Fatima Pilgrimage

14 Pilgrims from St Ninians and St Clements recently spent 5 days in Fatima and Lisbon. Unfortunately Fr Johney could not join them since he could not obtain his visa . 

Bernadette Dailly was the organiser of this pilgrimage ( what a great organiser she is too!) and has written this account of their trip

In the sanctuary we visited the Holy Trinity Church, the Basilica, celebrated Masses in the Chapel of Apparitions, visited the museum where we saw the crown of Our Lady of Fatima which contained the bullet that hit Pope John Paul ii in 1981, walked the Way of the Cross, the Candle lit procession with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima and the next evening, in the Blessed Sacrament procession.

We also visited  Aljustrel where the three children lived.

Also Nazare  with its lovely beaches and ended the pilgrimage with an overnight stay in Lisbon visiting St Anthony’s Church and Lisbon cathedral .

We arrived home feeling very privileged to have had the opportunity to be part of such a special pilgrimage.