Francisco learned of Our Lady’s request through Jacinta and Lúcia that he should pray many Rosaries, and reacted thus: “O my Lady, I will pray as many Rosaries as You wish.” Francisco wanted to console Our Lord and then convert sinners so that they would no longer offend Him.Sometimes, upon arriving in Fátima, he would […]
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Lúcia felt bitter, despised, and insulted by her own family. Her mother insisted more and more that she confess that the May apparition was a lie. All these sufferings were sacrifices she offered to God and made her feel relieved.Our Lady consoled and encouraged her, adding that she would never leave her and that the
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They were thirsty during a very hot summer day while grazing sheep in a pasture far from home. That day Jacinta had headaches. Francisco persuaded her to accept those pains as a sacrifice for the conversion of sinners. When they were in prison, Francisco and Jacinta offered their suffering as a sacrifice to Jesus for
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Jacinta persuaded Francisco and Lúcia that they had to pray the Rosary and make sacrifices for the conversion of sinners as Our Lady requested them. Francisco had the idea of giving their snacks to the sheep and going hungry. They accepted and spent the day fasting. On Jacinta’s initiative, they gave their snacks to some
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