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LAST OF CHILDREN WHO CLAIMED TO SEE VIRGIN MARY DIES AT 97
Associated Press ^ | 13 Feb 2005 | Editors

Posted on 02/14/2005 4:02:09 AM PST by Robert Drobot

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

Sister Lucia, a Roman Catholic nun, had been ill for the past three months and died Sunday at the Convent of Carmelitas in Coimbra, 120 miles north of Lisbon, TSF radio reported, citing family sources.

Lucia and two of her cousins, siblings Jacinta and Francisco, said in 1917 that the Virgin Mary had been appearing to them once a month and predicting events, such as world wars, the re-emergence of Christianity in Russia...."

The first sighting was May 13, [1917] and the appearances continued for another five months, ending abruptly in October.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


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Lucia, 10, left; Francisco, 9, center;
and Jacinta Marto, 7, are seen in Fatima,
central Portugal, in a 1917 photograph.


Sister Lucia Marto

The Third Part of the Secret, which Sr. Lucia wrote down on Jan. 3, 1944, obviously was done when she got comfort and permission through Our Lady appearing to her in the Infirmary on Jan. 2, 1944, to go ahead and write it down. Sister Lucia's Her loyalty to God and The Virgin Mary was unwavering. Her place among His angels and saints is assured.
1 posted on 02/14/2005 4:02:13 AM PST by Robert Drobot
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To: Robert Drobot
Sister Lucia's Her loyalty to God and The Virgin Mary was unwavering. Her place among His angels and saints is assured.
2 posted on 02/14/2005 4:04:11 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah; Land of the Irish; AAABEST; JesseHousman; MarineMomJ; thor76; ultima ratio; ...
"If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour." -- 1 John 12:26

Sister Maria of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your unswerving devotion to The Blessed Trinity and The Blessed Virgin Mary has now pasted.

Sister Maria of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.

4 posted on 02/14/2005 4:41:53 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Great Prophet Zarquon

Now we'll never know.


5 posted on 02/14/2005 4:46:53 AM PST by mtbopfuyn
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To: Great Prophet Zarquon; Canticle_of_Deborah; Land of the Irish; AAABEST; JesseHousman; MarineMomJ; ..
It is my hope this thread will speak to what we know of the Fatima messages, and what must be done meet their direction.

Further, Sister Maria of the Immaculate Heart of Mary received further direction from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Perhaps we would do well to reaffirm our reverence for and commitment to God as emulated by Sister Maria of the Immaculate Heart of Mary:

On December 10, 1925, Our Lady, with the Child Jesus beside Her, appeared to Sister Lucia in her room. She was holding out Her Heart surrounded by sharp thorns. Both asked for reparation to be made to the Immaculate Heart. Our Lady promised to assist with all the necessary graces for salvation at death of those who would make the Five First Saturdays. That is, those who, for five consecutive first Saturdays of the month, would go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, recite the Rosary and spend fifteen minutes meditating on the Mysteries of the Rosary, all with the intention of making reparation to Her. (Later Our Lord said that Confession could be on another day as long as one receives Holy Communion in the state of grace.)

On May 29, 1930 Our Lord explained to Sr. Lucia that the five Saturdays were in reparation for:

1. Those who deny the Immaculate Conception.
2. Those who deny Our Lady's virginity.
3. Those who deny Our Lady's Divine maternity and that She is the Mother of all mankind.
4. Those who cause children to have indifference, contempt or hatred toward Our Lady.
5. Those who commit outrages against Holy Images of Our Lady.

Please, please, please, avoid the 'did or didn't' baitings.

A thread devoted to the abundance of apparitions Sister Maria of the Immaculate Heart of Mary reported would be a testament to her role as Heavenly Messenger. The apologists for this pope will not be convinced he did not reveal the Third Secret. Let them blather. Take the high road. The road He would prefer we take.

