• «To save souls»‌ has emerged as the key word of the first and second parts of the «secret»‌, and the key word of this third part is the threefold cry: «Penance, Penance, Penance!»‌ The beginning of the Gospel comes to mind: «Repent and believe the Good News»‌ (Mk 1:15). To understand the signs of the times means to accept the urgency of penance – of conversion – of faith. This is the correct response to this moment of history, characterized by the grave perils outlined in the images that follow. Allow me to add here a personal recollection: in a conversation with me Sister Lucia said that it appeared ever more clearly to her that the purpose of all the apparitions was to help people to grow more and more in faith, hope and love – everything else was intended to lead to this.

      -JosephCard. Ratzinger
      Prefect of the Congregation
      for the Doctrine of the Faith

      𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂-𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏.𝒗𝒂