CONTENTS

FATIMA: The Message and the Signs

—What the Children Saw & Heard, June 1917

—July: Six Signs Granted to the People

—What the Children Saw and Heard, July 1917

—August: The Lady’s Invisible Presence

—September: A Luminous Globe

—October: The Miracle & the Effects of Divine Mercy

—What the Children Saw & Heard, October 1917

—What the People Saw in October, 1917

—“A Wheel of Fire”

—Understanding the Signs

—Afterward

—Publisher’s Note

FIRST MEMOIR: JACINTA

—Prayer and Obedience

—Keeping Secrets

—Jacinta and Lucia

Jacinta's Natural Temperament

—Jacinta's Character

—Jacinta’s Sensitivity

—Jacinta’s Love for Christ Crucified

—Jacinta’s Delicate Sensibility

—Jacinta and the Hidden Jesus

—Jacinta, the Little Shepherdess

—Jacinta and the First Apparition

—Reflecting on Hell

—Conversion of Sinners

—Family Opposition

—Love for the Holy Father

—In Prison at Ourém

—The Rosary in Jail

—The Prisoner Who Tried to Cheer the Children

—After the Apparitions:

Prayers and Sacrifices at Cabeco

—Troublesome Interrogation

—The Saintly Father Cruz

—Graces Granted by God through Jacinta’s Prayers

—Increasing Sacrifices

Illness and Death of Jacinta

—Jacinta Becomes Sick

—The Virgin Asks Jacinta a Question

—In the Hospital at Ourém

—Jacinta Returns Home

—Our Lady Again Visits Jacinta

—Leaving for Lisbon

—Conclusion

THE SECOND MEMOIR (1937)

—Lucia’s Childhood

—Popular Entertainments

—Lucia’s First Holy Communion

—Our Lady of the Rosary Smiles at Lucia

—Eager Anticipation

—The Day of Lucia’s First Holy Communion

—Lucia’s Family

—In Retrospect

—Lucia the Shepherdess

—A Mysterious Presage in 1915

—Apparitions of the Angel in 1916

—Trouble At Home

—The Apparitions of Our Lady

—Lucia’s Doubts and Temptations

—Encouragement from Jacinta and Francisco

—Lucia’s Mother Doesn’t Believe

—The Administrator's Threats

—Distress for Lucia and Her Family

—Lucia’s First Spiritual Director

—Imprisonment at Ourém

—Penances and Sufferings

—September 13th

—Lucia’s Spirit of Sacrifice

—A Tall Visitor

—October 13th

—Questioned by Priests

—After the Apparitions:

Lucia Goes to School

—Lucia and the Parish

—Companions in Sympathy and in Sacrifice

—Government Opposition

—Lucia’s Mother Falls Seriously Ill

—Lucia’s Father Dies

—Serious Illness of Lucia’s Cousins

—Lucia in Poor Health

—Lucia’s First Meeting with the Bishop

—Farewell to Fatima

—Conclusion

—Further Memories of Jacinta

—Lucia’s Magnetic Personality

—Lucia’s Excellent Memory

THIRD MEMOIR (1941)

—Prologue

—What is the Secret?

—The Vision of Hell

—Lasting Impression on Jacinta

—Lucia Looks Back

—The Immaculate Heart of Mary

—Jacinta’s Visions of the Holy Father

—Visions of War

—Lucia Explains Her Silence

—Jacinta and the Immaculate Heart of Mary

—Conclusion

—Confidence and Abandonment

—Inspiration in the Attic

—Unction of the Spirit

Francisco’s Natural Temperament

—Francisco’s Character & Spirituality

—Natural Inclinations

—Francisco Sees the Angel

—Impressions of the First Apparition

—Impressions of the Second Apparition

—Francisco Strengthens Lucia’s Courage

—Impressions of the Third Apparition

—Francisco in Prison

—Impressions of the Last Apparitions

—Anecdotes and Popular Songs

—Francisco, the Little Moralist

—Francisco, Lover of Solitude and Prayer

—Francisco Sees the Devil

—Francisco and His Feathered Friends

—Francisco’s Love and Zeal

—Francisco’s Illness

—Francisco’s Holy Death

THE FOURTH MEMOIR (1941)

The Apparitions of the Angel and Our Lady

—Lucia's Silence

—May 13, 1917

—June 13, 1917

—July 13, 1917

—August 13, 1917

—September 13, 1917

—October 13, 1917

—Conclusion

SISTER LUCIA’S CORRECTIONS

to Fr. Fonseca's Book

—Prologue

—Annotations

—Interrogations by the Author, Antero de Figueiredo

—Final Annotations of the Fourth Memoir

—Jacinta's Reputation for Sanctity

—Jacinta, Reflection of God

—Jacinta, Model of Virtue

—Francisco was Different

—A Wonderful Cure

—The Prodigal Son

—Conclusion

APPENDIX I

—Document on the Five First Saturdays

—The Great Promise of the Immaculate Heart

APPENDIX II

—The Vision of the Holy Trinity at Tuy, Spain

—Text of the Virgin’s Request for the Collegial Consecration of Russia

—Why the Reference to the King of France?

APPENDIX III

The Five First Saturdays

Fatima Prayers

—Prayers Taught by St. Michael

—Prayers Taught by the Virgin Mary

—Fatima Morning Offering, Composed by Sr. Lucia

—The 15 Rosary Promises

—The Rosary Mysteries

—The Holy Rosary (According to St. Louis de Montfort’s Method)