Fatima Rosary Rally set Oct. 11

On Oct. 11 more than 2,000 rosary rallies, including several in the Denver Archdiocese, are planned nationwide to honor the 91st anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal, and to pray publicly for the future of the nation. The rallies are a project of America Needs Fatima (tfp.org/anf), whose members are dedicated to spreading the Fatima message of prayer, penance and conversion, and promoting devotion to Mary.

Mary appeared six times to three shepherd children near the town of Fatima between May 13 and Oct. 13, 1917. The apparitions were declared worthy of belief by the Catholic Church in October 1930 and devotion to Our Lady of Fatima was authorized under the title Our Lady of the Rosary.

One rally, at which the Knights of Columbus will be participating, will be held in Denver in Lincoln Park across the street from the State Capitol building beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Another will be held at Parfet Park, 10th and Washington Streets in Golden beginning at noon.  More than a dozen other rallies are scheduled across the Front Range.  Last year, there were more than 2,000 public rosary rallies across the country.  The goal for this year is 3,000.

More information on the location of the rallies can be found online at americaneedsfatima.org or by calling 1-866-584-6012.