Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 2, 2018.
Review article
Fatima Apparitions and Messages – a Hundred Years Later
Josip Šimić
; The Vicepostulature of the Honourable Servant of God, Ante Antić OFM, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this paper the author situates the talk about the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima in historical, social and political context in Portugal from the second part of the 18th until the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima. The author also lists the 16 Marian apparitions that the Church recognised in the 18th, 19th and 20th century from Laus (France) 1664 – 1718 to San Nicolas de los Arroyos (Argentina) 1983 – 1990. Then he briefly describes the emergence of feasts and worship of the Angels of Portugal and the apparitions of the Angel of Peace in 1915 and 1916, which were the heavenly preparation for the apparitions of the Mother of God. After that, the writer interprets the Lady’s apparitions in Fatima from May 13 to October 13, 1917, which is followed by a short description of each individual apparition. He then discusses the Church’s recognition of the apparitions. After that, the author analyses the three‑part secret (or three secrets) that the Lady revealed to children on the third apparition on July 13, 1917. At the end, the author discusses the Fatima secrets and messages about the horrors of the 20th century and our task today.
Keywords
Angel (custodian) of Portugal; Angel of Peace; Fatima secret/secrets; Our Lady; Our Lady’s apparitions
Hrčak ID:
204181
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Publication date:
26.7.2018.
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