Our Lady of Fatima
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(Franciscan Media) Between the 13 May and 13 October, 1917 the Mother of Jesus, appeared 6 times to three little shepherd children (Jacinta Marto, Lucia de Jesus Santos and Francisco Marto) from Portugal Fatima, asked by Mary to pray the Rosary for the end of WW I, for Sinners and for the conversion of Russia.
On the 20 February, I wrote here on the Feast Day of Saint’s Jacinta and Francisco Marto, Visionaries of Fatima — At the time, Europe was involved in an extremely bloody war and Portugal was in political turmoil, having overthrown its monarchy in 1910 –the government had disbanded religious organizations soon thereafter.
Mary gave the children three secrets: Since both Francisco and Jacinta both contracted influenza in 1918 (later Jacinta also contracted tuberculosis) and these two children died, Lucia revealed two of the secrets that Mary gave to her: (1) the first concerning devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; (2) the second secret was a vision of Hell.
Throughout the Old Testament God, in His great mercy chose prophets to call His people back to Him. In recent times, Jesus has sent his Mother to forewarn humanity of the harm from famine and plagues mankind may inflict upon oneself as a result of ones sinful nature, wars–persecution of the Church and the loss of many souls to Hell.
God in His great mercy, desires to save mankind from these miseries through the Immaculate heart of Jesus’ Mother. Our Heavenly Mother revealed in Portugal Fatima, a plan of hope for this world, which continues to plunge headlong towards its own destruction.
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