McBride/
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M. event. Prior to the event, Sister Lucia told her old friend Mrs. Eugenia Pestana (after having read the text of the Pope’s consecration formula): "That event cannot have a decisive character."
After the event, in a 1985 interview with
Sol de Fatima,
when asked if the Pope’s consecration of the world on March 25, 1984 fulfilled Heaven’s command, Sister Lucia replied: "There was no participation of all the bishops, and there was no mention of Russia…. No [the consecration was not done as requested]. Many bishops attached no importance to this act."
If further proof is needed that the Consecration has not yet been carried out as Heaven stipulated, all we have to do is answer for ourselves this question: "Have the blessings promised by Our Lady, as a result of the Consecration, come to pass to date?"
And, additionally, Pope John Paul II had never claimed – at
any
time to the end of his life in 2005 – that he had carried out the Consecration in the way Heaven required.
The Consecration
will
– inevitably – take place; Our Lady has assured us of this in her words to Sister Lucia: "In the end, My Immaculate Heart will Triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to Me, and she will be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world."
Our Lord, through Sister Lucia, assured us of this as well:
"Pray a great deal for the Holy Father. He will do it [consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary]
but it will be late." But, notice, it will not be
too
late.
We, also, have a crucial part to play in this eventual triumph: "According to Sister Lucia: ‘The grace’ of the Collegial Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by the Catholic bishops together with the Pope ‘will only be given when a sufficient number [of people] are complying with the message of Fatima."’
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2 The Fatima Crusader, #118, Spring 2017, p. 10.
Finally, as to the so-called Third Secret, did the Vatican reveal the whole of it on June 26, 2000 at its press conference? Yes, the whole of the secret
was
revealed. It was contained in the vision described by Sister Lucia in her notebooks, sent to the Vatican in 1957.
These were kept in the Vatican archives. What was withheld from us, however, was the one page letter, sent to the Vatican at the same time, and kept in an envelope in the papal apartment. This letter – in Sister Lucia’s handwriting – contained Our Lady’s words to the children explaining to them what the vision meant. (It wouldn’t make much sense for Our Lady to require these three simple children to interpret what it was they were being shown. Our Lady would have had to explain it to them.) "Incredibly, the only person not to participate in the ‘revelation’ of the Third Secret on June 26, 2000 was Sister Lucia herself. She was still not allowed to speak [she had been silenced by the Vatican since 1960 and – under her vow of Obedience – was not permitted to speak about the Third Secret], even though the public was now being told that the Message of Fatima has been fully revealed and that nothing else remains hidden."
3 At the time, she was in her convent in Coimbra, Portugal and was not even permitted to view the proceedings on the convent’s TV.
Why could she – who was the only one alive who actually knew what the vision portrayed – not have read the Third Secret aloud at the conference and explained its meaning? Why was it necessary for the Vatican to interpret June 11, 1908-April 4, 1919 – some words spoken prior to his death.
"No, ma’am. I don’t want to be a priest either…. I don’t want to be anything. I just want to die and go to Heaven."
"I liked to see the Angel so much, but I liked Our Lady much more. What I liked best about the apparitions was seeing Our Lord
3 The Devil’s Final Battle, edited & compiled by Fr. Paul Kramer and the editorial staff of the Missionary Association, Good Counsel Publications, Pound Ridge, NY, 2nd edition, 2010, p. 363.
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what the vision meant?
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St. Francisco Marto:
To Truly Honor Our Lady Fatima, Why Not Truly Obey Our Lady of Fatima?
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in that light that the Blessed Virgin put into our hearts. I love God very much. He is so sad because of so many sins. We must not commit even the smallest sin."
St. Jacinta Marto:
March 11, 1910-February 20, 1920 – some words spoken to Mother Godinho, superior of the convent where the future saint lay ill.
"My dear Mother, don’t allow that.
They must act before the Blessed Sacrament as is proper. Everyone must be quiet in church; they must not speak…. Our Lady does not want us to talk in church." (on seeing some people talking in the chapel) "You must never tell a lie or be lazy, but be very obedient. Do everything well and with patience for the love of Our Lord if you want to go to Heaven!"
"My dear Mother, the sins that bring most souls to Hell are the sins of the flesh. Certain fashions are going to be introduced which will offend Our Lord very much. Those who serve God should not follow these fashions…. The sins of the world are too great. If only people knew what eternity is, they would do everything to change their lives. People lose their souls because they do not think about the death of Our Lord and do not do penance."
"Many marriages are not good; they do not please Our Lord and are not of God."
"Pray a great deal for governments." "Be very charitable even with those who are unkind…. Be very patient, for patience brings us to Heaven."
* * * To paraphrase the Gospel, if we truly want to honor and show our love for Our Blessed Mother in this centennial year what better way to manifest this than by doing what she asked of us.
"God is served only when He is served as He wishes to be." (St. Pio of Pietrelcino)
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Dear Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
St. Jacinta, pray for us!
St. Francisco, pray for us!
Sister Lucia, pray for us! ■
4 Have a Good Day, ed. Bro. Mariano Di Vito, Piazzale Santa Maria della Grazie, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG) Italy, 3rd edition, 2015, p. 229.
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