One of our Coordinators passes along the news that one of four Pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima will visit two New Orleans churches at the beginning of November. This statue is the only religious statue ever allowed entry into the United Nations Meditation Room; on December 8, 1952, it was placed in the UN Meditation room where Msgr. Harold Colgan, Founder of the the World Apostolate of Fatima, led the recitation of the Rosary - on that day hundreds of people at the UN prayed for the end of the Korean War and peace in the world. The statues were made under the direction of Sister Lucia, one of the three Fatima visionaries, and belong to the Fatima Sanctuary in Portugal. The custodian of the statue, Judith Studer, a wife, mother, and registered nurse, will speak at both locations following the Masses. Studer claims that she was cured of inoperable colon cancer and also that her granddaughter, Jessica Marfeo, was cured of neuroblastoma. Besides Studer's talks, there will also be Masses and Rosaries to Our Lady of Fatima, and Eucharistic Adoration. Items (rosaries, medals, etc.) from the Fatima Shrine will be available for purchase.

For more information please visit the church websites:

November 5 & 6:
St. Cletus Catholic Church
3600 Claire Avenue
Gretna, LA
www.stcletuschurch.com
or call 504-367-7951

November 7 & 8:
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
4640 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
www.sapparish.org
info about the visit to St. Anthony's
or call 504-488-2651

Now that the funding is complete, and the movie has been made and is ready to be distributed, WHO WANTS TO SEE IT? The premier will be October 22 in Austin, TX, at the Alamo Drafthouse Village, at 7PM. Other screenings will follow on October 27 and November 2. It then becomes available for local screenings - is anyone interested? If so, please use our contact page to let us know, and if there is sufficient support, we will explore options to bring this to our area!