CHAPEL OF APPARITIONS

The very heart of the Sanctuary. It was the first edifice constructed in the Cova da Iria, at the place of Our Lady´s Apparitions. The exact spot is marked by a marble pillar on which the Statue of Our Lady is placed. Here converge the four million pilgrims who visit the Sanctuary each year.
 

BASILICA

Begun in 1928 and consecrated on 7 October 1953, its 15 altars are dedicated to the 15 mysteries of the Rosary.
      The painting above the high altar depicts the Message of Our Lady to the little shepherds, prepared by the Angel of Portugal, through their encounter with Christ in the Eucharist. The Bishop of the diocese is shown kneeling on the left side, and the figures of Pope Pius XII (who consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1942, and whose Legate crowned the Statue of Our Lady in 1946), of Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI.
       Scenes of the apparitions are represented in stained glass, as well as invocations from the Litany of Our Lady.
       In the four corners of the Basilica interior are placed the statues of the great apostles of the Rosary and of devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: St. Anthony Claret, St. Dominic of Gusman, St. John Eudes and St. Stephen, King of Hungary.
     The tombs of Francisco and Jacinta are in the Basilica, and, in the chancel, are the mortal remains of D. José Alves Correia da Silva, first Bishop of Leiria after its restoration in 1920.
The monumental organ, mounted in 1952, has about 12 thousand pipes.
 

PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Situated at the end of the colonnade, on the eastern side, this chapel for perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament exposed, is a place of silent prayer and adoration.

 

THE BIG HOLMOAK

Under which the little shepherds and the early pilgrims awaited Our Lady´s coming, and prayed the Rosary.

MONUMENT TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (1932)
Which stands in the center of the square, over a spring found there, its waters being the instrument of many graces.
 

HOUSE OF OUR LADY OF DOLOURS
Situated behind the Chapel of Apparitions, it is destined to receive the Sick during the great pilgrimages, and also for retreats and accommodation for pilgrims in general, to the number of 300.
 

RECTORY
A building on the right side of the esplanade, in the House of Our Lady of Carmel.
 

BERLIN WALL

At the entrance of the Sanctuary, on the south side of the Rectory, one may visit a monument of the Berlin Wall´s, consisting of a concrete segment that was part of it. (The Walls construction started during the night between the 12th. and 13th. of August, 1961 and its demolition began the 9th. of November, 1989) This segment was offered by means of Virgilio Casimiro Ferreira, a Portuguese emigrant to Germany and is here placed as a grateful memorial of God´s intervention for the fall of Communism as promised at Fatima. The segment weighs 2,600 kilos (5,732 lbs.) and measures 3.60 meters (11 ft. 9 in.) high by 1.20 meters (3 ft. in.) wide. The present monument was designed by the architect J. Carlos Loureiro and was inaugurated on the 13th. of August, 1994.
 

HOUSE OF OUR LADY OF CARMEL
Which is above and behind the Rectory, with accommodation for 250.
 

PAUL VI PASTORAL CENTER
(access beneath the esplanade) inaugurated on 13 May 1982, by Pope John Paul 11, as a center for study and reflection on the Message of Fatima, and of the problems of the modern world, in the light of the Gospel. The two auditoriums have seating for 2.124 and 700, and accommodation for 400 pilgrims. Visiting is possible when there are no activities.

Parish Church and Valinhos - Houses of the Three Children and Monuments
 

PARISH CHURCH

There the seers were baptized and were inserted into the Christian community.
 

The house of Francisco and Jacinta Marto 
 

The house of Lucia dos Santos
 

THE TWO HOMES OF THE LITTLE SHEPHERDS: which have not undergone any notable transformation since the Apparitions. At the bottom of the garden of Lucia´s home is the WELL, where the "Angel of Peace", the "Angel of Portugal", appeared for the second time (in the summer of 1916).
 

VALINHOS (400 meters from Aljustrel): the site of Our Lady´s 4th apparition, on 19 August 1917, marked by a monument.
 
