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Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta on 13 October 1917

Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta

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13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetterFigures / visionsSeers' words overheard
As told by Manuel Pereira da Silva (parish priest of Monte Redondo)
English

The little girls said that Our Lady of the Rosary appeared. Then (when the sun gave the sign) St. Joseph appeared. The little girls said that he had said that today, or soon, the flag of peace would be raised16; that they should say the rosary, for soon they would have our troops back here*; that they should do penance and change their lives because otherwise the world would come to an end.

Português (original)

As pequenas disseram que apareceu N. Senhora do Rosario. Depois apareceu (quando o sol deu signal) S. José. As pequenas disseram que este dissera que hoje, ou breve, seria arvorada a bandeira da paz16; que resassem o terço que em breve cá teriam as nossas tropas; que fizessem penitencia, que mudassem de vida porque, de contrario, se acabaria o mundo.

Editor's notes (3)

7 The question marks are in the text.

10 C reads Acabado êle, perguntaram as pequenas ('When it was over, the little girls asked'). As can be seen, the author refers to the seers Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta sometimes as as pequenas ('the little girls') and sometimes as os pequenos ('the little ones', masculine), an imprecision repeated further on. Equally imprecise is the plural perguntaram (preguntaram), 'they asked', since only Lúcia spoke with the apparition.

16 Fr. Manuel Pereira da Silva again shows how shaky his source of information was when he attributes the news of the end of the war to St. Joseph (este dissera, 'he had said'). The reader should also note the hesitation over the date. He writes: "today or soon". Evidently, on that very day, 13 October, different versions were already going around.

7 As interrogações são do texto.

10 C Acabado êle, perguntaram as pequenas. Como se vê, o Autor trata os videntes, Lúcia, Francisco e Jacinta, ora por as pequenas ora por os pequenos, imprecisão que se repete adiante. Igualmente impreciso é o plural perguntaram (preguntaram), pois só Lúcia falava com a aparição.

16 O Pe. Manuel Pereira da Silva volta a mostrar como era precária a sua fonte de informação, quando atribui a S. José (este dissera) a notícia do fim da guerra. Note também o leitor a hesitação sobre a data. Escreve: "hoje ou em breve". Vê-se que, no mesmo dia 13 de Outubro, corriam já versões diferentes.

DCF III-1, Doc. 55 · letter · 13 Oct 1917View scans (4)Link

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