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The Shrine of Fatima-Karjat - First church dedicated to Our lady of Fatima in Asia
the Shrine is blest to have the Statue brought from Portugal in the year 1920 three years after the apparition.  
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CELEBRATION OF THE FATIMA CENTENARY APPARITIONS ON 13TH MAY 2017* 

 When Pope Francis is leading the canonization ceremony for Francisco and Jacinta Marto in Fatima, Portugal, on the hundredth anniversary of the the first apparition of Mary the children experienced, he will be joined in prayer by Catholics at Asia’s original Fatima Shrine.
The Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, is celebrating the Holy Eucharist at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Karjat, a church of the Archdiocese of Bombay













MUMBAI, India — When Pope Francis is leading the canonization ceremony for Francisco and Jacinta Marto in Fatima, Portugal, on the hundredth anniversary of the the first apparition of Mary the children experienced, he will be joined in prayer by Catholics at Asia’s original Fatima Shrine.
The Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Karjat, India, on May 13.
“The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima at Karjat  was built in the year 1935, and houses the statue of Our Lady of Fatima brought from Portugal in the year 1920, years before the approval [of the Fatima apparitions] in 1930 by the Holy See,” said Father Calistus Fernandes, the rector of the Shrine. “It stands as Asia’s first Shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima.”
Karjat is 40 miles southeast of Mumbai, and is a famous weekend getaway from the city.
“This shrine is envisioned as a place for ‘peace’ and a house of prayer, which is the need of the hour,” Fernandes told Crux. “The devotees [of Mary] are encouraged to spend time to relax from their busy state of life.”
The priest said Our Lady of Fatima is so popular because her message “is so simple, but loaded with tremendous power.
“Her message was a call to achieve peace through mercy,” Fernandes said, “Mother Mary was attributed an additional title in the Loreto litany ‘Mary, Queen of Peace,’ just seven days prior to her apparition at Fatima. Mother Mary has shown that peace in the world can be attained only through acts of mercy.”
The shrine in Karjat will be holding a special celebration to mark the centenary of the apparitions, and the cardinal will bless a new altar extension.
Gracias is also studying a proposal to give the shrine a more official status, naming it the ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of Fatima.’
“The distinguishing characteristic of a shrine is that it is a place of pilgrimage,” Fernandes said.
“A number of people come to Fatima Church as pilgrims, and today the Shrine of our Lady of Fatima is one of the more famous shrines, and is sometimes referred to as the Fatima of the East,” the rector explained.
In addition to serving the thousands of pilgrims who come to the shrine every year, Fernandes is also pastor to the small Catholic population, which consists of about 40 families.
“It is a great joy that our local people embraced this centenary,” the priest said. “The shrine of Fatima at Karjat is placed in the midst of a non-Christian locality.”
He said that although the non-Christian population does not know about the specifics of the Fatima events, “they are aware something important is happening on May 13,” and see that it is different than the usual celebrations the shrine hosts on the 13th day of every month, which he says draws interest because they are conducted in the local language.
“There is a special affiliation that has built because of the Fatima devotion among the people,” Fernandes said, adding many non-Christians participate in the monthly Fatima devotion.
“Importantly, non-Christians have welcomed this devotion. and this devotion has held in interfaith relations,” he said.
Fernandes said his small parish has social development programs in the local region, focused on education in partnership with other religious congregations in the area.
Fernandes said the celebrations on May 13 are only the beginning of a new push to spread the message of Our Lady of Fatima.
“With ‘peace’ as the central message from Our Lady of Fatima, the mother shrine for Fatima at Karjat, along with the members of World Apostolate of Fatima, is drafting a master plan and ways to achieve peace during the centenary year,” he said.
“As a priest, I have grown in love with the message of Fatima in my last 7 years in charge of the shrine,” Fernandes said.
“My heart is filled with gratitude to God and Our Lady, the message has changed me for the better,” he explained.
“Mother Mary appeared during World War I to give a message for peace,” the priest continued. “The message was simple and biblical and not new, but just a reminder to pray, to do penance, and to live a sacrificial life.”  
Fernandes said if people would just “adhere to this simple message,” the he is “sure peace will reign.”
Courtesy: https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/05/10/asias-first-shrine-dedicated-lady-fatima/
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 At the Shrine of our lady of Fatima Karjat , the first shrine to be  built in name of Our lady of Fatima in Asia from 9am to 4 pm 

Cardinal Oswald will preside over the event 

Mass at 10.30 am 

The new altar made for the extension ( not completed ) will be blest at the Holy Eucharist 

On this Auspicious day Consecration of the families * to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be publicly done  for PEACE 


Apostolate of Fatima for Peace members will take special pledge and will be honored by cardinal with a slash

Mother of fatima comes with a message for peace 
Come to prayer for Peace 

Peace within
Peace in Family 
Peace in Neighbourhood 
Peace in our Area
Peace in our country 
Peace in the world 

True Peace comes from contentment
Mother of Fatima Lead me to a life of contentment





Wednesday  13th January  2016 
Rev. Fr Solomon Rodrigues will lead us into prayer  
Program for the day
9.00 am Rosary 
 10.00  am Unfurling of the Flag
1015am to 11am Novena with short reflection on the Gospel passage
11 am Break
1115 to 1215 Spiritual talks / Hymns / Sharing etc
Topic : Fatima call for Mercy
1230 noon Mass
1.15 Lunch
2.00 Intercessory prayer for peace/Praise & Adoration
3.00 Benediction and final blessing
330 Tea
                                                             
 Mother Mary's call for peace 
"Save Creation to attain peace’’
Peace through contentment, forgiveness & service
Fr Calistus Fernandes
Karjat
You can call 9422095931/ 8793535171 for further information
Will appreciate if you can forward this message to your contacts
  


Calistus Fernandes
Shrine of Our lady of Fatima
Karjat (Next to Karjat Rly Station)
Raigad District  Maharasthra India
Cell 9422095931/ 8793535171
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PHOTOS of 13th Jan 2016 Fatima devotion:-





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Extension of The Shrine of Fatima Karjat to be undertaken at the earliest For details write to calistusf@gmail.com or what's App a request at 8793535171 
We plan to complete by 2017 May centenary year of Fatima apparition

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Fatima Devotion on Sunday 13th Dec. 2015
Mother Mary's call for peace "Save Creation to attain peace
Program for the day
830 am Rosary
930 am Mass
1030 am Unfurling of the Flag
1015am to 11am Novena with short reflection on the Gospel passage
11 am Break
11.15 to 11.45 Spiritual talk - Year of Mercy / Hymns /
11.50 to 12.20 Spiritual talk - Fatima Message on Mercy / Hymns
1230 noon Mass
1.15 Lunch
2.00 to 3.00 Intercessory prayer for Peace /Praises
3.00 Divine Mercy prayer
3.15 Eucharist Adoration
330 Tea
Fr Calistus Fernandes Karjat
You can call 9422095931/ 8793535171 for further information
Will appreciate if you can forward this message to your contacts
Pope Francis has shared his concern on the environmental degradation and asked to prayer for the world leaders who are presently gathered at Paris to discuss ways to reduce Carbon dioxide
If failed to take right steps we are heading for an END
May Mother Fatima show us the way
Save nature by reducing the Wants
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Fatima processions on 18th Oct 2015









The post-Synodal documents of the Archdiocese of Bombay has endorsed the 1st Saturday devotion (cfr. Page 7 under the title of “Communion with God” ).  The text  reads:


“I encourage the traditional religious practices, for example frequent attendance at Holy Mass, regular reception of the sacraments, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the practice of the First Friday of the month, filial devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the observance of the First Saturday of the month dedicated to her Immaculate Heart .  the daily recitation of the Angelus and the Holy Rosary, the Way of the Cross, the Devine Mercy Chaplet and Novena.  Three hours Agony on Good Friday, veneration of the Saints, prayer for the souls in Purgatory, pilgrimages, processions, novenas etc.”

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