Bishop Larry Silva preaches at the Divine Mercy Conference May 26 in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
The Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy hosted the conference, “Divine Mercy and the Message of Fatima,” at the Hawaii Convention Center, May 24-26.
The conference focused on the connection of the Divine Mercy devotion, inspired by apparitions of Jesus to St. Faustina Kowalska, to the messages given by Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal in 1917.
Archbishop Bernadito Auza, the Vatican’s permanent observer at the United Nations, speaks to Divine Mercy conference-goers. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
On display was the United Nations pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima blessed by Pope Pius XII on May 13, 1947, and first-class relics of St. Jacinta de Jesus Marto and St. Francisco de Jesus Marto, two of the three children to whom Our Lady of Fatima appeared.
Archbishop Bernadito Auza, the Vatican’s permanent observer at the United Nations was the keynote speaker.
Msgr. Gary Secor was the main celebrant for the Saturday Mass. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Sunday Mass and gave the closing remarks.
Other speakers included Father Donald Calloway, vicar provincial and vocations director of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception; Father Mark Wheelan, a missionary of mercy commissioned by Pope Francis during the Jubilee Year of Mercy in 2016; and Americo Pablo Lopez Ortiz of Puerto Rico, the current international president of the World Apostolate of Fatima.
Conference-goers venerate one of the first class relics of St. Jacinta de Jesus Marto and St. Francisco de Jesus Marto, two of the three Fatima children. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Besides the talks and Masses, the conference included the rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, confessions, eucharistic adoration, a healing service, praise and worship, and multimedia presentations.
