Today, Catholics celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Fatima! Want to know more about this apparition of Mary? So read!

According to the books, "Memoirs of Sister Lucia" , we can share the message of Fatima in three cycles: Angelico, and Mariano Cordimariano.

The Angelic cycle occurred in three stages: when the angel appeared as the Angel of Peace, then the Angel of Portugal and, finally, the Angel of the Eucharist. In the entire history of salvation, the Lord always expresses their will and their orders through the angels, and this was no different.

After the apparitions of the angel, on May 13, 1917, Marianobegins the cycle, when that which was more brilliant than the sun three children: Lucy, 10 years, a model of obedience and her cousins ​​Francisco, 9, model of worship and Jacinta, 7, model host.

At the Cova da Iria happened six apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary. The sixth, being only for Sister Lucy, as well as those that occurred in Spain, making up the cycle Cordimariano.

In August, due to the persecutions that the Shepherds were suffering because of the message of Fatima, the Virgin of the Rosary could not appear for them in the Cova da Iria. On August 19 it appears to them then in Valinhos.

Some features in all cycles: the mystery of the Trinity, repair, prayer, praying the Rosary, conversion, consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Finally, through the shepherds, the Virgin of Fatima invites us to living the Gospel, centered in the mystery of the Eucharist. The message of Fatima is a service of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Virgin Mary invites us to live the grace and mercy. The Fatima message is for the world, so there is the Altar of the World.

Expression of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the end will triumph is short prayer taught by Lucia "O my Jesus, forgive us and deliver us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need!"

When Our Lady first appeared in Fatima, on May 13, 1917, Lucia had just completed 10 years, Francis was to complete in September, and Jacinta, the smallest was just over seven years.

The apparitions of Our Lady is usually given in the Cova da Iria, a property of the father of Lucia, located 2.5 km from Fátima. The mother of God appeared around noon on an oak from a little over a meter tall.

For some mysterious plan of God, the three children were inside, but unequally: the three saw Our Lady, but not A Francis heard; The Jacinta saw and heard, but not him speaking, Lucia saw and heard the Blessed Virgin, and also spoke with her.

The children were on that day 13, joking to build a house of stones around a bush when suddenly shone a bright light.

At first thought it was lightning, but was then spotted on an oak, "a Lady, dressed all in white, brighter than the sun, spreading light more clear and intense than a crystal cup filled with clear water pierced by the rays of the sun hotter. "

Children, surprised, stopped close to the Lady inside the light that surrounded her.Our Lady then initiated the following conversation with Lucy:

- Do not be afraid. I will do you no harm.

- Where is Your Grace?

- I'm in Heaven

- And what does Your Grace want?

- I came to ask you to come here for six consecutive months, in 13 days, at this very hour. Then I will tell you who I am and what I want. Then return here yet a seventh time.

- And I'm going to Heaven?

- Yeah, you.

- Jacinta?

- Also.

- And Francisco?

- Also, but have to say many Rosaries. Lucia then remembered to ask his two young friends who had died shortly before:

- Maria das Neves is already in Heaven?

- Yes it is.

- And Amelia?

- You're in Purgatory until the end of the world.

Our Lady then made an explicit invitation to the children:

- Will you offer yourselves to God and bear all the sufferings He wills to send you in an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended and in supplication for the conversion of sinners?

- Yes, we want to.

- Go, therefore, have much to suffer, but the grace of God will be your comfort.

Our Lady added: "Pray the Rosary every day, to achieve peace for the world and end the war." Then he began to rise majestically into the air towards the east, until it disappeared.

On June 13, the seers were not alone, another 50 people had attended the site.

Little Jacinta had failed to keep the secret that the three had agreed, and had spread the news of the apparition.

This time it was Lucy who began to speak:

- Your Grace that I want?

- I want you to come here on the 13th of next month, to pray the rosary every day, and they learn to read. Then I'll say what I want.

Lucia asked Our Lady to cure a patient.

- If you convert, heal yourself during the year.

- I would ask you to take us to heaven

- Yes, Jacinta and Francisco, take them soon. But you stay here some time. Jesus wants to serve up to you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. To whoever embraces this devotion I promise salvation, and will be loved by God these souls, like flowers put by Me to adorn his throne.

- I am here alone?

- No, daughter. And you suffer much? Do not lose heart. I'll never leave. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the path will lead you to God.

Our Lady, like the first time, rose with majestic serenity and went away, heading east.

On July 13, more than 2000 people had attended the Cova da Iria.

Those present noticed a small cloud of grayish color hovering over the oak tree, also noticed that the sun is eclipsed and a cool wind blew, relieving the peak heat of summer.

Again it was Lucy who initiated the conversation:

- Your Grace that I want?

- I want to come here on the 13th of next month, to continue to pray the Rosary every day in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary for world peace and end the war, because only she can help you.

- I would ask you to tell us who is, to do a miracle so that all may believe that Your Grace is seen.

- Continue to come here every month. In October I will say who I am, what I want, and make a miracle that all shall see to believe.

Lucia then made some requests for favors and cures. Our Lady replied that they should pray the Rosary to obtain these graces during the year. Then he continued:

- Sacrifice yourselves for sinners and say often, especially whenever you make some sacrifice: O Jesus, is for your sake, for the conversion of sinners and in reparation for sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Then came the vision of Hell, described years later by Sister Lucia. This vision is the first part of the Fatima secret, revealed only in 1941 and the second part the following:

After a terrifying vision of hell, the three children looked up to Madonna, as if to ask for help, and she, with kindness and sadness, continued:

- You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you, will save many souls and will be peace. The war will end. But if you do not cease offending God, the reign of Pius XI worse one.

