08 july, 2008
Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to join the Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to be held in Fatima the weekend of July 26/27.
All are invited to take part in the Rosary and Candlelight Procession on Saturday night and in the 11h00 International Sunday Mass in the Prayer Area.
On June 26, the Church celebrates the liturgical Feast of ST. JOACHIM and ST. ANNE, parents of Our Lady and grandparents of Jesus.
According to an ancient tradition, which dates back to the II century, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary were thus named. The devotion to St. Anne already existed in the East in the VI century and spread to the West in the X century. The devotion to St. Joachim is more recent. (Note. – Source: Liturgy National Office)
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