Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro stresses the importance of the message of Fatima.

The Message of Fatima is Urgent.

The 14th of May, in a message published on the official page of the Archdiocese of San Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro (www.arquidiocese.org.br) His Excellency Orani João Tempesta remembered the apparitions of Our Lady in the Cova de Iria, in Portugal, and stressed the reality of the Message of Fatima.

“In this historic moment in which we find that the intolerance against Christians happens through the world outside and at the same time in the change of age, when decisions that should be debated by the National Congress (Brazil) are imposed on the people with even healthy discussion, in a time in which so so many men and woman throw themselves against persons of faith as if they were second class citizens, without some rights that normally are conceded to others it will be very important that we revisit the message of Fatima,” he wrote.

After a brief description of the apparitions in 1917, The Metropolitan Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro remembered the Message of Fatima.

“Fatima is a visit by Mary, our Mother, in our time and for our time. It is a message of affect, in practical terms for the peace in the world, a promise of Heaven. There are signs that stress aspects of the Christian Revelation called calling persons to conversion to save us from persecutions, wars, slavery or anihilation. It is over all a manner of salvation of our souls from Hell. The message of Fatima is for all in all ages!” He emphasized.

“The Message of Fatima is pertinent and urgent, so in that time as today: it is an anguished supplication for [Mary] sees a great danger and comes to offer Her help and to give Her counsel. Therefore, we are invitedto revisit the message of Fatima in these new and difficult times!” concluded Archbishop Orani Tempesta, in the message he titled “Mary in Fatima and Aparecida” and which was written in the Brazilian Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecia, where he participated in the 49th General Assembly of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

At the end, He called for the inviation to participation in the inauguration of the Little Chapel of Fatima in Rio de Janeiro that he said: “Will be a sign planted in our country to remind us of the necessity of conversion and continued prayer.”

From the blog: Fatima Hoje [Fatima Today]

translated from Portuguese