A replica of the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima was built in the Philippines. The dedication and blessing of this chapel is on April 4, 2022, the anniversary of the departure to heaven of St. Francisco Marto, one of the seers of Fatima. The initiative comes from the World Apostolate of Fatima in the Philippines and is endorsed by the archdiocese of Cebu. The Chapel is located in the municipality of San Remigio and it is the first construction of its kind, in the country and throughout Asia.
The replica of the Fatima Chapel project was officially launched on February 20, 2020, feast of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, through the blessing of the first stone. With the supervision of the archdiocese of Cebu, in the person of its bishop Mons. José S. Palma, a foundation "Três Pastorinhos de Fátima" was also established to manage and monitor the whole process. Despite the constraints imposed by the pandemic, the new liturgical site is completed and ready to be inaugurated, coinciding with the Jubilee celebrations of 500 years of Christianity in that country.
The program of the blessing and dedication of the replica of the Fatima Capelinha, on April 4, includes, among other moments, the Eucharist with the rite of consecration of the altar, the enthronement of the Image of Our Lady of Fatima and the relics of the two shepherd’s saints, in the presence of numerous devotees from all over the country.
From Portugal, a delegation representing the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima and the International Secretariat of the World Apostolate of Fatima will participate in this solemn act.
The World Apostolate of Fatima considers that this replica of the Chapel of Fatima in the Philippines, as well as others that already exist in Brazil, in the United States of America and in Puerto Rico, will help strengthen the ties of the Filipino people with the Portuguese sanctuary and increase Marian devotion, particularly by living the spirituality of Fatima. These pilgrimage centres are authentic signs of the maternal presence of Our Lady and of God's mercy.
