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Bendigo Apostolate of
The mission of the Apostolate is to help people learn, live and spread the message of
Our Lady of Fatima in communion with the Church.
Link to the World Apostolate of Fatima
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What We Do
What We Do
The 51st Marian Festival
The 51st Marian Festival
The Bendigo Apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima is a group of dedicated Catholics responding to the requests of Our Lady at Fatima by spreading devotion to her Immaculate Heart in the Diocese of Sandhurst. Our primary work project is the Marian Festival which has been celebrated annually in Bendigo since 1974 to mark the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima on 13 October, 1917; and to promote and put into practice Our Lady’s instructions for world peace.
This year the Marian Festival will be celebrated on Sunday 12 October.
We hope you will be able to join us for this great celebration.
11:00 am Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Leslie Tomlinson
12:00 pm BYO Lunch or BBQ available
1.00 pm Scapular enrolment
1:30 pm Procession and Rosary outside Cathedral
1:50 pm Crowning of Fatima Statue
2:30 pm Guest Speaker – Bishop Emeritus Leslie Tomlinson
3.00 pm Exposition and Benediction
3:40 pm Bells ring and afternoon tea conclude festival
Piety stall inside Cathedral.
National costume dress is welcome.
"Finally my Immaculate Heart will Triumph."
Our Lady of Fatima, 15 July 1917
To see reports and photos from our previous Marian Festivals and other events, please click on this link: Past Events
Statue Journey in the Diocese
Statue Journey in the Diocese
From May 13th (the date of our Lady's first appearance to the children of Fatima) until the Marian Festival, we coordinate for our Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to travel to many churches of the Diocese of Sandhurst as a sign of our unity in entrusting ourselves to the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to promote the messages of our Lady of Fatima. This is a significant statue, having come from Portugal and bearing relics of the site of the Apparitions of Fatima in its base. For more information please follow this link: Statue Journey
Five First Saturdays
Five First Saturdays
In answer to Our Lady's request to Saint Lucia, we also promote fulfilling the Five First Saturdays devotions. Our Lady asked for prayers to be offered on the first Saturday of the month in reparation for the offences against her Immaculate Heart. For more information, follow this link: First Five Saturdays
We currently have First Saturday Devotions at St Augustine's Church, 218 Sailors Gully Rd, Myers Flat with:
8:45am Rosary
9:15am Mass
9:45am - 10:30am Adoration (with confession available)
If you are aware of any other First Saturday Devotions in the Sandhurst Diocese please contact us as we would love to promote it.
You can also find some other useful resources or materials from our past events by following this link: Downloads
Fr Stephen Bolling, Chaplain to the Bendigo Apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima
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