{"id":185439,"date":"2018-10-13T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=185439"},"modified":"2018-10-13T05:00:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T09:00:10","slug":"miracle-sun-fatima-apparition-oct-13-1917-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/10\/13\/miracle-sun-fatima-apparition-oct-13-1917-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Miracle of the Sun’ Fatima apparition on Oct 13, 1917 remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe sun painted the world in different colors, (as it) moved and danced in the sky,\u201d a witness, Ti Marto, the father of Jacinta and Francisco, said. (File Photo by Wikimedia <\/a>commons, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0– The \u201cMiracle of the Sun\u201d that occurred during the 6th Apparition of Fatima on Oct. 13, 1917, and was witnessed by over 70,000 people in Portugal, was a manifestation of God\u2019s almighty power and humility to save mankind from eternal damnation.<\/p>\n

Filipino Catholics join fellow Catholics around the world to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the \u201cMiracle of the Sun\u201d that swirled and danced in a circle in broken clouds, as reported by a Lisbon newspaper in Portugal a day after the historic spectacle happened.<\/p>\n

As its consequence, many believed God\u2019s existence through the apparition of the Blessed Mother to the three shepherd children at Fatima.<\/p>\n

Church records show that the apparition of the Blessed Mother before the three shepherds–Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco–on Oct. 13, 1917 was her sixth, fulfilling her promise earlier to show to the world that a miracle would happen so mankind would believe in God.<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, the only Catholic country in Asia, there are many churches named after the Fatima.<\/p>\n

It was during these apparitions that the Blessed Mother also called the world to repent for its sin and pray the Holy Rosary daily. So, on Oct. 13, 1917, or 101 years ago, the \u201cMiracle of the Sun\u201d occurred. The apparition at Fatima was also seen by people living in adjoining areas as far as 25 kilometers away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sun painted the world in different colors, (as it) moved and danced in the sky,\u201d a witness, Ti Marto, the father of Jacinta and Francisco, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe miracle told the world of God\u2019s huge humility. The strange nature of the Miracle of the Sun–a spectacular public miracle that was announced ahead of time–is hard to exaggerate,\u201d said Tom Hoopes, a famous American writer.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod almost never works that way. God is all-powerful, with all of reality in his grasp. He is the artist of every sunset, the inventor of every wonder of nature and the author of history. He doesn\u2019t need to give a big display to prove himself: The cosmos is big enough, thank you. But sometimes he does anyway,\u201d Hoopes pointed out, adding that \u201cthe miracle also makes clear that God is also the \u2018hound of heaven,\u2019 the humble God, who will stop at nothing to win our love,\u201d Hoopes wrote.<\/p>\n

During the Miracle of the Sun, people who witnessed the spectacle wept.<\/p>\n

The spectacle also showed the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as pointed out in the Gospel, such as John, Chapter 2, when Mary asked Jesus to perform his first miracle, changing water into wine at the wedding in Cana.<\/p>\n

In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, the start of God\u2019s redemption of man hangs on a word from Mary. Also in Act, Chapter 1, Mary is there when the Church was formed, and in Revelation, Chapter 12, it tells about the Woman and the dragon, to name a few of these Bible verses.<\/p>\n

God made it clear that we can trust Mary, says Hoopes.<\/p>\n

Also during the apparition, the throng of people saw the Miracle of Sun, dancing, but the three children saw more, they saw St. Joseph in the sky holding the Child Jesus, with Christ blessing the whole world.<\/p>\n

The Fatima apparitions continually remind mankind to pray, especially the Rosary and repent for the world to attain a genuine and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

During the sixth apparition, the seers first saw a bright light, and then saw the Blessed Mother over the holm oak.<\/p>\n

Then Mary told Lucia that she (Blessed Mother) wants a chapel to be built at Fatima and revealed that \u201cI am the Lady of the Rosary\u201d and urged mankind to pray it daily.<\/p>\n

Then she also revealed that World War 1 was going to end soon, and it did, as the Blessed Mother said.<\/p>\n

Lucia then asked the Blessed Virgin Mary to cure the sick, to which Mary replied: \u201cSome yes, others no. They must amend their lives and ask forgiveness for their sins.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also asked Lucia to tell the world for man to stop offending God.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, opening her hands, Our Lady shone the light issuing from them onto the sun, and as she rose, her own radiance continued to be cast onto the sun,\u201d Lucia said in her memoir.<\/p>\n

The sun, though shining at its brightest, did not blind the people who saw it.<\/p>\n

After the Miracle of the Sun, many unbelievers were converted to the Catholic faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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