Phoenix Immaculate Heart of Mary Statue
Our Statue
On December 23, 1994: On this cold rainy day The World Apostolate of Fatima received a call from the Phoenix airport that the statue we had purchased from Fatima, Portugal, had arrived. When customs opened the box to check it out. They exclaimed, "How beautiful." After paying the duty tax for her, she set out to visit the parishes in this diocese. Her first visit was on May 13, 1995 at St. Germaine Church in Prescott Valley. By late 2004 she has visited 38 parishes in the Phoenix diocese.
This 4 foot statue was sculpt of wood by Thedim, the nephew of Jose Thedim, who had scuplt the original "Queen of the World" in 1920. He fashioned the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary the way Mary had appeared to Lucia on Dec. 10, 1925. The Virgin Mary appeared to Lucia with the Child Jesus by Her side, elevated on a cloud of light. Our Lady rested one hand on Lucia's shoulder, while on the other hand She held a heart surrounded with sharp thorns. At the same time the Child Jesus spoke: "Have pity on the heart of your Most Holy Mother. It is covered with the thorns with which ungrateful men pierce at every moment, and there is no one to remove them with an act of reparation."
Many are drawn to attend Our Lady's parish visitations. Some come back to church, some come for the first time, others have their faith deepened. Conversions & graces follow her whereever she goes.
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History of the original "Queen of the World" Statue
Filled with bitterness for reasons known only to himself, a wealthy Portuguese man named Gilberto went to Fatima on May 13, 1920--just three years following the first apparition. His pilgrimage plans did not include prayers like the intentions of most of the pilgrims. He went there with the intention of throwing bombs at the pilgrims he would find praying there. Heaven, however, intervened, and Gilberto returned to his home converted.
In thanksgiving for the peace he now felt within himself through this conversion, he hired the most widely acclaimed sculptor in Portugal, Jose Thedim, to carve a statue in the likeness of the vision of Our Lady seen by the three children.
It is this original statue of Our Lady of Fatima that was crowned by Pope Pius XII, through a Cardinal Legate, on May 13, 1946, giving Her the title of "Queen of the World." It is reserved in the little chapel at the Cova da Iria and is carried in procession on the 13th of each month from May to October. The first Bishop of Fatima had the same sculptor carve a copy of the original under the supervision of Lucia. On May 13, 1947, while a Youth Congress was being held at Fatima, a resolution was passed to have a statue like the original one at the Cova carried throughout Europe and into Russia. Lucia suggested the Bishop give his statue for this purpose and that it be known as the "Pilgrim Virgin."
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IHM Itinerary
Escort/Speaker was Hank Helmick May 13, 1995. Escort/Speaker Joseph Nolan accompanied by his wife Maria, May 30, 1995 through December 7, 1996. John Clemens Escort/Speaker from January 1999 through 2000. Ina Filas Escort/Speaker from July 2001 through 2002. David Tedford Escort/Speaker from October 2003 through...
- 1) Saturday May 13, 1995 at 4:00 pm St. Germaine, Prescott Valley - speaker Hank Helmick - Coordinator Ina Filas
Farewell Tuesday May 30 after 9:00 am Mass
- 2) Tuesday May 30, 1995 at 10:00 am St. Lawrence Mission, Humboldt - Speaker John Clemens - Coordinator John & Lorraine Clemens
Farewell Saturday, June 10 after 4 pm Mass
- 3) Sunday June 11, 1995 at 1:00 pm St. Germaine Hall, Prescott Valley for diocesan division meeting
- 4) Sunday June 11, 1995 at 4:00 pm St. Joseph Mission, Mayer - Coordinator Clyde Copsey
Farewell Sunday June 25, 1995
- 5) Thursday June 29, 1995 at 6:30 pm Sacred Heart, Prescott - Coordinator Joseph Nolan
Farewell Friday June 30 at 7:00 am
- 6) Sunday July 30, 1995 after 12:30 pm Spanish Mass at Sacred Heart, Prescott - Coordinators Joseph & Maria Nolan
- 7) Saturday September 16, 1995 at 3:00 pm St. Mary's Yarnell - Coordinator Joseph Nolan
Farewell Saturday September 23, 1995 after 4:00 pm Mass
- 8) unday September 24, 1995 after 7:00 am Mass Good Shepherd of the Desert, Congress Junction - Coordinator Joseph Nolan
Farewell Sunday October 1, 1995 after 7:00 am Mass
- 9) Sunday October 1, 1995 at 6:00 pm St. Catherine Laboure, Chino Valley - Coordinators Nan Meeler and Frankie Fuller
Farewell Friday October 13 after 10:00 am Mass
- 10) Saturday October 13, 1995 at 7:30 pm, St. Francis Cabrini, Camp Verde - Coordinator Sandy Anderson
- 11) Thursday January 18, 1996 at 11:00 am, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sun City West - Coordinator ?
