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Books and editorials dating back as far as the early
1900's have brought forward the message and the story
of Fatima. But not until 1935, after Jacinta’s body was
found to be incorrupt, did Sister Lucia then, by order of
her Bishop, begin to write her memoirs. She did this in the
attic of her Dorothean Convent in Tuy, Spain.
Although Our Lady’s message contains many parts, in all of
these parts of the message, Our Lady gives us the tools
to carry out the one main point that encompasses the
entire message, which is a ‘CALL TO RETURN TO GOD’.
Sister Lucia spoke of this to her nephew, Father Jose
Valinho, a Salesian Priest, who visited her often and came
with Our Lady’s message and with Sr. Lucia’s blessing, to
the United States in 2001, at the request of Pilgrims For
Peace, to tell us about this.
From the beginning, Our Lady’s one constant request of
the children was to PRAY THE ROSARY every day. She
spoke of this in every one of her 6 apparitions. We know
that Francisco did not see Our Lady until he began praying
the rosary. It is the most powerful weapon for peace.
Our Lady’s other requests were to make sacrifices for
the conversion of sinners. Jacinta would cry because she
knew that sinners were going to hell and there was no one
to pray for them.
Our Lady told Lucia on a number of occasions that “God
wishes to use you to establish in the world a devotion to
My Immaculate Heart.”. The FIRST SATURDAY
DEVOTION is about fulfilling the requirements of that
devotion with “ONLY ONE INTENTION, TO MAKE
REPARATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART....”.
