Lady's Guild Trip to the Blue Army Shrine

 

In the United States, the Blue Army developed a beautiful National Center and Shrine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Washington, New Jersey

As late as 1947 the message of Our Lady at Fatima was hardly known in the United States. The Blue Army spread quickly and soon became an international apostolate, the World Apostolate of Fatima, with millions of members and national centers in many countries around the world.

The Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was completed in 1978 by the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima to be a center of Eucharistic and Marian devotion.  It is particularly dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Fatima message.

The National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary offers all who come a peaceful setting for prayer and mediation.  It is adjunct of the Blue Army, USA, inc. a worldwide movement of millions of faithful responding to the requests of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children of Fatima, Portugal in 1917 encouraging all peoples to learn and live this vital message of prayer, conversion, reparation and consecration to the Eucharistic Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary that can bring world peace.

On  August 26, 2007 a number of Our Lady’s Guild members visited the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, NJ

While visiting the Shrine, they walked through the beautiful Rosary Garden, where each of the Mysteries is represented in a unique and appropriate setting that  added a new spiritual dimension to  prayer and meditation.

Our Lady’s Guild toured the Shrine, The Rosary Garden, the Chapel. It was a wonderful day of prayer and dedication.  Father Rich and Father Z celebrated Mass.

 

The day was capped off with a stop at Perkins restaurant.

 

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Relaxing before our trip


We're on our way




 

Reflecting pond with Guardian Angel


 


 


 

Dearest Queen and Mother,

    We have come on pilgrimage to your shrine out of love for Jesus, for the conversion of sinners
and to make reparation for sins committed against your Immaculate Heart.  At Fatima you
said that Jesus wanted devotion to your Immaculate Heart established in the world.
    Dear Lady, We ask that your Immaculate Heart be our refuge and the way that leads us to God,
just as you promised it would be for Lucia when you spoke to her at Fatima.
    Before her death, little Jacinta reminded Lucia to tell everyone that God wants to grant graces
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
    We now take refuge in your heart and ask you, dearest Mother, for the graces we seek at this
moment      (mention your request here).   Amen.