The Story of Fatima

the STORY OF FATIMA (Ang kuwento ng fatima) Sr. Maria Jose Lorilla, FSP Copyright Š 2017 by Daughters of St. Paul Published and distributed by Paulines Publishing House 2650 F.B. Harrison Street 1302 Pasay City, Philippines E-mail: edpph@ paulines.ph Website: www.paulines.ph Illustrated by: Mary-An M. Geralao Cover design by: Ann Marie Nemenzo, FSP Logo design by: Rexie San Luis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, either for public or private use, without written permission from the publisher.

1st Printing 2017 ISBN 978-971-590-842-9

at the service of the Gospel and culture

The Story of Fatima (Ang Kuwento ng Fatima) Written by

Sr. Maria Jose Lorilla, fsp Illustrated by

Mary-An M. Geralao

PHILIPPINES

On another day, the beautiful Lady appeared again to the three shepherd-children.

By this time, many people from different places came to hear the message of the beautiful Lady who was later known as Our Lady of Fatima.

Isang araw, muling nagpakita ang magandang Babae sa tatlong batang-pastol.

Sa pagkakataong ito, maraming taong pumunta upang makinig sa mensahe ng magandang Babae na sa paglipas ng panahon ay nakilala bilang Birhen ng Fatima.

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Our Lady of Fatima, through the three shepherd-children, requested the people to pray the Holy Rosary daily so that poor sinners might be saved.

She also asked them to stop sinning, to go to Confession, and TO offer the whole world to her Immaculate HEART.

Sa pamamagitan ng tatlong batang-pastol, hiniling ng Birhen ng Fatima sa mga tao na magdasal ng Santo Rosaryo upang maligtas ang kahabag-habag na mga makasalanan. Hiniling din niya na talikdan nila ang kasalanan, magkumpisal at ialay ang sanlibutan sa kanyang Kalinis-linisang Puso.

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Like Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia, I, too, want to offer sacrifices for poor sinners so that they will return to God. I will do the following:

I will pray the Holy Rosary every day.

I will go to Confession.

I will go to Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation.

I will receive the Holy Communion and offer it for sinners.

I will do my duties with love.

I will choose to do what is right and avoid what is wrong.

I will not complain when I don’t get what I want.

I commit to do the Five First-Saturday Devotion.

Note to Parents:

The Five First-Saturday Devotion is Our Lady of Fatima’s request to make amends for human ingratitude to her Immaculate Heart, shown through blasphemies or serious insults: first, to her Immaculate Conception; second, to her perpetual virginity; third, to her divine and spiritual motherhood; fourth, to all her images, which are dishonored and rejected; fifth, to her motherly love, which is not introduced to her children and implanted in their hearts. This devotion is fulfilled by doing the following every first Saturday of five consecutive months: a) going to confession, b) receiving Holy Communion, c) praying the Holy Rosary and, d) keeping our Lady company by meditating for 15 minutes on the 15 mysteries of the Rosary (1 mystery per minute).

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