Fatima Pilgrims. By Uncle Monty at Fatima.

Fatima Pilgrims.

By Uncle Monty at Fatima.

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No matter the religious season, millions of people

become pilgrims around the world, of one kind or

another, in their personal quest of various and differ-

ing spiritual kinds for themselves. The huge number

of pilgrims each year is of staggering dimensions, but

the non-spiritual public at large seem totally unaware

of that and have little or no interest themselves in

pilgrimages of any kind. Yet, from the Hindus at The

Ganges (some 10 million Hindus flock there) to the

Muslims of the Haggai at Mecca (again millions at

a time) to the Catholics of Faitma (thousands upon

thousands every year) and to the hundreds upon

thousands of various Christians pilgrims visiting

Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and the Holy Land, at such

times as Eastertide and Christmastide. The busi-

ness of pilgrimage is a multi-million dollar in-

dustry that thrives all on its own. The world,

then, is in a constant flux of pilgrims at each

religious season or marked anniversary

according the faith of those who take part.
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Fatima Pilgrims are, therefore, like all pilgrims
around the world. They first come to seek spiritual
comfort, healing, benediction and confirmation of

their religious belief and of their Christian identifi-

cation. The same is true, if they’re at any another

Holy Catholic Shrine like at France’s Lourdes or

at England’s Anglican-Catholic Shrine at Holy

Walsingham.
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I am at Fatima, though, as an Anglican first to

seek spiritual comfort in a devoutly Christian

and religious setting that is witnessed here with-

out a doubt at Portugal’s world famous shrine

for all faithful people like me aside from my

own personal Anglican faith.
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- Inside Fatima -

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After my religious retreat here, I shall venture

to write about it on my blog for those who may

want to take a pilgrimage of some kind themselves.
Or who may be just curious about what a place like

Fatima is really like. I will try to do that later with

my upcoming piece about what I saw and exper-

ienced at Holy Fatima after I journey back to my

home base at secular Blighty. I will also, as usual,

include some of my photos of my first visit here

at astounding Fatima to freely and happily

share with you all …
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God Bless, Uncle Monty.
St. Clement, 2oo9.
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