Using the example of the cistern which always provided a source of life-giving water to the home of Francisco and Jacinta, Fr. Joe notes how, amid the culture of death that surrounds us, God will always provide light, life, and safety to us.
Initially, St. Bernadette's pastor didn't believe that she was seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary appear to her; no doubt it would be a difficult thing to believe!
Our Lady looked sad after the Miracle of the Sun, telling the children that God was offended by the sins of the world.
Our Lady told the Fatima children that if Russia was consecrated to her Immaculate Heart, a new era of peace would dawn. In 1984 Pope John Paul II consecrated Russia and the world, and as Fr.