Secret Witnesses of the Fatima - Episode 2
Welcome back to The Secret Witnesses of Fatima!
Welcome. If you are watching this series, you are probably already at least a little familiar with the incredible events that took place on October 13th, 1917, in Fatima, Portugal.
How did this happen? Why was Fatima, Portugal, chosen to be the location of such an incredible event? Central to this miracle were the three Fatima Seers, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. Their stories have been told many times, and heard by millions of believers. However, their stories are only part of this incredible event. There were thousands of “Secret” witnesses to the Fatima miracle, each of whose eye witness reports dispel some of the questions behind this miracle. Come with me now as we explore this great mystery, and meet the Secret Witnesses of Fatima!
Welcome. If you are watching this series, you are probably already at least a little familiar with the incredible events that took place on October 13th, 1917, in Fatima, Portugal.
How did this happen? Why was Fatima, Portugal, chosen to be the location of such an incredible event? Central to this miracle were the three Fatima Seers, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. Their stories have been told many times, and heard by millions of believers. However, their stories are only part of this incredible event. There were thousands of “Secret” witnesses to the Fatima miracle, each of whose eye witness reports dispel some of the questions behind this miracle. Come with me now as we explore this great mystery, and meet the Secret Witnesses of Fatima!
“Did you think anything might happen, Madame?”
“I expected that all was a fancy of the poor children and that we would see nothing.”
“What happened?”
“The sun began to spin with circles of every color. It was like a wheel of fireworks, and coming down to the ground.”
“What was your reaction?”
“Stupefied.”
“Did you think it a miracle?”
“Yes, there was something supernatural.”
“Did you know of anyone there who did not see the miracle?”
“No”
The reality of the miracle begins to emerge as we patiently listen to one witness after the other, each different, yet testifying to the same incredible event.
Now, we move on to the testimony of the farmer.
José Joaquim da Assunção was seventy-one years old in 1960s and was living at Montelo, Portugal, and at the moment of the miracle, he was standing fairly close to the place of the apparitions where the fountain is now located. He was with several acquaintances. He had tried to get as good a location as possible. This is what he saw:
“The sun began spinning as though in a sort of a box. All the people cried: ‘It comes down! It comes down!’ The colors of things seemed different.”
“How were you dressed, José?”
“I was not dressed in a special way. Just as usual. It was raining.”
“And were you dry afterward?”
“The sun began to come down and all were quickly dried.”
“What was your personal reaction?”
“In August I was more impressed than in October. In August I went to fetch some pumpkins not very far from the Cova when I heard that the children were taken to prison. I decided to go, and promised my gold watch and chain if I ever saw the vision... I was so happy, as if I really had seen her. I kept my promise.”
“Did you know of anyone there who did not see the miracle?”
“I never heard that no one saw it. They were all obliged to see, except those who might not look at it.”
Already we can’t help but notice the similarities in these two testimonies, one of the similarities being that both the “baron’s sister” and the “farmer” were excited to see if the rumors were true, and wished to believe in them. The third, and last witness had a different mindset when he observed this miracle. Let's now turn our attention to what he had to say.
Now, Mr. Godhino was a member of an important and distinguished Portuguese family. It is the first testimony we present from a man who was completely skeptical, and it has a surprising conclusion;
“Now I am sixty-seven years old. At this age there are no more earthly illusions; at this age one lives with his eyes on eternity. When Our Lady came I was twenty-five. That was the age of the illusions. It was difficult to me then to think of the supernatural world. We lived at that time in Portugal, in a difficult religious and political period. Naturally I did not believe. I sincerely supposed it was only the imagination of someone. My mother believed from the beginning however, and asked me to take her in my car to Cova da Iria on the 13th of June.
We left the car, jumped over some stones, and met the three shepherds who had lighted candles in their hands. Other people like us were waiting for the apparition. In front of the children there was a little holm-oak tree. They said that on that holm-oak Our Lady would appear...
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Secret Witnesses of the Fatima - Episode 2
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