INTRODUCTION TO
CHILDREN OF THE EUCHARIST
and the
SCHOOL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
“GOD IS LOVE”
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The World Apostolate of Fatima’s Children’s Program, Children
of the Eucharist, is an invitation to our world’s
clergy, teachers, and parents to help the children of the world follow
the way of the Little Shepherds of Fatima and lead them to enroll
into the School of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, which is the
school of God Is Love.
THIS IS NOT A NEW WAY!
It is a way initiated by Heaven, approved by the Church,
and lived by saints for centuries, notably by St. Thérèse
of Lisieux, a Doctor of the Church.
THE WAY IS SIMPLE: “TO JESUS THROUGH MARY”
Our Lady of Fatima sent the “Angel of Peace,”
as a Tutor in Love
to pave the way for her coming and to place the Little Shepherds in
the loving and true presence of Jesus
in the Most Blessed Sacrament, to show them how to adore Jesus, and
to teach them prayers of reparation to pray while in His Eucharistic
Presence. As well, he guided them into the school
of adoration, prayer, penance, and sacrifice as they found
themselves in the school of love,
which is none other than part of the School
of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Our Lady desired to present a
way, a simple way
for the Little Shepherds and all the children of the world, for all
of humanity, to make peace with God as He pours His peace into our
families and the world.
The souls of the Little Shepherds were set aflame
with love!
In her Memoirs,
Lucia stated:
“We received from the experience of the Angel
of Peace ‘…a light which made
us understand who God is, how He loves us and desires to be loved,
the value of sacrifice, how pleasing it is to Him and how, on account
of it, He grants the grace of conversion to sinners.’”
When this light was given to them to understand that
God loves us and desires to be loved by us, they immediately began
to live Heaven’s requests,
not because of a command, but out of love.
If sacrifices have their origin in love, they begin
to change us one step at a time. This is the path the “Angel
of Peace” set the children on as they entered totally and deeply
into an intimate relationship with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, where our Lady then continued to gently
guide them on their earthly journey to her Divine Son, Jesus. They
were thus transformed into saints.
God Is Love: Children need to know
that God loves them and that He wants to be loved by them. There are
too many in the world who do not love God because they do not know
Him as they should and that He desires their love. By encouraging
this school of thought to children through making visits
out of love for Jesus in the Tabernacle, as well as praying throughout
the day and showing their love through sacrifices, the children will
take on the heart of Blessed Francisco. The Little Shepherd of Fatima
said, “I am sad, because He is sad, and I wish to console
Him.”
Children need to know that God loves all people and
that there are those who are in danger of going to Hell. Out of love,
children can offer prayers and sacrifices to God for those poor people
who do not pray for themselves and who do not have anyone to pray
for them. It is through the transcendent value of love, which is the
very basis on which such an offering exists that God, Who is Love,
grants the grace of conversion to sinners.
The Children of the Eucharist program
consists of the many calls of the entire Message of Fatima
and its teachings: the offering of prayers and sacrifices, devotion
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary,
and reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
The program is simple—such is the Message of
Fatima. Here we have mapped out a little way that will help
children to begin a life of prayer, penance, and sacrifice, and to
become sensitive to sin as they grow in virtue and grace and
follow the way of the Little Shepherds of Fatima, thus growing
in holiness.
The objective is hope for the children of
the world by helping them to learn and live the ABCs of the message
of the “Angel of Peace” and our Lady’s requests,
as they continue their journey on the path of life and become active
missionaries in their parishes, schools, and homes.
THE PROGRAM IS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD!
What follows is a step-by-step easy way to
introduce the requests of Our Lady of Fatima and the “Angel
of Peace.” It is a simple way to help children of all
ages to live the Gospel message by following the way of the Little
Shepherds of Fatima in the School of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary
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