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Sun 13 Feb 2005

9:11pm (UK)
Virgin Mary Child Dies

"PA"

Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions, has died, Portuguese media reported today. She was 97.

Sister Lucia, a Roman Catholic nun, had been ill for the past three months and died at the Convent of Carmelitas in Coimbra, north of Lisbon, TSF radio reported, citing family sources.

Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes called Lucia’s death ”very emotional news”.

Lucia and two of her cousins, siblings Jacinta and Francisco, said in 1907 that the Virgin Mary had been appearing to them once a month and predicting events, such as a world war, the fall of Russian communism, and the eventual persecution of Catholics and the Pope. The appearances took place on the 13th day of each month in Fatima, a town about 70 miles north of Lisbon.

The first sighting was May 13, and the appearances took place for another five months, ending abruptly in October that year.

Shortly after, both Jacinta and Francisco died of respiratory diseases. But Lucia became a nun and penned two memoirs while living in convents.

The Catholic Church later built a shrine in Fatima, which is visited each year by millions of people from around the world. More than 100,000 people from dozens of countries routinely attend the annual commemorations of the sightings.

Pope John Paul II has visited three times since becoming pontiff, spending a few minutes with Lucia during a 1991 trip to the site. He has claimed the Virgin of Fatima saved his life after he was shot by a Turkish gunman in St Peter’s square in 1981. The May 13, 1981, attack coincided with the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, and John Paul credit’s the Virgin’s intercession for his survival.

In 2000, he visited Fatima to beatify Jacinta and Francisco.

A funeral was scheduled for Tuesday, TSF reported.

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[anonymoussierra]

This is truth My G-D!!!!

[sassbox]

and Sr Lucia died on the 13th of the month too! How about that?

[pascendi]

Uh oh...

[PatriotGirl827]

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[Mark in the Old South]

QUAESUMUS, Domine, pro tua pietate miserere animae famulae tuae Lucia, et a contagiis mortalitatis exutam, in aeternae salvationis partem restitue. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

WE beseech Thee, O Lord, according to Thy loving-kindness, have mercy upon the soul of Thy handmaiden Lucia, and now that she is set free from the defilements of this mortal flesh, restore her to her heritage of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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REQUIEM aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei (eis). Requiescat in pace. Amen.

ETERNAL rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

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DOMINE Iesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadent in obscurum; sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit; deliver them out of the lion's mouth, lest hell should swallow them up, lest they fall into the outer darkness; but let Thy standard-bearer, Saint Michael, bring them back into Thy holy light, which Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and to his seed. Amen.

Lord God I pray Sister Lucia is safe.

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[diamond6]

Wasn't she supposed to witness "The Warning"?

[Blue Eyes]

This is very sad. I was just thinking about her this morning. I'm preparing to leave for Rome tomorrow, and I was thinking about the visions of Saint Margaret Mary, wondering why modern-day people don't receive visions. Then I thought of Lucia. Now I hear she has died.

May she rest in peace.

[nickcarraway]

Prayers

[P.O.E.]

Sister Lucia, our prayers are with you.

[ndkos]

By the way, Portugal is going to have an election exactly one week from today. Currently the center-right is in office. I hope the athiests and pro-abortion politicians don't gain power.

[vox_freedom]

Our Lady of Fátima Day is a Portuguese holiday commemorating a period in 1917 when the Virgin Mary appeared in the Portuguese village of Fátima. On May 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to 3 childern in the small, rural, village of Fátima. At first most villagers were skeptical of the childern's story. On the 13th of each month the Virgin continued to appear, each time being witnessed by more people. The last appearance on October 13, 1917 was witnessed by over 70,000 people. July 13th was choosen as Our Lady of Fátima Day since this was the first day on which the Virgin appeared to a large number of people. Today the village of Fátima is a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims. Most pilgrimages are scheduled between May 13th and October 13th.

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And, as it has been earlier stated here, Sister Lucia died on February 13th.

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[Dajjal]

Requiem aeternam dona ei Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen.
Anima eius et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum per misericordiam Dei reqiescant in pace. Amen.

[Salvation]

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SISTER LUCIA RIP

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[Salvation]

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[jazzo]

God Bless and grant repose to Sister Lucia. Our prayers are with her.