Our Lady appears to three children
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"May 13, 1981: Pope John Paul II was seriously wounded by an assassin's bullets. The Pope was saved from death when he turned to look at a young girl in the crowd wearing a picture of the Virgin of Fatima. As the pope turned, a shot aimed at his head missed. The Pope spoke with Lucia from his hospital room. While he was recuperating from his wounds he read everything he could about Fatima, corresponded with Lucia, and re-read the famous unreleased Third Secret.

May 13, 1982: Pope John Paul II, in a visit to Fatima to thank Mary for saving his life, stated that the 'message of Fatima is still more relevant than it was sixty-five years ago. It is still more urgent.' ..."

Thunder of Justice, pg. 140

"After the failed assassination attempt on his life in 1981, and while he was recuperating from his wounds, Pope John Paul II reflected on Fatima. He told his friend Bishop Paul M. Hnilica, S.J.: 'Paul, in these three months I have come to understand that the only solution to all the problems of the world, the deliverance from war, the deliverance from atheism, and from the defection from God is the conversion of Russia. The conversion of Russia is the content and meaning of the message of Fatima. Not until then will the triumph of Mary come.'

Fatima is the key Marian apparition of the Twentieth Century. Pope Pius XII noted that the message of Fatima is one of the greatest interventions of God through Mary in world history since the death of the Apostles. Only in the name of God does the Blessed Mother intervene. She does not say a word, does not take a step without the explicit will of God. The message of Fatima cannot be understood if you do not know atheistic communism, if you do not know what happened in Russia.

Pope Pius XI said: 'Today we see something that world history has never seen before: The waving of the flag of Satan in the battle against God and religion, against all peoples, and in all parts of the world; a phenomenon that outdoes all that happened before.'

In the history of all mankind nothing in our past rivals the brutality of man against man like communism. It passes in scope all former persecution of the Church. Hitler is estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of approximately twelve million people, including Holocaust and war victims. Lenin, Mao, Stalin, and others after them collectively are thought to have been directly responsible for over 100 million deaths....

Since the Revolution in 1917, Satan had been working tirelessly to control the heart and soul of Russia. Because the world did not heed the messages of Fatima, he succeeded to a significant degree. Not until the expanded role of the Blessed Mother in these times are we seeing change. She invites us to the highest calling possible: to become co-redeemers for our brother in Christ. This is the message of Fatima, the message of peace.

The conversion of Russia is only a part of the overall message. It does not stand alone but is part of a larger message in the waning years of this century."

Thunder of Justice, ppg. 132-33

References

APPARITIONS LIST ARCHIVES
Apparitions List (Apar-l)is an internet mailing list dedicated to sharing information of all approved apparitions by the Catholic Church, and all reputable on-going apparitions, that are not contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church

THE THUNDER OF JUSTICE by Ted and Maureen Flynn
1993. MaxKol Communications, Inc.
(excerpts quoted with permission from Ted Flynn)
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