Maria Rita dos Santos: eyewitness account of Fátima 1917

Maria Rita dos Santos

Pilgrim

Woman of the Rua de S. João de Malta, Covilhã, who on 4 October 1917 sent petitions for the seers to present to Our Lady and attended on the 13th. On the 17th she wrote to a priest, probably the parish priest of Fátima, and enclosed a first alms for the chapel.

From CovilhãTravelled from afarAttitude beforehand: Believer1 passage · 13 October 1917

13 October 1917

13 OctFirst-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afar

English

I was on the heath at Fátima on the 13th just past; I witnessed all the marvellous events that took place at the moment of the apparition, and came home soaked in mud and water, but satisfied [and] happy, as were the people who accompanied me.

Português

Estive na charneca da Fátima, no passado dia 13 presenceei todos os factos maravilhosos que se deram no momento da apparição, regressei a casa enxarcada em lama e agua mas satisfeita [e] contente assim como as pessôas que me acompanharam.

DCF III-1, Doc. 106 · letter · 17 Oct 1917 (4 days later)Scan Link