Fourth Apparition

On August 13, the day the fourth apparition was to take place, the mayor of Vila Nova de Ourém abducted the children in an attempt to force them to reveal the secrets that had been revealed to them by Our Lady. The children were released and returned home a few days later. The fourth apparition took place in Valinhos on August 19, 1917. Our Lady appeared to the three children again, asking them to come there again on the thirteenth of each month and to continue to pray the Rosary every day. She told them that on the last month, she would perform a miracle for all to believe. There were thousands of impartial observers.**



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**Fátima, The Great Sign, Francis Johnston, pg 46.