Create Your Own Our Lady of Fatima Celebration

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The Children’s Worldwide Eucharistic Holy Hour is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13. Families, religious education classes or schools can participate by reciting the rosary or undertaking another related activity.

Numerous resources for the celebration of Our Lady of Fatima have been gathered by the Diocese of Salt Lake City’s Office of Liturgy, Office of Religious Education, Office of Marriage and Family Life and Office of Hispanic Ministry.

Bishop Robert Barron explains the importance of Fatima at https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/article/our-lady-of-fatima-and-a-theological-reading-of-history/5475/  

The website Children of the Eucharist,  http://childrenoftheeucharist.org, contains information for families who want to consecrate themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

PRAYERS

•    http://www.dioslc.org/ministries/hispanic Prayer of Consecration in Spanish and English

•     http://childrenoftheeucharist.org – prayer card; this prayer could be said before meals or anytime the family gathers for prayer  

•    http://fatimashrine.ca/fatima-prayers/  – downloadable Fatima prayer card

•    http://www.fatima.org/essentials/requests/weapons2.asp#pr1  – seven Fatima prayers

•    https://www.oblatesusa.org/prayer/novena-prayers/our-lady-of-fatima/ – the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate’s novena prayer site, with the story of Fatima

CRAFTS, ARTS AND PROJECTS

•    https://www.pinterest.com/acosta0914/our-lady-of-fatima-resources/ – from Pinterest; a wealth of images for crafts, coloring and discussions

•    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Our+Lady+of+Fatima+Crafts&FORM=IRMHRS - colorful craft projects

•    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Mary+Our+Lady+of+Fatima&FORM=RESTAB  – images of Our Lady of Fatima

•    http://ecommons.udayton.edu/fatima_holy_cards/# – a slideshow of Fatima holy cards

•    http://ecommons.udayton.edu/fatima_photos/ – a collection of photographs that recount the growth in devotion to Our Lady of Fatima

HISTORICAL RESOURCES

•    https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/o/our-lady-of-fatima.php – a summary of the Fatima story

•    http://www.ourladyoffatima.org/fatima/fatima.htm  – another summary of the Fatima story

•    http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html – from the Vatican; suitable for R.C.I.A., adults and high school students.

1.    https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/article/our-lady-of-fatima-and-a-theological-reading-of-history/5475/ Bishop Robert Barron offers background information.

MAP OF FATIMA, PORTUGAL

1.    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Fatima+Portugal+Map&FORM=RESTAB  – A map to orient the seeker to the shrine

Coloring Pages

1.    https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/_resources/docs-pdfs/f/fatima-coloring-pages.pdf – four images of Our Lady of Fatima

2.    https://www.pinterest.com/medjugorje25/our-lady-of-fatima/  – from Pinterest; craft ideas and coloring possibilities for younger children

MUSIC, FILM AND CLIPS

1.    http://ecommons.udayton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1112&context=imri_sheetmusic – Hymn to Our Lady of Fatima with a simple melody and very singable. Piano accompaniment is provided. Public domain music offered by the University of Dayton.

2.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfuwXnRFLTo – shows a procession while the Fatima hymn is sung

3.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY4F1EHuNbo  

4.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEmQh77K0Rs&list=PLo603nZ3OSVnP0li5p9kQ4a7N1c6Bg2ep a French language version of Our Lady of Fatima; the French text is provided.

5.    http://fatima-song.synthasite.com/resources/Dear%20Lady%20of%20Fatima.pdf – A song in English.

6.    http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/siloha/media/cGF0aDpNdXNpYyBTaGVldCBwZGYvMDh0aWVuZ2dvaWZhdGltYS5qcGc=/?ref= – Fatima song in Vietnamese