The
Messageof
Fatima
100
th
Anniversary
1917-2017
PhotosbyFr.GaryCoulter
frompilgrimagetoFatima
July12-14,2017
The End and the Beginning: Pope John
Paul II –byGeorgeWeigel,2010
ThemostdramaticepisodeinJohnPaulII’slife
cameonMay13,1981.
TothePope,therewasnothingaccidentalabout
thefactthathehadescapeddeathatthe
handsofaprofessionalassassinontheday
whichtheChurchliturgicallyhonorsOurLady
ofFatima.
MehmetAliAgcahadfiredatpoint-blankrange;
butasJohnPaullaterputit,“Onehandfired,
andanotherguidedthebullet.”(page235)
JohnPaulIIatFatima
•May13,1982–togivethankstotheVirgin
Maryforhislifehavingbeenspared,JPIIhas
oneofthebulletsplacedinthecrownofthe
statueofOurLadyofFatima
•May13,1991–onthe10
th
anniversaryof
theassassinationattempt,JPIIreturnstogive
publicthankstotheBlessedMotherforthe
liberationofeastcentralEuropefrom
communism
•May13,2000–duringtheGreatJubilee,
JPIIbeatifiesFranciscoandJacintaMarto,
andthenmakespublictheso-called“third
secret”ofFatima
Lucia-10,Francisco-9,andJacinta-7
Theresurelymustbeone
reasonwhyOurLadychose
suchsimplepersonsasthe
threechildrenofFatima,to
sharewiththemher
concernoverthesinfulness
ofmankind.
Thosechildrenwere
academicallyuntrained,and
intheeyesofa
sophisticatedworld,three
nobodies.
Yes,buttheyhadtrueFaith.
---Fr.JohnHardon,S.J.
ServantofGod(1914-2000)
THEPARDONPRAYER
Theangelwhoappearedto
thechildrenin1916taught
themthefollowingprayer:
My God, I believe, I adore, I
hope and I love Thee! I ask
pardon for those who do
not believe, do not adore,
do not hope and do not
love Thee.
Whatareyoudoing?Pray!Prayagreat
deal!
“Offerupeverythingwithin
yourpowerasasacrificetothe
Lordinanactofreparationfor
thesinsbywhichHeis
offended;andofsupplication
fortheconversionofsinners.
Thusinvokepeaceuponyour
country.IamherGuardian
Angel;theAngelofPortugal.
Aboveall,acceptandbearwith
submissionthesufferingsthat
theLordmaysendyou.”
THEANGEL’SPRAYER
Thethreechildrensawtheangelprostratebeforethe
hostandchalicethathungintheair.Worshipingthe
Eucharist,theangelprayed,
Most Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit- I adore
Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body,
Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all
the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the
outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby He is
offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most
Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I
beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.
THEEUCHARISTIC
PRAYER
Duringthefirstapparition
ofOurLadyofFatima,
May13,1917,the
childrenfound
themselves“movedby
aninteriorimpulse,”as
Lucialaterexplained,to
saythefollowingprayer
together:
Most Holy Trinity, I adore
Thee! My God, my God,
I love Thee in the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
WhatdowelearnfromtheAngel?
• TheHeartsofJesusandMaryareattentivetothe
voiceofyoursupplications
• BytheinfinitemeritsofHisMost
SacredHeartandthroughthe
ImmaculateHeartofMary,Ibegof
Theetheconversionofpoorsinners.
• Offerupeverythingwithinyour
powerasasacrificetotheLordinan
actofreparationforthesinsby
whichHeisoffended…acceptand
bearwithsubmissionthesufferings
theLordmaysendyou
TheFirstApparition
May13,1917
“AreyouwillingtoofferyourselvestoGodand
bearallthesufferingsHewillstosendyou,as
anactofreparationfortheconversionof
sinners?”
“Thenyouaregoingtohave
muchtosuffer,butthegrace
ofGodwillbeyourcomfort.”
“Saytherosaryeveryday,to
bringpeacetotheworldand
theendofthewar.”
TheSecondApparition
June13,1917
“JesuswishestoestablishthedevotiontoMy
ImmaculateHeartthroughouttheworld.I
promisesalvationtowhoeverembracesit;
thesesoulswillbedeartoGod,likeflowers
putbyMetoadornhisthrone.”
“PraytheRosaryeveryday.”
“Iwillneverforsakeyou.
MyImmaculateHeartwill
beyourrefugeandtheway
thatwillleadyoutoGod.”
TheThirdApparition
July13,1917
“ContinuetopraytheRosaryeverydayinhonor
ofOurLadyoftheRosary,inordertoobtain
peacefortheworldandtheendofthewar”
“Sacrifice
yourselves
forsinners…”
TheThirdApparition
July13,1917
FirstSecret:aterrifyingvision
ofhell
SecondSecret:consecration
ofRussiatomyImmaculate
Heart,andtheCommunion
ofReparationontheFirst
Saturdays
ThirdSecret:publishedin
2000
THESACRIFICEPRAYER
TheBlessedMothertaught
thechildrentoofferall
theirpersonalsacrificesto
Godbypraying,
O Jesus, I offer this for love
of Thee, for the conversion
of sinners, and in
reparation for the sins
committed against the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
TheFatimaSanctuaryand
ChapeloftheApparitions
ConsecrationofRussiatothe
ImmaculateHeartofMary
Thereishasbeendebateoverwhetherornot
theconsecrationofRussiawascorrectlydone
asrequestedbyOurLady,e.g.diditmention
Russiaspecifically,didalltheBishopsofthe
worldparticipate,etc.