 

Museum
 

LOCA DO ANJO
Where the children received the first and third visit of the "Angel of Peace" (Spring end autumn of 1916).
 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND CALVARY
The Holy Way is composed of 14 little chapels in memory of the Passion of Our Lord. and a 15th corresponding to the Resurrection Beneath the Calvary there is a Chapel dedicated to St Stephen of Hungary. The first 14 Stations were offered by Catholic Hungarian refugees in western countries, and were inaugurated on 12 May 1964: the 15th on 13 October 1992, in the presence of the Ambassador of Hungary, the country now liberated from Communism The Holly Way begins at the south Rotunda of Saint Teresa, and follows the path which the little shepherds took when going from Aljustrel to the Cova da Iria.

1- After Easter until end of October:

07h30 – MASS, in Basilica.
08h00 - MASS, in Litle Chapel, in Italien, Monday through Friday.
09h00 – MASS, in Basilica. On Thursdays, International MASS, in Little Chapel.
10h00 – ROSARY, in Little Chapel (Saturdays & Sundays).
11h00 – MASS. Monday through Friday, in Basilica, broadcast by Radio and TV Canção Nova. Saturday, in Most Holy Trinity Church. Sunday, in Prayer Area, followed by Farewell Procession.
12h00 – ROSARY, in Little Chapel, Monday through Friday.
12h30 – MASS, in Little Chapel, Monday through Saturday; Sunday, in Basilica.
14h00 – HOUR OF REPARATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, in Little Chapel.
15h00 – MASS, in Basilica. Sunday, in Most Holy Trinity Church.
15h30 - MASS, at Litle Chapel, in English, Monday to Friday.
16h00 – ROSARY, in Little Chapel (Sundays only).
16h30 – MASS, in Basilica. Sunday, in Most Holy Trinity Church.
17h00 – SALUTATION to Our Lady, in Little Chapel (Saturdays only).
17h30 – EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION, in Prayer Area (Sundays only).
18h30 – MASS, in Basilica.
18h30 – ROSARY, in Little Chapel, broadcast by Rádio Renascença, Radio and TV Canção Nova and Telepace (Monday through Friday).
19h15 - MASS, in Litle Chapel, in Spanish.
21h30 – ROSARY, in Little Chapel, & CANDLELIGHT PROCESSION (on Thursday, procession of the Blessed Sacrament).
On Saturdays, from Noon time on, following the spirit of the liturgy, we contemplate the Glorious Mysteries in the Rosary.

2 - From November to Easter :

07:30 — Mass, in the Basilica.
09:00 — Mass, in the Basilica.
10:15 — International ROSARY, in LITTLE CHAPEL (Sundays)
11:00 — Mass, Monday through Friday, in Basilica. Saturdays and Sundays, in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
12:00 — ROSARY, in Little Chapel (Mon. through Sat.)
12:30 — MASS, IN LITTLE CHAPEL (Mon. through Sat). Sundays in Basílica.
14:00 — HOUR OF REPARATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, in Little Chapel (Saturdays and Sundays).
15:00 — MASS, in Basilica. Sundays, in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
16:00 — ROSARY, in Little Chapel (Sundays)
16:30 — MASS, in Basilica. Sundays, in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
18:30 — MASS, in Basilica
— ROSARY, in Little Chapel, broadcast by Rádio Renascença,TV Canção Nova and Telepace (Mon. through Fri.)
21:00 — International ROSARY, in Litle Chapel, and CANDLE PROCESSION.

Note: During winter, there will take place in the new church of the Shrine of Fatima, dedicated on the 12th of October 2007, the following celebrations of the official calendar of the Shrine of Fatima:

*Saturdays – 11h00 Mass
*Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation – Masses at 11h00, 15h00 & 16h30.

