Holy Rosary Miracles

In 1917, Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children – St. Jacinta, St. Francisco and Lucia – in the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal, following visits from an angel who appeared after the children said the Rosary. Between May 13 and October 13 of that year, Blessed Mother appeared to the children six times. Not only did she ask them to pray the Rosary every day to bring peace to the world and to end World War I, she identified herself as Our Lady of the Rosary, and she held a radiant Rosary in her hands.

On October 13, 1917 – because Blessed Mother had promised Lucia that she would perform a miracle so great that nobody could doubt the apparitions – around 70,000 people had gathered to witness what is now known as the Miracle of the Sun. The crowd watched as the sun burst through the clouds – looking like a silver sphere that spun or danced in the sky. Its rays illuminated areas in brilliant colors. Then, it seemed to hurl itself toward the crowd, completely drying all the mud and rain-soaked clothing, before zipping back up into the sky. Some people were cured of diseases. Many others converted.