None of us would be here without our earthly mothers.  Jesus is given to us by Mary, the Mother of God.  Mary is also our spiritual mother, the Mother of the Church.  And as a good mother, Mary wants us to get to heaven.  Mary loves her Son as she loves us.  And God loves Mary, His Mother, the Mother of God.

Our Lady warned about the horrors of Russia and they came.   Russia was finally overthrown many years later.   But the message of Fatima remains.

Repentance to God is always the central message of the Mother of God in authentic Marian Apparitions.   It has almost been a century since the 1917 Apparitions, about ten years short of it.

Yet, people have not turned away from decadence and immorality, one of the most important messages of Fatima.

Those three saintly visionaries of Fatima received the Holy Eucharist from the Angel and were instructed in a memorable prayer to be said after each decade of the rosary—“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.   Save us from the fires of hell.   Lead all souls to heaven.   Help especially those who are most need of Thy mercy.”

The Blessed Mother told the children to say the Rosary and to tell others to do so.

Later, Marian Apparitions such as that of the appearance of Mary to a Japanese Sister have continued the grave consequences of man’s waywardness and the impending chastisement of the world.

Visionary Lucia revealed the terrifying vision of hell, full of demons and lost souls amidst indescribable horrors.   WWII was a consequence of man’s sins.   The Blessed Mother predicted crimes, war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and the Holy Father.

The “Miracle of the Sun” is the highlight of the Fatima happenings.   People were given a sign that Fatima was real.

The world is engulfed in frenzy of self-indulgence while many are suffering and without the basics.   Scandal rocks the earth with no heed to the goodness of what human sexuality is all about.

The Blessed Mother said—“The sins of the world are very great..If men only knew what eternity is, they would do everything in their power to change their lives.”

“You must pray much for sinners and priests and religious.”

“Priests must be pure, very pure.   They should not busy themselves with anything except what concerns the Church and souls.   The disobedience of priest and religious to their superiors and to the Holy Father gravely displeases Our Lord.”

“Fly from riches and luxury; love poverty and silence; have charity, even for bad people.”

“More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason.”

“Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much.”    The “roaring 20s” and the “false feminism” led man astray.   Today, there seems to be no end in the immorality of fashions and bad movies.  

“The Mother of God wants more virgin souls bound by the vow of chastity.”

“Woe to women wanting in modesty.”

“Confession is a sacrament of mercy and we must confess with joy and trust.”

“Many marriages are not of God and do not please Our Lord.”

“Let men avoid greed, lies, envy, blasphemy, impurity.”   Again, the Blessed Mother is looking to Jesus and the Ten Commandments for man.

“Never speak ill of anyone.   Never complain or murmur.   Be very patient, for patience leads us to Heaven.”

“Our Lady can no longer uphold the arm of her Divine Son which will strike the world.   If people amend their lives, Our Lord will even now save the world, but if they do not, punishment will come.”

“If the government of a country leaves the Church in peace and gives liberty to our Holy Religion, it will be blessed by God.”

“Tell everybody that God gives graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.   Tel them to ask graces from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated to together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary.   Ask them to plead for peace from the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the world to her.”