Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima - Visitation to Champion

The world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima is visiting Our Lady of Champion’s Shrine on Sunday, September 15.  Join us for a day of prayer and devotion to Our Lady of Fatima!

Schedule:

8:30 am ………………………………………………… Mass in Apparition Chapel
Following Mass ………….. Veneration of the Statue in Apparition Chapel
10:00 am ……………………………………… Confessions in Apparition Chapel
11:00 am ………………………………………………… Mass in Apparition Chapel
Following Mass ……………………… Rosary procession with Pilgrim Statue
1:00 pm ………… History Talk of Pilgrim Statue in Mother of Mercy Hall
1-4:00 pm …………. Public Veneration of Statue in Mother of Mercy Hall
1-3:00 pm ……………………………………….. Adoration in Apparition Chapel
3:00 pm ………………………………………………………… Divine Mercy Chaplet
4:00 pm ……. Public Veneration of Statue Ends in Mother of Mercy Hall

About the International Pilgrim Statue: 

The world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue (IPVS) of Fatima was sculpted in 1947 by famous sculptor José Thedim. The image reflects the precise instructions of Sister Lucia (the surviving seer at Fatima). Her desire was that the pilgrim image represent Our Lady’s position when she revealed herself as the Immaculate Heart to the Shepherds in 1917.

In the presence of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at Fatima, the statue was blessed by the Bishop of Fatima on October 13, 1947. It was the second “twin” statue commissioned as the Pilgrim Virgin that would carry the blessings of Fatima to the West (including the Americas) while the first statue, commissioned on May 13, 1947, would travel to the East. The purpose of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue tours was and still is to bring the graces of Fatima and Our Lady’s message of hope, peace and salvation to those many millions of people who may never have an opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Fatima itself.

The statue has visited more than 100 countries, including Russia and China, bringing the great message of salvation and hope, “the peace plan from Heaven,” to countless millions of people.

The custody and mission of this world-famous statue is under the auspice of the World Apostolate of Fatima USA – Our Lady’s Blue
Army – which continues her journeys throughout the world with
its principal statue custodian Patrick L. Sabat.

Supported by the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA
Our Lady’s Blue Army
www.bluearmy.com