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The Fátima prayers () are a collection of seven
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"''Fatima in Sister Lucia's own words''"
– Free online version of the memoir book written by Sister Lucia, O.C.D.
"''The True Story of Fatima''"
– Free online version of the book written by Father John de Marchi, I.M.C.
"''Sister Lucia: Apostle of Mary's Immaculate Heart''"
– Free online version of the book written by Mark Fellows {{DEFAULTSORT:Fatima Prayers Roman Catholic prayers Our Lady of Fátima
The Fátima prayers () are a collection of seven Catholic prayers
In the Catholic Church, prayer is "the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." It is an act of the moral virtue of religion, which Catholic theologians identify as a part of the cardinal virtue of jus ...
associated with the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fátima, Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. Of the seven prayers, reportedly, the first two were taught to the three child visionaries by the Angel of Peace, the next three were taught to the children by Our Lady of Fátima herself during the course of the apparitions, and the final two were taught to Lúcia dos Santos, the eldest and last survivor of the three, in 1931 by Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
when she was already a nun. Of the seven prayers, the Rosary Decade Prayer is the best-known and the most widely recited. For each prayer below, an English translation is given alongside the Portuguese original.
Angel of Peace
Theological Prayer
In the Spring of 1916, the Angel of Peace taught the three children of Fátima this prayer, making them repeat it three times. The Angel then said, "Pray thus. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications." To believe, adore, hope, and love God is to practice thetheological virtues
Theological virtues are virtues associated in Christian theology and philosophy with salvation resulting from the grace of God. Virtues are traits or qualities which dispose one to conduct oneself in a morally good manner. Traditionally they hav ...
of faith, hope and charity.
Trinitarian Prayer
In August 1916, the Angel appeared and taught the children this prayer, again making them repeat it three times. Sacrilege against the Eucharist includes receiving it in a state ofmortal sin
A mortal sin ( la, peccatum mortale), in Catholic theology, is a gravely sinful act which can lead to damnation if a person does not repent of the sin before death. A sin is considered to be "mortal" when its quality is such that it leads t ...
.
Our Lady of Fátima
Trinitarian Prayer
During the initial apparition on May 13, 1917, Our Lady bathed the children in light, and they were "moved by an interior impulse that was ... communicated tohem
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, so they said this prayer.
It is the Trinity
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, present in the person of Christ, who is in the Eucharist.
Offering Prayer
On June 13, 1917, Our Lady said to the children "Sacrifice yourselves for sinners, and say his prayermany times, especially whenever you make some sacrificeRosary Decade Prayer
As the most well-known of the prayers, this is often referred to simply as the "Fátima Prayer". On that same day (June 13, 1917), Our Lady taught the children to say this prayer after each decade of the Rosary. She also encouraged the children to continue daily recitation of the Rosary.Tuy Chapel
These prayers were reportedly taught privately by Jesus to Sister Lucia in 1931 when she was a nun in the Galician town of Tuy, across the border with Spain. These alleged revelations of Christ have not been approved by the Church; only the angelic and Marian apparitions of 1916 and 1917 are approved./ref>
Conversion Prayer
Salvation Prayer
See also
* Our Lady of Fátima *Catholic devotions
Catholic devotions are particular customs, rituals, and practices of worship of God or honour of the saints which are in addition to the liturgy of the Catholic Church. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops describes devotions as "ex ...
Notes
References
External links
"''Fatima in Sister Lucia's own words''"
– Free online version of the memoir book written by Sister Lucia, O.C.D.
"''The True Story of Fatima''"
– Free online version of the book written by Father John de Marchi, I.M.C.
"''Sister Lucia: Apostle of Mary's Immaculate Heart''"
– Free online version of the book written by Mark Fellows {{DEFAULTSORT:Fatima Prayers Roman Catholic prayers Our Lady of Fátima