John went down to get the mail before lunch and returned with a large envelope from America Needs Fatima... I was surprised by how excited he was to open it... realizing how much he had been touched by Our Lady's part in the miraculous day we experienced yesterday, which was her feast day as she had appeared to 3 children in Fatima, Portugal on May 13, 1917! We know that Pope Benedict was in Fatima yesterday for this feast as were a group of the Little Sisters... there praying for John! Inside the package was this wonderful picture of Our Lady of Fatima and told stories of how those that look upon this image have had their lives changed! It is very wonderful and to have it here at the same time that we have had such a profound encouter with her... we had just finished the crown of thorns mystery of the rosary, The Glory Be and the Fatima prayer.... the door opened and we joyfully received the news that John was cancer free! It can't get more powerful than that! Pray for us..O, Holy Mother of God! WE your children love and honor and thank you for all your loving care! This message is on the back of the picture: Our Lady of Fatima... "As we open our eyes to the beauties of creation, we can already feel the attentive gaze of our loving mother. At the first stirrings of our souls, our Heavenly Mother sets her gaze upon us. The Mother we all share with our Creator looks at us with a pure, sacred, royal, yet maternal gaze. It is no wonder, then, that she renews her solicitude for her children when they stray in despair and do not return her gaze. Like a mother who is unwelcome in her won child's home, she leaves a sign, a message, and a maternal promise: "I will never forsake you." She says: "Look deep into my eyes and let me look into yours." In a striking way, this picture seems to reflect the very gaze of Our Lady, the gaze that seeks to convert and to save. It is a gentle reminder of her promise at Fatima: "In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
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