What Happened That Day?
On October 13, 1917, the Blessed Mother appeared for the sixth time to the children of Fatima. She spoke with the children and gave them the following instructions.
I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day.
I am the Lady of the Rosary.
People must amend their lives and ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend our Lord any more, for He is already too much offended!
After Our Lady of the Rosary shared these words with Jacinta, Lucia and Francisco, a miracle occurred.
Lucia wrote in her memoir,
“After Our Lady had disappeared into the immense distance of the firmament, we beheld St. Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady robed in white with a blue mantle, beside the sun. St. Joseph and the Child Jesus appeared to bless the world, for they traced the Sign of the Cross with their hands. When, a little later, this apparition disappeared, I saw Our Lord and Our Lady; it seemed to me that it was Our Lady of Dolores. Our Lord appeared to bless the world in the same manner as St. Joseph had done. This apparition also vanished, and I saw Our Lady once more, this time resembling Our Lady of Carmel.”
It wasn’t just Lucia who would see what happened next. Over 70,000 people witnessed what is known as the miracle of the sun.
“The sun turned everything to different colours – yellow, blue and white. Then it shook and trembled. It looked like a wheel of fire that was going to fall on the people. They began to cry out, "We shall all be killed!" Others called to our Lady to save them. They recited acts of contrition. One woman began to confess her sins aloud, advertising that she had done this and that....When at last the sun stopped leaping and moving, we all breathed our relief. We were still alive, and the miracle which the children had foretold, had been seen by everyone.”
– Maria de Capelinha, Witness at Fatima
It’s clear that the Blessed Mother was trying to get the world’s attention, but have we listened? Are we praying the rosary daily? Do we understand the importance of this powerful devotion?
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