Fr. Rolando R. Agustín, rector of the Cathedral Parish of St. Andrew in La Huerta, Parañaque City, walks down the aisle to bless images of Our Lady of Fátima, the 98th anniversary of whose last apparitions devotees commemorate on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. (Photo: Raymond A. Sebastián)
QUEZON City, Feb, 9, 2015 – A series of reflection talks aimed to help Filipino Catholics prepare for the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin at Fatima, Portugal is scheduled starting Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m., at 3/F Chancery Building, Diocese of Cubao, Lantana St. cor.. New York St., Cubao, Quezon City.
Themed “Discerning Fatima,” the talk series is organized by the Formation Ministry of the Diocese of Cubao and is free and open to the public.
It is geared towards deepening one’s knowledge of and relationship with Mary, and how her messages to shepherd children Jacinta and Francisco Marto and Lucia Dos Santos in 1917 continues to affect people today.
Held four times a year, the talks are an initiative of the Diocese of Cubao and respond to the call of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for the faithful to live out the “consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
The speaker is Fr. Omer Prieto, parish priest of San Antonio de Padua Parish in Quezon City.
No fees will be collected, but participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch.
The Sacrament of Confession will be available to all in the morning.
Moreover, an Anticipated Mass will be celebrated to end the activity.
For further inquiries, interested parties may contact: 0916-435-0392 or (02) 505-78-25. (CBCP News)
