Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima

The foundation of the International Blue Army took place at the House of Pontevedra, Spain, where Mary is said to have appeared to request Communion of Reparation every First Saturday.

Then on 3 February 2006, the World Apostolate of Fátima held an official ceremony for the consignment of the decree and the approval of its statutes at the Pontifical Council for the Laity in Rome.

These cells fall under state and national Apostolate centers which in turn are subordinate to the International Secretariat based at Fátima in the Domus Pacis.

The daily offering mentioned is traditionally the following: O my God in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary (here kiss the brown scapular).

O my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate – that She may best apply them to the interests of Thy Most Sacred Heart.

The purpose of the statue is to renew interest in Catholic parishes in the message of Fátima, and to stir up affection to Our Lady.

The National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima, in Washington Township (Warren County), New Jersey, is located on 150 acres (0.61 km2) and rises over the Muscontecong Valley.

[6] The symbol of the apostolate consists of a pair of doves forming an image of praying hands holding a rosary.

These are then surrounded by an image of a brown scapular, containing the words in Latin Orbis Unus Orans ("One World Praying"), the motto of the Apostolate.

In 1985, the organization largely financed the film State of Emergency, originally advertised under the title Chain Reaction.

The film was produced by Richard Bennett and written by Ray Cunneff, based on an article on nuclear tests by Rand McNally Jr. Of the production, Martin Sheen said, "The fact that it's even being done is so extraordinary.