The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima is celebrated on 13th May. In the spring of 1917, angel of peace appeared three times to three young children Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, in Fatima, Portugal. The angel prayed with them and the prayer should end the war.
A year later when children was tending sheep, a beautiful lady appeared to them and invited to to come to the same place from May to Oct on 13th of every month.
She gave them a simple prayer to say after each decade called Fatima Prayer.Lot of printables of Fatima prayer is available in traininghappyhearts.
These are some of the works done around the Feast .
It is the good way to encourage children to offer each sacrifices they make, visit to blessed sacrament, act of obedience, to offer to console Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart for the peace around the world and families. Treasure sheet can be a good way to assist children to foster the love to the Lord and the Eucharist.
Our Lady of Fatima vege platter is a wonderful colourful thing to prepare on the feast. Thought to make a pizza with the spinning sun.
Beautiful craft for the day, making a spinner reminding of the dancing of the sun , miracle of Fatima.Making a Fatima booklet is something which children can work with of great interest.
Bigger kids can do research of different marian apparitions and have a research using the printables here
Our Lady of Fatima Pray for us.
A year later when children was tending sheep, a beautiful lady appeared to them and invited to to come to the same place from May to Oct on 13th of every month.
She gave them a simple prayer to say after each decade called Fatima Prayer.Lot of printables of Fatima prayer is available in traininghappyhearts.
The Lady said to pray rosary in a way it should be said on each bead and pray for sinners. Another visit children had a quick glimpse of hell, another one in September, petals of flower started falling and on touching ground it melt down. On October, she revealed herself as 'I am the immaculate conception'. The miracle of sun happened as she promised, sun in the sky started to whirl, bounce, zigzagged, and dance around it, looked as if the sun getting closer to the earth and would burn everyone. The miracle of sun, shows the power of God and reminds us of stop sinning.The children saw the vision of Holy family too. The Lady asked to do penance, pray rosary and be pure
In 1925, the blessed mother and Christ child appeared to Lucia , if people receive Holy communion on the first saturdays of any five consecutive months, recite the rosary and meditate it for 15 minutes, on one or all mysteries, go to confession.Our Lady promised to be with them at the hour of death with all the graces of salvation. . Through the recitation of Rosary , we should never forget the love and life of Our Lord. First saturday devotion booklet for children here and here. A lot of beautiful printables and ideas on First Saturday devotion in catholicinspired.
Our Lady warned that sins that result in the most people going to hell are sins against purity. The children felt very sad and started praying with rosary, penances and fasting, believed that God would give a lot graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary as the Lady had told them and they also believed that the Lord had placed the peace of the world in Mary's hands. So let us make an Immaculate heart craft with children and to help them understand the love of Mother . But please let the children know that finishing the requirement doesnt just mean, we can do anything we want and reach heaven, these are an extra help to reach the tasks along with our hard works to be good.
In 1925, the blessed mother and Christ child appeared to Lucia , if people receive Holy communion on the first saturdays of any five consecutive months, recite the rosary and meditate it for 15 minutes, on one or all mysteries, go to confession.Our Lady promised to be with them at the hour of death with all the graces of salvation. . Through the recitation of Rosary , we should never forget the love and life of Our Lord. First saturday devotion booklet for children here and here. A lot of beautiful printables and ideas on First Saturday devotion in catholicinspired.
Our Lady warned that sins that result in the most people going to hell are sins against purity. The children felt very sad and started praying with rosary, penances and fasting, believed that God would give a lot graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary as the Lady had told them and they also believed that the Lord had placed the peace of the world in Mary's hands. So let us make an Immaculate heart craft with children and to help them understand the love of Mother . But please let the children know that finishing the requirement doesnt just mean, we can do anything we want and reach heaven, these are an extra help to reach the tasks along with our hard works to be good.
These are some of the works done around the Feast .
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It is the good way to encourage children to offer each sacrifices they make, visit to blessed sacrament, act of obedience, to offer to console Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart for the peace around the world and families. Treasure sheet can be a good way to assist children to foster the love to the Lord and the Eucharist.
Our Lady of Fatima vege platter is a wonderful colourful thing to prepare on the feast. Thought to make a pizza with the spinning sun.
Beautiful craft for the day, making a spinner reminding of the dancing of the sun , miracle of Fatima.Making a Fatima booklet is something which children can work with of great interest.
Bigger kids can do research of different marian apparitions and have a research using the printables here
Our Lady of Fatima Pray for us.
Great ideas. Very well explained. 👏👏👏
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