Children of the Eucharist - World Apostolate of Fatima

What are they saying?

Hi! It was lovely!!
WE are excited about moving forward with a Children’s Holy Hour and other events to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima.”

I loved it I would like to learn more to begin Children’s Adoration in our parish.
I would like to know more and what I can do for the next Holy Hour that will be in Oct 2007.

Holy Spirit Parish
Ron Mertens
Kennewick WA

Our Air Force Base Parish recently participated in the World Wide Children’s Holy Hour.
So, we wanted to thank you for a wonderful website to assist us. Thank you,
May God Bless You !

Catholic RE Director
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Parish
Minot AFB, ND 58705

Dear Ms. Schneider,
I want to personally thank you for the Children's World Wide Holy Hour...
400 students Grades 1 through 8, staff and faculty all were struck by the reverence, music and Eucharistic adoration...

Immaculate Conception
Annandale, New Jersey
Patricia M. Goyer

Hi Connie,

I am a father of 3 young children and was very happy to see this program.
Do you know if there is going to be a copy for sale?

God Bless
Mike

The students at St. John in Lincoln, Nebraska did join in with the children of the world to pray for peace in the family and the world.
Thank you so very much!

Dear Connie,
Thanks for your efforts for God's kingdom!

Sister Mary Ruth, O.P.

Dear Connie,

I am really impressed with the beauty and child-like simplicity of this site!
Yours truly,

Christine Matte

I only had a sense that the attention span for someone that young is very short. Although Fr. Antoine was fabulous and very gentle, I don't know if he was able to keep on message because of the distance of him being way up in front. It seemed that there could have been more interaction between the children so that they could understand the message of Fatima. Perhaps just having all together was for many a great experience.

Trying to communicate with someone that young is an art and I think Dana was the perfect person for the job...very gentle, feminine and Motherly, and that outstanding voice made her all the more appealing.
You had much going for you and I hope you can repeat the effort again...whoever thought of it should be commended.

Brother Leonard

"It was inspiring and encouraging seeing hundreds of children gathered for prayer and adoration. I join you in looking forward to future gatherings and the growth of the Apostolate."

Cardinal O’Malley

and the MESSAGE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
The Message of Fatima is an invitation into the school
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
It was initiated in 1916, by the Angel of Peace,
when three times he appeared to the three Little Shepherd children,
and taught them prayers to say before the Blessed Sacrament
which he said would console Jesus.
This was the first “Children’s Holy Hour”

BEGIN CHILDREN’S EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN YOUR
PARISH OR SCHOOL TODAY!!

“We bowed down until our foreheads
touched the earth.”
Sister Lucia

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope
and I love You,
I beg pardon for those who
do not believe, do not
adore and do not love You.

CHILDREN’S EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IS DEDICATED TO
BLESSED FRANCISCO

The words of the Angel, “Console your God”, impressed Francisco very deeply. “ I want to ‘Console the Hidden Jesus.” He did this primarily by praying the Rosary and adoring Jesus, in front of the Tabernacle in his own Parish Church.

Let us have the courage to lead our children into today’s world in the foot steps of the Little Shepherds of Fatima. Human holiness consists in sharing in the holiness of God. Holiness is expressed in two ways: the avoidance of sin and the practice of virtue. To do something for the love of God requires supernatural strength.

The little Shepherds, as all children, received the gift of sanctifying grace in Baptism. Owing to their tender age, the little shepherds, had no passions nor particular trial and so they did not need to be given any special strength to
overcome them. How, then, did they show and practice their supernatural life?

What did these little children do to achieve perfection?

By means of the countless occasions and opportunities for making sacrifices the children offered in reparation for the offences committed against God and the Immaculate Heart of Mary and, in addition, the prayers— especially the Rosary — which they recited in response to the invitation of the Angel and of our Blessed Lady herself.

HOW CAN LIVING THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA AND
CHILDREN’S EUCHARISTIC ADORATION MAKE TODAY’S CHILDREN SAINTS?

By means of the prayer taught to them by the “Angel of Peace:”
“My God,I believe, I adore, I hope and I love you...”,

the children practiced the divine virtues and the highest form of love
by asking for pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore,
do not hope and do not love God.

In this way they lived their love for God and human beings
and so attained the glory of sanctity.

SO SIMPLE AND YET SO DIFFICULT!!

When we feel ourselves to be truly poor,
with nothing to offer to God as we enter into His presence,
let us have the courage to tread the way of holiness
followed by the little Shepherds,
loving God, adoring Him, singing his praises and offering Him
our sacrifices in reparation for the sins of all human beings,
after the example of the Blessed Francisco and Jacinta.

Let us tell our children this secret!!!

Father Luis Kondor
Vice-Postulator for the canonization of

Blessed Francisco
Blessed Jacinta
Sister Lucia of the Immaculate Heart of Mary