So I've been to Fatima in the spring of 2014, and being a traditionalist, I did do my homework up front. After googling for hours, asking for help of my Portuguese-speaking friend, we could not find anything concrete. The Franciscans of the Immaculate are also in Fatima, though unfindable. It appeared that modernism has conquered the city of Fatima.
Being there, I ofcourse asked the Blessed Mother for a miracle before viewing the time-table for masses. Still nothing special. They have NOM in all kinds of languages, even in Dutch (where I come from) but nothing in Latin. Even the songs during the masses and processions aren't in Latin.
During the candle procession, like an angel send from God, a priest in cassock appeared. Since I know the situation in Portugal and Spain, they detest the cassock/ soutane, I mustered all my courage and tapped his shoulder. He spoke French and Spanish but little English. I tried to communicate with my high-school French and discovered he was offering the Latin Mass daily! The final Q was ofcourse to which fraternity he belonged: The Society saves the day once again. We swapped addresses and I got to attend the only holy and everlasting gracegiving Mass, the eternal gift from God thrue the hands of the SSPX.
Since informations are so hard to find, I figuered, why not make a website where I could actually help people to find the Chapel?
Here it is!
Casa do Menino Jesus de Praga (House of the H. Infant Jesus of Prague)
Rua da Imaculada Conceição 8 (Street of the Immaculate Conception)
Fatima
Masses:
First Saturdays 11:30 (11 am)
First and Third Sundays 18:00 (6pm)
In July and August: All Sundays 18:00 (6pm)
13th May 11:30 (11 am)13th October 11:30 (11 am)
My Mass was an incidental Mass. Knowing the Society, there are almost always priests over there as a pilgrim. Just contact the Chapel. The custodian is from America and speaks English quite well.
SSPX Lisbon: 00351218143591 or 00351936550946
