Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Holliston, Massachusetts

1. Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
in Holliston, Massachusetts

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A former school custodian who performed
his duties with pride, Ted Rufo lives with his
family in Framingham, Massachusetts. In
addition to building a respected employment
history, Theodore Rufo has devoted a good
part of his life to the Catholic faith. Ted Rufo
participates in a number of religious activities,
including serving as a volunteer
groundskeeper at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
Mission Center in Holliston, Massachusetts.

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Founded by the Xaverian Missionaries in
1950, Our Lady of Fatima Shrine greets
visitors with natural surroundings and sacred
displays on a 23-acre site. Honoring the
vision of Fatima that occurred in Portugal at
the turn of the 20th century, the Rosary Walk
at the shrine may represent the world’s
largest rosary.

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An anchor donated by the United States
Navy attached to a 900-foot-long string of
boulders strung together by marine chain
forms the rosary’s beads. Each boulder
features the Hail Mary stamped in multiple
languages. Connected to the rosary’s anchor,
a mobile scene of the Crucifixion on Calvary
Hill looks down on the Rosary Walk.