YAF- National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima

11/10/2022

Let us walk and pray with Our Dear Lady of Fatima, the Queen of Peace, as she graces the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Grand Marian Procession in Maysan, Valenzuela City on October 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM.

Kindly bring your candles and rosaries for the procession.

08/12/2020

If tears could build a stairway and memories were lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you back with us.

But it seems heaven needs you now. You will always be one of our favorite hello and our hardest goodbye.

Our love for you will even the death cannot break the bonds. Good bye for now and we will see you in time and sing with you up there 💞

Rest well in the cradle of our Dear Lord and pray for us.

19/03/2019

19/03/2019

“Saint Joseph is a man of great spirit. He is great in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all because he listens to the words of the Living God. He listens in silence. And his heart ceaselessly perseveres in the readiness to accept the Truth contained in the word of the Living God,” Pope John Paul II had once said.

There is very little about the life of Joseph in Scripture but still, we know that he was the chaste husband of Mary, the foster father of Jesus, a carpenter and a man who was not wealthy. We also know that he came from the royal lineage of King David.

We can see from his actions in scripture that Joseph was a compassionate man, and obedient to the will of God. He also loved Mary and Jesus and wanted to protect and provide for them.

Since Joseph does not appear in Jesus' public life, at his death, or resurrection, many historians believe Joseph had probably died before Jesus entered public ministry.

Joseph is the patron of many things, including the universal Church, fathers, the dying and social justice.

06/03/2019

Ash Wednesday is named after the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of faithful as a reminder of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. Ash Wednesday is being observed by most Christian, including Catholics, Anglicans, many Lutherans and Methodists. In the Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence from meat. The Anglican Book of Common Prayer also designates Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting.

The custom of sprinkling ashes as a sign of mourning and repentance, celebrated on Ash Wednesday, is known in many cultures and traditions, including in ancient Egypt, Arabs and Greece. In the liturgy, it appeared in the eighth century — the first testimony of the practice comes from the tenth century. In 1091, Pope Urban II launched the custom as binding the whole Church. At the same time, it has been established that the ash has to come from the palm trees dedicated on Palm Sunday of the previous year.

05/03/2019

Shrove Tuesday, also called Pancake Day, Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras (which is French for "Fat Tuesday"), is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed mainly in English-speaking countries, especially Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, but also in the Philippines and Germany. Shrove Tuesday is linked to Easter, so its date changes on an annual basis. The date can vary from as early as February 3rd to as late as March 9th. Shrove Tuesday is preceded by Shrove Monday and marks the end of Shrovetide, also known as the Pre-Lenten Season.

04/03/2019

04/03/2019

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01/03/2019

"Whether the world has war or peace depends on the practice of this devotion, along with the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This is why I desire its propagation so ardently, especially because this is also the will of our dear Mother in Heaven." -Sr. Lucy (March 19, 1939)

FIRST SATURDAY OF MARCH
March 2, 2019

As we anticipate the month of March, let us come to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima and join the Five First Saturdays Devotion in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 2, 2019 at 5:00 AM.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.

01/03/2019

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season, is a day set aside for prayer and repentance. We fast, we abstain from meat, and we get ashes as a reminder of our human frailty. It is also a day to remember the spiritual reality that surrounds us; our earthly life is only part of the journey. Yes, will die and our bodies will “return to dust.” However, it doesn’t stop there. As our bodies return to dust our souls go to heaven, hell or purgatory. Therese aren’t necessary pleasant things to think about but they are important things, nevertheless.

Therefore, Ash Wednesday is a gift. Yes, a gift. This day of repentance is a gift because it gives us the opportunity to take stock of our lives. Think of it like a “spiritual New Year” where we can access our relationship with the Lord and make steps to strengthen our relationship with HIM.

Have I grown in our relationship with the Lord over this past year?
Have I grown lax or lukewarm?
In what areas of my life do I need to change in order to become the person God wants me to be?
From this reflection, we can make “resolutions” or a plan of action for how we will spend our Lent this year. This is where we can decide if we need to give up coffee, sweets or something else.Or, we can work to change die-hard habits or sins which are holding us back and keeping us in bo***ge. Additionally, Lent is a great time to make a plan to learn more about our faith or pray the scriptures more often.