FATIMA IN TWILIGHT By Mark Fellows © 2003

December 4, 2013

CHP I. WHAT THE CHILDREN SAW

 1st Angelic Apparition in the spring of 1916: The Angel of Peace teaches the 1st Fatima Prayer “My God, I believe, I adore…” [1]  2nd Angelic Apparition in the summer of 1916: Guardian Angel of exhorts them to offer prayers and sacrifices to God constantly. [1-2]  3rd Angelic Apparition in the fall of 1916: Angel brings Holy Communion, teaches the 2nd Fatima Prayer “Most Holy Trinity…” [2] He is believed by many to be St. . [3]

 Fatima – Muhammad had a daughter by this name. Also a Moslem princess by this name married a Crusader, was baptized, and as a widow went to a convent. [3]  Lucia Dos Santos – Received Holy Communion at age 6 – “O Lord make me a . Keep my heart always pure, for You alone.” [4]  Benedict XV – On May 5, 1917 he invoked the most holy ’s help for peace and added the invocation “Queen of Peace, pray for us!” to the Litany of Loreto. [6]

 1st Marian Apparition, May 13 1917, a Sunday. Our Lady promises a total of seven apparitions, asks them to pray the and if they are willing to suffer much. She then imparts a profound grace. [7]  2nd Marian Apparition, June 13 1917, Feast of St. Anthony. Devotion to the , God is outraged by sins, and asks us to make much reparation. [10-11]  3rd Marian Apparition, July 13 1917, Pray the Rosary every day for peace, only our Lady can help. She promised a . Teaches the 3rd Fatima Prayer: “O , it is for love of Thee…” At this time Our Lady reveals the Secret of Fatima. [12-13]

1 THE SECRET OF FATIMA [13] (1) of Hell (2) Explanation of Vision: (a) Devotion to the Immaculate Heart is to save souls and for peace. (b) A worse war will fall on mankind under Pius XI. (c) The night will be illumined by an unknown light. (d) . (e) First Saturday devotion. (f) If not, Russia will spread her errors, the good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, nations will be annihilated. (3) Vision of the Third Secret (4) Explanation of the Third Secret – Remains hidden, but we know (a) the dogma of the faith will be preserved in Portugal. (b) The immaculate Heart will triumph. (c) The will consecrate Russia. (d) Then the world will be granted a period of peace.  Then our Lady taught them the 4th Fatima Prayer “O my Jesus, forgive us…”

CHP II. THE DIVINE SEAL

 The children endure much suffering, abuse and persecution, especially Lucia. [15]  The freemasons attack the children. Arturo de Oliveria Santos (mayor of Ourem) even kidnaps them, incarcerates them, and threatens to kill them in boiling oil. [16-18]  4th Marian Apparition, Aug 19, 1917, a Sunday. Pray very much and do many sacrifices. So many go to hell for no one offers prayers and penances for them! [19]  5th Marian Apparition, Sept 13, 1917. Now 30,000 were gathered. Continue to say the Rosary. Our Lady explains some details of the upcoming miracle. It would have been even greater if the children had no tbeen kidnapped and missed August 13. [21]  6th Marian Apparition, Oct 13, 1917. About 70,000 gathered. Our Lady promised the end of the war, asked for a chapel to be built and to continue praying the Rosary every day. She revealed herself as . She admonished, men must amend their lives, ask for forgiveness, cease offending God. [23] THE GREAT [24-26] I strongly encourage you to listen to two sermons at www.audiosancto.org: 2012-05-13 Fatima, The Miracle of the Sun & 2012-05-20 Fatima, Public and Private

CHP III. LUCY ALONE  (1) begin, (2) Devotion spreads like wildfire, (3) Freemasons attack, (4) The remains skeptical and prudentially silent. [29-30]  Sidonio Pais, a freemason, leads a coup on Dec 8, 1917. He ‘opens the door’ to Catholicism in Portugal. He is brutally murdered on Dec 14, 1918. [31]  Maria Rosa, Lucia’s mother, almost dies but is miraculously healed! [35]

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The Death of Francisco Marto [31-33]  He became a great contemplative, spending hours before the Blessed Sacrament and praying many every day. He suffered terribly and was confined to bed.  “I don’t want to be anything. I want to die and go to Heaven.”  He was deeply impressed by the sadness of God’s Son over the sins of men.  April 3, 1919: He received Holy Communion for the last time.  April 4, 1919, First Friday: He died, smiling and peacefully, at the age of 10.

The Death of Jacinta Marto, the Flower of Fatima [36-38]  “O Jesus, I love Thee, and I want to suffer very much for love of Thee!”  She suffered excruciatingly and doctors could not help her. She was transferred to Lisbon, where she even spent some time in an orphanage.  Feb 20, 1920 – The priest refused to give her Viaticum thinking she was doing better. She died that day, quietly and all alone.  Her body remained pristine, even giving off a beautiful aroma, and remains incorrupt.

 May 13, 1920 – The Freemasons use soldiers and machine guns to dissuade pilgrims from going to the Cova da Ira. They even desire to assassinate Lucia. [39]  Our Lady revealed to Jacinta that (1) grave dangers threatened Lucia and so she had to flee and that (2) Portugal would suffer a terrible cataclysm, with Lisbon being a real image of hell. Following the Masonic revolution of 1910, Portugal was devastated for 16 years. Portugal mirrored Bolshevism in Russia and was a microcosm of Europe. [40-41]  June 16, 1921 – Lucia leaves Fatima for the Dorothean Sisters in Porto (northern Portugal), following the advice of Dom Jose Alves Correria da Silva, (first archbishop of Leiria). [42]

3 CHP IV. PONTEVEDRA and TUY  (1) Miracles increase, (2) Miraculous water begins to flow, (3) The chapel is built, and (4) Freemasons continue to attack, even with bombs! [45]  May 24, 1924 – The Miracle of flower petals witnessed by over 200,000 faithful. [46]  Oct 25, 1925 – Lucia begins postulancy. She receives a new name, “Maria of Sorrows.” [46]

 7th Marian Apparition, Dec 10, 1925, Thursday. Blessed Mother and Our Lord reveal (1) The Immaculate & Sorrowful Heart of Mary and (2) Reparation of First Five Saturdays. [46-47]  She will assist us with graces necessary for salvation at the hour of death if for five consecutive First Saturdays one (1) confesses, (2) goes to Mass, (3) receives Holy Communion, (4) Prays the Rosary, and (4) Meditates for 15min. with the intent of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  St. Pius X had already promoted the First Saturday devotion (since June 13, 1912)  Five Blasphemies, against (1) , (2) Perpetual Virginity, (3) Divine Maternity, (4) Public Scorn, hatred, (5) her holy images.

 8th Apparition, Jun 13, 1929, Thursday. While making a and praying the Fatima Prayers, Lucia receives (1) The Mystical Vision of the Blessed Trinity and (2) The Request of Russia to be Consecrated. [48-49]

 The Theology of the Fatima Message is profoundly Catholic!  [49-50] It encompasses of all Graces, Co- Redemptrix, the Eucharist, the Cross, the Mass, Reparation, the union of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and the Blessed Trinity.

 Pius XI encouraged Bishop da Silva to formally approve the apparitions, which Bishop da Silva did on October 13, 1930 in A divina Providencia (pastoral letter). [51]

 Pius XI received the specific messages of Fatima through Fr. Jose Goncalves (Lucy’s confessor) sometimes between July 1930 and August 1931. [51]

I strongly encourage you to listen to two conferences at the Foundation’s website, www.svfonline.org: Miracles Explained and As well as the course which I gave on: Catholic

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