Not only does the Our Lady of Fatima Statue tour, but it also has sacred relics available for veneration:
Father Luis Kondor*, Postulator for the Cause of the Beautification
of Francisco and Jacinta Marto and Lucia Dos Santos presented a 1st
class relic in November 2005 at his residence in Fatima, Portugal to
Mrs. Judy Studer. She graciously accepted these sacred items of a piece
of the holm-oak tree on which Our Blessed Mother appeared in Fatima and
relics of Jacinta and Francesco. These sacred remains are encased in a
small gold reliquary.''
Father Kondor requested that this gift relic travel with the United
Nations Pilgrim Virgin Statue. In a final request, Father Kondor asked
that Ms. Studer use the reliquary to bring hope and healing to all sick
people and especially to share the story of Fatima with children.
http://www.thefatimastatue.org/the-relic
2014 - 2017 Schedule - The Fatima Statue
August 15-22, 2014
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
www.thedivinemercy.org/shrine
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception Stockbridge, MA
September 11, 2014
Diocese of Camden, NJ
Christ the Redeemer
318 Carl Hasselhan Dr Atco, NJ 08004
Church:
(856) 767-0719
Contact: Sally Rensch 856-768-5725
Email:
srensch2@comcast.net
September 13-19, 2014 Covington, Kentucky Diocese.
October 7-8, 2014
Espiritu Santo Catholic Church
Safety Harbor, Florida
October 8, 2014
St. Mary’s Church
Tampa, FL 1-8 PM
October 11 – 13, 2014
Saint Mary of the Lakes
Father Gilbert Medina
218 Oklawaha Avenue Eustis, FL 32726-4840
Contact: Carl Woodward (352) 455-7715
October 13, 2014
St. Lawrence Church, Tampa, FL
October 24-26, 2014 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Our Lady of the Gulf
November 7, 2014
Saint Christopher’s, RI
Contact: Louis Hakeem
louis02878@cox.net
November 21-23, 2014
St. Mary Cathedral
Peoria, IL
December 5-8, 2014
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida
Jacksonville, FL
May 9-13, 2015
St. Mary of Sorrows
Fairfax, Virginia
February 18-24, 2017
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Lafayette, Louisiana
Here is link to the schedule; you should check back at this link for updates and new dates added:
http://www.thefatimastatue.org/schedule-2/2015-schedule
History of the Statue
It has been determined that this statue is an official
International Pilgrim Virgin Statue. These statues are property of the
Fatima Sanctuary of Portugal. This wood statue was carved in the first
half of the 20th century. It appears to be the work of Portuguese
artist Jose Ferreira Thedim (1892-1971).
Prior to its first pilgrimage of May 13, 1947, Pope Pius XII blessed
this statue. The pilgrimage was made to celebrate and commemorate the
30th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Mother.
On October 13, 1952, the Bishop of Fatima blessed this image for its mission to the United Nations.
On December 8th, 1952, having been brought to America from Fatima,
the statue was taken into the Meditation Room of the United Nations by
Msgr. Harold Colgan, founder of the Blue Army now known as the World
Apostolate of Fatima. It was at the United Nations that Monsigeur
Colgan led the recitation of the Rosary. Since that time, the UN
International Pilgrim Statue has been part of the World Apostolate of
Fatima and its Dicastery.
This treasured replica of Our Lady of Fatima has traveled the globe.
Our Lady travels world-wide to your City, State or Country…
- Conferences
- Colleges, University, or Schools (K-12)
- Faith Formation Classes (all ages)
- Hospital Chapels
- Men /Women Organizations
- Parish Events
- Prayer Groups
- Special Celebrations
Visits may include:
- Advent, Lenten, and Feast Day Observances
- Keynote Address and/or brief Presentations
- Participation in Mass, Eucharistic Adoration
- Recitation of the Rosary
- UN WAF Pilgrim Procession
- Veneration of 1st Class Relics
Here is link to request that the Statue come visit your church, etc.:
http://www.thefatimastatue.org/about-the-statue/schedule-a-visit