NOVENA-POSTER_NOVENA POSTER_ The Saintly Siblings of Fatima. Before the world began God chose three little mystics to teach us a special way of walking with God. They were Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. The latter two, brother and sister are now canonised saints. From the photograph of these mountainy children, some have rashly concluded, from their garb, expression and stance that they were primitives, devoid of sensibility. Truth is, beneath that exterior crust they were the finest, noblest souls for they were taught by God. Nature was their open book where God showed himself. 'The heavens proclaim the glory of God.' These children looked to the heavens and saw the sun as Our Lord's lantern, the pale moon as Our Lady's lantern and the stars as that of the angels. They loved the beauty of the mountain which in springtime shines forth with wild flowers. Everything mirrored the hidden face of God. Their call in life was revealed by the Angel. 'Pray this' he said, 'My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love thee, I beg pardon for those who do not believe, who do not adore, who do hope, who do not love thee.' A little later, Our Lady, on the 13th May, 1917 asked them, 'Are you willing to offer yourselves to God?' And then the exhortation, 'Pray the Rosary every day to obtain peace and an end to the war.' They took to themselves prayer and suffering offered for others. They were mocked, bullied and imprisoned because they held to the truth of their experience. They invented heroic means of sacrifice; spent days without water, gave their lunch to the sheep or to poor children. The disbelief of their parents must have been their greatest sorrow. Heaven could not wait for the return of these … Continue reading Triduum to Our Lady of Fatima