MANILA, Feb. 14, 2015 – Created on May 13, 1947 due to widespread demand for its presence in towns and villages in Portugal, the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue (IPVS) of Our Lady of Fatima, which has not stopped traveling to different countries for the past 54 years, is set to tour the Philippines.
Arriving in the country on Feb. 19, the image will proceed to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guidance in Ermita, Manila.
International Pilgrim Virgin Statue (IPVS) of Our Lady of Fatima (World Apostolate of Fatima)
The rest of the IPVS’ itinerary is as follows:
- Feb. 20 – 21 Christ the King Church (Greenmeadows, Quezon City)
- Feb. 21 – 22 San Roque Parish (Pateros)
- Feb. 22 Soldiers of Christ (Pulilan, Bulacan)
- Feb. 23 – 24 Holy Family Church (Quezon City)
- Feb. 24 RADIO VERITAS (Quezon City)
- Feb. 25 House of Representatives (Quezon City)
- Feb. 25 – 26 National Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus (Manila)
- Feb. 26 – 27 Sanctuario de San Jose (Green Hills, San Juan)
- Feb. 27 – March 1 Monte Maria (Batangas)
- March 1 – 3 Archdiocese of Cebu
- March 3 – 6 Davao City-Digos City-Davao City
- March 6 Tarlac City: Our Lady of Peace College Seminary
- March 7 – 8 St. Sebastian Cathedral (Tarlac City)
- March 8 – 9 St. Joseph Parish (Patling, Tarlac)
- March 9 – 10 St. Francis of Assisi Parish (San Manuel, Tarlac)
- March 10 – 11 St. Alphonsus Ma. Ligouri Parish (Magallanes Village, Makati)
- March 11 – 12 St. James the Greater Parish (Alabang, Muntinlupa)
- March 12 – 13 Our Lady of the Pillar Parish (Pilar Village, Las Piñas)
- March 13 – 14 Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Las Piñas)
- March 14 El Shaddai
It is said that the miracles, favors, and signal graces received by countless faithful during the statue’s visits were so remarkable that Pope Pius XII said in a May 13, 1951 radio address to pilgrims at Fatima: “In 1946 we crowned Our Lady of Fatima as Queen of the world, and the next year, through her pilgrim image, She set forth as though to claim Her dominion, and the miracles She performs along the way are such that we can scarcely believe our eyes at what we are seeing.” (CBCPNews)
