THE PILGRIM STATUE OF
     OUR LADY OF FATIMA
  Home-to-Home Visitation Program
 
The Pilgrim Virgin Home to Home Visitation Program
 began at St. Catherine of Sienna's parish in the         
     Marian year on Saturday, September 5th 1987.             

    Monsignor Minogue celebrated Mass and blessed           
               the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima with                           
  a beautiful ceremony.                                                 

 We at St. Catherine's are privileged to have               
  the Home Visitation Program in our parish. Individuals
or families who wish to encourage devotion to Our     
Blessed Mother can request to have the Pilgrim         
Statue come into their home for one week.               

The Statue of Our Lady of Fatima has a jeweled         
 crown, a golden rosary and a scapular placed in her    
hands. When the Statue visits your home,                 
 there are welcoming prayers to greet                         
the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary is                   
 prayed together. Everyday during the visitation          
  of the statue time is set aside for everyone                  
 to gather around the altar, which the                          
 family has prepared and the rosary is recited.             

A closing ceremony and Mary's Litany is                     
prayed at the end of the week. Thus the Pilgrim         
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima moves to a new home    
 and the welcoming ceremony begins again, resulting    
  in many prayers said to Our Lady Queen of Peace.        

As the Blessed Mother's Statue continues                    
her journey through our parish she showers                
her blessings of peace and tranquility                          
 in all the homes which have welcomed her.                  
 With every home visitation, devotion to Our Lady         
 grows deeper and more devout.                                  
                                
In honor of the Blessed Mother, many rosaries,           
 prayers and petitions are offered to promote                
 world peace and brotherhood.                                      

Each year the Pilgrim Statue visits the                         
 church on two occasions. The first visit on                     
  September 8th commemorates the Blessed                  
Mother's Birthday and the anniversary of                     
the program and on December 8th for the                   
 Feast of the Immaculate Conception                             
             and the conclusion of the Spiritual                                             
Adoption Program.                                                      

If you are interested in reserving a                              
week for a beautiful opportunity                                   
to express your love and devotion to                            
Our Blessed Lady, you may call the                               
                 rectory at: 516-352-0146