Photo Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal

 

I just returned from a vis­it to Por­tu­gal, includ­ing the Shrine of Our Lady in Fati­ma. I’m in the mid­dle, stand­ing behind our kneel­ing tour director.

Since I am a devo­tee to Our Lady, I was thrilled to vis­it Fati­ma.  Fati­ma was not as crowd­ed as Lour­des, Guadalupe, or Knock,  which I’ve vis­it­ed. I did notice that church­es in Por­tu­gal are not filled with peo­ple.  By con­trast, Philip­pine church­es are always full, and even Mass­es are even said in shop­ping malls to accom­mo­date the crowds.

I’ll be shar­ing more pic­tures from Por­tu­gal, so stay tuned.

Tags: #Mary #Mar­i­an #Catholic #Chris­tian­i­ty #Fati­ma #Por­tu­gal