94th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun in Fatima

October 13, 2011 | www.blessedmotherschildren.com

On Saturday, October 13, 1917 about 70,000 people, both believers and critics, Catholics and non-Catholics, had gathered in the muddy field in drenching downpours of fierce rain. Many newspaper reporters and photographers were there to record the miracle or prove the children were lying.

The crowd was standing in the relentless, pouring rain, with mud up to their ankles. Many were praying the Rosary.

Suddenly Lucia cried out:

“Put down your umbrellas everyone!” To Jacinta and Francisco she said: “Kneel down. Our Lady is coming! I have seen the flash!” Lucia then said to Our Lady: “What do you want of me?” Our Lady replied: “I am the Lady of the Rosary, I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and ask for pardon for their sins. They must not offend Our Lord any more, for He is already too grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the Rosary. Let them continue saying it everyday.” She also said: “I would like a chapel built here in my honor.” She added that: “the war will end soon” and that the soldiers would not be long in returning to their homes. As Our Lady was about to leave, she pointed to the sun. Lucia cried out:

“Look at the sun!” The rain had stopped and the black clouds parted and the sun began to whirl in the sky, scattering rays of multicolored light and lighting up the entire countryside. The sun whirled for three minutes, stopped and, then, resumed again a second and third time lasting a total of twelve minutes. The sun spun faster each time and at the end seemed to tear itself from the sky and began plunging to earth. The crowd was on their knees, terrified, asking pardon for their sins fearing that the end of the world was at hand. At the last moment the sun halted its descent and returned to its normal position.

The Miracle of the Sun ended with the rain soaked earth and people’s clothes now being completely dry.

There were many reported healings. The miracle was seen over a 600 square mile area.

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