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Marian Cycle: Apparitions of Our Lady in 1917

First apparition of Our Lady
Location: Cova da Iria
Date: May 13, 1917

– Do not be afraid. I will do you no harm!
– Where are you from?
– I am from Heaven.
– What do you want of me?
– I have come to ask you to come here for six months in succession, on the 13th day, at this same hour. Later on, I will tell youwho I am and what I want. Afterwards, I will return here yet a seventh time.
[- Can you tell me if the war will still last too long or it will be over soon?- I cannot yet tell you until I say what I want of you.]
– Shall I go to Heaven too?
– Yes, you will.
– And Jacinta?
– She will go also.
– And Francisco?
– He will go there too, but he must say many Rosaries.
[…]
– Is Maria das Neves in Heaven?
– Yes, she is.” (I think she was about 16 years old).
– And Amélia?
– She will be in purgatory until the end of the world.
[…]
– Are you willing to offer yourselves to God and bear all the sufferings He wills to send you, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and of supplication for the conversion of sinners?”
– Yes, we are willing.”
– Then you are going to have much to suffer, but the grace of God will be your comfort.
As she pronounced these last words “…the grace of God will be your comfort”, Our Lady opened her hands for the first time, communicating to us a light so intense that, as it streamed from her hands, its rays penetrated our hearts and the innermost depths of our souls, making us see ourselves in God, Who was that light, more clearly than we see ourselves in the best of mirrors. Then, moved by an interior impulse that was also communicated to us, we fell on our knees, repeating in our hearts:
– O most Holy Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the most Blessed Sacrament!”
After a few moments, Our Lady spoke again:
– Pray the Rosary every day, in order to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war.”

Second apparition of Our Lady
Location: Cova da Iria
Date: June 13, 1917
People present: 50 to 60

– What do you want of me? I asked.
– I wish you to come here on the 13th of next month, to pray the Rosary every day, and to learn to read. Later, I will tell you what I want. I asked for the cure of a sick person.
– lf he is converted; he will be cured during the year.
– I would like to ask you to take us to Heaven.
– Yes. I will take Jacinta and Francisco soon. But you are to stay here some time longer. Jesus wishes to make use of you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.” [l promise salvation to those who embrace it, and those souls will be loved by God like flowers placed by me to adorn His throne.].
Am I to stay here alone? I asked, sadly.
No, my daughter. Are you suffering a great deal? Don’t lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.
As Our Lady spoke these last words, she opened her hands and for the second time, she communicated to us the rays of that same immense light. We saw ourselves in this light, as it were, immersed in God. Jacinta and Francisco seemed to be in that part of the light which rose towards Heaven, and I in that which was poured out on the earth. In front of the palm of Our Lady’s right hand was a heart encircled by thorns which pierced it. We understood that this was the Immaculate Heart of Mary, outraged by the sins of humanity, and seeking reparation.»

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