National Statues of Our Lady of Fatima visiting St George's
The Pilgrim Virgin Statue and Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco to visit St George’s Cathedral on the weekend of 17-18 May 2025
The Centenary of the Fatima Five First Saturdays devotion takes place this year, 2025, and as part of the celebrations, the World Apostolate of Fatima in England and Wales is arranging for the two National Statues of Our Lady of Fatima to visit St George's Cathedral, Southwark.
The Pilgrim Virgin Statue and Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco are due to visit St George’s Cathedral on the weekend of 17-18 May 2025. This Visitation is a particular remembrance of the apparition to Sr Lucia, the oldest Fatima seer, which took place in December 1925 when she was a postulant with the Sisters of St Dorothy at Pontevedra in Spain.
The Blessed Virgin appeared with the Child Jesus and gave more details of the devotion of reparation which she had mentioned to the shepherd children during the July 1917 apparition. You can see more details about this Five First Saturdays devotion here.
This devotion is connected with the conversion of Russia and ultimately with world peace, and this is why the World Apostolate of Fatima in England & Wales is promoting it so strongly during the centenary year, given that our world is so much in need of peace. And it is also providential that this celebration coincidences with the larger celebration of the Church’s Jubilee year, which has the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Over the weekend the Visitation will include a number of different events, including:
- Procession of the Fatima Pilgrim Virgin Statue.
- Enthronement and Crowning of the Fatima
- Mass celebrated by the Archbishop will follow the enthronement.
- The opportunity to venerate the relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco.
- The Rosary will be prayed with the intention of world peace.
- During breaks, a book table will be available for browsing and purchases.
- Informative talks and videos about Fatima will be presented.
- Participants can enrol in the Brown Scapular devotion.
- The Visitation concludes with a Holy Hour and Benediction.
To find out more about the Apostolate, visit their website: worldfatima-englandwales.org.uk/. If you can help with the Visitation programme at St George’s Cathedral in any way, or more generally, please email: membership@waf-ew.org.uk.
