The true story of Fatima – part 27
APPENDIX I - A Letter From Dr Mendes To His Fiance, written in September, 1917 When I arrived at Aljustrel, at the house of Francisco's parents, I asked to speak to the children. Jacinta [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 26
MAY 13, 1946: OFFICIAL CROWNING OF THE OUR LADY OF FATIMA STATUE Rome had recognised and blessed the apparitions to the shepherd children of Aljustrel. Henceforth Fatima was to spread throughout [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 25
GROWING SUPPORT FROM THE CATHOLIC HIERARCHY During the five years which followed the apparitions, the ecclesiastical authorities maintained their prudent reserve. On May 3, 1922, two years [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 24
LUCIA - A DOROTHEAN NUN Lucia Santos, the principal witness to the events this book describes, is today a Carmelite nun, living without distinction from her sisters in religion at Coimbra, Portugal.
The true story of Fatima – part 23
APRIL-MAY 1920: OFFICIAL PERSECUTION OF THE GREAT PILGRIMAGE That the fears of our Lady's good friends were not unjustified, will be made clear by a description of the events that followed. In [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 22
MAY 13, 1920: THE FIRST STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA The statue in the little chapel at the Cova da Iria was acquiring an interesting history of its own. As earlier disclosed in this narrative, [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 21
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ANGEL'S PRAYERS Here in these paragraphs, if we pause for just a moment to reflect, is the essential meaning and purpose of Fatima. It should be kept in mind that this is a [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 20
THE COST OF HEAVEN: Lucia's Offering We return now to Lucia, whose age, at the time of Jacinta's death, was one month less than thirteen years. Any opportunity for normal, unspectacular [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 19
THE COST OF HEAVEN: Jacinta's Offering It is not easy to write about the final days of Jacinta. She simply does not sound like a child of eight or nine. A non-Catholic, not perceiving the force [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 18
THE COST OF HEAVEN: Francisco's Offering But what had happened to the children after the wonders of October, 1917? The story of Fatima moves along, and for Francisco and Jacinta, it is nearly [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 17
DEVOTION GROWS: The Chapel The author, although having lived at Fatima for a considerable number of years, must rely on the records and on the gospel sincerity of his older friends and [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 16
THE COST OF HEAVEN: OCTOBER 23-24, 1917 Vandalism, Mockery and Persecution: It may well have been that the faithful, having observed at first hand the undeniable prodigies of October 13, felt [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 15
Front page feature in the 'O Seculo' - the rationalist newspaper. Another, and entirely responsible witness of the great event in the Cova da Iria, was Dr Almeida Garrett, of Coimbra University, [...]
The true story of Fatima – part 14
THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN When Lucia cried, "Look at the sun!" the people responded. The rain at that moment had stopped; the sun was clearly seen. There was no cloud to obscure it, yet it did not [...]