August – Call to Action

Our Lady’s Fourth Apparition on August 13, 1917

Prepare for trials; resist evil; trust in Jesus; cling to Mary

Don’t waste…water! Don’t waste…food! Don’t waste…energy!

But most important of all…Don’t waste…suffering!

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Suffering?

Since we can’t escape suffering, what are the best ways to cope with it? No one except God has all the answers for the means by which anyone should endure and respond to suffering. Some strategies are universal and well known. Other universal strategies are often ignored or forgotten , however, to our detriment and the detriment of others.

Final food for thought: A small change can become a habit; a habit can become a new perspective, and that new perspective can change your life. Make that small change a good one, taking one step at a time with God’s help (and maybe a saint or two “tugging at God’s sleeve” for you).

In so doing, you share more love with God and others - in ways that God asks of us through Our Lady of Fatima - and perhaps help save our world. Remember: Our Lady told us at Fatima that laity and clergy alike must live God's desires as the foundation for world peace.

Our Lady of Fatima, please pray for us and for the success of our abilities to honor the centenary of your apparitions for our time and in every year to come.

Our Lady of Fatima, please pray with us that others will be inspired to learn more and act as God has requested through you at Fatima.