FATIMA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
“Behold the Handmaid of the Lord.”
(October 11-15, 2023)

Wednesday, October 11 (Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
2:00-4:30 pm – Registration
4:30 pm – Recitation of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary and confessions
5:00 pm – Holy Mass with opening remarks on the Fatima Conference by Fr. Michael Anaya (Confessions during Mass)
6:00 pm – Dinner with the Priests and Religious and get-acquainted social; young adults social at Bogensberger residence

Thursday, October 12 Feria (Our Lady of the Pillar)
6:30 am – Low Mass; coffee and optional light snack available after Mass
7:30 am – Recitation of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and confessions
8:00 am – Pontifical High Mass
9:30 am – Breakfast
10:30 am – 1st Lecture: Important Aspects of the Faith for Catholics in Our Time by Most Rev. Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI
Noon – Angelus & Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary (confessions during the Rosary)
12:30 pm – lunch
1:30 pm – 2nd Lecture: Trust in and Submission to Divine Providence by Rev. Father Dominic Radecki, CMRI
2:15 pm – Break
2:30 pm – 3rd Lecture: “One Day, through the Rosary and the Brown Scapular, the World will be Saved” by Very Rev. Father Casimir M. Puskorius, CMRI
3:15 pm – free time; Library and Bookstore open
4:00 pm – Choir Practice for Sunday Mass (Room #300)
5:00 pm – Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
5:45 pm – Begin seating for the Banquet
6:00 pm – Banquet and Keynote Address: “Behold the Handmaid of the Lord” by Rev. Fr. Eugen Rissling
9:00 pm – Night Prayers

Friday, October 13 (St. Edward the Confessor; Our Lady of Fatima)
6:30 am – Recitation of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and confessions
7:00 am – Holy Mass
8:00 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – 5th Lecture: Lessons from History to Guide Us in These Times by Rev. Fr. M. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
9:45 am – Break
10:00 am – 6th Lecture: Papal Teachings on the Value of the Rosary by Rev. Father Gabriel M. Lavery, CMRI
10:45 am – Break
11:00 am – 7th Lecture: Music, the Universal Language by Rev. Fr. Philip M. Davis, CMRI
11:45am – Break
Noon – Angelus & Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary (confessions during the Rosary)
12:30 pm – Lunch (Library and Bookstore open)
1:30 pm – 8th Lecture: The Devil’s Plot against Fatima by Very Rev. Father Casimir M. Puskorius, CMRI
2:30 am – 9th Lecture: Question and Answer Session with Conference Speakers
3:30 pm – Free time; choir practice for Sunday Mass
5:00 pm – Dinner
6:30 pm – Candlelight procession with Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary and devotions in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
8:30 pm – Night Prayers; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and All-Night Adoration

Saturday, October 14 (St. Callistus, Pope and Martyr)
7:15 am – Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
8:00 am – Holy Mass
9:00 am – Breakfast
9:45 am – Break
10:00 am – Day of Recollection begins
12:00 pm – Angelus and Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
12:30 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Day of Recollection continues.
3:30 pm – Conclusion of Day of Recollection and renewal of the Act of Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
4:00 pm – Free time; blessing of religious articles in the parish hall
5:30 pm – Dinner and 14th Lecture: Courage in Captivity: A Story of Hope and Survival in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp, and Its Lessons for Our Times by Dr. Martin P. Hughes

Sunday, October 15 (20th Sunday after Pentecost; St. Teresa of Avila)
7:30 am – Leave for MIQ Church
8:30 am – Choir warm-up
9:00 am – High Mass sung by Conference attendees and Parish choir
10:30 am – Breakfast at MIQ parish and Open House at the City of Mary
1:00 pm – Return to Mount Saint Michael; optional tours of Mount Saint Michael and a tour of the Catholic history of Spokane
4:30 pm – Chanted Vespers at Mount Saint Michael
5:00 pm – Dinner
6:30 pm – Closing ceremonies: Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, devotions in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, closing remarks, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament; farewell to Our Lady of Fatima.