honor of the Virgin Mary. In 1974 the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue was brought to the Diocese of Sioux Falls for exhibition This event inspired Fox to lead a pilgrimage group to visit the Sanctuary of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal . Fox later told a reporter that at Fatima "I asked Our Lady, 'What do you want of me?' Those were always the first words spoken by Lucia when Our Lady appeared to her. I had the overwhelming conviction that Our Lady wanted me to teach the fullness of the Catholic faith to young people wherever I could using the Fatima message as the vehicle in my instruction."On returning to South Dakota, Fox produced a tape series for the World Apostolate of Fatima. In 1975, he led a Holy Year Pilgrimage from Fatima to Rome. While in Europe, Fox visited what is claimed to be the crypt of Mark the Evangelist in Venice Fox reported hearing "a voice within" while at the tomb, telling him to conduct pilgrimages. He then developed the idea to make a Youth Pilgrimage program to Fatima run like a retreat. This was the beginning of his Youth for Fatima Pilgrimages which traveled to Fatima annually. Fox created media to encourage young men to consider a vocation of the Catholic priesthood. He was given permission to establish priestly formation program named the "Sons of the Immaculate Heart". In 1982 with the encouragement of his bishop and the support of Cardinal Francisco Pironio, head of the Congregation for Religious, seven candidates took up residence at the rectory in Redfield. Fox also create a catechism course called "Sharing the Faith", all while continuing to do his parish work, writing, and Fatima pilgrimages. In 1984, on a trip to Fatima, Fox collapsed with a severe case of pneumonia that effected his voice. Bishop Paul Dudley disbanded the Sons of the Immaculate Heart and sent Fox to Immaculate Conception Parish in Waubay, South Dakota, to recuperate and relearn how to speak. During this period, Fox wrote "Immaculate Heart of Mary" expounding on the work of Louis de Montfort. He also built his second Marian shrine while at Waubay. In 1985 Fox arrived at St. Mary of Mercy parish in Alexandria, South Dakota, and began building a shrine to Our Lady of Fatima. The shrine expanded to become the "Fatima Family Shrine" and includes "areas dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima,