Fátima

The Miracle of the Sun

The 6th and last apparition of the Virgin Lady occurred on 13 October 1917. She already told the 3 youngsters that at that moment she would reveal her identity and convince the people of the world of here secret message with a miracle. A lot of people wanted to see this event to believe it. It rained very hard during 3 days in the whole region of Fátima. But around 70 000 people traveled through the heavy rain to see this miracle with their own eyes. They also went to the place where the previous apparitions took place to witness the miracle. Many of them where unbelievers and their only intent was to discredit the stories of the 3 young shepherd children. But at a moment, the clouds separated and the sun appeared in a completely clear blue sky. The sun was like a disk of white fire. Normally you can't look directly at such a sun, but know the 70 000 people could look directly at the sun without blinking the eyes. The huge fireball danced in the sky with a dizzy and sickening speed. Many brilliant colors reflected on the faces of the many people at this place. The fireball turned 3 times around this way. Afterwards it seemed to tremble a lot to finally plunge in a zigzag toward the earth. This moment appeared as the end of the world. The sun reversed his way to return in a zigzag movement again to his place in the sky. It all happened in around 10 minutes. The people realized themselves that they were not doomed, but they began laughing, crying and shouting. Many of them discovered that their wet and drenched clothes were now completely dry. This event is known as "The Miracle of the Sun". The 3 shepherd children were asked many times about what they had seen and been told to them. But their stories never changed, which is now known as "The Secret".