Sr.Lucia:“theconsecrationwasmadebythe
presentpontiff,JohnPaulII,onMarch25,
1984…anditwasacceptedbyHeaven.”
Insum:thePopedidallthatwasinhispower.
CommunionofReparationontheFirst
Saturdays
• July13,1917:“ontheFirstSaturdayofeverymonth,
Communionsofreparationbemadeinatonement
forthesinsoftheworld."
• December10,1925:“See,mydaughter,myHeart
encircledbythornswithwhichungratefulmenpierceit
ateverymomentbytheirblasphemiesandingratitude.
Doyou,atleast,strivetoconsoleme.TellthemthatI
promisetoassistatthehourofdeathwiththegraces
necessaryforsalvationallthosewho,inorderto
makereparationtome,ontheFirstSaturdayoffive
successivemonths,gotoconfession,receiveHoly
Communion,sayfivedecadesoftheRosary,andkeep
mecompanyforaquarterofanhour,meditatingon
thefifteenmysteriesoftheRosary.”
Reparation
FatherAndrewApostolidescribes:
“ReparationisanactoflovetoGodtohelp
makeupforsomeone’sfailureorrefusalto
loveHim.Inotherwords,whenaperson
offerssomegooddeedoractofself-denialas
reparationtoGod,heissaying,‘God,Ilove
You’inordertomakeupforanoffense
againstHimbywhichsomeoneelsesaid,‘God,
IdonotloveYou.’”(Fatima for Today,page
28)
THEROSARYDECADE
PRAYER
TheBlessedMotherstressedthe
criticalimportanceofprayingthe
rosarydailyfortheconversionof
sinnersandpeaceintheworld.She
askedthatthisprayerberecitedat
theendofeachrosarydecade:
Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save
us from the fires of Hell, lead all
souls to Heaven, especially those in
most need of Thy mercy.
TheFourthApparition
August19,1917
"Pray,prayverymuch,and
makesacrificesforsinners;
formanysoulsgotohell,
becausetherearenoneto
sacrificethemselvesand
prayforthem."
TheFifthApparition
September13,1917
“ContinuetopraytheRosaryin
ordertoobtaintheendofthe
war.”
“Godispleasedwithyoursacrifices.
Hedoesnotwantyoutosleep
withtheropeon,butonlytowear
itduringthedaytime.”
“InOctoberIwillperformamiracle
sothatallmaybelieve.”
TheSixthApparition
October13,1917
“Iwanttotellyouthatachapelistobebuilthere
inmyhonor.IamtheLadyoftheRosary.
ContinuealwaystopraytheRosaryeveryday.”
“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.”
MiracleoftheSun
Thedaythesundanced
TheSeers
OurLadytoldthechildren
thatthetwoyounger
oneswouldbeinheaven
soon.
FranciscodiedonApril4,
1919atage11.
JacintadiedonFebruary20,
1920atage9.
TombofSt.FranciscoMarto
In1935,Jacinta’sbody
wasexhumedand
foundtobeincorrupt.
PopeJohnPaul
beatifiedJacintaand
FranciscoonMay13,
2000andPope
Franciscanonized
themMay13,2017.
TombofSr.Lucia(right)
andSt.JacintaMarto
ServantofGodLuciadeJesus
LuciaenteredtheDorothean
conventtolearntoreadandwrite
asinstructedbyOurLady,and
laterbecameaCarmelitenun.
Shediedatage97intheyear
2005.
TheDiocesanphaseforthe
BeatificationandCanonizationof
theSisterLuciadosSantosbegan
in2008andwascompletedFeb.
13,2017.
“ThirdSecret”
WesawaBishopdressedinWhite(wehadthe
impressionthatitwastheHolyFather).OtherBishops,
Priests,menandwomenReligiousgoingupasteep
mountain,atthetopofwhichtherewasabigCrossof
rough-hewntrunks;beforereachingtheretheHoly
Fatherpassedthroughabigcityhalfinruinsandhalf
tremblingwithhaltingstep,afflictedwithpainand
sorrow,heprayedforthesoulsofthecorpseshemeton
hisway;havingreachedthetopofthemountain,onhis
kneesatthefootofthebigCrosshewaskilledbyagroup
ofsoldierswhofiredbulletsandarrowsathim,andinthe
samewaytherediedoneafteranothertheother
Bishops,Priests,menandwomenReligiousandvarious
laypeople.
CardinalJosephRatzinger
CommentaryontheThirdSecretofFatima(2000):
Akeyexpressionofthe“secret”hasbecomejustlyfamous:“my
ImmaculateHeartwilltriumph”.Whatdoesthismean?
TheheartopentoGod,purifiedbycontemplationofGod,is
strongerthangunsandweaponsofeverykind.Thefiatof
Mary,thewordofherheart,haschangedthehistoryofthe
world,becauseitbroughttheSaviorintotheworld—because,
thankstoherYes,Godcouldbecomemaninourworldand
remainssoforalltime.
TheEvilOnehaspowerinthisworld,asweseeandexperience
continually.Hehaspowerbecauseourfreedomcontinuallylets
itselfbeledawayfromGod.ButsinceGod,Himself,tooka
humanheartandhasthussteeredhumanfreedomtowards
whatisgood,thefreedomtochooseevilnolongerhasthelast
word.
Fromthattimeforth,thewordthatprevailsisthis:"Intheworld
youwillhavetribulation,buttakeheart;Ihaveovercomethe
world"(Jn16:33).ThemessageofFatimainvitesustotrustin
thispromise.