Sister Lucia: "I saw hell that's how it is" from his memoirs

“Our Lady showed us a great sea of ​​fire, which seemed to be under the earth. Immersed in this fire, demons and souls as if they were transparent and black or bronze colored embers, with a human shape, floating in the fire, carried by the flames, which came out of themselves, together with swarms of smoke and fell from all the parts, similar to the sparks that fall in the great fires, without weight or balance, between cries and moans of pain and despair that made the creep and tremble with fear. The demons were distinguished by the horrible and lousy forms of frightening and unknown, but transparent and black animals.

This vision lasted an instant. And may they be given thanks to our good heavenly Mother, who had previously reassured us with the promise to take us to heaven during the first apparition! If it weren't so, I think we would have died of fear and terror.

Shortly afterwards we raised our eyes to Our Lady, who said with kindness and sadness: «You have seen hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wants to establish devotion to my immaculate Heart in the world. If they do what I tell you, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war will soon end. But if they do not stop offending God, under the reign of Pius XI, another worse one will begin. When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that it is the great sign that God gives you, that is going to punish the world for his crimes, through war, hunger and persecution of the Church and the Holy Father. To prevent it, I will come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my immaculate Heart and communion on the first Saturdays. If they listen to my requests, Russia will convert and there will be peace; if not, it will spread its errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions against the Church. The good will be martyred and the Holy Father will have much to suffer, several nations will be annihilated. Eventually my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, which will be converted and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world "."