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Faithful gather in Passaic to mark Fatima’s final apparition

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney joined Our Lady of Fatima and St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, N.J., on the evening of Oct. 13 to celebrate a Mass for Our Lady of Fatima, commemorating the anniversary of her final apparition to the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, on Oct. 13, 1917.

The event commenced with a procession through the streets surrounding the parish. Then, Bishop Sweeney celebrated a 7 p.m. Mass. Father Rolands Uribe, the parish’s pastor, and Father Luis Carlos Moreno, who is providing pastoral assistance to the parish, concelebrated the liturgy with the bishop. The event also included a reception.

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