Fátima In Lúcia's Own Words by Sister Lúcia of Fátima OCD

Paperback: Fatima in Lucia's Own Words (Portuguese: Memórias da Irmã Lúcia, also known as Sister Lucia's Memoirs) is a 1976 collection of memoirs and letters written by Sister Lúcia of Fátima (OCD), the last surviving seer of Virgin Mary apparitions in Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal.

This book (the first of two volumes) describes the life of Sister Lúcia, as well as the characters, lives and deaths of the other two children – Francisco and Jacinta Marto. It includes the visions of the three little shepherds of Fátima, which included Hell, War, the Holy Father, the Three Secrets and the Angel of Peace and Marian apparitions themselves.

Photos include the uncorrupted body of Saint Jacinta Marto.

Edited by Fr Louis Kondor SVD, this book was originally introduced by Dr Joaquin M Alonso CMF, and was translated into English by the Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary. This copy is the 21st edition printed in July 2017. (Wikipedia)

About the author: Lúcia Dos Santos was born on 22 March 1907, also in Ajustrel. At the age of nine, she was sent with her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Matos to shepherd the sheep as usual. It was then that they received the visit of the Virgin in Cova de Iria. Lucia entered the Sisters of St Dorothy in 1921. She was with them in Tui and Pontevedra, Spain. In both cities she had important visits from Jesus and Mary. She received the Promises of the First Saturdays, the Vision of the Blessed Trinity and the petition to consecrate Russia in 1929. In 1946, she returned to Portugal, and two years later entered the Carmel of St Teresa in Coimbra, where she professed her vows as a Carmelite in 1949.

The Virgin told Francisco and Jacinta that they would go to heaven soon, but Lúcia was to stay on earth to propagate Her messages. This is precisely what happened. The Pope beatified Francisco and Jacinta Marto during the Jubilee Year 2000 in Cova de Iria, the sanctuary of the apparitions. Many people were present on one of the coldest days registered in Fátima. Next to Pope John Paul II stood Sister Lúcia. Sister Lúcia wrote two volumes of her "Memoirs" and the "The Callings of the Fátima Messages." She died on 13 February 2005 during the novena of Blessed Francisco and Jacinta, in her dear Carmel, where many believe that our Lady still visited her and where Pope John Paul II also visited.