The Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima is an apostolate co-founded in 2020 by Bishop Athanasius Schneider and Christopher Wendt.
Category: Devotions

The Patristic Roots of Devotion to the the Most Precious Blood
Pope St. John XXIII exhorted the faithful to fervently cultivate this devotion, but after the Council it was viewed as another "medieval accretion."

Our Ukrainian Brethren: Fighting on All Fronts
Patriarch Sviatoslav is the Head of the largest Byzantine Church in Communion with Rome. He was elected when he was only forty years old, making him one of the youngest primates in the Catholic Church to lead a sui iuris …

The Consecration of Russia: One Year Later
Now, what I am going to say will likely offend some traditionalists, which is nothing new if you are familiar with my work, but I believe it must be said.

Novena to the Theotokos of Fatima
Editor’s note: today we offer this Novena to the faithful as part of our efforts to spread Fatima devotion under the Russian Icon of the Theotokos of Fatima (“By Thee Unity”). We will be praying this Novena (shared on social) …

Russian Errors in Bolshevism, Vatican II and Schism
Above: Coronation celebrations. Entrance of Nicholas II to the Kremlin. May 9, 1896. In this third and last installment, we tackle the real errors of Russia as they led to the deadly Revolution that masked and obscured her and the …

Christian Russia and the Western “Errors of Russia”
Above: St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Kiev. It is providential that Mr. Carter should use the term ‘myopic’ to describe some American Traditionalist views on Russia, as it unintentionally led me to see the greater depth and magnitude of the issue, cutting across …

The Russian Icon of the Theotokos of Fatima
Editor’s note: in the midst of the Ukraine crisis, OnePeterFive has been promoting devotion to the Russian icon of Our Lady of Fatima on every podcast. We promote this devotion not only for our brethren in Ukraine and Russia, but …

The Errors of Russia from Dostoevsky to Putin
Above: Fyodor Dostoevsky by Vasily Perov The recent deaths of former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and Orthodox Metropolitan Kallistos (Timothy) Ware brought forth eulogies, remembrances, and commentary in both the secular and religious spheres. Gorbachev was the face of the …

First Friday Reminder: Join the Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation
I wholeheartedly support and bless this necessary and very important lay initiative for eucharistic revival in the Church of our day. -Bishop Athanasius Schneider This crusade was called by His Excellency, Bishop Athanasius Schneider in June of 2020 in response …