People have been on the move as long as human beings have inhabited the planet. Migration is a persistent phenomenon of human history. Why are people on the move? Often people move from one place to another seeking security in time of war or political unrest or perhaps in search of food in times of famine, a livelihood in time of economic hardship brought on by any number of factors.
1917 was a momentous year in many ways. The world was already at war and the United States was entering the fray in the conflict that we know today as World War I. There was revolution in Russia and atheistic communism was gaining a foothold in that proud country. Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal, urging them to pray the Rosary for conversion and for peace.