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Fátima — Three Children and a Call to Peace

Apparitions · 3:55 · Free

Three children in a Portuguese pasture witness an encounter that will change their lives. Through doubt, pressure and prayer, their story becomes a call to peace.

Portugal, 1917. Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta are tending sheep near Fátima when, according to their testimony, they encounter a Lady dressed in white. Their account raises questions within their families, draws their neighbours’ attention and brings pressure from the authorities. As growing crowds gather at the site, the children stand by what they have reported. The film follows the first encounters, the children’s detention in August and the gathering of the crowd in October, ending with a look at the present-day sanctuary. At its heart is a message of prayer, conversion and care for others. The scenes are an artistic reconstruction; some conversations with family members and officials are dramatised.

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Portugal, spring, nineteen seventeen. While war rages across Europe, three children tend sheep near Fátima. Lúcia is ten. Her cousin Francisco will soon be nine, and his sister Jacinta is just seven. Their world is family, pastures and daily chores. One day will change their lives. On May thirteenth, they are in Cova da Iria. Lúcia later recalls a flash of light. They think a storm is coming. Then, above a small oak tree, they see a Lady dressed in white. The children stand still. Lúcia dares to speak. Where are you from? I am from Heaven. What do you want of me? The Lady asks them to return and pray the rosary daily for peace. In their account, Lúcia sees and hears her, and speaks with her. Jacinta sees and hears her. Francisco sees her but cannot hear her words. Later, the girls tell him what she said. At home, joy is not the only response. Lúcia's mother struggles to believe her. She worries that her daughter is not telling the truth. Word spreads beyond the family. Neighbours ask questions, adults debate, and Lúcia must explain the same encounter again and again. The parish priest questions them too. What did they see and hear? What was asked of them? The questions are serious. The children stand by their account. Over the following months, more people come to the encounters: in faith, out of curiosity, or in doubt. August brings new pressure. The local authorities take the children to Ourém and detain them. On August thirteenth, they are absent from the valley where people await them. Despite questioning and pressure, they do not withdraw their account. Far from their families, they rely on one another. We didn't make this up. I've told you everything I can. Back home, they are together again. The encounter they describe that month takes place on August nineteenth, elsewhere, at Valinhos. They continue to pray and return to their daily tasks. But now other people's expectations follow them. October is drawing near. On October thirteenth, it rains. The roads fill with people. Thousands wait in a muddy field, beneath umbrellas and wet cloaks. Among them are believers, curious onlookers and journalists. Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta arrive. According to Lúcia's account, the Lady now reveals her name. I am the Lady of the Rosary. Her message again calls for prayer and a change of life. Then the crowd looks towards the sky. Witnesses describe a strange light and the sun appearing to move. The press reports the event. Some people kneel, some reach for a neighbour's hand, and others watch in silence. It will become known as the Miracle of the Sun. The Church investigates. In nineteen thirty, the Bishop of Leiria declares the visions worthy of belief and permits devotion to Our Lady of Fátima. A shrine grows where the pasture once lay. Pilgrims still come, bringing gratitude, worries and prayers for their families. Fátima's story begins with three children, but its call reaches far beyond them. Peace means more than wishing war would end. It asks for hearts open to conversion, forgiveness and care for others. Among candles and quiet prayers, that call lives on.

Sources and rights

Official Sanctuary of Fátima: https://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/chronology-of-the-three-seers ; https://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/narrative-of-the-apparitions- ; https://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/identity-and-mission . Vatican, The Message of Fátima: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html . The depiction of the solar phenomenon is an artistic reconstruction of witnesses’ descriptions.

An original INRI artistic reconstruction based on historical sources and testimonies concerning Fatima. Some conversations with family members and officials are dramatised. Original Croatian visual identities, non-speaking scenes and score are preserved. The complete English version with the owner-approved omission of one short Lucia reply, English voices, captions and a six-second endcard is accepted by the owner. Sources, original assets, PCM, music, subtitles and acceptance are retained in the production archive.

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