonisation de sainte Marguerite-Marie Alacoque le 13 mai 1920. “As planned in conjunction with the civil authorities, the May 12 and 13 celebrations for this year cannot have the physical presence of the pilgrims and will be transmitted by broadcast and digital media,” he continued. Perhaps that’s why I’ve always been a pious kid, inquisitive and zealous about my Catholic faith, for Our Lady never takes our petitions lightly and it’s not a gift for which I can take credit. Of course God loved Mary most profoundly and in His love He entrusted her with His very self; and, in response to God’s love, Mary gave herself entirely to God, entrusting Him to bring about His plan of salvation in and through her. Honoring Mary as our Mother means going to her as we would to a loving mother: conversing with her in prayer, sharing our sorrows and joys and accomplishments, consulting her for advice or asking her for help, and asking her to teach us about Jesus and the things of God. In her we find fiery charity, attentive obedience, continual prayer, life-giving purity, heroic patience, unflagging courage, profound humility, welcoming gentleness, divine wisdom, active faith, and selfless sacrifice for others. In March, 24 countries were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. As my memory fades out, I remember feeling I had a responsibility to finish the prayers, and though I couldn’t remember the prayers, I remained kneeling and watching and mumbling what I could, proud to be pleasing my mother. But what I find most significant is how my own mom exemplified to me Our Lady’s role in the salvation of each Christian: Our Lady lives to set us on the path towards Jesus, the path of true discipleship, prayer, and sacrifice, and she earnestly desires to make us more like her Son. Car cette date est importante pour les rituels de commémoration. When you subscribe to the CNA UPDATE, we'll send you a daily email with links to the news you need. Le 28 mai 2011 a été inauguré le sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Fátima (pt) à Rio de Janeiro . Her whole mission is to make us like Christ, images of her divine Son and to bring us back to the Father through Jesus Christ as His fully mature children. Fêtes du calendrier et Saint du jour 13 mai 2020 le 13 mai, nous fêtons Sainte Rolande, Saint Servais (Saint de glace). Un moment d’émotion et de ferveur collective cher à tous ceux qui participent aux premières commémorations annuelles. It makes perfect sense when you pause to consider it: if God would entrust His Son, Jesus Our Savior, to be raised by Mary and, through her, to go about His saving mission, why would He not entrust his adopted children– His Church– to be raised by Mary and, through her, take up their role in Christ’s saving mission? The annual event typically draws hundreds of thousands from around the world to the shrine. Devotion to Mary is as old as the Church herself, no matter how you look at it. As we knelt there, my mom began the prayers of the rosary quietly yet articulately, carefully pronouncing each word so that I could hear them and copy them, even though I didn’t understand them. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek – Jesus, her Son.” I hope you take some time to get to know your Mother, to devote yourself to her and bring her into your own home, for she loves you and will bring you closer to Her Son, Jesus Christ. Her love and influence are real and life-giving, she shows us the way of perfect discipleship, and we cannot be more generous than she. To date, Johns Hopkins University has reported 26,182 cases of novel coronavirus in Portugal, with 1089 deaths. In this memory, my mother brought me into the living room and we knelt down together before the image of Our Lady, and she placed a rosary in my tiny toddler hands and began to pray with me. My mom and I knelt there for a bit, saying our “Hail Mary’s” and I recall gazing at the statue, marveling at how beautiful she was. Hence, we read, “from that hour the disciple took her into his home,” and, as faithful disciples of our Lord, we also are expected to take Mary into our homes and our hearts [John 19:26-27]. Car lorsqu’on arrive au sanctuaire, c’est un moment extraordinaire. It’s edifying and endearing to recall how my mom was patiently, earnestly teaching me to pray and yet how ordinary the memory is, how routine it was for her to pray with me, like making dinner. My mother owned a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, painted according to the vision of St. Bernadette– blue girdle and white veil– which she kept in a shrine-like setting in our living room. Les célébrations sont d’ailleurs retransmises à la télévision pour que chacun puisse les suivre au sein de son foyer. Votre mot de passe doit comporter au moins 6 caractères, sans espace. Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 03:48 pm MT (, Public veneration of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb extended as pilgrims flock to Assisi, Pope Francis prays for Iraqis as Vatican confirms no papal visit in 2020, 'Get ready!' Maria M. Miloscia, M.A.T.M. « Nous sommes très tristes. At any rate, I feel especially blessed to have such devoted mothers and to have the powerful protection of the Queen of Heaven. D’imposantes cérémonies religieuses ont lieu à cette occasion, en particulier dans la nuit du 12 au 13 mai. Mai 2021: Christi Himmelfahrt (bundesweiter, gesetzlicher Feiertag) 13. Le plus important : la première apparition de Notre-Dame aux petits pastoureaux de Fatima le 13 mai 1917. Nous ne pouvons qu’être d’accord malgré notre tristesse de ne pas communier ensemble ce 13 mai », reconnaît Adelaïde qui a commencé à « faire le chemin de Fatima » en 2017, au moment de la visite du pape François pour les 100 ans des apparitions. La restriction est appliquée depuis le 12 mai. The month of May has always been a favorite of mine, because of the blossoming of spring and the closing of the school year, but May 13th, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, holds a special place in my heart. I never noticed it until I was striving for my master’s in theology, but in every significant step of my life journey, Mary has been there, often silently in the background. Ephéméride pour la journée du Mercredi 13 mai 2020 134 ème jour de l'année 2020 Il reste 232 jours avant le 31 décembre 2020 N° de semaine 20 Les personnes nées aujourd'hui sont du signe du : Taureau 3e décan. Mai 2020 und am 13. Throughout Scripture and salvation history, Mary exemplifies perfect Christian discipleship, and by imitating her virtues and relying on her aid, one grows in holiness in a natural and holistic way. Credit: Ricardo Perna/Shutterstock. “We therefore respect, in an attitude of collaboration with the competent civil authorities, the guidelines for these celebrations to be held with a symbolic presence of participants,” Marto said. 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This memory fills me with good humor and gratitude when I reflect on it. “This is a painful time: the shrine exists to welcome the pilgrims and we cannot do so, this is a cause for great sadness; but this decision is also an act of responsibility toward the pilgrims, protecting their health and welfare,” the priest said. The Father desires us to be saints and no less, with all our unique traits and quirks, and Mary delights in cultivating our sanctity and raising us to be the great women and men God calls us to be. I don’t think I was more than two or three years old, but I recall the scene fairly well. Coronavirus : la France entre dans son troisième jour de déconfinement progressif. Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 03:48 pm MT (CNA).- For the first time in over a century, the annual May 13 celebrations at the Fatima shrine will take place without the physical presence of pilgrims, the bishop of Fatima confirmed this week. Fatima renouera alors avec la ferveur et l’émotion qui la caractérisent. The statue stood on a table with a couple candles and holy cards, and it often had a set of rosary beads hanging from her folded hands. 13 mai : Notre Dame de Fatima - Centenaire de la Canonisation de sainte Marguerite-Marie - Audience générale, catéchèse du pape François sur la prière. Fatima étant un sanctuaire national, la résolution est le fruit d’une concertation entre le diocèse de Leiria et la CEP. So today, I hope I’ve elucidated Marian devotion, its roots and purpose, and encouraged you, dear reader, to go to Mary as a mother and enkindle a relationship with her. The clarification over the Fatima feast day came as the Portuguese government gradually begins to ease restrictions that had been put in place in response to the pandemic, prompting speculation over whether the May 13 celebrations would be able to take place as normal. En raison des circonstances exceptionnelles, un dispositif de 3 500 forces de l’ordre a été déployé pour interdire l’accès à l’enceinte. | Campus Minister at Aquinas House, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 9, 2020, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 26, 2020, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 12, 2020, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 5, 2020, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time | June 28, 2020. Öffnungszeiten am 13.5.2021 je Bundesland finden Sie auf Ladenöffnungszeiten. Therefore, it is our privilege, our benefit, and our duty to know, love, and honor Mary as our Mother, for we are bound to her by God’s salvific will. Mai 2021: Vatertag / Männertag (kein gesetzlicher Feiertag) Ladenöffnungszeiten. Le départ se fait le 9 mai pour arriver à temps. It indicates how my mom’s simple yet sincere efforts to place me under Mary’s protection and inspire devotion to her set me on the path towards Jesus at a very young age. Pendant les pèlerinages anniversaires de mai à octobre, les célébrations sur l’Esplanade de Prière du Sanctuaire de la soirée du 12 et la matinée du 13 sont retransmises en direct. After a couple minutes, my mom stood up and told me to continue praying without her, as she walked into the kitchen to finish some work she had begun. I remember understanding that we were praying, though, and that prayer was important, so I did my best to say the words like mom, though my mind would wander and I couldn’t remember all of them. The cardinal explained that hosting “an unpredictable multitude of people” gathering at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is still a serious threat would go against the efforts of health authorities to gradually lift restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the virus. Feiertage am 13. One of my earliest memories was of the time when my mother tried to teach me to pray the Rosary. Just after delivering me, she named me for our Blessed Mother and consecrated me to Mary’s Immaculate Heart. By Vatican News. « C’est un moment douloureux. Mais c’est une bonne décision d’empêcher le rassemblement à cause de la maladie. La messe de 11h00, célébrée sur l’Esplanade de Prière du Sanctuaire tous les dimanches de la période d’été, est aussi retransmise en direct. Her first devotee was the Blessed Trinity– Father, Son, and Holy Spirit– thus no Christian can set aside His decision to honor her above all creatures, for God’s will norms and orders the universe. While God’s Marian devotion has been from all eternity, our Marian Devotion began at the foot of the Cross, where Jesus told her, “Woman, behold, your son,” and then to St. John, “Behold, your mother.” At that moment, Jesus gave Mary to John (who represents all Christians), to cherish, honor, and obey as his own mother; and to Mary he gave John, to love, guide, and nurture as her own son. I am grateful that my earliest waking memory is centered on prayer with my mom and with Our Blessed Mother as my mom tried to set me solidly in the Way of Christ, the Catholic faith. L’émotion nous envahit, nous tendons vers ce but, et nous avons l’impression d’arriver chez nous», raconte, très émue, Adelaïde Martins. Fr. We provide news about the Church and the world, as seen through the teachings of the Catholic Church. → EN DIRECT. Cardinal Marto stressed that the decision to suspend public religious celebrations was based in a sense of responsibility toward the public health, as a way of loving one’s neighbor. If we follow Christ, who took her as Mother and entrusted Himself and His Church to her, we ought to take her as mother and entrust ourselves to her. L’interdiction des messes et célébrations sera levée le week-end du 30 mai », précise le père Manuel Barbosa. La procession des bougies attire une foule dense, qui se munit de bougies, psalmodie le rosaire et chante tandis que la statue de la Vierge de Fatima circule dans les allées entre les pèlerins. Mary, Mother of God, our Blessed Mother, and our Lady of Fatima: pray for us! She is your Mother and we are so blessed to have her. At that ceremony, Cardinal Marto recalled that Saints Francisco and Jacinto Marto, shepherd children to whom an angel, and then the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1916 and 1917 at Fatima, both died amid the victims of the Spanish flu pandemic. This is but one example I’ve noticed of how Mary has diligently guarded, accompanied, and prayed for me throughout my life, and I believe that she offers the same personal, intentional care for each of her children. Le sanctuaire de Fatima existe pour accueillir les pèlerins et ne pas pouvoir le faire est vraiment triste ». I chuckle when I consider how beautiful I found that one Lourdes statue, though when I see it now, it’s really not that pretty. Four years ago, May 13th, 2016, I boarded a plane and left the religious community within which I had spent nine months discerning God’s call. Pour la première fois depuis 1917, les apparitions de la vierge de Fatima seront célébrées, ce mercredi 13 mai, sans public, pour cause du coronavirus. « En juin nous devrions pouvoir célébrer à nouveau en présence des pèlerins. And although I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve not always faithfully kept up with her, Mary has been quick to take me back and offer her love like any merciful mother, even after months of failing to return her calls. From the moment of her existence, God chose her to be the most privileged among humans, preserving her from all sin and guiding her to the moment of the Incarnation, when her “Fiat” to the archangel’s announcement gave God her free, willing acceptance to bear His Beloved and Eternal Son. Her mission did not end in Nazareth, for Mary has a vocation beyond being the Mother of God, as astoundingly wonderful and infinitely significant as that is. “[A]s much as our hearts would like to be in Fatima celebrating together in the same place, as has been the case since 1917, prudence counsels us not to do so this time,” he said, adding that Catholics can look forward to an end to the pandemic and an opportunity to gather together joyfully in the future. C’est un acte de responsabilité envers les pèlerins, pour protéger leur santé et leur bien-être, ont tenu à préciser les porte-parole de l’Église catholique. Vous êtes connecté(e) automatiquement pour 24h. 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Cultivating an authentic devotion to Mary, our Blessed Mother, is something accessible to Catholics of all ages. It provided a suitable bookend to my entrance day on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15th, and gave closure to a year of immersive enclosure and growth, as in a garden in the heart of the Church.