Procession of Our Lady of Fátima in Macau

One of the few local celebrations I had not witnessed in person was the Our Lady of Fátima Procession held on May 13 of every year. I happened to walk pass Sao Domingos Church in the afternoon of May 13 and finally got the chance to witness this unique Macau tradition. I was told that the event is held every year to commemorate a miraculous visitation to three shepherds in Portugal in 1917. Spectators, tourists and followers alike, crowed Sao Domingos Church and the routes led to the Cathedral and Penha Church. The statue of Our Lady of Fátima was dressed in white and carried by devotees also dressed in white.

Right after the mass and before the procession began, a lady walked pass me just outside Sao Domingos Church and handed me a card with Our Lady of Fátima on one side and a nice prayer printed on the other side. I said thank you and she said, "May you be blessed by Our Lady of Fátima."

Although I am neither a Catholic nor a Christian, I still got very nice impressions of the way they celebrated their faith and showed others what their faith is all about. the Our Lady of Fátima Procession is one of the lesser known event, but it is definitely one of the more important ones.