October 5, 2007

Rosary rallies to take place on Oct. 13

Oct. 13 will be the 90th anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun” that took place at Fatima, Portugal.

It was reported that on that day tens of thousands of people saw the sun spinning in the sky over Fatima. The light that shone forth was multicolored. Finally, the sun seemed to the crowd to careen toward the Earth in a zigzag pattern.

In the months leading up to the ­miracle, three young children had ­experienced apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to them, Mary prophesied to them that the Miracle of the Sun would take place as it did on Oct. 13, 1917.

In remembrance of the event, two rosary rallies will take place in ­Indianapolis on that day.

From noon until 2 p.m., the rosary will be prayed continually at the Fatima Shrine on the east lawn of the St. Augustine Home for the Aged, 2345 W. 86th St., in Indianapolis.

For more information about this rally, call 317-826-1387.

From noon until 2 p.m., the rosary will be prayed on the north steps of Monument Circle at the crossroads of Meridian and Market streets in downtown Indianapolis.

For more information about this rally, call 317-845-5347 or 317-826-8574. †

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