Faith. Prayer. Peace. The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, celebrated on May 13, commemorates the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

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Our Lady of Fátima: “A Lady More Brilliant Than the Sun”

On May 13, 1917, three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal were in a nearby field when they reported seeing “a Lady more brilliant than the Sun.” That lady was the Blessed Virgin Mary.