Masses for official intentions

All year

— For the Holy Father - daily
— For the members of the Movement of the Message of Fátima - daily
— For the Benefactors of the Shrine - Day 13, at 15:00
 

Contacts
Adress:
Shrine of Our Lay of the Rosary of Fátima
Apartado 31 - 2496-908 Fátima
Tel: (+351) 249 - 539 600
Fax: (+351) 249 - 539 605

E-mails:
Rectory Rector : Mons. Luciano Gomes Paulo Guerra
reitoria@santuario-fatima.pt

SEAL Lodging Service
Director: Fr. Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes
seal@santuario-fatima.pt

SEAC Environment and Building Service
Director: The Rector of the Shrine
seac@santuario-fatima.pt

SEAS Associations Service
Director: Fr. Manuel de Sousa Antunes
seas@santuario-fatima.pt

SEAD Administration Service
Director: Fr. António Lopes de Sousa
sead@santuario-fatima.pt

SEPRAM Promotions of Preservation of the Environment
Director: Fr. António Lopes de Sousa
sepram@santuario-fatima.pt

SEPALI Liturgical Pastoral Service
Director: Fr. Francisco dos Santos Pereira
sepali@santuario-fatima.pt

Sacred Music (Fr. Artur Oliveira):

p.artur@santutario-fatima.pt

SEPE
Pilgrim Assistance Service
Director: Fr. Virgílio do Nascimento Antunes
sepe@santuario-fatima.pt

SEPEAM Aniversaries Pilgrimages Service
Section that belongs the Rectory
sepean@santuario-fatima.pt

SESDI Studies and Publications Service

Director: Fr. Luciano Coelho Cristino
sesdi@santuario-fatima.pt

SEDO Assistance to the Sick Service
Director: Fr. Manuel de Sousa Antunes
sedo@santuario-fatima.pt
 

CENCOSF Social Comunication Centre
Section that Belongs to the Rectory
ccs@santuario-fatima.pt
 

To Peregrinate with Faith

“I come to Fátima with the Rosary in my hands, the Name of Mary on my lips, the Canticle of the Mercy of God in my Heart.” (John Paul II - Fátima, May 12,1982)

To peregrinate is:

-A call from God
-An expression of Faith
-An act of Praise and Intercession
-A moment of conversion (reconciliation with God and brethren)
-A reply to a request from Our Lady: “You need to change your ways; you need to ask God for forgiveness of your sins; you need to stop offending God, for He is already much offended.” (Sixth Apparition-Oct.13,1917).
-Manifestation of joy: “I rejoiced because they said to me: ‘We will go up to the house of the Lord.’” (Ps.122,1).

Tips for a good Pilgrimage:
1) Before leaving home: prepare yourself both spiritually and physically in collaboration with your pastor.
2) During the trip:

-Do always keep up the pilgrim’s spirit.
-Play the Cyrenean by helping your companions in the pilgrimage.
-Respect and dialogue with whoever is in charge of the group.
-Pray the Rosary; if possible, the whole Rosary.
-Even as you go, do the Stations of the Cross, once or more times.
-When passing by some church, please enter it and take a little time to adore the Blessed Sacrament or at least visit Him in spirit as you go.
-Using charity, please admonish whoever did or said something wrong.
-Do not take part in improper talk or attitudes.
-Do not harm anyone.
 

The Shrine is like an antenna that links us with Heaven
 

-Attend some of the ceremonies scheduled daily.
-Keep quiet and dress properly.
-Do not eat inside the Prayer Area.
-Fulfill your promise in simplicity and faith.
-Try to reconcile yourself with God and brethren by going to Confession.
-On the 12th of the month take part in the 12h00 Rosary in the Little Chapel of Apparitions; in the 15h00 meeting, next to the First-Aid Station; and in the 18h30 Mass, in the Basilica.
-If possible, do the pedestrian Way of the Cross of Valinhos on the 12th, which takes off from the Little Chapel at 8h30.
-Before leaving the Shrine, promise to Our Lady that you are going to improve your life, according to what your conscience dictates.
 

Source: Official Website of Fatima Shrine