The story of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima from May to October of 1917 are well known. She came to a world embroiled in the First World War and provided a message of hope to people who were suffering greatly. To those three little children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, she offered the perfect remedy to the ills afflicting humanity.
The month of May has arrived again. Perhaps spring and rebirth may not be central in our lives. It may be that the winter of fear, worry and confusion still weighs heavily upon us. I encourage each one of us to consider the words that Our Lady spoke to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta at Fatima, “My Immaculate Heart will be a refuge for you and the way to God.”