As the children returned to their homes, they faced great suffering. They were not exalted but questioned and even persecuted. They had only each other. That is how I arranged it. They bonded together into an unbreakable oneness. Their suffering and their constant prayer prepared them for the vision of hell, a central part of the message of Fatima.

They saw the demons and the condemned souls immersed in great flames. They did not imagine this. The rays came forth from my hands and they saw these lower regions. Lucy describes her experience very vividly, without holding back anything. Read her words. They are a true revelation.

After this vision, they understood their mission. The vision had welded their hearts together in an uncompromising yearning to save souls from hell. They had an indomitable spirit. I taught them to pray. “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of your mercy.” O reader, say that prayer often. It comes from my own lips.