Pope john paul ii kneels in prayer at the foot of the statue of our lady of fatima in portugal may , 1982, a year to the day after an assailant shot and seriously wounded him. The shrine of fatima recognizes that this independent fictional film, based on the events. I got it from the website called, america needs fatima. A factbased film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing. Sister lucias memories are imbued with an aura of reverie and contemplation by striking visuals, an effective score and a stark, simple narrative. Our lady of fatima saint of the day for may the story of our lady of fatima. Many attempts have been made to compute the number of pilgrims who made the difficult journey to fatima in october, 1917. The th day dramatizes the true story of three young shepherds who experienced six apparitions of our lady between may and october 1917, which culminated into the final prophesized miracle of the sun on october th abducted from their homes, thrown into prison and interrogated under the threat of death in the governments attempt to silence them, the children remained true. He went again on may , 1991 and again on may , 2000.
In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 children in fatima, portugal were chosen by god to offer an urgent message of hope to the world. Based on the memoirs of the oldest seer, and many thousands of independent eyewitness. Based on the memoirs of sister lucia santos and independent eyewitness accounts, the th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village of fatima in portugal who experienced six apparitions with a lady from heaven between may and october 1917, which culminated in the final prophesied miracle. The mix of filming and real footage news paper pictures of the time adds to. Why did the blessed virgin appear on th of the month to the shepherd children at fatima. Based on the memoirs of sister lucia santos and independent eyewitness accounts, the th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village of fatima in portugal who experienced six apparitions with a lady from heaven between may and. But still, if real, this would be an incredible historical artifact. The th day a film about the true story of fatima ignatius press. A few months later i stumbled on the true story of fatima and desired to read it. A great movie to discover the story behind the miracle in fatima, portugal.
Of course, a main feature of the miracle of the sun was that the sun moved, which wouldnt exactly be captured in a photo. His visit was to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the fatima, apparition and to canonize two of the young shepherd children. A film based on the marian apparitions to three shepherd children at fatima in portugal on the th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on may. In the spring of 1917, a mysterious lady appeared to three. The th day is the best film ever made about fatima the most beautiful and effective, as well as one of the most. It would not seem a happenstance that the th was chosen as the date. The true story of fatima 2009 starring jane lesley and fillipa fernandez on dvd and bluray. The pope consecrated the world to mary at the fatima shrine in 1982.
I know the power of prayers to our mother and am blessed with her healing of my mind when troubled. They had already made plans with lucia to pasture the flocks as soon and as swiftly as possible, so that they would not be late for their date with the lady at the cova da iria. The first time was on may , 1982 to thank our lady of fatima for saving his life a year earlier. The story telling is sober, appelaing to reflexion and meditation. Through the dramatic true story of three little children from fatima, portugal, and their visitors from heaven, todays children will be inspired to pray and sacrifice to save souls. In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 children were chosen to offer a message of hope to the world. My kids 4, 3, and 2 want to hear this cd over and over again. Faiths answer to the davinci code, a true story of a miracle in fatima. The th day is the best film ever made about fatima the most beautiful and effective, as well as one of the most historically accurate. The day the sun danced this movie is so good the day the sun danced, the true story of fatima is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco, and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to the entire world from a tiny village in fatima, portugal. Over three million copies have been printed in english alone since it was first written. I was thinking of the angel all night long trying to guess what he said to. She was seen from may through october of 1917 on this date, except in the month of august when the children were detained and jailed. A remarkable dvd on the real story of the 3 young sheperds from fatima.
The th day the miracle of the sun at fatima youtube. Ninetyeight years ago today, the apparitions at fatima reached their dramatic climax. To download simply click on the image and save to your computer. The th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village of fatima in portugal who experienced six apparitions with a lady from heaven between may and october 1917, which culminated in the final prophesied miracle.
In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, three children were chosen to. The th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village. Steve greydanus, national catholic register catholic and noncatholic viewers alike will be captivated by the dramatic and artistic retelling of the fatima apparitions during a new film, the th day. The true story of fatima part 8 australia needs fatima. While herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many times, telling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creation. The true story of fatima in 1917, three children named lucia, francisco and jacinta experienced a great miracle. I s there any meaning attached to this particular day. Based on the memoirs of the oldest seer, lucia santos, and many thousands of independent eyewitness accounts. The lighting, careful positioning of characters within a scene and innovative cinematic effects add to the films appeal. The true story of fatima part the crowd waiting in the rain. The th day is the best movie ever made about fatima the most beautiful and. It begins prior to the apparitions, and extends to 2009. In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, three children were chosen to offer a message of hope.
Pope john paul ii has stated to millions of souls that the message of fatima imposes an obligation. The next day as soon as he got up fran cisco asked jacinta, could you sleep last night. In the marto house, jacinta and francisco were awake early. Day of wrath 1943 i, the 6th day 2000 i, the day after wikipe, the day the earth caught fire wikipe, day of wrath 1943 the criterion collect, national movie day what national day is, end of the world the day of rapture yout, the day after 1983 rotten tomat, the th day a film about the true story of fatima. The th day witness the greatest miracle of the 20th century, and experience the incredible, emotionallycharged and often harrowing world of three young children whose choice to remain loyal to their beliefs, even in the face of death, would inspire thousands. Portugal and final event of sun miracle a real astronomical phenomena detected by astronomers from worldwide that date early 20th century decade. It is a very fine, historical, referenced account of these mysterious occurrences.
Between may and october , 1917, three portuguese childrenfrancisco and jacinta marto and their cousin lucia dos santosreceived apparitions of our lady at cova da iria near fatima, a city 110 miles north of lisbon. There were several photos of the crowd published soon after the event. The th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village of fatima in portugal who experienced six apparitions with a lady. The th day dramatizes the true story of three young shepherds who experienced six apparitions of our lady. On may 14, 2017, pope francis made the pilgrimage to the apparition site of fatima, portugal where 6 apparitions took place to 3 children between may and october , 1917. Lucia spoke to our lady of the sick who had been recommended to her. The th day the true story of fatima in a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 shepherd children in fatima, portugal were chosen by god to offer an urgent message of hope to the world. Second appearance of our lady the morning of june was as summery and bright as saint anthony himself might have ordered it. Based on the memoirs of sister lucia santos and independent eyewitness accounts, the th day dramatizes the incredible true story of three shepherd children from the village of fatima in portugal who experienced six apparitions with a lady from heaven between may. Film trailer the th day the th day dramatizes the true story of. There were a lot skeptics and a lot of evil people demons trying to rebuke the truth. The rendering of the apparitions and the miracle is very well done.
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