<p class="subtitle_brown">Canticle</p>

<p class="quote"><em>My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You.</em><br />
<em>I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, </em><br />
<em>Do not adore, do not hope and do not love You. (3 times</em></p>

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<p class="subtitle_brown">Prayer</p>

<p class="normal_text">Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly.&nbsp;I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Saul and Divinity of Jesus Christ,&nbsp;present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages,&nbsp;sacrileges and indifferences whereby He is offended. &nbsp;And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart&nbsp;and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, &nbsp;I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.&nbsp;<br />
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<p class="subtitle_brown">Moment of&nbsp;adoration</p>

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<p class="subtitle_brown">Introduction</p>

<p class="normal_text">The key-word of the Fatima event is Mercy. In Fatima, the God of mercy erupted as Light for a lost world, bringing, through the words of the Virgin Mary, a promise of encounter. The Secret of Fatima is the love of God for humanity. For each woman, for each man. In the simple language of the Message, in the simple gestures of the Lady of Fatima, the mystery of God touches the mystery of man with the promise that love conquers the hatred and transforms the hearts of each one. It is the miracle of that permanent encounter that Sister Lucia tells us about:</p>

<p class="quote">&laquo;It is in this sea [of God] that I live, herein I plunge, never more to emerge. He took me in his Fatherly arms and led me where He wished to go. In Him I believed, to Him I dedicated myself until He chooses to transport me and carry me to that new day where I am to serve Him, to adore Him, and to love Him for ever and ever&raquo; (<em>The Message of Fatima</em>, p. 18).</p>

<p class="normal_text">The challenge that comes from there is the one of allowing oneself to be transformed by that loving encounter with God and engaging with his designs of mercy for each woman and each man. When we adore the presence of the one that made himself a Eucharistic gift, we remember the simple manner of the little shepherds who used to meet the <em>Hidden Jesus</em> and there, in the strength of that intimate encounter, fed their sacrifice, that is, the gift of themselves for the brethren. The intimacy of these encounters gave fruits of abundant life for them and for many more who, through them, experienced the Mercy of the God&rsquo;s Heart.<br />
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<p class="subtitle_brown"><strong>Short moment of silence</strong></p>
