

Francisco and Jacinta were siblings from a village near Fatima, Portugal. They were illiterate. Together with their cousin Lúcia they witnessed the apparition of an angel in 1916 while herding their sheep. On 13 May 1917 they saw a lady, ‘brighter than the sun’, who invited them to pray the rosary, to do penance and pray for the conversion of sinners, as well as for peace. She introduced herself as ‘Our Lady of the Rosary.’ For six months Mary appeared on the 13th of the month. At the final apparition on 13 October many people saw the sun move in a miraculous way. Soon, people praying to Our Lady of Fatima were healed in ways that science could not explain. Lucia became a religious sister and lived to old age, but Francisco and Jacinta died young from influenza. Their task on earth was complete, and they pray for us in heaven. They are buried in the sanctuary that was erected at the place of the apparitions in Fátima. Saints Francisco & Jacinta, pray for us! #Fatima #SaintOfTheDay #OnlineSaints #SantosCatolicos #Catholicsaints #catholicsaintsquotes #StJacinta #pastorinhosdefatima #nossasenhoradefatima