09 august, 2009
On the 13th of August the Seers were taken away from Fatima by the Administrator of Ourém. For this reason there was no
apparition in the Cova da Iria that day.
On the 19th, Our Lady appeared at Valinhos, distant about 500m from the Village of Aljustrel.
She asked them to return to the Cova da Iria on the 13th and to continue praying the Rosary every day. She promised that in
the last month she would perform a miracle.
And then looking very sad, she concluded: "Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to
Hell, because there is no one to sacrifice themselve and to pray for them".
The monument commemorating this apparition (see photo) was built by Hungarian Catholics and inaugurated on August 12, 1956. The white statue of Our Lady of Fatima is the work of Sculptor Maria Amélia Carvalheira da Silva.The program for this year’s pilgrimage is this: 11h00 – International Mass, in Church of the Most Holy Trinity 21h30 – Rosary and Candlelight Procession from Little Chapel to Valinhos Please carry flashlights instead of candles. 22h00 – Rosary in Little Chapel, for pilgrims unable to go to Valinhos. |
