Sister Lucia Beatification Prayer.
toJESUS thruMary Died: 13 February 2005 in Coimbra, Portugal of natural causes
Mary Lucia de Jesus dos Santos was born on Holy Thursday, March 28, 1907, and was baptized two days later on Holy Saturday. She was the youngest of the seven children of Antonio dos Santos and his wife, Maria Rosa. She grew up in the little hamlet of Aljustrel in the village of Fatima along with her two younger cousins Francisco and Jacinta. She was regarded as an exceptional child, known for her phenomenal memory and ability to entertain.
Being highly intelligent, she was able to learn the catechism well enough to be able to receive her First Holy Communion at the young age of six, even though the privilege was usually reserved to ten year olds.
She was gifted in holding the attention of the other children by her affection and resourcefulness — one of her early companions recalls: “Lucia was a lot of fun and we loved to be with her because she was always so pleasant. We did …More
Sister Lucia Beatification Prayer.
She was declared venerable by Pope Francis on June 22, 2023.
Fatima’s Sister Lucia is one step closer to being beatified
On 13 February 2008 (the third anniversary of her death), Pope Benedict XVI announced that in the case of Sister Lúcia he would waive the five-year waiting period established by canon law before opening a cause for beatification. On 13 February 2017, Sister Lúcia was accorded the title Servant of God, the first major step toward her beatification. In October 2022, the “Positio on the Life, Virtues and Reputation for Holiness of Sister Lucia de Jesus dos Santos” was presented at the Vatican for the Congregation of the Causes of Saints to examine, to see whether she lived a life of 'heroic virtue'. She was declared venerable by Pope Francis on June 22, 2023.
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