Balloon rosary to mark Fatima centennial

Montfort Junior School students watch as the balloon rosary floats above their heads on May 12.

Montfort Junior School students and teachers looked on in awe as a giant balloon rosary floated above their heads right up to the highest level of the four-storey school building.

Made up of 59 helium-filled yellow and blue balloons complete with a balloon-shaped cross, the special structure was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother Mary’s first appearance to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, 1917.

St Joseph’s Church marks Fatima centennial

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during the candlelight procession on May 13. Photo: BARRY JONATHAN

The greatness of Mary lies not in her being the biological mother of Jesus, but in the fact that she was His spiritual mother, keeping God’s word and always saying “yes” to God and doing His will right up to the cross.

Archbishop William Goh shared this during a Mass held at St Joseph’s Church (Victoria St) to mark the centenary of
Mary’s appearance at Fatima, Portugal.

Those who have a true devotion to Mary would be transformed, just as the shepherd children who saw her were transformed, Archbishop Goh said during the May 13 Mass celebrating the feast
day of Our Lady of Fatima.

Chancery Notice - 19 May 2017

APPOINTMENTS

1. Fr Paul Lim CSsR has been appointed as Assistant Priest to the Church of Christ the King with effect from 23 April 2017 for a term of three [3] years with residence in the same parish.

2. Mr David Chong has been appointed as a member of the Catholic High Management Committee for a term of two [2] years with effect from 18 May 2017.

3. Mr Anthony Lee Kiang Peng has been appointed to the board of Catholic Foundation for a term of two [2] years with effect from 18 May 2017.