Farewell Monday January 22, 1996 at 4:00 pm after Benediction
- 12) Friday May 10, 1996 at 4:00 pm St. Agnes, Phoenix (700 people) - Coordinator Nora O'Brien
Farewell Monday May 13, 1996 at 4:00 pm
- 13) Monday May 13, 1996 at 6:30 pm St. Anne, Gilbert (church full) - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Saturday May 18, 1996 after the 8:00 am Mass.
- 14) Saturday May 18, 1996 at 7:30 am Corpus Christi, Ahwatukee - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Tuesday, May 21 after 6:00 pm Mass, Novena and Rosary
- 15) Wednesday May 22, 1996 at 9:30 am with Mass at noon St. Mary's Basilica, Phoenix - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Saturday, May 25 after 8:00 am Mass and Rosary
- 16) Saturday May 25, 1996 at noon Mr. Claret Retreat, Phoenix - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Tuesday, May 28 after 9:30 am Mass
- 17) Tuesday, May 28 at 3:30 ;pm St. Catherine of Siena - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Thursday May 30 after 4:00 pm Mass & Rosary
- 18) Thursday May 30 at 6:00 pm St. Mark, Phoenix - Mass 7:00 pm & Farewell
- 19) Friday May 31 at 10:00 am St. Timothy, Phoenix
Farewell Friday, May 31 after 1:30 pm Chaplet & Rosary
- 20) Friday May 31 at 6:00 pm St. Charles Borromeo, Peoria - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Monday June 3 after 8:00 am Mass
- 21) Monday June 3 at 7:15 pm Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Phoenix
Farewell Friday June 7 after 8:00 am Mass
- 22) Sunday June 11 1996 at 8:00 am after communion service St. Daniel the Prophet, Scottsdale
Farewell Thursday, June 13 at noon
- 23) Thursday June 13 at 5:00 pm St. Anthony, Phoenix - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Friday June 14 after 7:00 am Mass
- 24) Friday June 14 at 3:00 pm procession at 5:00 pm followed by Welcome & Mass at 7:00 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Phoenix - Coordinator Ellen Jacobson
Farewell Monday June 17 at 11:00 am
- 25) Saturday July 13 at 4:00 pm St. Thomas the Apostle, Phoenix - Debbie Engard
Farewell Thursday July 18 after 8:30 am Mass
- 26) Saturday July 27 at 6:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen Creek, Yaqui Community - Barbara Vlencia
Farewell Sunday July 28, 6 pm
- 27) Friday August 9 at 2:00 pm Nativity of BVM, Flagstaff
Farewell Wednesday August 14 at noon
- 28) Thursday August 15 at 3:30 pm at St. Joan of Arc, Phoenix - Jean McGowan
Farewell Tuesday August 20 at 8:30 am
- 29) Friday September 13 at 7:30 pm Queen of Peace, Mesa
Farewell Tuesday 17 at 8:30 am
- 30) Saturday October 5 at 4:00 pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Glendale - Ann Hei
Farewell Sunday October 6 at 4:00 pm followed by Benediction
- 31) Saturday October 12 at 11:00 am Our Lady of Fatima, Phoenix
Farewell Sunday after 11:00 am morning Mass
- 32) Saturday December 7 at 4:00 pm All Saints Newman Center, Tempe -
- 33) Tuesday January 26, 1999 after 8:30 am Mass Blessed Sacrament, Scottsdale - Coordinator Betty Colella
Farewell January 26 after 7:00 pm novena
- 34) Saturday May 13, 2000 before 5:30 pm Mass St. Germaine, Prescott Valley - Coordinator Ina Filas
Farewell May 14 after the 10:00 am Mass
- 35) Wednesday August 15, 2001 after 10:00 am Mass St. Catherine Laboure, Chino Valley - coordinator Frankie Fuller
Farewell August 15 6:00 pm
- 36) Wednesday November 20, 2002 after 8:30 am Mass Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Havasu City - Coordinator Patrick Toilolo
Farewell Wednesday November 20 at 1:00 pm
- 37) Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:00 pm at OLPH, Scottsdale - Coordinator George Slezak
- 38) Saturday, September 4, 2004 after 9:00 am Mass at Frances Cabrini, Camp Verde - Coordinator Rachelle Kraft
Farewell Saturday, September 4 at 4:00 pm.
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