6 posted on 02/14/2005 5:01:46 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Great Prophet Zarquon; Canticle_of_Deborah; Land of the Irish; AAABEST; JesseHousman; MarineMomJ; ..

The URL for the above quotation is http://www.ainglkiss.com/bvm/Lucia.htm


7 posted on 02/14/2005 5:06:12 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Robert Drobot

RIP


8 posted on 02/14/2005 5:14:02 AM PST by newzjunkey (Demand Mexico Turnover Fugitive Murderers: http://www.escapingjustice.com)
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To: Robert Drobot

Discussed here since yesterday....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1342429/posts

God Bless


9 posted on 02/14/2005 5:56:45 AM PST by dcnd9
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To: dcnd9

Once upon a time nothing got posted without a URL source, less this board be filled with rumor. Don't know how this one slipped pass the gatekeepers.


10 posted on 02/14/2005 6:20:46 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Great Prophet Zarquon

I actually thought that the 3rd secret was known to the church.


11 posted on 02/14/2005 6:21:47 AM PST by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: Robert Drobot

bump


12 posted on 02/14/2005 6:23:28 AM PST by diamond6 (Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
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To: dcnd9
Before posting an article, one appropriately does a search using the headline from the article in question to learn if it was already posted. I followed this process to obvious conclusion. Seeing no article by that title, it was posted.

But then the thread you reference was posted with no supporting documentation. Consequently it would not have been brought to my attention, and I could have done something better with my time. The vicissitudes of life weigh heavily.....and all that rot. FR's post 'search' simply does not take into account related threads by way of word association.

13 posted on 02/14/2005 6:47:30 AM PST by Robert Drobot (God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
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To: Robert Drobot

I'm new and still learning the ropes.


14 posted on 02/14/2005 6:54:12 AM PST by dcnd9
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To: James S. Robb

Ping to v. 2.0

(This is a ping, this is only a ping. Had this been an actual message, I would have written something meaningful. In the event of an actual message...)


15 posted on 02/14/2005 9:47:46 AM PST by dangus
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To: Robert Drobot; nickcarraway; SMEDLEYBUTLER; Siobhan; Lady In Blue; attagirl; goldenstategirl; ...
Catholic Discussion Ping!

Please notify me via FReepmail if you would like to be added to or taken off the Catholic Discussion Ping List.

16 posted on 02/14/2005 9:49:44 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

She's in heaven with the angels now.


17 posted on 02/14/2005 10:12:26 AM PST by Ciexyz (I use the term Blue Cities, not Blue States. PA is red except for Philly, Pgh & Erie)
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To: Robert Drobot

Sr.Lucia died today,the 13th. On the same date,the 13th. Our Lady
first appeared to her. On this 13th day, Our Lady came and took
Sr. Lucia home. With her celestial court to escort Sr. Lucia past
the doors of purgatory, where as a young child, the Blessed Mother
showed her the horrors there, and where today the souls of popes,
bishops, and priests are being purified, for among other things,
their doubting this chosen child of Our Lady. Upwards to the throne
of Christ the King they take her. Her King and Savior then placed on
her head a crown of golden roses that was made from all of the roses
sent to His mother from each of Sr.Lucia's rosaries during her long
hard life here on earth. Her cousins run to great her and never more
will she need permission from Ratzinger to speak to anyone. God has
Blessed you Sr. Lucia please pray for us here on earth.
Every saint needs a miracle perhaps her miracle will be that we get a
catholic pope and the consecration will be done as the Blessed Mother
said.


18 posted on 02/14/2005 10:52:22 AM PST by littlepaddle
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To: Robert Drobot

Thanks for the new thread. Yesterday's threads had many articles and links within them. It happens with breaking news.

We don't need a limit on Fatima, that's for certain!


19 posted on 02/14/2005 11:06:09 AM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: Robert Drobot

We don't often hear about Sister Lucia's life and visions after 1917. I did not know the origin of the First Five Saturdays. Thank you!


20 posted on 02/14/2005 11:08:09 AM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
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