The Mission Of Our Lady of Fatima.

Constituent Document: November. 2003.
The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima, Governing Policies & Rules.

The purpose of The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima is to provide a haven, a retreat, a place of peace and tranquility. In this place a person will be able to sit quietly and pray. To contemplate their innermost thoughts. To dwell on the mystery and the blessing promised in the words of The Blessed Mother, in her many apparitions. To contemplate the power behind the word of God. To seek His devine help.
To simply rest and take a moment out from the busy world.

• The primary function of The Mission is the Advancement of The Christian Religion,
  through following the teaching of Christ, that the Mission may fulfill the following:

1. The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima is a nonprofit institution organised for the direct relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability or helplessness. It is set up for needs that require benevolent relief. It relieves those needs by directly providing services to people suffering from the aforementioned. It is carried on for the public benefit. It is a nonprofit Institution. Its purpose is the provision of benevolent relief, and for the benefit of the community, or a section of it.
2. In the areas where the Abbey and Chapel are built - that is the surrounding community, such provisions as are available will be to provide for those who arouse pity or compassion in the community through such situations arising in article 1.

• The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima accepts that men and women are equally the children of God, and of equal importance in His eyes.
• The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima upholds the position of The Blessed Mother as the Mother of Christ, and through Her grace, the mother of all of us.
• The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima upholds that The Blessed Mother is able to help us human beings of any race creed or colour in our travels through life, and especially during the final journey into Gods Grace.
• The Mission has a foundation in the Universal Church - Catholic. Which is not necessarily the Roman Catholic faith, but has a lot in common with this faith.
• The Mission of Our Lady of Fatima is not a religion.
• Daily devotions are required for those formally becoming part of The Mission. This is either made up of a few minutes of prayer at the beginning and end of each working day, and/or will include listening to the rich tones of Gregorian Chant or other suitable choral music, and where people are actually so talented, singing sections taken from Chant texts.
• Members of The Mission are encouraged to Listen. Listen to others, listen to the word of God, Listen to the word of the Blessed Mother. Indeed, To Listen is the Only Rule.

1. Nonprofit:
   The assets and income of the organisation shall be applied solely in furtherance of its above-mentioned objects and no portion shall be distributed directly or indirectly to the members of the organisation except as bona fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the organisation.

(Psalm 115, v1 Hebrew Psalter Psalm 113, v13 Greek Psalter)