Courtney McGrailThis year marks the centenary of the appearance at Fatima, Portugal of Our Lady to the three children, Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Francisco Marto and their cousin Sister Lucia Santos from May 13 to October 13, 1917.
In celebration of this event, all are invited to Holy Mass in the church of Saint John the Baptist Whitehall, in the parish of Coole, Co. Westmeath at 8pm on the six Fridays of Lent (except Saint Patrick’s Day).
The programme is as follows: Friday, March 3, The Story of Fatima, Fr Donncha Ó hAodh, Opus Dei; Friday, March 10, The First Secret of Fatima, Fr Shane O’Neill CC, Tramore; Wednesday, March 15, The Second Secret of Fatima, Fr Seán Maguire CC, Butlersbridge;
Friday, March 24, The Third Secret of Fatima, Fr Noel Weir CC, Mornington; Friday, March 31, The Rosary and Fatima, Fr John Walsh OP; Friday, April 7, The significance of Fatima for today, Fr John Nally PP, Ballynacargy.