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them, lest they also
come into this place of tor
ments. And Abraham said to him: They have
Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. But
he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to
them from the dead, they will do penance. And
he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again
from the dead." (Lk. 16:19-31).
Fatima Children's Vision of Hell
(NOTE: In 1917 Our Blessed Mother appeared six times at Fatima, Portugal to
Lucia dos Santos and
Jacinta and Francisco Marto, three small children. During the course of these
six world famous
apparitions now approved by the Church as worthy of our devotion and propagation
the Blessed Virgin
Mary made several startling statements and predictions, among them the outbreak
of World War II
if people did not change their lives. During the July 13 apparition, she allowed
the children to
see a vision of Hell. Following is Lucia's description of what they saw.)
At this point, Lucia was heard to say aloud: "Yes, she wants people to recite
the Rosary. People
must recite the Rosary." The Lady's face then grew very grave and she said:
"Sacrifice yourselves
for sinners and say often, especially when you make some sacrifice: 'O my Jesus,
this is for love
of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the offences
committed against the
Immaculate Heart of. Mary."' At these words, she