The third Asian Congress and 10th Indian National Council of the World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF) were held in Kolkata. The event took place from February 3 -5 at Seva Kendra, Kolkata, followed by in Goa, February 6-7. It was to further spread Our Lady of Fatima’s message of peace and hope.
As reported by mattersindia.com, His Grace Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore, ecclesiastical advisor of the World Apostolate of Fatima India designated by Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of Latin Rite, remarked that “The message calls for sacrifice of daily duties, observance of God’s law as penance and keeping God first, daily Rosary for peace, prayers and sacrifices daily offered for the sinners and in reparation to the Eucharistic Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, through the devotion of the Five First Saturdays of the month and Consecration.”
The WAF is an International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right, approved permanently by the Holy See on October 7, 2010. It is a movement of the Catholic Church, with millions of members around the world, who follow the requests made by the Blessed Virgin Mary to the three children of Fatima, in 1917: “Do not offend the Lord our God anymore, because He is already too much offended.”
Source: www.mattersindia.com
