Imagine you are 10 years old and simply sitting outdoors in your rural town with two of your younger cousins when all of a sudden a woman appears to you...but way up in the sky. This woman invites you to come visit her the next six Wednesdays of each month for the next six months. By the time the six month had come, 70,000 people from many parts of the world came to here and see the woman in the sky. This small shepherd town today still only has a population of 12,000 people and this occurrence was over 100 year ago. Approximately 4-5 million people per year visit Fatima.

Who was the messenger? The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus and she was

sent by God the Father.

What was the message: The following are four of the many statements made to the children"Men must amend their lives, and ask pardon for their sins. . . . They must no longer offend Our Lord, Who is already so much offended." "The part of the last apparition which has remained most deeply imprinted on my heart is the prayer of our heavenly Mother begging us not to offend any more Almighty God, Who is already so much offended.""If men only knew what eternity is, how they would make all possible efforts to amend their lives . . . mortification and sacrifice give great pleasure to Our Divine Lord.""Pray much and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because there is no one to make sacrifices for them." pray for peace. If we all did those, can you imagine the condition of the world?

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