Anything Under the Sun
Fatima strange coincidences (4)
Continuation of the Third event
For several seconds the children said nothing. They just stood and stared. Then Lucia always the spokesman for the trio by virtue of her age found her voice. "Where do you come from?" she asked.
"I come from Heaven."
"And why have you come down here?" Lucia wanted to know.
"Because I want you to come here at this same hour on the 12th day of every month until October. Then I will tell you who I am and what I want."
By now Lucia's childish inquisitiveness had overcome any fear that remained. "Shall I go to Heaven?" she asked.
"Yes you will go there."
"And Jacinta?"
"Jacinta will go to Heaven, too."
"And Francisco?"
"Yes, but he will first have to say many Rosaries."
"At this point, Francisco interrupted, "I can't see anybody, Lucia, and I can't hear anything either. Let's throw a stone at the light and see if anybody's there."
Lucia, horrified, hurriedly started to tell the Lady of Francisco's plight. But before she could finish, the Lady said, "Let him say his Rosary and then he will see me."
Finally, the Lady asked. "Do you wish to offer yourselves to God in order to accept all the sufferings He wishes to send you in reparation for sin and for the conversion of sinners?"
"Yes," answered the children.
"Then you will suffer much, but God's grace will strengthen you. Children, go always saying the Rosary as you have done."
With that the Lady disappeared.
This event far stronger than the other two, was the third piece in the picture of May 13, 1917. Or rather, it was the beginning of the third piece. In the months that followed, the piece was completed, and it gave the world a message of hope, especially for people who have faith in God.