Eight million messages from all over the world make up the Mail of Our Lady, a section of the archive of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, in Portugal, practically unknown until now. The Catholic Herald went to get to know this collection of messages, which reveal the profound & frequently familiar relationship that many believers have with the Virgin Mary.
A sheet of paper, handwritten, carries a short message in Portuguese: “(...) you know who I am. There is no need to describe my person..." Another sheet of paper, completely blank. Was it sent by mail to Our Lady of Fátima or delivered in the shrine? What did the person who sent it (or left it) want with this gesture?
