The 5 Prayers Revealed at Fatima
The apparition of an
angel and Our
Lady to three poor children in Fatima,
Portugal in the early 20th century is one of the most famous miracles in
the Catholic world. This year we are
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the completion of those
apparitions. The children
received many messages, mostly calling for personal conversion and prayer,
as well as the words of 5 new prayers. The
first prayer is one many Catholics are likely already familiar with, but the
other 4 are not as well-known. Here
are the 5 prayers given to the children at Fatima:
1)
The Fatima Prayer/Decade Prayer: “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 Thy mercy. Amen.” Mary
told the children that people should add this prayer to the end of each decade
of the Rosary.
2)
The Pardon Prayer: “My God, I
believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I beg pardon for all those that do
not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.” This
prayer was given to the children by the angel that visited them in 1916, the
year before Mary appeared to them.
3)
The Angel’s Prayer: “O Most
Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer
Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present
in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges
and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor
sinners.” This is another prayer given to them by the angel. There was
a Eucharistic host and chalice suspended in the air, and the angel led them in
kneeling before it and praying this prayer.
4)
The Eucharistic Prayer: “Most Holy
Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed
Sacrament.” When Mary appeared to the children for the first time on May
13, 1917, she said, “You will have much to suffer, but the grace of God will be
your comfort.” According to Lucia, one of the children, a bright light shone
all around them, and without thinking about it, they all started reciting this
prayer.
5)
The Sacrifice Prayer: “O Jesus,
it is for the love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for the conversion of poor sinners [that I do
this].” Mary gave the children this prayer, as well as the Fatima
Prayer/Decade Prayer, on June 13th, 1917. The prayer is meant to be
recited when you are offering up suffering to God.
Pax et bonum
