The punishment is imminent: the words of the Virgin Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima

Sister Lucia she was one of three shepherdesses to whom the Virgin Mary would appear in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. Our Lady would make three particularly important messages to Sister Lucia during the apparitions. These messages are known as the "three secrets of Fatima".

The apparitions were experienced by three children, Lucia dos Santos and his cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto, to whom Our Lady appeared six times.

The 3 messages of the Virgin Mary

Here are the three messages of the Virgin Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima.

The first message of Fatima was one vision of Hell, which Our Lady showed to the little shepherds. The Virgin Mary asks them to pray to save souls from hellfire and to spread the message of salvation through prayer and penance.

The second Fatima message was one reporting of war and of the persecution that would come to Europe and throughout the world. Our Lady asked the little shepherds to pray for peace and to do penance for the conversion of sinners.

The third Fatima message was a vision of theassassination of a Pope and other people, as well as the revelation of a “great light” that would illuminate the world. Our Lady asked the little shepherds to pray for the Church and for the Pope and to spread the message of conversion and peace.

The words of the Virgin Mary to Sister Lucia are seen by the Catholic Church as an authentic divine message and have had a great influence on Catholic spirituality in the XNUMXth century.

In particular, the message of Fatima has been seen as a call to prayer and penance for the conversion of sinners and peace in the world. The Virgin Mary's message has also been and seen as one premonition of the historical events of the XNUMXth century, such as the World War I , Russian revolution.