Text: Fatima Family Shrine honoring the Holy Family & the Eucharist,
Dedicated and Blessed by the Most Reverend Alberto Cosme Do Amaral,
Bishop of Leiria-Fatima, Portugal, September 26, 1987, Marian Year
Pray for the Sanctification of Family Life
2000 A.D. The Great Jubilee
Text: St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness
and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do you,
o prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan
and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
(Three times)
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for of such is the kingdom of God”
— Luke 18:16
Text: In gratitude to Father Robert Joseph Fox,
Pastor of St. Mary of Mercy Parish, Alexandria, S.D. 1985-2003,
National Marian Family Congress Founder.
Fr. Fox founded the Fatima Family Apostolate which became international,
built mid-America’s Fatima Family shrines that you see on these grounds,
welcomed the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Alexandria
to the Monastery of Mother of Mercy and St. Joseph. Fr. Fox financed
these endeavors largely from his writings of over 50 books, as editor of
the Immaculate Heart Messenger, and while working with various Catholic media.
— The Catholic Parishoners of Alexandria
Text: SHRINE TO 20th CENTURY MARTYRS
AND WITNESSES TO THE FAITH
Pope John Paul II
Pontiff 1978 into Third Millennium
Wounded by assassin’s gun, May 13, 1981
St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941) — Poland
(Priest — Auschwitz to defend the family)
Blessed Padre Miguel Pro, S.J. (1891-1927)
(Martyr for Christ the King — Mexico)
St. Gianna Beretta Molla — Italy (1922-1962)
(Physician, Mother, Martyr against abortion)
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, O.C.D. (1891-1942)
(Edith Stein, German-Jewish Carmelite nun, Auschwitz)
“I myself am a witness of much pain and many trials… My
priesthood, from its very beginning, was marked by the great
sacrifice of countless men and women of my generation…
The ecumenism of martyrs and the witnesses to the faith is
the most convincing of all; to the Christians of the 21st
century it shows the path to unity…”
Pope John Paul II
Patroness of the Unborn,
Protectress of Children,
Mother of the Americas.
Text: Pray for us.
“I am the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of the true God, who is
the Author of Life, Creator of all,
and Lord of the Heavens and the
Earth and present everywhere……”
“I am a merciful mother to
all who love me, trust me
and invoke my help.” Dec. 1531
This shrine dedicated and blessed by Cardinal
Edouard Gagnon, Vatican Pontifical Council for
the Family. June 25, 1989
Text: Angel of the Family, intercede with the Holy Trinity
through Jesus Christ our Lord - that our families be holy.
Pray that husbands and wives be strongly united in Jesus
Christ within the bonds of holy matrimony.
Angel of the Family, obtain for our young people
strength in the fullness of holy faith. Pray that our
children and youth be preserved in holy purity.
Intercede, good holy Angel, that each member of our
family be devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Angel of the Family, pray for the sanctification of
all families. Amen
Archbishop Tedeusz Kondrusiewicz of
Moscow, Russia
June 19, 1993
