Little Sisters Of The Poor, Dublin London Province

18/10/2026

13/10/2026

Sister Lucia dos Santos, the
last surviving witness of the 1917 Fátima apparitions, died of natural causes at the age of 97 in her convent in Coimbra, Portugal, on February 13, 2005.

13/10/2026

On 13 October 1917, Our Lady appeared for the final time to the three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal.

An estimated 70,000 people gathered to witness what became known as the Miracle of the Sun.

109 years later, Our Lady's call to prayer, repentance and conversion remains as urgent as ever.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.

03/10/2026

The Catholic Church honors the guardian angels who protect and guide us each day. Here are five remarkable truths about these heavenly companions, drawn from Church teaching and tradition.

First, every person in the world—Christian or not—receives a guardian angel from God. This is affirmed by theologians and confirmed in the YOUCAT.

Second, these angels are appointed at the beginning of life. The Catechism teaches that human life is surrounded by their watchful care “from its beginning until death.” Some saints believed the angel is assigned from the moment the soul is united with the body in the womb.

Third, only God knows their names. The Church discourages assigning names to angels, except for Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, whose names appear in Scripture.
Fourth, we do not become angels after death. Guardian angels are pure spirits created by God at the beginning of time. Human souls remain distinct and will be reunited with their bodies at the end of time.

Fifth, communities also have guardian angels. Tradition holds that nations, cities, dioceses, and parishes each have their own angelic protectors watching over them.
These silent guardians never leave our side. On their feast day and every day, we can thank God for their faithful care.