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The doctor and the Visionary
19 February 2010
Left to right: Dr Branca Paul, Sister Isabelle, a Carmel Sister who belongs to the
convent of Sister Lucia, and Thomas McCormack, director of The Call to Fatima
Dr Branca Paul will give a talk on the importance of the message of Fatima as shared to her by Sister Lucia, the last visionary of Fatima, at the two-day Divine Mercy Conference at the Royal Dublin Society on February 20 and 21.
February 20 is the feast day of two other seers of Fatima, Sister Lucia's two cousins Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
Dr Branca said: "I am delighted to return to Ireland again and my last message for the Irish people through this film and book is that it can be a source of happiness and a way to encounter God through Mary.
"I knew Sister Lucia for 15 years and I can confirm that her main desire was to spread out the message of Fatima so that many souls can be saved by doing the will of God."
The doctor last visited Dublin on the fourth anniversary of Sr Lucia's death on February 13, to participate in the Fatima workshop-conference sponsored by the film producers of the double award winning film titled The Call to Fatima. Dr Branca was one of the key persons to create the second part of the film along with film director Thomas McCormack and narrator Fr Michael Maher.
The Divine Mercy conference is one of the largest and longest-running annual Catholic gatherings in Ireland to promote the mercy of God. Both Dr Branca, who was one of the few lay people to have direct access to the last visionary of Fatima and Fr Maher are invited to share their insight on Fatima at the conference.
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