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Jacinta Marto on 13 May 1917

Jacinta Marto

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13 MaySecond-handSaw itSworn depositionFigures / visionsSeers' words overheard
As told by Olímpia de Jesus (mother of Francisco and Jacinta), sworn deposition to the canonical commission (Dr. Manuel Nunes Formigão, relator)
English

When she got home Jacinta, very happy, threw her arms around her, which she did not usually do, and said: “Oh mother, today I saw Our Lady at the Cova da Iria”. The mother retorted: “I don't believe it; you're a fine saint to be seeing Our Lady”. The little girl looked a little sad and insisted: “Believe it, mother”. She was then seven years old. This took place still in the street at the door of the house. They went in and at once she said: “Mother, I'm going to pray the rosary with Francisco, because that is what Our Lady told us to do”. To a question from the parents on this point, the little girl answered that Our Lady had said that they should go there for six months on the thirteenth and she would appear to them, and that they should pray the rosary. The seers understood that this recitation should be done every day. Our Lady said that they should pray the rosary, that they should spread it throughout the world and that God was very much offended. Francisco said that he saw the Lady moving her lips, opening her hands and closing them, but did not hear her words. Jacinta said that the Lady spoke only with Lúcia.

Português (original)

Ao chegar a casa a Jacinta, muito alegre abraçou-se a ela, o que não costumava fazer e disse: “Ó minha mãe, vi hoje Nossa Senhora na Cova da Iria”. A mãe retorquiu: “Não acredito; és uma boa santa para veres Nossa Senhora”. A pequena mostrou-se um pouco triste e insistiu: “Acredite, minha mãe”. Tinha então sete anos. Isto passou-se ainda na rua à porta de casa. Entraram e logo ela disse: “Minha Mãe, vou rezar o terço com o Francisco, que foi o que Nossa Senhora mandou que nós fizéssemos”.

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A uma pergunta dos pais nesse sentido, a pequena respondeu que Nossa Senhora tinha dito, que fossem lá durante seis meses no dia treze que ela lhes apareceria, e que rezassem o terço. Os videntes compreenderam que essa recitação devia ser feita todos os dias. Dizia Nossa Senhora que rezassem o terço, que o espalhassem pelo mundo e que Deus estava muito ofendido. O Francisco disse que via a Senhora a mexer os beiços, abrir as mãos e fechá-las, mas não ouvia as suas palavras. Disse a Jacinta que a Senhora só falava com a Lúcia.

Read it in context: the full document (DCF Seleção, Doc. 80 (= DCF II, Doc. 4)) ·all passages by Jacinta Marto