(22 Sep 2024)
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Fatima, Portugal – 22 September 2024
1. Various of motorcyclists arriving at Fatima shrine
2. Various of parked motorbikes
3. Mid of people arriving at shrine
4. Wide of shrine
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Father Carlos Cabecinhas, Rector of the Sanctuary of Fátima:
“The pilgrimage for the blessing of the helmets, the great pilgrimage of motorcyclists to Fátima, has become one of the great pilgrimages over the years. This place is, without a doubt, a moment of encounter, a moment of conviviality and also a moment of manifestation of faith. Basically, many of these motorcyclists come to ask for God’s protection through our Lady for their trips, but they also come to remember those who have already left, who have already died, many of them in accidents and those who are hurt, those who need help.”
6. Close of bell tower
7. Wide tilt down from tower to shrine
8. Various of motorcyclists at shrine
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Antoni Sousa, 38, motorcyclist:
“It’s another year of the blessing of helmets for us to take it easy on the road and be blessed for another year.”
10. Various of start of the procession, two priests carrying helmets
11. Various of motor bikers carrying Our Lady of Fatima’s statue
12. Various of crowd during Mass
13. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Margarida Marques, 24, motorcyclist:
“Coming here is like a salvation to find strength so we can face life’s problems. And here is like a shelter.”
14. Various of priest at Mass whilst holding helmet
15. Various of crowd during Mass
16. Mid of motorcyclist wearing jacket reading (Portuguese) “Christ Riders-Motor Club”
17. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sergio Moreira, 43, motorcyclist:
“We leave here with a feeling of extra protection, so to speak.”
18. Various of blessing of traffic department police officers
19. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Helder Toribu, 53, motorcyclist:
“This is a ride with friends, and it’s also important to come here before the Lady who always blesses us on the road and in our path. It’s important.”
20. Wide of crowd of motorcyclists holding helmets above head during blessing
21. Various of blessing of helmets
STORYLINE:
An estimated crowd of 180,000 motor bikers gathered at Fatima shrine in central Portugal on Sunday, for the ninth Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets.
The blessing of the helmets has become one of the great events and one of the great pilgrimages to Fatima’s shrine in recent years. This year’s was the largest ever.
Under the moto "We are shaped and guided by what we love", the pilgrimage started with the parade of a group of motor bikers carrying Our Lady of Fatima’s statue next to the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, followed by a Mass during which the motor bikers’ helmets were blessed.
The annual pilgrimage is organized by ABC (Blessing of Helmets Association) and by various national and international motorcycle clubs. Several national police forces also join and support the event.
"The pilgrimage for the blessing of the helmets, the great pilgrimage of motorcyclists to Fátima, has become one of the great pilgrimages over the years. This place is, without a doubt, a moment of encounter, a moment of conviviality and also a moment of manifestation of faith. Basically, many of these motorcyclists come to ask for God’s protection through our Lady for their trips," said Father Carlos Cabecinhas, the Rector of the Sanctuary of Fátima.
National authorities indicate that 8,936 accidents involving motorcycles occurred in 2023 in Portugal resulting in 124 deaths and 766 seriously wounded.
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