New Year Message from the WAF Board of Trustees

All of us at the apostolate's National Headquarters and on the National Board of Trustees wish to express our deep and sincere gratitude: V  For the many prayers, penances and sacrifices offered for the good of the apostolate by so many; V  For the moral support of the apostolate's efforts throughout 2011; V  For those who contribute to the content, layout and publication of Soul Magazine; V  For the help of so many dedicated volunteers at the National Shrine; V  For the assistance rendered by so many to our many Diocesan Divisions throughout the country; and V  For the financial contributions of so many which make the work of the apostolate possible. As we bid farewell to 2011 let us together: V  Remember the progress we've made and attribute it to the grace of God and the help of Our Lady; V  Acknowledge our failures and faults and attribute them to our human condition; As we welcome 2012 let us together resolve, with the grace of God and the help of Our Lady, to remain faithful to our mission: "To help people Learn, Live and Spread the Message of Our Lady of Fatima ." In the knowledge that genuine happiness depends upon holiness, we wish a very Holy and Happy New Year to one and all.

Deacon Bob Ellis Executive Director & National Coordinator World Apostolate of Fatima, USA 674 Mountain View Rd. East Asbury, NJ 08802 Visit us at: www.wafusa.org www.BlueArmy.com Email to: Shrine@BlueArmy.com An Association of Pontifical Right

Our Lady's Message to Jacinta - Sins That Most Offend God

As Jacinta lay dying, she shared with her Madrinha what Our Lady had told her.

"She stated that Our Lady had appeared to her there and told her that the sins which brought most souls to hell were those of the flesh that people should avoid luxury, that they should not remain obstinately in sin, and that they should do penance.

As a result of this, Jacinta became preoccupied with sins of the flesh and with purity and spoke of them in her conversations with Mother Godhino and in her remarks to the people at the hospital. "Dear madrinha,"...'don't live in luxury. Flee riches. Certain styles will come that will greatly offend Our Lord...Many marriages are not good, do not please Our Lord, and are not acceptable to God.'"

Excerpt from The Sund Danced at Fatima by Joseph A. Pelletier, A.A.