St. Gerald of Aurillac - the saint overshadowed by the dancing sun
The Fatima anniversary has, in many ways, overshadowed the feast of St. Gerald of Aurillac, a medieval saint whose liturgical celebration falls on October 13.
October 13 marks the anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, when large crowds gathered in Fatima, Portugal witnessed the sun appearing to “dance” in the sky.
The 1917 miracle, the culmination of the Our Lady of Fatima apparitions, was witnessed by tens of thousands of people, and was widely recorded by newspapers at the time. It remains a day of particul…