Formed In Faith
Sharing the Word through Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
First Apparition of Our Lady- May 13
On May 13, 1917, Lucia dos Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto were, respectively, ten, nine, and seven years old. As we have said, the three children lived in Aljustrel, a hamlet of the township of Fatima.
After three apparitions of the Angel of Portugal in 1916, the children began to receive visits of a luminous Lady who later identified herself as “The Lady of the Rosary.” In Catholic language, “Our Lady of the Rosary” is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God made man.
The apparitions took place on a small property belonging to Lucia’s parents called Cova da Iria, about a mile and a half from Fatima.
The three seers were playing at Cova da Iria on May 13, 1917 when they saw two flashes like lightning, after which they saw the Mother of God above a holm oak. She was, according to the description of Lucia, “a Lady dressed in white, more brilliant than the sun…” Her face, indescribably beautiful, was “neither sad nor happy, but serious,” with an air of mild reproach. Her hands, joined together as if she were praying, were resting at her breast and pointing upward. A rosary hung from her right hand.
The seers were so close to Our Lady – about a yard and a half away – that they stood within the light that radiated from her.
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Archdiocesan Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Appearance of Our Lady of Fatima
The Archdiocesan Marian Committee, in collaboration with the Worship Office and the Office of Multicultural Ministry, invite you to join Archbishop Kurtz and the priests and deacons of the Archdiocese of Louisville for a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. Our Lady of Fatima brought us a message of peace, prayer, and penance from Heaven. The celebration will be held at the Cathedral of the Assumption on Saturday, May 13, 2017, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, beginning at 10:30 a.m. It will feature a multicultural Rosary and a Mass with the rarely-seen “Order for the Crowning of an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” which makes available a special plenary indulgence. Please join our archdiocesan celebration!
Fatima 2017- 100 years
Pray, fast, confess, receive the Eucharist, and be devoted to the Immaculate Heart
One hundred years ago, in 1917, three years into World War I, the world was in chaos. Christianity was being attacked from all sides by atheists and secular anti-church movements. The month was May, and Pope Benedict XV, moved by profound worry, sent out a petition to all Catholic bishops, asking for a litany of prayer to the Virgin Mary, whom he deemed “the Queen of Peace.” Only eight days later, on May 13, remarkable apparitions of Our Lady began in a remote area of Portugal. Mary, the mother of Christ, came to three shepherd children. Their lives were simple but filled with hope and unbreakable faith. They would be forever changed by Mary’s message.
Parish Catechetical Leadership Institute- 2017
Registration Deadline: May 29, 2017.
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TRIDUUM
The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery.
The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.
The liturgical services that take place during the Triduum are:
- Mass of the Lord’s Supper
- Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
- Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord
Summer Catalogue
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The Office of Faith Formation is moving!
We are currently in the process of packing to move to our new location. Our physical move days are March 27 and 28.
Please forgive us if we do not respond to your emails and calls immediately.
Our new location will be in the Maloney Center located at 1200 South Shelby St., Lou., KY 40203. The phone number for the Maloney Center is 502-636-0296. We do not have our new extension numbers yet. Once we get settled in we will send out this information.
Thank you for your patience.
Art Turner, Director of Faith Formation
Denise Puckett, Consultant for Catechetical Ministry
Maureen Larison, Consultant for Adult Formation and Initiation
Elo Rowan, Program Assistant
Lynn McDaniel, Secretary
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