When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign that God gives you, it will punish the world for its crimes by means of war, famine and persecutions of the Church and the Pope. To prevent this, come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays. If you meet my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be peace, if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church.

The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. Finally, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she will become and will be in the world some time of peace. In Portugal, it will always retain the Dogma of Faith, etc ...

Here is part of the third part of the Secret of Fatima, revealed on May 13, 2000.

- That does not tell this to anybody. By Francis yes you can say it.

After a pause continued:

- When you pray the Rosary, say after each mystery: O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need.

- Your Grace does not want me anymore?

- No. Now you do not want anything else.

And like the other times, he began to rise majestically toward the east, until it disappears completely.

The three shepherds were abducted on the morning of Aug. 13, the administrator of Ourém, whose jurisdiction belonged to Fatima. He thought that the secrets of Our Lady referred to a political event that Abaris with the Republic, newly installed in Portugal.

As they revealed nothing of the secret - despite having been left without food, along with common criminals arrested and suffered heavy pressure - the truculent administrator eventually gave up the attempt and returned to their families seers.But with that, they had lost the visit of the beautiful lady, who had descended into the pit of Iria, but not found.

Two days later, however, the Virgin appeared to them again in a place called Valinhos. \ R \ nAs at other times, the dialogue ensued:

- What does Your Grace want me?

- I want to continue to go to the Cova da Iria on the 13th, to continue praying the Rosary every day. \ R \ nIn the past month, I will do miracle for everyone to believe.

- What does Your Grace want to make the money that people leave in the Cova da Iria?

- Make two litters. One, it takes you to Jacinta and two girls, dressed in white, the other leading Francisco with three other boys. The money is for litters of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and what is left is for the help of a chapel, which they will definitely do.

- I would ask Him to cure some patients.

- Yes, some will heal during the year. Pray, pray much, and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell, because there are none to sacrifice themselves and ask for them.

Then, as usual, began to rise and disappeared toward the east.

The Sept. 13, were already 15 or 20 thousand people present at the site of the apparitions.The Virgin spoke thus:

- Continue to pray the Rosary, to reach the end of the war. In October Our Lord will come, Our Lady of Sorrows and of Caramel, St. Joseph and Child Jesus to bless the world. God is pleased with your sacrifices, but do not want to sleep with the rope.

Bring it only during the day.

- They asked me to ask you many things: the cure for some patients, a deaf-mute.

- Yes, some will heal. Other, not in October will do the miracle for everyone to believe.

Then he began to rise in the sky and disappeared.

The crowd prayed the rosary while, at the usual time Our Lady appeared on the oak tree:

- What does Your Grace want me?

- I want to tell you to do a chapel here in my honor, I am the Lady of the Rosary, to continue always to pray the Rosary every day. The war will end, and the soldiers will soon return to their homes.

- I had many things to ask: the cure of some patients and the conversion of sinners, etc.. ...

- Some do, some do not. You must amend their lives, ask forgiveness for their sins.Do not offend God, Our Lord, who is already very offended.

At that moment, opened his hands and caused them to reflect the sun, and began to rise, disappearing into the sky. As it rose, the reflection of his own light was projected on the Sun

The children then saw next to the Sun, the Christ Child with St. Joseph and Our Lady. St. Joseph and Child traced by hand gestures in a cross shape, seeming to bless the world.

Missing this vision, Lucia saw the path of Our Lord and Our Lady of Calvary \ r \ ndorê. Yet once our Lord drew by hand a sign of the cross, blessing the crowd.

Finally in the eyes of Lucy appeared Our Lady of Caramel with Baby Jesus on her lap, looking sovereign and glorious.

The three visions recalled, so the Joyful Mysteries, the sorrowful and the glorious Holy Rosary. The miracle of the sun As they passed these scenes, the crowd witnessed the great miracle amazed by the Virgin promised that all might believe.

The moment she rose from oak and headed to the east, the sun appeared through the clouds, like a large silver disc, shining brightly out of the ordinary, but without blinding the view. We immediately began to spin faster, so giddy. After some time he stopped and began to rotate wildly about himself in the manner of a huge ball of fire. His lips became, at one point, red and Astro-King in the heavens in a whirlwind of fire flames amazing. The light from these flames were reflected in the faces of the spectators, trees, all the objects, which took many different colors and shades, green, blue red, orange etc..

The October 13, was immense crowd who ran to the Cova da Iria: 50 to 70,000 people. Most had arrived the day before and spent the night there. It was raining heavily and the ground turned into a huge quagmire.

Three times the sun, spinning wildly before the eyes of everyone rushed zigzag on earth, for fear of the crowd, terrified, asked God for forgiveness and mercy for their sins.

The phenomenon lasted about 10 minutes. Everyone saw him, nobody dared to put it in doubt, even agnostics and freethinkers as had flocked out of curiosity or to make fun of popular credulity.

It was not, as later figured people without faith, a phenomenon of collective excitation or suggestion, because it was seen up to 40 km away, for many people who were outside the site of apparitions and therefore outside the catchment area of ​​a alleged suggestion or excitement.

Another amazing detail noted by many: the clothes that were soaked by the rain at the beginning of the phenomenon, had dried prodigiously minutes later.

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