International Fatima Pilgrim Statue visits Orange County

Lorena Sills, 3, blows a kiss to the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima at San Antonio Church in Anaheim Hills. She was with her mom, Emma Sills. Sills says the mahogany statue sculpted in 1947, "touches me to the point of tears." It will be in Orange County until May 21 and has traveled to more than 100 countries, including Russia and China, and to the 9/11 crash site in Shanksville, Pa. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER MORE PHOTOS

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Holy statue that believers say has wept visits O.C.

The traveling statue of the Lady of Fatima, said to have performed miracles, is touring Orange County parishes through next week.

By DOUG IRVING and MINDY SCHAUER

The Orange County Register
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A revered statue said to have wept real tears is touring the Catholic churches of Orange County this week as part of a journey of faith that has lasted more than 60 years.
The small statue depicts the Lady of Fatima, who tradition says appeared as an angelic vision to three children in Portugal in 1917. The Lady told the children to pray and to recite the Rosary to bring an end to war, according to the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue Foundation.
The statue itself was created 30 years later, based on a description from one of the Portuguese children. It was blessed in 1947 and has been traveling the world ever since, with stops in more than 100 countries.
People have reported seeing the statue weep and heal the sick, according to the Web site of the Statue Foundation. Its purpose, according to the Web site, is to deliver a message of hope that its custodians describe as the "peace plan from heaven."
The statue arrived in Orange County earlier this month and will be here until May 21. It will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Ana (1322 E. Third St.) on Friday, then moves on to Catholic parishes and other sites around the county.
It attracted a capacity crowd to the morning Mass at San Antonio de Padua in Anaheim Hills today. After the Mass, people approached the statue, knelt and prayed near it.
The statue "touches me to the point of tears," said Emma Sills, who brought her 3-year-old daughter Lorena to see it.
Another visitor, Neda Karam, prayed in front of the statue. She said it helped her get in touch with her spiritual side and "realize what's important in life. It humbles me."

Our Lady goes to Orange County, CA

SCHEDULE OF INTERNATIONAL PILGRIM VIRGIN STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
DIOCESE OF ORANGE -- MAY 1 - 21 Organizer: Cathy Dicken, nicnat@dslextreme.com

DATE CHURCH TIME
5- 1-2009 La Purisima School & Parish, 11712 N. Newes St., Orange 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(8:15 a.m. Mass – 7-8:00 p.m. reconciliation)

5- 2-2009 La Purisima, 11712 N. Hewes St., Orange 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
(8:15 a.m. First Saturday Mass Devotion)

5- 2-2009 Santa Clara de Asis Church, 22005 Avenida de la Paz, Yorba Linda-- 7:00 p.m. All Night Adoration

5- 3 -2009 Santa Clara de Asis Church, 22005 Avenida de la Paz, Yorba Linda— 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
(Sunday schedule, 3-3:30 p.m. Flower Offering (4:0 Rosary)

5- 4-2009 Blessed Sacrament Church & School, 14072 Olive Street, Westminster 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

5- 5-2009 Our Lady of Pillar, 1622 W. Sixth St., Santa Ana 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
6:30 a.m. Holy Mass & 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass

5- 6-2009 St. Justin Martyr Church & School, 2050 W. Ball Rd., Anaheim 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

5- 7-2009 Perez Family Home, 7 Sky Meadow, Coto de Caza 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass – Everyone welcome – 949-858-1408

5- 8-2009 St. Joachim School, 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Magnificat in the evening, location to be determined

5- 9-2009 St. Martin de Porres, 19767 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
May Crowning - 1:00 p.m. – 5 prayer group with Bishop Cerilo Flores

5-10-2009 St. Thomas More, 14010 Remington, Irvine / Sunday Mass Schedule 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

5-11-2009 St. Francis of Assisi School, 5330 Eastside Circle, Yorba Linda 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Veneration / 6:00 p.m. – Family Faith Formation Night

5-12-2009 St. Cecilia, 1301 SE Sycamore Street, Tustin 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

5-13-2009 Holy Spirit Church, 17270 Ward St., Fountain Valley 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - Healing Mass with Bishop Dominic Luong - 92nd Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima

5-14-2009 San Antonio de Padua, 5800 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim Hills 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
10:00 a.m. – Holy Mass & May Crowning

5-15-2009 Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1322 E. Third St., Santa Ana 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. Holy Mass & 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass

5-16-2009 St. Mary’s By the Sea, 321 Tenth St., Huntington Beach 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Catholic Home School Families

5-17-2009 Santiago de Campostella, 21682 Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Regular Mass Schedule

5-18-2009 St. Polycarp church and School, 8100 Chapman Ave., Stanton 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. English Mass, 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass

5-19-2009 Our Lady Queen of Angels, 2046 Mar Vista Dr., Newport Beach 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - JSerra Catholic High School, 26351 Junipero Serra Rd, SJC

5-20-2009 St. Callistus, 12921 Lewis St., Garden Grove 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Healing Mass

5-21-09 Santa Clara de Asis, 22005 Avenida de la Paz, Yorba Linda 8:00 a..m. – 10:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Healing Mass / 10:00 p.m. Good-by procession with candle and hankies.